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July 26, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey
QUINCY — Nathan Oshner and Katy Claus have welcomed their first child and moved from Nebraska back to Quincy in the past year. Why not start a business while they’re at it? “What better time to do it? Just do it all at once,” Oshner said. The husband and wife entrepreneurs will open The Luxe…
Read Full Article July 25, 2024 | By Muddy River News
NEW LONDON, Mo. — A Monroe City woman recently was arrested by the Ralls County Sheriff’s Department after funds from the New London Ball Association were determined to be misappropriated. Ralls County Sheriff Brad Stinson said in a press release that the New London Ball Association reported earlier this year about missing funds to the…
Read Full Article July 25, 2024 | By Steve Eighinger
MENDON, Ill. — That Madalyn Gibbs stood late Tuesday night as Adams County fair queen was not only a testament to the human spirit, but that of the strongest of bonds between a daughter and mother. It was a special moment, in every imaginable way. In fact, very, very special. Almost surreal. Gibbs, 17, was…
Read Full Article July 24, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey
PAYSON, Ill. — A Payson house believed to have been a station on the Underground Railroad is available for purchase. Realtor David Hawkins of Mays Realtors is selling the home at 102 N. Park, which was completed in 1840. “It’s unique,” Hawkins said. “In a lot of ways, this is a one of a kind.”…
Read Full Article July 24, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Twenty-five employees were eliminated from the staff earlier this summer, but Sunset Home Administrator Jonni Bullington says none of the cuts were to direct-care employees. “We have evaluated our patient-to-staff ratio in relation to our average census, and as a result of that across all departments, we’ve had to do a right-sizing that…
Read Full Article July 23, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Comments about a cleanup contract the city has with a Quincy business mushroomed into a discussion among aldermen about the lack of manpower to clean and maintain each of the city’s seven wards. The Quincy City Council approved a four-year, $128,000 plan with All-Phase Property Solutions LLC in March 2021 to maintain sidewalks,…
Read Full Article July 23, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, told the Quincy City Council during its Monday meeting at the Quincy Public Library that the shooting of a Springfield woman by a deputy with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department was “difficult to watch and impossible to comprehend.” Sonya Massey, 36, called police to investigate…
Read Full Article July 22, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Hannibal man wanted on attempted first-degree murder charges since August 2022 was denied pretrial release during his first appearance Monday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court. Jayshon A. Levy, 21, appeared with Public Defender Mark Taylor before Judge Josh Jones. He has been charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder, a…
Read Full Article July 22, 2024 | By Brittany Boll, MRN Content Creator
I drew the giraffe blueBecause I’ve never seen a blue giraffe beforeAnd to be honest with youI wanted to see a blue giraffe. Downtown Quincy has its very own Banksy making their mark on dumpsters, junction boxes and even the sides of buildings. Banksy is the alias of an England-based street artist, political activist and film director whose…
Read Full Article July 22, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey
QUINCY — Quincy School Board President Shelley Arns recognizes and appreciates Rev. Carl Terry’s mission to help improve reading scores. “Whenever we have community members, organizations that want to step up and help what they see as needs in our community, absolutely we support that,” Arns said. Arns met Terry three years ago during a…
Read Full Article July 21, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about the incumbent’s fitness for office. The unprecedented announcement, delivered less than four months before the election, immediately upended a campaign that both political parties view as the most…
Read Full Article July 21, 2024 | By Brittany Boll, MRN Content Creator
QUINCY — Something different is brewing on Quincy’s east side. Playgroundz Play Café, 4817 Broadway, is the area’s newest locally owned café. It offers everyone’s favorite beverage pick-me-ups, along with an area for young children to safely play with engaging Montessori materials. Owners Rob and Adaline Stanley recently moved back home to Quincy and have…
Read Full Article July 21, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
MRN Editor David Adam talks to the president of Quincy Recycle about the company’s growth and success as well as the recycling industry as a whole.
