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QUINCY — It’s rare for each person in a courtroom to be smiling, but Courtroom 2A at Adams County Courthouse was filled Thursday morning with jubilant hoots, hollers and whoops. “This is always the best time of the year,” RISE Court probation officer Justin Brock said. Problem-Solving Court is a type of probation that people…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Park Band has been around for 77 years, and its stage has been around for 30 years. The electrical system is going out, the hydraulics raising the roof are failing and the floor is starting to rot. The Park Band announced during a press conference on Thursday afternoon at Madison Park…
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QUINCY — A group consisting of more than 30 people met three times in April to consider changes to the boundaries for the Quincy School District’s five K-5 buildings. But Superintendent Todd Pettit said boundaries will not be changed for the 2025-26 school year. “The task force has determined that more information is needed to make…
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QUNCY — Community members gathered Tuesday night at Cedar Crest Country Club to learn about a proposed project that would put 29.8 acres of solar panels on a lot on Ellington Road. Many at the meeting did not want to be quoted by members of the news media. They raised concerns about decreased property values,…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council learned Monday night about an issue involving the Quincy Police Department’s use of Flock automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras and heard a comment from a speaker that a deputy chief with the police department, should “no longer hold a position with the department.” “I speak on behalf of…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council unanimously voted Monday night to approve a resolution recognizing Juneteenth as an official holiday in the City of Quincy and establish June 19 as an annual paid holiday for all City of Quincy employees who are not part of a collective bargaining agreement. During recent collective bargaining negotiations, Juneteenth…
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QUINCY — An international genealogy group released its research findings last weeks that say that the grandfather of Robert Francis Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope — taught Spanish and music while living in Quincy in the early 1900s. International interest in the pope’s family history has been high since he…
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QUINCY — Despite having been declared to be eradicated in this country 25 years ago, one of the most contagious viruses in the world is on the rise in the United States — and cases are getting closer and closer in proximity to the Quincy and Hannibal, Mo. areas. A cluster of measles cases was…
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The County Board Chairman talks about the closure of 48th Street south of State Street for repairs and is a roundabout still in the works?
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QUINCY — A narcotics detail aimed at targeting the possession and distribution of narcotics in Quincy and Adams County was conducted on Thursday, May 15, and led to the arrests of 15 people. The Quincy Police Department, in a coordinated effort with the Illinois State Police, Adams County Sheriff’s Department, U.S. Marshal’s Service, Adams County…
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QUINCY — A class of fourth graders at Baldwin Intermediate School gathered their most prized possessions on Dec. 13, 1999, and placed them in a time capsule to be opened in 2025. The capsule remained in the basement of the Quincy Museum as the students who filled it moved on with their lives on the…
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QUINCY — Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, made a statement on Friday in support of Deputy Chief Michael Tyler after officially reprimanding him earlier this week for an incident involving two other officers that happened on Feb. 11. A complaint against Tyler, named a deputy chief in September 2022, was filed by…
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QUINCY — A new business hopes to help get people around Quincy. Integrity Community Taxi aims to provide a reliable, reputable and accessible transportation method for the citizens of Quincy. Owners Jay Albert and Landon Tenhouse met years ago during an EMT training course but moved on into different careers. Albert is a paramedic, and…
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QUINCY — Community members gathered outside of the Quincy Police Department to honor to National Police Week and to commemorate police officers who lost their lives in the field. In the 2024 calendar year, 148 police officers died across the nation while serving. Mayor Linda Moore delivered a proclamation recognizing National Police Week 2025 and…
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QUINCY — The trial for a Quincy man facing a charge of attempted first-degree murder and four other felony charges stemming from a July 6, 2024, shooting incident in the TJ Maxx parking lot at the Prairie Trails Crossing shopping center has been pushed back to the July jury docket, and the man he allegedly shot in…
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QUINCY — Mark Philpot was retained by his fellow commissioners as president of the Quincy Park Board for a second year. He offered a few words for the new faces on the board at the end of Wednesday night’s meeting. “I want to thank everyone for coming this evening, and I want to especially thank…
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Quincy man out on parole denied pretrial release after weapon possession, aggravated fleeing charges
QUINCY — A Quincy man arrested Tuesday and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and aggravated fleeing to elude a peace officer has been denied pretrial release. Collin G. Etter, 28, made his first appearance with Public Defender Mark Taylor in Adams County Circuit Court on Wednesday afternoon before Circuit Judge…
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QUINCY — Adams County State’s Attorney Todd Eyler got his point across without directly telling Adams County Board members that a vote against the Ursa Creek Solar project was a futile gesture. “We are required to follow the state statute,” Eyler said before the board voted 11-8 to approve the project, a four-megawatt farm covering…
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QUINCY — World Wrestling Entertainment star Ettore “Big E” Ewen has swapped out feisty takedowns for fresh tortillas. Big E was at Quincy’s Pancheros Mexican Grill on Tuesday, meeting fans and signing autographs. The line of fans stretched around the restaurant and continued growing during the 90-minute event. For those interested in the WWE world,…
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QUINCY — Quincy city officials learned Monday that the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has approved the Quincy River Edge Redevelopment Zone (RERZ), which gives historic tax credits for qualifying riverfront properties that need to be restored. The program incentivizes local developers with various tax credits, tax exemptions and tax abatements, such as new construction…
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QUINCY — Two aldermen expressed concerns Monday night after the first reading of the creation of a consent agenda for future Quincy City Council meetings, and Mayor Linda Moore admits the ordinance might need a little tweaking to eventually get the votes needed to pass. “We have two more weeks, so we’ve got plenty of…
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QUINCY — A press release from the Adams County Health Department on Monday said the recycling collection locations in Camp Point, Liberty, Medson and Payson will end in June. Residents in those communities were instead encouraged to use the Quincy locations at the HyVee at 1400 Harrison, Home Depot at 5432 Broadway and Refreshment Services…
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QUINCY — Is there more than one way to bake a cake? Krazy Companies, Inc. has filed a civil suit on April 28 in Adams County Circuit Court asking for $200,000 in damages from the owner of and an employee with The Mercantile Sweets + Goods, a local bakery and coffee shop that had its…
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CHICAGO — The office of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Quincy man on Friday, May 9, for allegedly disseminating child sexual abuse material. The Attorney General’s office charged Timothy Mason, 43, in Adams County Circuit Court with five Class X felony counts of dissemination of child pornography, each punishable by up to 30 years…
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MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to the director of the Quincy Public Library about funding, staffing and what the future governance of the facility could look like.
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