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April 26, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — As Dorothy “Dottie” Hankins laid in the driveway next to her truck after being stabbed 12 times on the morning of Sunday, April 21, she convinced herself to get up. “She told me, ‘I said to myself, you can either lay here and die, or you can get up and go,’” said Bobette…
Read Full Article April 26, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — “God is good! All the time!” The chant rang out in the makeshift dining room at the Carroll Science Center at Hannibal LaGrange University. The chanters were some of the 84 members of the missionary group, Campers on Mission, who spent the week working on repairs and updates at two residence halls,…
Read Full Article April 25, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Long-time Quincy educator Dick Thompson, who died in February at 89, was honored by the Quincy School Board Wednesday night. Thompson received the Legend Award, which Quincy Public Schools began in 2022 to honor individuals who have given a lifetime of service to the public schools. Thompson was the embodiment of service to…
Read Full Article April 25, 2024 | By Muddy River News
HANNIBAL, MO. — Megan Rapp has accepted the position of Executive Director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum. Rapp received her undergraduate degree in History and Political Science from Culver-Stockton College and her Museum Studies Masters Degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is also a certified Travel Industry Specialist through Indiana University-Purdue University…
Read Full Article April 24, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The attorney for a Quincy man facing six felony charges, including attempted murder, said Tuesday afternoon he would strike his client’s motion to have the case dismissed. Jeremy J. Coleman, 29, appeared with Chief Public Defender Christopher Pratt before Judge Tad Brenner for a status hearing in Adams County Circuit Court. Coleman has…
Read Full Article April 23, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Quincy man facing a charge of attempted first-degree murder made his first appearance in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon. Thomas Delcour, 34, appeared with Sarah Lucey, an assistant appellate defender for Adams County, before Judge Scott Larson. Larson read the charges to Delcour during his hearing. Charging documents filed in…
Read Full Article April 23, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A long-awaited vote on an ordinance approving a tax increment financing plan on Quincy’s south side was delayed for two more weeks on Monday night. The heads of the Great River Economic Development Foundation, Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce and The District made their cases for the city’s third designated TIF zone during…
Read Full Article April 23, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — After defeating an amendment that would have trimmed the city’s subsidy to the Quincy Public Library, the Quincy City Council voted Monday night to adopt a $61.3 million budget that goes into effect May 1. Before aldermen voted on the budget ordinance, they discussed a proposed amendment from Jeff Bergman (R-2) calling to…
Read Full Article April 22, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — A Quincy man is in the Adams County Jail after he was arrested in Payson on Monday in connection with a stabbing incident on Sunday. An officer with the Quincy Police Department, who was at Blessing Hospital for an unrelated call, was approached at approximately 11 a.m. Sunday, April 21, by an elderly…
Read Full Article April 22, 2024 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
QUINCY — It’s amazing what can happen on a golf course. A couple of guys, Andrew Smith, Sales Manager of Smith Brothers Sports, and Corey Haden of Hayden Motorsports hit the links a year or so ago, and casual conversations lead to a business agreement that will ensure the type of service Northeast Missouri has…
Read Full Article April 22, 2024 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — Quincy Derby officials are now confident there will be a record field for the 20th edition of the Grand Prix of Gravity. Ray Wilson, director of the Quincy Derby, formerly known as the Soap Box Derby, told Muddy River News all possible openings in the Super Stock, Stock, Masters Elite and Super Kids…
Read Full Article April 21, 2024 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — When Quincy businessman Jeff Scott vowed to revive the Grand Prix of Karting, one of his immediate goals was to bring back popular flagman Jason Burgess. Mission accomplished. Burgess, who lives about a mile from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Ind., has agreed to be a part of the rebirth of the…
Read Full Article April 21, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
MRN”s J. Robert Gough talks to Kathi Dooley and Brian Heinze about the May 4 Washington Theater Gala honoring Tony and Signe Oakley to raise money to renovate the building. Then, Jerrod Welch with the Adams County Health Department and Robert Reich with the Adams County Board stop by to discuss how the County is…
Read Full Article April 20, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Justice Lisa Holder White of the Supreme Court of Illinois has announced the formation of a seven-member judicial screening committee for the Eighth Judicial Circuit. The screening committee, announced in a press release late Friday afternoon, was formed to assess the qualifications of eight people who have applied for appointment to the office…