Read Full Article July 20, 2024 | By Muddy River News
MENDON, Ill. — Eight contestants will take the Adams County Fair stage at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, vying for the title of Miss Adams County Fair. These ladies represent several schools and communities throughout Adams County. In preparation for the pageant, they have been working to gain experience in the areas of interview,…
Read Full Article July 20, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey
MEMPHIS, Mo. — The fire had already been lit. Now there is extra fuel for that fire. The Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission (RPC), which serves Adair, Schuyler, Knox, Scotland, Clark and Lewis counties and 33 cities and villages within, received a $1 million grant as part of a budget amendment Gov. Mike Parson passed…
Read Full Article July 19, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY —Robert Adrian has until July 31 to respond to a complaint filed with the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) on June 25 that recommends the former Eighth Judicial Circuit judge be disciplined. Adrian said Friday that the ARDC shouldn’t hold its breath. “It’s a waste of everybody’s time,” he said Friday morning.…
Read Full Article July 19, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
A global technology outage has grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world. The Associated Press reported Friday morning that CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm, said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security…
Read Full Article July 18, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
PEORIA — A federal grand jury returned an indictment on July 16 against Franz (also known as “Frank”) Peter Suess, 77, of Wellington, Fla., for running a long-standing conspiracy related to his operation of a network of mail-order pharmacies and payment of illegal healthcare kickbacks to procure prescriptions for his pharmacies. Suess was charged with…
Read Full Article July 18, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A $450 million energy storage facility to be built in Quincy will create an estimated 75 construction jobs for two years, but Kyle Moore, president and CEO of the Great River Economic Development Foundation, says he’s more excited about the types of businesses that Quincy will attract once it’s complete. “Often in economic…
Read Full Article July 18, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Clayton teen charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the Aug. 14, 2023, shooting death of a Camp Point man pled not guilty during his arraignment on Wednesday morning. Wyond L. Bynum, Jr., 19, appeared with St. Louis-based attorney Victor Smith before Judge Holly Henze in Adams County Circuit Court. After Bynum made…
Read Full Article July 18, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey
QUINCY — Rev. Carl Terry of Bethel AME Church continued “making his rounds” on Wednesday. After addressing the Quincy Park Board at last Wednesday’s meeting and Quincy City Council on Monday, Terry used the public comments portion of Wednesday’s Quincy School Board meeting to question why Quincy students are struggling to read at a proficient…
Read Full Article July 17, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A former employee at St. Peter School in Quincy was admonished in Adams County Circuit Court during his arraignment on Wednesday morning. Kim L. Sandegren, 29, appeared with Public Defender Betsy Bier before Judge Holly Henze. He has been charged with two counts of theft of property exceeding $10,000 and not exceeding $100,000…
Read Full Article July 17, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Two cases in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning illustrated the problems local officials are having with the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). Attorney Anthony Cameron filed a petition on July 12 on behalf of his client, Thomas Delcour of Payson, asking for Judge Tad Brenner to issue an order to…
Read Full Article July 16, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The appellate attorneys for the people of the state of Illinois in the appeal case for convicted murderer Tim Bliefnick have filed a response brief in the Office of State Appellate Defender, Fourth District, arguing that a new trial is unnecessary. The 36-page brief was prepared by Allison Paige Brooks, assistant appellate prosecutor…
Read Full Article July 16, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — After the city tabled a proposed sales tax for an Omaha developer to build a new restaurant hub complex at 54th and Broadway, the Quincy City Council voted to create a new $1 million tax incentive to support the effort. The resolution will create the 54th Street Business Development District and impose an…
Read Full Article July 15, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — It started with a door ding. Dylan Test, 20, was sentenced to serve 18 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on Monday morning by Judge Tad Brenner in Adams County Circuit Court. He waived his right to a jury trial on Feb. 27 and entered a guilty plea on April 30. Test…
