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HANNIBAL, Mo. – The Hannibal Career and Technical Center is preparing to add a new building to the Hannibal campus. Brent Meyer, HCTC Director, explained to Hannibal school board members Wednesday night that funding for the building comes from a $250,000 grant received by the district. The construction of the building will require an additional…
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QUINCY— The public is invited to the Adams County CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) Class of 2023 end-of-the-year trade show from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at the Salvation Army Kroc Center, 405 Vermont. The open house-style event is free and open to the public. CEO students will be showcasing their personal businesses each started during…
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QUINCY — At the beginning of what was expected to be a long day of reviewing motions in the Tim Bliefnick first-degree murder case, the defense said the state needs to prove if there was any domestic violence in the marriage of Tim and Rebecca Bliefnick. Judge Robert Adrian heard non-evidentiary motions for about 40…
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QUINCY — Eleven educators will be inducted into the first class of the Quincy High School Educator Hall of Fame, which will honor staff members who made a positive impact on students, the school and the community of Quincy. This includes teachers, counselors, deans and administrators as well as clerical staff, custodial staff, kitchen staff…
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QUINCY — As part of its 100th anniversary season, the Quincy Community Theatre is offering a production of “Rent,” a rock opera about struggling young artists living in New York at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Brandon Thomsen is the artistic director at the Quincy Community Theatre and the director for…
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QUINCY – Judge Robert Adrian will hear arguments regarding a blanket unsealing of all documents pertaining to the first-degree murder case of Tim Bliefnick. But those arguments won’t happen before a Thursday court appearance by Bliefnick that is expected to last for most of the day. Muddy River News, WGEM-TV and The Herald-Whig, represented by…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — After much debate in Hannibal City Council about requiring City Manager Lisa Peck to do a monthly report, a monthly report for March 2023 can be found on the city website. The report is 12 pages and includes a summary report of the month’s activities. It gives more detailed information from each…
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Greenhaus Café, 212 N. Sixth, opens its doors as Quincy’s first hookah lounge for an open house on Thursday. Owner Beth Busbey invites everyone to come in and enjoy different menu item samples, both hookah and café, free of charge to celebrate her grand opening and the holiday. She will provide tutorials along with full…
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CENTER, Mo. — Monica Huff, of New London, Mo., stood tearful in front of a crowd gathered in the Mark Twain High School Cafeteria on Sunday afternoon. She was there, as were the others filling the room, for Dr. Mark Tucker, who retired at the end of last month. Lovingly referred to as “Doc” Tucker…
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QUINCY — Advancements in engine parts and technology make it difficult for students learning about the subject to keep up without hands-on experience. Keeping up with newer engines just got easier for the students in Brian Armstrong’s diesel equipment technology class at the Quincy Area Vocational Technical Center. The local GTG (Grask Truck Group) Peterbilt…
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QUINCY — Stacie Sparks says she’s received “hundreds” of compliments from Quincy Cleaners customers when she visits the memorial she created two years ago for her son, who died in a car accident at the northeast corner of 30th and Maine. “Every time I’m out there changing it, somebody stops me and says it’s beautiful,” Sparks…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted Monday night not to pay $4,000 to the Quincy Area Convention and Visitors Bureau for a hotel market study that was presented in February. The City of Quincy, the Oakley-Lindsay Center and the Quincy Area Convention and Visitors Bureau commissioned Core Distinction Group, a Wisconsin hospitality consulting firm,…
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QUINCY — The profitability and popularity of youth sporting events in Quincy has prompted city officials to begin looking at the possibility of expanding the Oakley-Lindsay Center or building a nearby facility. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup and Chuck Bevelheimer, director of planning and development, have recently met with representatives with the Quincy Park District, the…
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CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation recently announced $127.9 million has been awarded to 72 projects statewide through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program to expand travel options and enhance quality of life in communities throughout the state. The city of Pittsfield received $3 million to reconstruct infrastructure on the north,…
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FORT MADISON, Iowa — The schedule for the 75th annual Tri-State Rodeo, which will take place in Fort Madison Sept. 6–9, recently was released. The Tri-State Rodeo has been named as one of the nation’s top five large outdoor rodeos since 2000. The TSR Chute Out brings the top rodeo athletes from around the world. …
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MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Mark Cestari with Southern Airways about the airline’s first few months flying out of Quincy Regional Airport.
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CHICAGO– The Department of Human Services and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced Friday more than $14 million in awards to 70 human services providers in 24 counties throughout Illinois. One of the recipients was Chaddock Attachment and Trauma Services of Quincy, which received $246,500. Chaddock’s Developmental Trauma and Attachment Program helps children who…
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Bob Gough talks to Megan Schweitzer of Tile Pro about their company’s commitment to quality custom work. Megan also convinces Bob that backsplashes are important! Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation officials recently arrested Gary A. Welty, 71, of Mount Sterling for an additional count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X felony. ISP DCI Zone 4 agents arrested and charged Welty with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child…
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PARIS, Mo. — Rumors that law enforcement discovered the body of a Holliday, Mo., woman missing for nearly 16 months this week are not true. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department took a report of a missing person on Dec. 17, 2021. The last known contact with Betty L. Hayes, 88 at the time, was by…
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QUINCY — An Adams County grand jury did not return criminal indictments against Adams County Sheriff’s Department officers involved in the Feb. 9 shooting death of Bradley Havermale. Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha issued a statement Friday saying his office also reviewed the incident and the evidence collected through the investigation. ” … The…
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QUINCY — Quincy Art Center has maintained an interesting collection of art from local, regional and internationally-renowned artists. One hundred pieces from this collection are now on display, and the public is invited to celebrate the Art Center’s 100th anniversary. An open reception from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 15, will feature “100th Anniversary Selections from…
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QUINCY — Alex Craig didn’t have to look far to find a buyer for his bookstore. Jennifer Tournear was the general manager of Codex Books at 532 Maine. When Craig announced in February he was looking to sell the business just four months after moving from 3800 Broadway, Tournear immediately was interested. “My husband and I just…
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QUINCY — Debates about whether science and the Bible conflict have never been completely settled. Ken Ham visited Quincy this past week to share his ministry’s view on why the Bible and science work together rather than separately. Ham is the founder and CEO of the Christian apologetics ministry known as Answers in Genesis. This…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – A group of parents, community members and school officials from the Hannibal School District gathered Thursday evening in the high school cafeteria to discuss the school’s Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP). Mary Hendricks-Harris from Education Plus, a nonprofit education service agency located in St. Louis, led the discussion and showed data on…
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