Read Full Article April 19, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Kendel Locke, owner and founder of Hula Bowls, said she would not miss the grand reopening of the Hannibal location for anything. And she meant it. When Locke, 20, graduates from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor of science in business administration focusing on marketing with a minor in entrepreneurship on…
Read Full Article April 18, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Public School Board voted in a 5-2 decision for Susan Johnson to continue as the superintendent for the 2024-2025 school year. Hannibal School Board members Jeff Evans and Scott Hawes voted against rehiring Johnson, stating she was engaging in insubordinate behavior. When Board member Tysa Coleman moved to have the…
Read Full Article April 17, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, told the Human Rights Commission and a crowd of about 40 people at City Hall on Tuesday night that he learned earlier this week from state officials that they had no information about any hate groups operating locally. Yates said his department contacted the Statewide…
Read Full Article April 17, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Quincy man was sentenced Monday afternoon to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a charge of child pornography. Cooper Davis, 24, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court with Public Defender Mark Taylor before Judge Charles H.W. Burch. According to court documents, Davis agreed to plead guilty…
Read Full Article April 17, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal stormwater was again at center stage at Hannibal City Council on Tuesday. Larry Craig, former council member and treasurer of the Stormwater Action Committee (SWAC), told the council the committee was recently terminated after the April 2 vote where 62 percent of Hannibal voted against Proposition S. Craig said the SWAC…
Read Full Article April 16, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Lynn Niewohner always knew the History Museum on the Square, 332 Maine, had accessibility problems since the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County accepted ownership of the building in 2015. She won’t forget the moment when she decided something finally needed to be done. “The last time we had a program there,…
Read Full Article April 15, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
APRIL 16 UPDATE: The Missouri State Fire Marshal’s Office and Hannibal Fire Department investigators have ruled the fire accidental. The deceased victim has been identified as Kimberly D. Lukow, 58, of Hannibal. HANNIBAL, Mo. — One person died Monday in a house fire in Hannibal. The Hannibal Fire Department reported in a press release that…
Read Full Article April 15, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A motion to dismiss a grand jury indictment in a case against the former owners of a Quincy business facing two theft charges was dismissed by an Adams County judge on Monday morning. St. Louis attorney Justin Summary appeared for the motion hearing before Judge Tad Brenner. His clients, Andy P. Reardon, 58,…
Read Full Article April 15, 2024 | By Brittany Boll, MRN Content Creator
“If you’re going to have a horse farm and you own liquor stores, then you got to have Clydesdales…” This was Adam Booth’s status Facebook on February 27 paired with a photo of two beautiful giant horses. It was a status that could have won the internet for the day, but after reading through the comments,…
Read Full Article April 15, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Marc Arntzen and Danyelle Harrison had similar experiences as kids. Harrison remembers growing up in Warsaw and visiting her grandfather’s business, Harrison Monuments, when she was 3 years old. After moving to Quincy from Hannibal, Arntzen remembers as a first grader going to work with his father, Glendon, at Gem City Memorials. “He…
Read Full Article April 15, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy Human Rights Commission has called for a special meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall to address the issue of the American Nazi Party’s potential presence in Quincy. Mark Philpot, chairman of the 15-member commission, said a local business owner in the 62305 ZIP code shared with the group that…
Read Full Article April 14, 2024 | By Kate Martin, APM Reports
In September 2021, a 4-year-old girl’s babysitter caught her touching another child inappropriately. “I asked her why she was doing that,” the babysitter texted the girl’s mother, “and she told me because someone does it to her.” Who does it? the babysitter asked the girl. “Omfg,” the babysitter responded to the mother. “You’re not going…
Read Full Article April 14, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Blessing Hospital in Quincy and McDonough District Hospital in Macomb were named in an April story by APM Reports as being among 23 hospitals that had violated Illinois’ Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. The Illinois Department of Public Health inspects hospitals throughout the state for compliance with the act. The agency found…
Read Full Article April 14, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Barb Baker Chapin from Transitions talks about Child Abuse Prevention Month in April and the upcoming Mental Health Awareness Month in May.