Read Full Article July 15, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy Deanery of the Diocese of Springfield implemented a plan earlier this month to entice families to return to the Catholic church and be active in their parishes. Families who send their children to one of Quincy’s Catholic K-8 elementary schools — St. Peter, St. Francis, St. Anthony and Blessed Sacrament —…
Read Full Article July 14, 2024 | By Muddy River News
A 20-year-old Pennsylvania man was suspected to have been the gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday, firing several shots and killing at least one spectator, according to representatives of federal and local law enforcement agencies. The FBI early on Sunday identified the suspect, who was killed at the scene, as Thomas Matthew Crooks, of…
Read Full Article July 14, 2024 | By Joseph Newkirk
The Mississippi River begins in northern Minnesota’s Lake Itasca and flows for 2,340 miles through 10 states before reaching its basin in southern Louisiana’s port of New Orleans. The river runs by Quincy and has influenced the city’s history and culture since its founding. Likewise, during the nearly 300 years since French colonists arrived on…
Read Full Article July 13, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey
QUINCY — “Do you measure out your seasonings, or do you season with your heart?” Chef Vanessa Hall asks this question when she wants to learn if someone truly has a passion for what they do. “Everybody who has that glint in their eye, who has that passion for it, they say ‘no,’” Hall said.…
Read Full Article July 13, 2024 | By Steve Eighinger, Muddy River News Minister of Culture and Doctor of Love
Aaron Kerkhoff with Kohl Wholesale talks about service and supplying local restaurants and their Cash and Carry store. Rober & Phillips and Mercantile Bank bring you Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article July 12, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Janet Hultgren was shopping for purses, and her sister Lisa Demzik looked for rings while visiting TJ Maxx on Saturday afternoon in the Prairie Crossing Shopping Center. “We were doing our thing and having a good time,” Hultgren said. Then they heard a scream that Hultgren described as one she’ll never forget. “I…
Read Full Article July 11, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation West Central Illinois Task Force (WCITF) arrested Natas T. Reed, 38, of Quincy on Wednesday night for methamphetamine delivery over 900 grams, a Class X felony. At approximately 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, WCITF agents, with the assistance of the Quincy Police Department and the Adams…
Read Full Article July 11, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Richard W. Elsenpeter “(“Toby Dick Ellis”)”, passed away Wednesday afternoon. “Toby Dick” was an icon, and early pioneer, of television in Quincy. His television program “Possum Holler Opry” was the gold standard of local television and ran for 10 years on WGEM, from 1960 – 1970. We had a Muddy River Gems feature…
Read Full Article July 11, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Rome Frericks got a phone call he wasn’t prepared for early Monday morning. “It was the famous 6:30 in the morning phone call from the contractor,” Frericks said. Representatives from Diamond Construction informed Frericks, executive director of the Quincy Park District, and Matt Higley, director of parks, that when they started milling the…
Read Full Article July 11, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Rev. Carl Terry with Bethel AME Church wants to know why reading scores are so low in Quincy. He started his quest to find out during Wednesday night’s Quincy Park Board meeting. During the public comments portion of the meeting, Terry said he plans to speak to governmental bodies and other groups…
Read Full Article July 9, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Quincy man charged with four felonies in connection with a shooting Saturday afternoon in the TJ Maxx parking lot at the Prairie Crossing Shopping Center will remain in the Adams County Jail. However, the man’s attorney said his client was acting in self-defense. Alan C. Pacheco, 21, appeared in Adams County Circuit…
Read Full Article July 9, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A trial for the former owners of a Quincy business facing two theft charges now is on the October trial docket in Adams County. St. Louis attorney Justin Summary appeared for a Tuesday morning motion hearing before Judge Tad Brenner in Adams County Circuit Court. His clients, Andy P. Reardon, 58, and Michelle…
Read Full Article July 9, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The uncertainty shown two weeks ago by the Quincy City Council’s Finance Committee was gone Monday night when aldermen voted 11-1 to approve a $1.5 million tax rebate as part of the conversion of the former Illinois State Bank building on the northwest corner of Sixth and Hampshire into a hotel. The Finance…
