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QUINCY – After months of debate by the public and waffling by some aldermen, the Quincy City Council came together Monday night to dump the issue of improvements to the intersection of 48th and State back into the lap of the Adams County Board. After all, Mayor Mike Troup said it was their road. “I’ve…
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QUINCY — In a joint Monday morning news conference at City Hall, Mayor Mike Troup and Kyle Moore, president of the Great River Economic Development Foundation, announced an Amazon warehouse/distribution center is coming to Quincy The 59,000 square foot facility will be built at 42nd and Wisman Lane. “What a great day this is for…
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DISCLAIMER: Throughout this story, references are made to a survey Muddy River News conducted in October on abortion. It represents the opinions of MRN’s readers who completed the survey. It was not intended to be a scientific-based endeavor to provide a summary of the views on the topic as fully representative of Northeast Missouri and West-Central…
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'It isn’t as simple as a pro-life vote’: Sanctuary city ordinance struck down by aldermen a year ago
QUINCY — Jake Reed, president of Right to Life Adams County and a Republican alderman representing Quincy’s 6th Ward, doesn’t believe the overturning of Roe v. Wade did enough. He does believe, however, that it set up the necessary framework for further restriction on abortion access to happen gradually across the country at various levels. With…
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QUINCY — Muddy River News surveyed its readers in October about abortion, one of the many emotionally charged and highly politicized issues of our time. This survey was open to any Muddy River News reader. It was not a random sample, nor was it based on any scientific method to conduct a survey. The results…
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For more than 70 years, BRANDT has been helping American farmers. Starting in 1953 when Glen Brandt and his sister, Evelyn Brandt Thomas, founded the company their belief in innovation, honesty and first-class customer service was a help to local farmers, many of whom were their neighbors, in their hometown of Pleasant Plains, Ill. That…
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Many of you have had a frost or freeze in the past few weeks, but it didn’t do much damage. All of your root-type vegetables, even some above-ground vegetables, survived. To keep them growing, water them so the roots aren’t exposed to the cold air. Draw on paper your garden plan where all your vegetables…
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QUINCY — Reverse mortgages are widely advertised to older adults as a way to convert part of the equity in a home to cash in the form of a loan – without having to sell the property. The cash may be paid to you in installments or a lump sum, and you must pay back…
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QUINCY – A home at 2531 Dennis Drive had major fire and smoke damage following a fire that occurredSaturday night just before 8:30 p.m. Two residents of the home were displaced and are receiving assistance from the Red Cross. Three Quincy Fire Department Engine Companies and Incident Command responded to the initial call of a…
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MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Quincy School District officials about the school’s ranking in the latest Illinois School Report Card, which came out last week, and what can be done to improve the numbers.
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Danny J. Shaffer, 48, last known address of 700 block of Jackson in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for possession of meth. Shaffer is 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs 305 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. Call the Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 217-228-4474 if you…
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QUINCY – The Quincy Public Schools Foundation was the host of the 12th annual Night to Dream Big Gala at the Oakley-Lindsay Center in Quincy as part of the Dream Big Annual Campaign fundraiser Friday. It also honored a teacher who died last month after a long battle with cancer. Jenni Moran was a special education…
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ADAMS COUNTY, Ill. – On Oct. 30 and 31, The Adams County Sheriff’s Office conducted compliance checks on more than 50 registered sex offenders in the county and that led to one arrest. John H. Wilson, 18, who lives in the 500 block of North Sixth, Quincy, was arrested Friday as he was allegedly out…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Just before 6 p.m. Friday, the Quincy Fire Department responded to a call at 425 N. 14th Street with a reported fire in the basement. As crews arrived on the scene, it was reported that all occupants were out of the house and there was heavy electrical arcing on the exterior of the…
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Messages found on Rodhouses' phones show discussions about sex with son, submissions and punishments
WARNING: This story includes descriptions of explicit violence and graphic sexual content that may be considered profane, vulgar or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — An eight-woman, four-man jury listened Friday afternoon to 3½ hours of text and Snapchat messages discovered on the cellphones of Austin Rodhouse and his wife…
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WARNING: This story includes descriptions of explicit violence and graphic sexual content that may be considered profane, vulgar or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Another woman testified Friday morning during the Austin Rodhouse trial about how he gave her “Austin massages” when she was a child. However, this woman…
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WARNING: This story includes descriptions of explicit violence and graphic sexual content that may be considered profane, vulgar or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — She cried when she walked past her son when she entered a courtroom in the Pike County Courthouse on Friday morning. She cried again as…
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Chicago – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has charged a Loraine, Ill. man with the dissemination of child sexual abuse material. The case is part of the attorney general’s collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade child sexual abuse material online. The Attorney General’s office charged…
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WARNING: This story includes descriptions of explicit violence and graphic sexual content that may be considered profane, vulgar or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Much of the first two days of testimony in the Austin Rodhouse trial in Pike County Circuit Court has centered around his wife and their…
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WARNING: This story includes descriptions of explicit violence and graphic sexual content that may be considered profane, vulgar or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Jurors in the Austin Rodhouse trial, which entered its fourth day in Pike County Circuit Court, watched a video that took them through Rodhouse’s Pleasant…
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QUINCY- Justin Snow plead guilty to two, class two felonies of criminal sexual abuse of a person under 13 in Adams County Circuit Court Thursday morning. The plea agreement is the maximum sentencing of seven years, to be served concurrently. Snow will be registered on the National Sex Offender registry. An order of protection was…
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WARNING: This story includes descriptions of explicit violence and graphic sexual content that may be considered profane, vulgar or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Five more people testified on behalf of the state on Wednesday during the third day of the Austin Rodhouse trial in Pike County Circuit Court,…
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WARNING: This story includes descriptions of explicit violence and graphic sexual content that may be considered profane, vulgar or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Some simply couldn’t watch, while others looked at the ground. Some took deep breaths, and others held their breath. Several members of the eight-woman, four-man…
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WARNING: This story includes descriptions of explicit violence and graphic sexual content that may be considered profane, vulgar or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Jordan Gerard, a former trooper with the Illinois State Police, remembered the look on the face of Austin Rodhouse’s wife when he first spoke with…
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Blessing Hospital A boy was born to Jared Myers and Jenna Rupert of Quincy at 11:56 a.m. Oct. 21, 2024.A boy was born to Brandon Heberlein and Michaela Huber of Quincy at 6:47 a.m. Oct. 22, 2024.A boy was born to Damonni Morris of Fulton, Mo., and Abigail Phillips of Quincy at 11:18 p.m. Oct.…
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