Read Full Article April 13, 2024 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Jamie Blaesing of Carl’s Shoes about operating a small, independent shoe store in today’s business climate. Mercantile Bank brings you the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article April 12, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured. Officials say this will reduce exposure for 100 million people and help prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancers. However, these limits…
Read Full Article April 11, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
CAMP POINT, Ill. — Adams Electric Cooperative is one of 20 companies that will be receiving grants to help install electric vehicle charging infrastructure under the Driving a Cleaner Illinois program. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Director John J. Kim announced Wednesday that $25.1 million will fund 643 new direct current fast charging (DCFC) ports at 141…
Read Full Article April 11, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — In the spirit of the Easter season, the Adams County Board played Pontius Pilate Wednesday night and washed its hands of the responsibility of maintaining the intersection of 48th and State. Although it could be argued the Quincy City Council beat them to the basin. The Sanhedrin, or in 2024 terms, the courts,…
Read Full Article April 11, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — One member of the Quincy Park Board says he wants to “begin a discussion” about the installation of call boxes in each of the city’s parks. Commissioner Mark Philpot told the seven-member board that the possibility of a study seeking public feedback on the issue was brought to the table during a Finance…
Read Full Article April 10, 2024 | By Muddy River News
PALMYRA, Mo. — The Palmyra Police Department is searching for two male suspects who attempted to use a stolen truck in a robbery attempt on Wednesday. An officer with the Palmyra Police Department was dispatched Wednesday, April 10, to the Exchange Bank, 423 Elizabeth Avenue, in reference to suspicious activity near the bank’s ATM. When…
Read Full Article April 10, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal residents who gathered at city hall on Tuesday night for a public meeting gave a majority opinion that it’s time to tear down old St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. Hannibal Mayor Barry Louderman and City Manager Lisa Peck spoke to the group about the dilapidated state of the building and discussed possible funding…
Read Full Article April 9, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The white, lighted cross at Bethel AME Church burned early Tuesday morning, apparently due to an electrical short. At 3:19 a.m. Tuesday, the Quincy Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 905 Oak and found that the exterior lighted cross on front of the upper level of the building was on fire. …
Read Full Article April 9, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved a water rate increase that will average more than $14 a month for residential users while also ending a discounted rate for not-for-profit users. Aldermen voted 8-5 for the increase that will go toward $30 million in proposed improvements to the City of Quincy’s water system, such as…
Read Full Article April 8, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The trial for a former deputy with the Brown County Sheriff’s Department charged with beating his nine-month pregnant girlfriend with a pistol was continued for one month after the defense learned one of the prosecution’s witnesses started taking Xanax three days ago. Cody R. Shaffer, 31, of Loraine appeared in Adams County Circuit…
Read Full Article April 8, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — With about one more month remaining, St. Peter Church is more than halfway to its fundraising goal for a capital campaign to build a school cafeteria. Monsignor Leo Enlow said last week the church has raised about $3.5 million since fundraising for the “Upon This Rock: The Campaign to Build in Faith at St.…
Read Full Article April 8, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Local author John Davis IV recently sat in his happy place — a personal library with each wall lined with his favorite books. Spread across the table in front of him were nine books he has authored on a variety of topics. Davis said he doesn’t subscribe to writing in only one…
Read Full Article April 7, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The trial for a former deputy with the Brown County Sheriff’s Department charged with three felonies, including beating his nine-month pregnant girlfriend with a pistol, will begin Monday in Adams County Circuit Court. Cody R. Shaffer, 31, of Loraine has been charged with: Jury selection will begin Monday, April 8. The judge will…