Read Full Article July 8, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Rick Shover isn’t ready to walk away from the Quincy-based YMCA of West-Central Illinois. He also believes he isn’t the person to lead the organization in the future. Shover announced Monday his plans to retire as the CEO of the YMCA. He came out of retirement to serve as the interim CEO for…
Read Full Article July 8, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey
QUINCY — The Adams County Bicentennial Commission has added Quincy Recycle and Quincy Farm Products as sponsors for the county’s 200th anniversary celebration. The commission recognized Quincy Recycle as the John Quincy Adams Sponsor and Quincy Farm Products as the Premier Sponsor for the Adams County Bicentennial during the presentation on Monday morning. Quincy Recycle…
Read Full Article July 7, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Bradley Darnell of Liberty is a quarterfinalist in Taste of Home’s Favorite Chef competition. Darnell is competing for a chance to win $25,000 and be featured on Taste of Home’s magazine cover and in a two-page spread. He also would get an opportunity to cook with celebrity chef Carla Hall, who rose to fame…
Read Full Article July 6, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — A 21-year-old Quincy man is in the Adams County Jail facing two felony charges after a shooting incident Saturday afternoon. Alan C. Pacheco was taken into custody and has been charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony punishable for between five and 15 years in the Illinois Department of…
Read Full Article July 6, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — One person was shot and two suspects are in custody following a Saturday afternoon shooting at an east end Quincy shopping center. The shooting took place just before 2:30 p.m. at the east side of the Prairie Crossing parking lot outside of Petco and TJ Maxx. Quincy Police Chief Adam Yates told Muddy…
Read Full Article July 6, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
Nothing says Fourth of July in Hannibal quite like mud-covered volleyball players sloshing knee-deep and diving face first into the sludge on the riverfront. The 45th annual mud volleyball tournament is under way during National Tom Sawyer Days. After two days of junior competition, the adult competition started at noon Friday. A champion will be…
Read Full Article July 6, 2024 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
Frankie Murphy-Giesing with Walter Louis Fluid Technologies talks to MRN’s Ron Kinscherf about the water businesses and how to treat it for commercial, industrial and consumer use. Rober & Phillilps and Mercantile Bank bring you Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article July 5, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Chief Judge Frank McCartney rattled off three reasons why the judges of the Eighth Judicial Circuit believe Josh Jones will be an excellent associate judge. Intelligent. Prepared. An effective litigator. McCartney, a judge during several cases Jones tried as an assistant state’s attorney in Adams County, offered one more reason. He turned to…
Read Full Article July 5, 2024 | By BRENT CLAIR AND NATHAN JONES
Most of us who were alive then remember the Flood of 1993. Well, this has been a pretty wet spring and early summer so far and what are the chances that the Mississippi River gets high enough for us to worry? Meteorologist Brent Clair and Nathan Jones discuss the scenario that could lead to flooding…
Read Full Article July 5, 2024 | By Samantha Carmean
Quincy’s Freedom Fest kicked off Thursday afternoon in Clat Adams Park on the riverfront. Several local businesses set up booths. Several bands performed, and visitors had their choice of several Fourth of July treats. The festival also featured a car and bike show, games for children and a reading of the Declaration of Independence. The…
Read Full Article July 4, 2024 | By Muddy River News
Fireworks aren’t the only thing up in the air this Fourth of July. On this episode of Road Trips with Randy, we fly with Scott Davis, who bought his own airplane and is learning to fly. We will also take a ride in an antique aircraft and see the sites over Quincy. This episode is…
Read Full Article July 4, 2024 | By Muddy River News
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America hen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s…
Read Full Article Photo Gallery: Noon Kiwanis takes kids to Saukenauk for day of swimming, boating, fishing and hiking
July 4, 2024 | By Muddy River News
MENDON, Ill. — The Quincy Noon Kiwanis held its Ken Bigelow Kids’ Day at the Saukenauk Scout Reservation on June 29. Kiwanis members have been taking anywhere from 40 to 60 Salvation Army kids up to the camp for a day of swimming, boating, fishing and hiking for more than 25 years. Participants arrive at…
Read Full Article July 3, 2024 | By Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips
Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips take you through Quincy’s elevator manufacturer, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary. Dot Foods brings you Muddy River Gems.
