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October 28, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Quincy man facing a charge of first-degree murder is set to enter a guilty plea and agree to a cap of 30 years on a sentence to the Illinois Department of Corrections when he appears Nov. 8 in Adams County Circuit Court. Circuit Judge Tad Brener filed an order Monday afternoon stating…
Read Full Article October 28, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
Dear MRN: I was watching the Quincy City Council meeting on Monday night when the discussion about the roundabout came up. Alderman (Jeff) Bergman (R-2) can’t make the motion to put the issue back on the agenda. It takes a member who voted in favor of it to bring it up. Can you check on…
Read Full Article October 27, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
HANNIBAL, Mo. — An investigation of the Hannibal School District by the Missouri State Auditor’s Office completed on Oct. 18 and posted online on Thursday revealed no indication of fraud or corruption. The summary, made public Thursday afternoon, did note the district is in a “weakened financial position.” “It appears district officials could have anticipated some…
Read Full Article October 27, 2024 | By Muddy River News
Ron Kinscherf meets with nurse practitioner Heather Leindecker for this week’s version of the Business Spotlight. Rober & Phillips and Mercantile Bank bring you the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article October 25, 2024 | By Muddy River News
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — A St. Charles County jury found a Hannibal man guilty of first-degree assault and second-degree murder after a five-day trial concluded on Friday. The jury believed Jason D. Anderson, 26, kicked Dusty Wilson, 49, of Hannibal and caused his death at the end of an Oct. 9, 2022, bar fight outside Rumor…
Read Full Article October 25, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department is searching for more information about a recent burglary at a Quincy business. A press release from the Quincy Police Department says a subject burglarized Sam’s Club at 700 N. 54th at 12:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The subject gained entry by breaking the front windows of the entry…
Read Full Article October 24, 2024 | By Emma Dalke
HANNIBAL, Mo. — “Vote no” and “Amen” were yelled from the crowd as Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe condemned Amendment 3, also known as the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, during his visit to Republican headquarters in Hannibal on Thursday, Oct. 24, less than two weeks before election day on Nov. 5. “Amendment 3 is…
Read Full Article October 24, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
NEBO, Ill. — Tim Duoos used to be part of a group of 10 people who owned the Venice Island Duck Club in San Joaquin County in California. However, when one of the founding members died about four years ago, the rest of the group decided to sell the duck club. “Since that happened, I…
Read Full Article October 23, 2024 | By Aspen Gengenbacher, MRN Content Creator
HANNIBAL — As the saying goes, first impressions are everything. U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) knows how to make a good one. The Hawley campaign hosted a rally Tuesday afternoon at Becky’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor and Emporium in Hannibal — the same spot Ronald Pashia, a pastor and Army veteran, met Hawley in…
Read Full Article October 23, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — The Great River Economic Development Foundation announced Tuesday that MadisonBadgley Peters has been promoted to the position of Vice President of the organization. This is a newly-created post as GREDF and its president, Kyle Moore, prepare for the likelihood that Moore will be elected to the Illinois House of Representatives next month. Moore…
Read Full Article October 22, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Maybe it won’t be as historic and memorable as the Thrilla in Manila (Google “Muhammad Ali versus Joe Frazier” if you’re not a heavyweight boxing fan), but the Debate at 48th and State certainly figures to be just as hotly contested next week if a third vote becomes necessary. One week after the Quincy City…
Read Full Article October 21, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A developer from Ohio recently filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a preliminary permit for a hydroelectric plant along the Mississippi River at Lock and Dam No. 21 in Quincy. Alan Skelly of Low Head Hydro M 11 LLC from Mount Orab, Ohio, filed the application on May 29…
Read Full Article October 20, 2024 | By Muddy River News
ADAMS COUNTY – Adams County has enacted an open burning ban, effective immediately. Adams County Board Chairman Kent Snider issued the ban Sunday. The move comes at the recommendation of the county’s rural fire chiefs as conditions across the county have become increasingly dry with vegetation dying off from the growing season and no significant…