Read Full Article April 6, 2024 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
Rory O’Donnell talks about getting back into the family business as the company now has locations in both Hannibal and Quincy. Mercantile Bank brings you the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article April 6, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The City of Hannibal is getting $3.5 million in federal funding to help repair an area of the underground stormwater vault, which was damaged by flood water in 2019, from North Street to Mark Twain Avenue. In a Thursday press release, Congressman Sam Graves announced he secured the funding through the appropriations…
Read Full Article April 6, 2024 | By Muddy River News
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Board of Public Works restated its commitment to solving Hannibal’s stormwater problem in the wake of the city’s vote on Tuesday not to approve Proposition S. Hannibal Board of Public Works General Manager Darrin Gordon said in a press release the HBPW “is still tasked with and deeply concerned with…
Read Full Article April 5, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Jeremy Farlow simply wanted to buy a vehicle for his daughter. He lost $250 to a scam on Facebook … and a little pride as well. “I’m super embarrassed,” Farlow said. “So many warning signs.” The Better Business Bureau said the number of virtual vehicle vendor scam reports increased in 2023 in a…
Read Full Article April 5, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Two Hannibal Public School Board members took their oath of office on Thursday afternoon at the Hannibal Board of Education. Tysa Coleman was sworn in to serve her second term and Ron Greenwell was sworn in to serve his first term. Greenwell replaces former school board member Justin Parker, who served two…
Read Full Article April 4, 2024 | By Muddy River News
OMAHA, Neb. — The National Park Service announced Thursday the selection of Christopher Collins as the superintendent of the newly established New Philadelphia National Historic Site located near Barry, IIl. Collins is currently the superintendent at Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in Missouri. He will assume his new role at New Philadelphia later this spring. “He has…
Read Full Article April 3, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Chuck Miller believes he’s leaving Quincy Regional Airport in a better place than it was when he started in October 2022. “No question about that,” he said. “People at the airport are working together quite well, and people are hopeful about getting things done. We’re even doing some things proactively here to try…
Read Full Article April 3, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — The Adams County Board heard a report from the firm who conducted the study on replacing the HVAC system in the courthouse, some of which has been in place since the building was constructed in 1947. Thomas Buchheit with RTM Engineering presented the study to the Board at a special meeting Tuesday night.…
Read Full Article April 2, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted 9-5 on Monday night not to enter into an agreement with Adams County to build a roundabout at the intersection of 48th and State. Moments after the conclusion of the meeting, Kent Snider knew what the Adams County Board’s next move would be when it meets April 9. “Hand…
Read Full Article April 2, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted Monday night to rescind its commitment of $200,000 in tax increment financing (TIF) funds to the Quincy Riverfront Development Corporation. The vote was 9-4, with Ken Hultz (R-3) abstaining. Voting in favor of the resolution were Greg Fletcher (R-1), Jeff Bergman (R-2), Kelly Mays (R-3), Mike Farha (R-4), Tony Sassen…
Read Full Article April 1, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — A Quincy man wanted for his involvement in an armed robbery, when a 16-year-old girl was killed in October 2023, was arrested Monday. Officers with the Quincy Police Department learned at 11:20 a.m. Monday, April 1, that Demarco Smith, 19, of Quincy, was at a residence in the 1400 block of Spring. When…
Read Full Article April 1, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — The family of a 13-year-old girl who received pictures of an 18-year-old man’s penis agreed Monday to support a plea deal struck by the Adams County State’s Attorney’s Office. However, the victim’s father didn’t sound overly pleased when he read a victim impact statement. Neither did Judge Tad Brenner. Giorgio Raad, now 19,…
Read Full Article April 1, 2024 | By Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips
Muddy River Gems takes you to a real hidden gem just north of Quincy: The 1930’s Agriculture Museum, owned and operated by Don McKinley & family. Dot Foods brings you Muddy River Gems.