Read Full Article July 3, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Mayor Barry Louderman called Tuesday’s Hannibal City Council meeting one of “maintenance.” During this meeting, which lasted just 12 minutes, the council approved a measure to address traffic issues downtown, set a date for a public meeting to discuss vacating three city streets and approved street closures for an upcoming fundraiser.…
Read Full Article July 2, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey
QUINCY — No injuries were reported late Tuesday morning during a three-alarm fire at a single-family home in northwest Quincy. The Quincy Fire Department said in a press release that firefighters were dispatched to a fire at 623 Spring. Engine companies 2, 4 and 5 and the incident commander were on the initial general alarm…
Read Full Article July 2, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Todd Ahrens breathed a sigh of relief Friday afternoon. More than 170 items were struck from the Missouri state budget on Friday, June 29, as Gov. Mike Parson cut $1 billion from the spending plan passed this year by lawmakers. Parson said in a statement he vetoed earmarked items he believed were loaded into the budget…
Read Full Article July 2, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council isn’t expected to address again the proposed retail development at the intersection of 54th and Broadway until July 15, but one alderman appeared to show where he stands on the issue during Monday night’s meeting at the Quincy Public Library. A proposal from Omaha, Neb.-based developer Jim Otis to place…
Read Full Article July 2, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, says his officers will enforce a simple rule about fireworks in Quincy during the July 4 holiday. “If it explodes or it goes up in the air, it is illegal in the state of Illinois,” Yates told aldermen at the end of Monday’s Quincy City…
Read Full Article July 1, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey
QUINCY — Carlos Fernandez worked in broadcasting for 46 years, and despite all the “cool things” he got to do during that time, he said nothing compares to the Great River Honor Flight. “I never got to do anything as cool as this,” he said. Fernandez, chairman of the Great River Honor Flight Board of…
Read Full Article June 30, 2024 | By Ron Kinscherf
La GRANGE, Mo. — Andrew Eisenbeiss grew up in a trucking family. His father drove for years, and his grandfather drove into his 70s. “I’ve been around truck driving since I was a little kid,” he said. Eisenbeiss now is taking things a step further. After nearly 20 years in the industry, he recently created…
Read Full Article June 30, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Missouri State Representative Louis Riggs about disfunction at the State Capitol (well, at least in the chamber opposite of the House), progress on the Hannibal Bypass and supporting education to fit into today’s workforce needs.
Read Full Article June 29, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Debra Wellborn’s decision to retire as an associate judge in Adams County on July 2 means she will get her first name back. “One of the things that (retired judge) Diane Lagoski told me was, “When you first get to be a judge, just remember you lose your first name,’” Wellborn recalled with…
Read Full Article June 29, 2024 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Rochell Sharpe with Blessing Hospital about Alzheimers awareness. She is a nurse practitioner with 30 years in the field. Rober & Phillips and Mercantile Bank bring you Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article June 28, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Staying in St. Louis for the past nine months to be bedside with her hospitalized son has been a drain mentally and financially for Abby and Cody Deming of Quincy. What it also means, though, is their son is still fighting. Emmett Deming was born Sept. 20, 2023, with severe Ebstein anomaly, a congenital…
Read Full Article June 28, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A former deputy with the Brown County Sheriff’s Department, found guilty by an Adams County jury in May of two battery felonies, was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 48 months of probation and no additional jail time. Cody R. Shaffer, 31, of Loraine was found guilty of aggravated domestic battery by strangulation, a Class 2…
Read Full Article June 27, 2024 | By Muddy River News
PLEASANT HILL, Ill. – The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation arrested Austin L. Rodhouse, 30, of Pleasant Hill Thursday for numerous domestic violence and sex related offenses. On May 8, ISP initiated an investigation into Domestic Violence and Criminal Sexual Abuse after being notified that a victim was at a local hospital. As…
Read Full Article June 27, 2024 | By Muddy River News
On his “Frankie Say” podcast, brought to you by A&B Properties, Frankie Murphy Giesing talks to Steve and Billie Goodwin about their new restaurant “Maestro’s”, opening in Downtown Quincy in July. The longtime Tiramisu employees look to honor their former boss, Roberto Stellino, by opening their own Italian eatery. Maestro’s will be at 938 Maine,…
Read Full Article June 27, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Planning Design Studio is inching closer toward completing a Riverview Park Master Plan. Andrew Franke, the St. Louis-based landscape architecture firm’s principal architect, led the second public meeting at Hannibal’s City Hall on the planning process for a master plan that would help restore the nearly 100-year-old park to its former glory.…
Read Full Article June 26, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey, MUDDY RIVER NEWS
QUINCY — Adams County will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2025, and a company that has called the county home for 176 of those years will be the celebration’s presenting sponsor. On Wednesday, Knapheide presented a $100,000 check to the Adams County Bicentennial Commission at the Knapheide headquarters in Quincy. “Adams County has been a…