Read Full Article October 20, 2024 | By RON KINSCHERF, MUDDY RIVER NEWS
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Cloyd Barden of Hess Auto Agency about the car business. Barden purchased the business two years ago. Rober & Phillips and Mercantile Bank sponsor Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article October 19, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Most people involved in local law enforcement had their doubts about the need for and effectiveness of the SAFE-T Act before it became law on Sept. 18, 2023. The act recently celebrated its first anniversary, and while those same local law enforcement officials aren’t singing its praises, they say some — not all…
Read Full Article October 18, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Quincy didn’t go without summer baseball for long. Nearly 14 months after owners Jimmie and Julie Louthan said the Quincy Gems of the Prospect League would not play at QU Stadium for the 2024 season, a Springfield ownership group announced Friday morning it is finalizing a lease agreement with Quincy University to return…
Read Full Article October 18, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Don’t call them the Gems just yet. The most recent Quincy franchise in the Prospect League (formerly the Central Illinois Collegiate League) was called the Gems for 27 years. Golden Rule Entertainment, a Springfield ownership group, announced Friday morning it is finalizing a lease agreement with Quincy University to return summer collegiate baseball in…
Read Full Article October 18, 2024 | By EMMA DALKE, MRN CONTENT CREATOR
QUINCY- The Early Tin Dusters arrive in Quincy Oct. 18, 19 and 20. New events include a rock and roll ladies’ bingo and the “Sounds of Motown” performance. The Early Tin Dusters have teamed up with Turee Entertainment and Ruff Flock Entertainment to bring “Sounds of Motown” to Quincy. The performance is on Saturday. Doors…
Read Full Article October 18, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Circuit Judge Holly Henze maintained Thursday afternoon her decision to strike First Assistant State’s Attorney Todd Eyler’s motions for a substitution of judge in two high-profile cases in Adams County Circuit Court, asserting the motions were not timely filed. Eyler filed his motion to replace Henze on Thursday, Oct. 3, after Matthew Steinkamp,…
Read Full Article October 17, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — James Waller, an assistant appellate defender with the Office of the State Appellate Defender, Fourth District, said a case as important as the Tim Bliefnick murder case should be tried before a judge “whose career is not resting in the hands of the prosecutor trying the case.” Allison Paige Brooks, assistant appellate prosecutor…
Read Full Article October 16, 2024 | By EMMA DALKE, MRN CONTENT CREATOR
QUINCY — Dr. Darin Thomas was the sole bidder for the former Quincy Public School maintenance facility at 640 Jersey. The facility will be an addition to the existing bike park next door at 628 Jersey and is on track to be the second largest mountain bike park in the United States. Cheers were heard…
Read Full Article October 16, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Jack Holtschlag (D-7) said he didn’t know how the vote would go when he made a motion to have another vote for the City of Quincy to partner with Adams County to build a roundabout at the intersection of 48th and State. “I go by there three or four times a day, and not…
Read Full Article October 15, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — One more person will stand trial in the St. Charles County Courthouse later this month for the 2022 death of a Hannibal man. Jason D. Anderson, 26, of Hannibal, has been charged with first-degree assault and second-degree murder — the same charges Tiara Bonner was found guilty of after nearly 5½ hours…
Read Full Article October 15, 2024 | By Aspen Gengenbacher, MRN Content Creator
QUINCY — When granted a day off from school, most teenagers choose to spend the day playing video games, watching Netflix or running around with their friends. Xavier Richardson and his friends Chris Tu and Austin Mondon are unlike most teenagers. Richardson, a freshman at Quincy High School, Tu and Mondon, both sophomores, teamed up…
Read Full Article October 14, 2024 | By Muddy River News
Abortion has become one of the most significant issues to this election cycle following the reversal of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court in the summer of 2022, especially among women and undecided voters. As a traditionally conservative and religious region, many residents in our area have been outspoken about their support for President Trump…
Read Full Article October 25, 2024
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