Read Full Article March 31, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
QUINCY — Construction is underway on a three-bay development at 3000 Broadway. Hula Bowls will fill one of the three spaces. This will be the second location for Hula Bowls, and both are currently under construction. The first location opened in Hannibal in May 2023 at 6476 Veterans Road in a small portable building. That…
Read Full Article March 31, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Chuck Bevelheimer and Jason Parrott with the City of Quincy about the proposed “TIF South” that the Quincy City Council is considering.
Read Full Article March 30, 2024 | By Muddy River News
PHILADELPHIA, Mo. — A woman is lodged in the Marion County Jail after a stabbing incident on Friday. The Marion County Sheriff’s Department reported on Saturday it received a 911 call on the morning of Friday, March 29, in reference to a domestic disturbance in progress. Deputies reported to a residence on County Road 134…
Read Full Article March 30, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A few new faces will be found around the tables at Hannibal City Council and Hannibal School Board after Tuesday’s election. Hannibal City Council 1st Ward member Darrell McCoy and 3rd Ward member Stephan Franke did not seek re-election on the April 2 ballot. Scott Haycraft is running unopposed for the 1st Ward,…
Read Full Article March 30, 2024 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Brandi Baker with Pet Supplies Plus as April is Healthy Pet Month in Illinois. Mercantile Bank sponsors Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article March 29, 2024 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — Organizers are anticipating what could be a record field for the 20th annual running of the Quincy Derby. Registration opened recently for the June 14-15 event, sponsored by the Quincy Optimist Club and formerly known as the Quincy Soap Box Derby. Longtime director Ray Wilson says there is “an excellent chance” of topping…
Read Full Article March 28, 2024 | By Ron Kinscherf
QUINCY — “The American Dream” is a quintessential phrase that speaks to the essence of coming to the United States. For many, it explains their journey from impoverishment to financial security. The meaning for Da Sorm and Dany Heng, co-owners of Yummy Donut Palace at 312 N. 30th, and many of their employees is simple:…
Read Full Article March 27, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Quincy man is expected to be sentenced to probation after agreeing to accept a plea. Giorgio Raad, 19, appeared Tuesday morning with attorney Drew Schnack in Adams County Circuit Court before Judge Tad Brenner. Raad was arrested and charged in November with one count of grooming, a Class 4 felony, and one count of…
Read Full Article March 27, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Public School District recently offered a peek into what the Hannibal Innovation Campus will look like if Hannibal voters vote yes on Proposition Innovation on April 2. The concept to design and transform the now empty 88,000-square-foot building, which once housed Sutherlands, into a career-tech educational hub was displayed at…
Read Full Article March 26, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Finance Committee sent two issues about what could be Quincy’s first roundabout to the full City Council to be debated next week. However, the debate got underway in earnest near the conclusion of Monday night’s City Council meeting. The city has been asked to commit $2.6 million to the roundabout project at…
Read Full Article March 26, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Director of Public Works Jeffrey Conte has two weeks to prepare different options to pay for $30 million worth of improvements to Quincy’s water system. The creation of an ordinance to increase water and sewer rates was on the agenda for Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting. The average monthly cost to the consumer…
Read Full Article March 26, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — City Treasurer Linda Moore provided an update to the Quincy City Council on Monday night and explained that health insurance claims from 2022 and 2023 continue to be processed and that more than 7,500 claims must be re-processed. However, she said the errors were not the city’s fault — nor were they the…
Read Full Article March 26, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Firefighters extinguished a fire started by a car in a detached garage in the alley behind the Hardee’s restaurant on Broadway on Monday night. The Quincy Fire Department reported in a press release that it was alerted at 8:45 p.m. Monday, March 25, to a garage fully engulfed with fire at the rear…
Read Full Article March 25, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The remains of a Hannibal woman who has been missing since 2022 have been found. Ralls County Sheriff Brad Stinson reported in a press release Monday afternoon that Janesta Lynn Dildine’s remains were identified on Feb. 13 by a medical examiner in Columbia, Mo. Dildine was 29 when she went missing on…