Read Full Article June 26, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
FOWLER, Ill. — Dorothy Williams says just because she’s old doesn’t mean she will fall for a scam. “I am tired of people thinking it’s OK for them to come out here, I’ll give you money and they can do whatever the hell they want to my house,” she said. “I may be 82, but…
Read Full Article June 25, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — When Finance Committee Chairman Mike Rein asked for justification to increase the amount of TIF money from $500,000 to $1.5 million given to a local hotel development project, Director of Planning Chuck Bevelheimer explained the financial reasons. Then he gave everyone at Monday’s meeting in the Quincy Regional Training Center a history lesson.…
Read Full Article June 25, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A proposal from an Omaha, Neb.-based developer to place four restaurants and a gas station/convenience store on a nearly eight-acre lot on the northeast corner of 54th and Broadway must wait three weeks before the Quincy City Council will consider voting on it. However, it’s anybody’s guess how that proposal will change before it is…
Read Full Article June 25, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved a low bid from Blick’s Construction for $143,413 for the demolition of the sludge dome building on Front Street during Monday’s meeting at the Quincy Regional Training Center. Director of Public Works Jeffrey Conte told aldermen the pump station inside the sludge dome building was built in 1980s,…
Read Full Article June 25, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved a five-year contract for the Western Illinois Veterinary Clinic for $1,040,250 during Monday night’s meeting at the Quincy Regional Training Center after the issue had been tabled for one week. The WIVC will provide essential care, medical attention and the opportunity for adoption to lost, stray and abandoned animals. It…
Read Full Article June 24, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Jimmie and Julie Louthan are leaving the catering business after enjoying back-to-back record years. They have sold JJ’s Catering and Café J, which serves lunch for three hours on weekdays, in the Quincy Development Center at 1400 N. 30th to Nolan Lowe. The Louthans also had a share in the ownership of the Quincy Gems from…
Read Full Article June 24, 2024 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — Jeff DeLonjay’s reasoning for wanting to buy Adams County Speedway was quite simple. “I just want to make sure that track is always there,” DeLonjay said. DeLonjay and his wife, Renee, have purchased the 28.5-acre, .295-mile track and surrounding area from Paul Holtschlag, who had served as either sole or co-owner of the…
Read Full Article June 23, 2024 | By Muddy River News
Ashley Conrad talks to proponents and opponents of using tax incentives to create a new development of restaurants at 54th and Broadway. Proponents are Bret Austin and Ryan Hinkamper. Opponents are Gabe McClean, Trevor Beck and Adam Booth.
Read Full Article June 23, 2024 | By Samantha Carmean
Thousands of fans were in attendance on Saturday for the second day of rock music during the Gem City Concert Series in Lincoln Park along the Quincy riverfront. BuckCherry was the headline act, with Saliva and Drowning Pool also performing. Photographer Samantha Carmean captured some of the action.
Read Full Article June 22, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
PARIS, Mo. — Another member of a Hunnewell family is in custody and charged with embezzling $3.5 million from a livestock auction house in Monroe City. Evan M. Edlin, 38, turned himself into the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, June 18. He is lodged in the Randolph County Jail in Moberly on $250,000 bond.…
Read Full Article 'They really got me': Golden man explains how phishing scam starting on YouTube page cost him $7,200
June 21, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
GOLDEN, Ill. — One of the customer service employees at GameStop in Quincy finally helped convince Jason Blentlinger he might be the victim of a scam. Blentlinger, who lives in Golden, recently visited GameStop four times in four days to buy various gift cards. He was sending them to someone imitating a person connected with…
Read Full Article June 21, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal School District could soon make revisions to its cellphone policy. Board members engaged in spirited discussion during Thursday’s School Board meeting about how and when to make changes regarding the district’s cell phone policy. “Something has to be done,” board president Blane Mundle said. When something will be done remains…
Read Full Article June 20, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — With 250 days to go until the Feb. 25, 2025, Illinois consolidated primary, the two Republicans who have announced their intentions to run for Quincy mayor have some money in the bank to run their campaigns. But probably not enough yet. According to documentation filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections, Mayor…
Read Full Article June 20, 2024 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — Terry Traeder is confident the decision was the right one, but that doesn’t make it easier to part with such an important part of his past. Traeder, a longtime Quincy area businessman and former world-class karter, said he has sold most of the acreage that has been TNT Kartways in West Quincy, Mo.,…
Read Full Article June 19, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
HANNIBAL, Mo. — It took nearly four hours with three judges and two courtrooms before Howard Rickey of Hannibal finally admitted guilt for his role in the January 2023 death of another Hannibal man. Rickey, 43, appeared Tuesday afternoon in Marion County Circuit Court with Public Defender Fredrich Cruse. His day in the Marion County…
Read Full Article June 18, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey
