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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted Monday night to authorize the firm of Schmiedeskamp, Robertson, Neu and Mitchell to begin legal action against 10 properties as part of the city’s fix or flatten program. A memo from Michael Seaver, director of inspection and enforcement, said the properties met the criteria in the Unsafe Property…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man facing between four and 15 years in prison for his connection to a shooting around Sixth and Chestnut in November pled guilty on Monday to an amended charge of attempted aggravated discharge of a weapon and received 24 months of probation instead. As part of a plea arrangement, Cayden Smith,…
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QUINCY — Today the building is filled with rotted boards, light bulbs hanging from the ceiling and plenty of dust and plaster to clean up. L.J. Helmke and Branigan Stehl, however, have a shared vision for what 613 Maine will look like next spring as the home of the Blind Goat Cider House. “This is…
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It seems like that the days of late June and most of July have been some of the hottest and driest we have had in many years. The heat has been very hard on almost everything. Hopefully you have been writing down everything that you have been doing to help your plants survive the hot…
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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity announced Friday the recipients for the Community Development Block Grant for public infrastructure and housing rehabilitation. A total of $56.9 million was awarded for 54 projects, which will support housing rehabilitation projects and enable communities in non-metropolitan areas to make critical…
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BARING, Mo. – Fourteen people were rescued from damaged and destroyed homes in Baring overnight after emergency personnel were called to this tiny city in northern Knox County at approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday for a reported tornado. Residents reported the Baring tornado siren did not go off, and emergency personnel reported weather radios did not…
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CANTON, Mo. – Jarrod Phillips resigned as the mayor of Canton on Friday in a two-sentence news release submitted to the town’s Board of Aldermen. A copy of the letter was sent out at 6 p.m. Friday, saying the resignation is effective on August 8. An unsigned letter from city officials was also in the…
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MRN Editor David Adam talks to Joe Harris, the agricultural specialist for TI-Trust about farming, farm markets and the weather. Are we past the point of no return on a drought this year? Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — When Show Me HH Farms first opened its then 10-acre sunflower field to the public two summers ago, a bigger goal was in mind. Owners Kent and Kathy Brown, alongside their son and daughter-in-law Phillip and Amberlyn Brown, bought a cold press that same summer and have been producing all-natural sunflower oil…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Canton Police Department went from four officers to one on Monday night, and Canton Mayor Jarrod Phillips wants to plan for a forum next week to discuss public law enforcement options in the city. However, Lewis County Sheriff David Parrish says he won’t recommend his department make any deals with the…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Lewis County Prosecutor recently told the mayor of Canton and the city’s Board of Aldermen that her office will not file any cases investigated by the Canton Police Department unless an outside law enforcement agency provides assistance. Chelsea Fellinger also said, because of “ethical obligations” to the state, she recommended the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The campaign trail for Hannibal Mayor Candidate Kristy Trevathan had a rainy start during her launch party Wednesday night, but spirits were not dampened. A packed house gathered under the pavilion at the Hannibal Riverfront to hear Trevathan’s goals if elected as Hannibal mayor. The window to file as a candidate in…
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation and Division of Forensic Services crime scene investigators are conducting an investigation into the death of a Rushville woman at the request of the Rushville Police Department. The Rushville Police Department responded to a 911 call on July 31 at approximately 11:45 p.m. at residence in…
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MOUNT AUBURN, Ill. — Officials with the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation arrested a Pleasant Hill man on Wednesday and charged him with possession of child pornography, a Class 2 felony, and four counts of dissemination of child pornography, a Class X felony. ISPDCI Zone 4 agents initiated an investigation on June 23 after…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — “Sound of Freedom,” a movie starring Jim Caviezel and Mira Sorvino, is based on the story of Tim Ballard, a former U.S. Department for Homeland Security Agent who set up a sting operation to rescue children from international child trafficking. It begins with a father dropping his children off to a high-profile…
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QUINCY — Jacob Messmer hopes to open Quincy’s newest community event space in three phases. Maverick’s Landing Zone, Lounge and Venue, 500 S. Eighth, will open Sept. 30 with live music during an open house weekend. In the winter, he hopes to have a lounge bar with a one-page menu restaurant. “And then by the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Three individuals have officially thrown in their hats to run for Hannibal Mayor. Barry Louderman, Kristy Trevathan, and Stephen Colyar filed for candidacy in Hannibal Mayor special election to be decided on the Nov. 7 ballot. The deadline for candidates to file expired Tuesday at 5 p.m. The person elected will finish…
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HANNIBAL — The Missouri Route 6 bridge over U.S. Route 24/61 is now open to one-lane traffic. The bridge will remain reduced to a single lane of traffic with signals utilized for traffic control. A width restriction of 14 feet will be in place until repairs are made. All ramps at the interchange will remain open to…
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QUINCY — Christopher Gill has been hired to be the chief administrative officer of Quincy Catholic Schools. Gill has been the vice president of student affairs and dean of students for Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio. He previously was the dean of student life at Culver-Stockton College. The search committee was composed of…
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MADISON, Mo. — Lyle W. Miller allegedly admitted to a witness he struck 88-year-old Betty L. Hayes of Holliday, Mo., in the head and placed her body in a pond on a 40-acre lot he owned, according to a probable cause statement filed Friday in Monroe County Circuit Court. Miller, 65, was arrested Friday night.…
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QUINCY — Quincy Medical Group’s Macy Ferguson-Smith will be one of the first 100 people from around the world to participate in the Obama Foundation’s Leaders program. Obama Leaders is a six-month virtual program that supports and connects emerging leaders in the United States, Africa, Asia/Pacific, and Europe through a values-based leadership framework inspired by…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department will go from 58 to 75 body cameras for all officers, following approval by the City Council at Monday night’s meeting. Aldermen approved a five-year lease extension with BodyWorn by Utility Associates of Decatur, Ga., for body and in-car cameras. The contract totals $525,742, with the first-year cost being…
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QUINCY — A Hannibal, Mo., man is being held in the Marion County Jail after he allegedly stole a Quincy Police Department squad car Monday morning but later was apprehended in Hannibal. A press release from the Quincy Police Department said Marcus McGruder, 46, had been loitering in the Quincy Police Department parking lot for…
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QUINCY — The 2023 St. Jude Quincy to Peoria Run takes place Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4-5, to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. More than 75 runners and volunteers are participating in the 19th annual fundraiser. Runners from Hannibal, Mo., will take off at 1:30 p.m. and arrive in Quincy for a 2…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, awarded nearly $11 million to 15 organizations around the country last week to strengthen the health workforce by establishing new residency programs in rural communities. Hannibal Regional Healthcare System is one of those recipients, receiving a $750,000…
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