Read Full Article March 25, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White has started the application process for an at-large circuit judge vacancy in the Eighth Judicial Circuit that resulted from the removal of Judge Robert Adrian on Feb. 23. Under the Illinois Constitution, judicial vacancies are filled by Supreme Court appointment. The application process will lead to…
Read Full Article March 25, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — James Stark promises both kids and adults will have fun at the inaugural Ultimate Brick Show on May 4-5 at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. However, the eyes of the 22-year retired Air Force veteran light up when he sees a child’s interest grow as they see the possibilities of Legos. “The FIRST LEGO League is huge…
Read Full Article March 25, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY – Quincy firefighters responded to a house fire late Sunday night on the city’s north side. Just before 11 p.m., Quincy Fire Department crews went to the 18th and Locust area as the exact address of the fire wasn’t immediately known. When they arrived, they found a structure fire on the backside of a…
Read Full Article March 24, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Members and school children at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Quincy pray daily for people in St. Antoine Parish in Lavanneau, Haiti, which is about three hours from the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Other options for Blessed Sacrament to assist its sister parish, however, are dwindling. Students at Blessed Sacrament School are determined to…
Read Full Article March 24, 2024 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — You can change the name of the venue, but the annual spring rite of passage where newly-painted cars are cleanly displayed before spending a summer getting dirty as they bump and grind around a track will forever be known as “The Mall Show.” An impressive rollout of crate late model, modified, sport mod, street stock…
Read Full Article March 24, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Chris Landwehr and Deron Johnson of the Oakley-Lindsay Center about keeping a steady flow of events into the building as it approaches its 30th anniversary.
Read Full Article March 23, 2024 | By Robert MeGee
Our world at the Quincy Police Department (QPD) was turned upside down on Jan. 11, 2024. On this date around noon, Officer Matthew Hermsmeier was shot in the right arm while on the scene of a domestic disturbance and acting as a field training officer for Officer Gabriel VanderMaiden. Both officers have since been cleared of…
Read Full Article March 23, 2024 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Brian Lash of Krazy Cakes buying a small business at the start of the Pandemic and how the community has embraced his cafe. He also talks about giving back as well. Mercantile Bank sponsors Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article March 22, 2024 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY – Adam Yates stood front and center, looked across a capacity crowd at the Elks Club and in one succinct sentence explained what Friday’s recognition program was all about. “They commit their lives to protect others,” said Yates, the chief of the Quincy Police Department. Generally speaking, Yates was addressing an audience filled with first…
Read Full Article March 22, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — A Quincy man who accepted a guilty plea to an Aggravated Battery charge in December was sentenced to 8 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections Thursday afternoon. The incident in question occurred at the Harrison Pub, 1701 Harrison, in the early morning hours on Jan. 29, 2023. The Quincy Police Department officers and…
Read Full Article March 21, 2024 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — The way Jim Lieurance is viewing Saturday and Sunday is the same as many dirt-track racing fans across the region. “For me, the season starts this weekend, this is the kickoff,” said Lieurance, who with wife Tammy are beginning their third year of operating Adams County Speedway. “I think we’re all excited.” The…
Read Full Article March 21, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — After reporting a $3.3 million budget deficit last week, the Hannibal Pubic School District reported they are closely monitoring expenses for the remainder of this year and looking at cost savings for next year. READ: Superintendent explains how Hannibal School District wound up with $3.3 million budget deficit. At the Hannibal School…
Read Full Article March 21, 2024 | By Muddy River News
PEORIA, Ill. — SEE Quincy, the Quincy Convention and Visitors Bureau, was honored this week at the Illinois Governor’s Conference on Travel & Tourism. “As Governor, I’m always proud to boast Illinois’ impressive tourism industry, which thrives as a cultural and economic benefit to our state,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Thank you to all the travel and tourism professionals…