HANNIBAL, Mo. — It’s official. The Molly Brown House is moving. The Hannibal City Council approved during Tuesday’s meeting the relocation of the Molly Brown House from its present location at 600 Butler to the corner of Hill and Main. “This feels amazing,” Hannibal Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Trisha O’Cheltree said. “We have a…
Read Full Article June 18, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council agreed to a retail redevelopment agreement with one local developer but chose to table for one week a retail development agreement with an out-of-town developer. After Monday’s meeting at the Quincy Regional Training Facility, Quincy Mayor Mike Troup said the tax plan used to work with the local developer…
Read Full Article June 18, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council agreed to adopt a three-year agreement with the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1108 from May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2027. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup said the agreement calls for giving the transit union five percent increases in salary in each of the next three years. “That’s approved and…
Read Full Article June 17, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The Maine Course, 626 Maine, announced in a press release on Monday the closing date of the restaurant and regular dining services will be Wednesday, July 17. “The Maine Course has decided to pivot in a different direction,” Kevin Minnick, owner and head chef at the Maine Course, said in a press release.…
Read Full Article June 17, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Steve Bunch now is 70 years old, and he’s been looking to reduce his involvement in the three restaurants he owns. When he learned last year that the fast-casual soup and sandwich restaurant Zoup! was under new national ownership, Bunch and his wife, Patti, decided it was time to sell their business at…
Read Full Article June 16, 2024 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY Kalli Mullen is aware of the numbers. Very, very aware. Mullen, who on Saturday became the first back-to-back Super Stock champion and first racer to win two major titles in the same year in the Quincy Derby, also wants to become the event’s all-time victory leader before she retires. “That’s very important to me,”…
Read Full Article June 16, 2024 | By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner and Nick Binotti, Wirepoints
More than 140,000 Illinois government workers and retirees took in more than $100,000 in salaries or pensions in 2023, according to data collected by Wirepoints via FOIA. That’s more than a 50% percent jump since Open the Books counted 94,000 government members with $100K compensation back in 2018. The list includes active workers and pensioners from all…
Read Full Article June 16, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
The president of the Quincy Park Board and chairman of the city’s Human Rights Commission is this week’s guest on MRN This Week.
Read Full Article June 15, 2024 | By Samantha Carmean
The Quincy Derby attracted 134 drivers to participate in Saturday’s competition on the 18th Street hill near Bob Mays Park. Samantha Carmean captured some of the action and fun.
Read Full Article June 15, 2024 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Jay Albert and Landon Tenhouse from Integrity Community Transport about their business that assists the elderly to get to their medical appointments and other needs. Rober & Phillips and Mercantile Bank sponsor Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article June 14, 2024 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — Sure, there were the expected winners and accompanying champions. But on this sun-splashed Friday morning and afternoon on the 18th Street Hill that borders Bob Mays Park there was a little something extra, too. A message was delivered by two of the parents who have been touched over the years by what the…
Read Full Article June 14, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — A man and a woman from Quincy were arrested early Friday morning and now face weapons and drug charges. Officers with the Quincy Police Department Special Investigations Unit obtained a search warrant on Friday, June 14, for a residence in the 600 block of North Eighth Street in Quincy. Officers with the Quincy…
Read Full Article June 14, 2024 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — Ray Wilson admits this weekend’s Quincy Derby will be a little more special. It’s the 20th anniversary of the event once known as the Soap Box Derby. “What a lot of people don’t realize is how much work so many people put it into this all year round,” said Wilson, who is in…
Read Full Article June 13, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — A Quincy man has been arrested on a federal warrant for the coercion and enticement of a minor. Detectives with the Quincy Police received a tip on Feb. 15 that convicted sex offender Derek A. Hasselbrink was living and working in Quincy and had not registered with the Quincy Police Department as required…
Read Full Article June 13, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Rome Frericks, executive director of the Quincy Park District, informed the Quincy Park Board of a U.S. Department of Labor rule that revises the regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act that implement the exemptions from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements. The law was signed on April 23. Frericks said he learned…
Read Full Article June 13, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The evaluation of whether a Clayton teen is fit to stand trial in a first-degree murder trial must wait another month. Wyond L. Bynum, Jr., 19, appeared with St. Louis-based attorney Victor Smith before Judge Holly Henze in Adams County Circuit Court on Wednesday. Bynum is facing three counts of first-degree murder in…
Read Full Article July 26, 2024
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