Noteworthy
QUINCY — The Quincy Park Board saved $158,115 against previously budgeted costs in voting to approve seven projects to be completed this summer. The board, minus Patty McGlothlin (who was ill), voted Wednesday night to spend $295,000 for milling and resurfacing work on the parking lot in the Paul Dennis Soccer Complex and $19,495 to…
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MACOMB, Ill. — A Macomb man is in the McDonough County Jail after his methamphetamine-related arrest on Tuesday. In a collaborative effort between the Macomb Police Department and the West Central Illinois Task Force, a search warrant was executed on Tuesday, March 12, at 440 N. Campbell. The joint investigation was based on the distribution…
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QUINCY — An unattended candle led to a house fire late Wednesday night at 301 Elm. The Quincy Fire Department was alerted at 10:34 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 to a house fire at 301 Elm. It was reported that no one was in the house. The first crew arrived on the scene at 10:36 p.m.…
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QUINCY – Dave Bellis was the bearer of bad news at Tuesday’s Adams County Board meeting. The Transportation, Building and Technology Committee chairman said the courthouse’s HVAC system, which is supported by a boiler from the 1950’s and other parts from the building’s last major remodel in 1990, has long exceeded its expected life and…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Pittsfield man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a Pittsfield teenager. Officers with the Pittsfield Police Department received a report of a missing juvenile at 7:03 a.m. on Jan. 21. The missing person was identified as Landon Hettinger, 17, of Pittsfield. At approximately 9:01 a.m., Pittsfield Police…
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QUINCY — The annual Dogwood Parade is set to return at 9:20 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, with this year’s theme being “May the Fourth Be With You: Celebrating the Power of Community.” Businesses and organizations are invited to display their pride in Quincy during the parade. Several events are lined up to precede the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal School Superintendent Susan Johnson said the district’s $3.3 million shortfall is a result of less-than-expected revenue and higher-than-expected expenditures on the preliminary budget, which was presented in July. The deficit was further brought to light through a resignation letter sent Thursday by Roy Webb to Hannibal School Board members. Webb reneged…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – The Hannibal Public School District will ask district voters to decide on the April 2 ballot if they can borrow $30 million to construct, equip and furnish the Hannibal Innovation Campus. The vote will be decided just after a $3.3 million deficit was recently reported in the school district’s 2023-24 budget. The…
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QUINCY — The Finance Committee voted on Monday night to send a proposal to the full Quincy City Council that calls for an increase in the amount of subsidy funding to the Quincy Public Library next year. Kathleen Helsabeck, executive director of the library, made a presentation during Monday’s meeting, which was attended by all…
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QUINCY — Swearing-in ceremonies were held during Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting to welcome Linus Moulton to the Quincy Police Department and to promote Brent Holtman to sergeant. Holtman also was recognized for his 25 years with the department. Moulton has 14 years of experience as a police officer and corrections officer in Kaufman…
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Brian A. Martin, 36, last known address in the 600 block of North Sixth in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for attempting to damage or destroy an interstate pipeline. Martin is 5-foot-11 tall and 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. If you know where he can be found, call the…
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QUINCY — Two Chicago men were arrested Sunday at a Quincy grocery store on theft charges. Officers with the Quincy Police Department have been working on the theft of wallets from purses by subjects that had occurred in December and February. The victims’ cards had been used at various locations, and detectives have been working…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department responded Monday to a report of a structure fire at 1030 N. Second, and no one was injured. An Initial report indicated the structure had been evacuated. The first crews arrived on the scene at 7:39 a.m. and observed an exterior fire on the front of the structure. All…
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RUSHVILLE, Ill. – The Illinois State Police is investigating a fatal crash involving a school bus in Rushville. At approximately 11:30 a.m. Monday, a school bus and a truck tractor semi-trailer crashed on U.S. 24 just west of Parkview Road. Five people died — the school bus driver, three children who were passengers on the…
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QUINCY — Jeffrey Conte can’t forget May 2, 2019, when he received an early-morning phone call. “We’ve got a problem,” Conte remembers hearing. Conte, the director of public works for the City of Quincy, learned a heavy rainstorm that night had led to a break in a storm sewer that runs underneath the water treatment…
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QUINCY — Quincy University officials say they are ready to “welcome and provide financial assistance” to any transfer student from Fontbonne University after the 100-year-old Catholic academic institution announced Monday it will close in the fall of 2025 and sell the 16-acre campus to Washington University. After struggling with declining enrollments and budget deficits for years, “the…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup announced Monday morning that he would run for re-election in 2025. Troup made his announcement at Quincy’s American Legion Hall following a weekly local meeting that includes many active Quincy and Adams County GOP members. “Four years ago, this city was at a crossroads and I saw an opportunity…
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NEW CANTON, Ill. — Take a quick trip down Ill. 96 for some great food and cold beer. If someone tells you that you can get great Crab Rangoon and a root beer float at The Copperhead Tavern, they aren’t kidding. Brittany Boll and Randy Phillips take you to Pike County for this installment of…
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QUINCY — The city of Quincy’s drop-off recycling program is now a year old, and Quincy Mayor Mike Troup is thrilled with the results. “When I go and drop off (recyclable materials), I get people every other week who see me and say, ‘You know, I wanted to keep curbside. But I’ve got to tell…
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MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Glenn Sanders of the Quincy Area Bay Restoration Project about what the plan means for the river in terms of recreation and the tourism potential.
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QUINCY — The anticipation for the opening of the Krazy Town Trampoline Park has been overwhelming at times for owner Kasey Schuster. The shell of the 30,000-square-foot building at 301 Spring is complete, and workers are inside daily putting together the colorful slides, pits, climbing walls, rock walls and trampolines. Schuster’s goal is for the park to…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Roy Webb cited concerns about the Hannibal School District’s financial picture and the “climate” of the School Board when he did an about-face this week and reneged on a signed contract to become the district’s next superintendent. Webb, who retired as superintendent of the Quincy School District in June 2022, was announced as the…
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MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Clint Frese with Bio Ag Management about what they offer to farmers and the ag community. Mercantile Bank sponsors Business Spotlight.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man has been charged with three counts of criminal disposition of solid waste, a Class E felony, after turning himself in to the Hannibal Police Department. A deputy with the Ralls County Sheriff’s Department was on patrol near Silvers Lane and Pershing Road south of Hannibal on Feb. 14 when…
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Troup's State of the City speech focuses on need for more housing, hotels, retail, skilled employees
QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup reviewed the city’s growth during the past year and noted what he saw as priorities for Quincy to continue that growth during his annual State of the City address on Friday at the Elks Club. Troup, who is in the last year of his first four-year term as mayor,…
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