Read Full Article March 20, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY – Both the Adams County State’s Attorney’s Office and Quincy Police Department have released statements regarding the January shooting where QPD officer Gabe VanderMaiden used deadly force against a civilian who was found to be under the influence of narcotics. VanderMaiden, a QPD officer who had been on duty for less than six months,…
Read Full Article March 20, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A public meeting regarding the April 2 ballot measure “Proposition S” will be held on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the at the American Legion Hall, 3819 Hwy MM in Hannibal. Larry Craig, treasurer of the Concerned Citizens for Stormwater Campaign Committee (SWAC), said the meeting will allow voters to receive detailed…
Read Full Article March 20, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal’s bowling alley may soon open again after Hannibal City Council closed it on March 5 due to an expired business license. James Baum, who took over Hannibal’s Ten Pin Alley and renamed it Baum Family Center in January, appeared before the Hannibal City Council on Tuesday night. Baum told the council…
Read Full Article March 19, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY – Former Quincy mayor Kyle Moore won all five counties that make up the 99th District in the Illinois House of Representatives and easily defeated Eric Snellgrove of Beardstown in Tuesday’s Republican Primary. Moore, who is currently the president of the Great River Economic Development Foundation, won the five county district with 73.5 percent…
Read Full Article March 19, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — If Quincy residents want the streets fixed (which appears to be the case), then it’s going to cost money. Apparently, so does clean water. During Monday night budget presentations regarding general fund, capital and infrastructure expenditures, the Quincy City Council heard a proposed $60.9 million general fund budget from the administration. Comptroller Sheri…
Read Full Article March 18, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — On March 14, in a joint effort with the West Central Illinois Task Force, Adams County Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois State Police, The Quincy Police Department conducted a one-day narcotics operation with one primary focus — to target individuals who distribute and possess narcotics in the Quincy and Adams County area. During…
Read Full Article March 18, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The first 2½ months of 2024 have been a whirlwind for Amy Hendrian. The owner of Bailey’s Coffee House and Fudge Shop, 3024 Broadway, has been preparing the business for indoor dining. Customers had the opportunity this past Monday to dine inside for the first time in 1,455 days. As she was finishing the…
Read Full Article March 17, 2024 | By Muddy River News
MACOMB, Ill. — Two people were killed when officers with the Macomb Police Department arrived at an active domestic violence incident Saturday night. At approximately 10:03 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, officers responded to the 900 block of N. Charles for an active domestic violence incident. One female had been stabbed multiple times. The female…
Read Full Article March 17, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
MRN’s David Adam talks with the new head of the Tracy Family Foundation about the group’s philanthropic mission to make a positive impact in West Central Illinois.
Read Full Article March 16, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A report from Patient Rights Advocate says less than half of Illinois hospitals are transparent with their pricing, despite a law passed three years ago requiring them to post all prices online. On the list of hospitals failing to comply is Blessing Hospital in Quincy. However, officials at Blessing Health System said in a prepared statement they believe…
Read Full Article March 15, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — If you expected fireworks, disagreements and vitriol during Thursday night’s public hearing for the TIF South redevelopment project, you were disappointed. After brief presentations about the TIF were made by Chuck Bevelheimer and Jason Parrott with the city’s planning and development department, the floor was opened for the public to give their opinions…
Read Full Article March 14, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article March 13, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
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…
Read Full Article March 12, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
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…
Read Full Article March 12, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article March 12, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article March 11, 2024 | By Muddy River News
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…
Read Full Article March 11, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article March 11, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
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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