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February 20, 2023 | By Randy Phillips
Faye Dant, executive director of Jim’s Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center, gave her presentation Sunday at the History Museum at 332 Maine.
Read Full Article February 20, 2023 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
QUINCY — When you grow up working in the family restaurant business, it can be very difficult to get that lifestyle out of your veins. Even at the ripe old age of 70. “But 70 is young,” Colleen Stice said with a smile. Stice and her husband, Mike, and friends (and sisters) Stephanie and Tammy Kaufman…
Read Full Article February 19, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
Adams County Correctional Officer Taylor Leszkai recently was named the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association Correctional Officer of the Year for 2022 in recognition for his “above-and beyond” work ethic and his selfless actions in the face of extreme crisis. He talks to MRN Editor David Adam about his service.
Read Full Article February 18, 2023 | By Rich Egger, Tri States Public Radio
The McDonough County Voice will soon vacate its office on the west side of Macomb’s courthouse square. A large dumpster was parked outside the newspaper office last month. Garbage cans and boxed up materials can be seen inside the building. That comes after a round of layoffs last year that gutted remaining news staff at…
Read Full Article February 18, 2023 | By Muddy River News
Ron Kinscherf talks to Larry Yingling from Neylon Farms about agriculture and its future. TI-Trust sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article February 17, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — At the annual Adams County Farm Bureau Viewpoint Luncheon, State Representative Norinne Hammond (R-Macomb) made an observation that summed up the state of Illinois’ Republican caucus in both chambers of the General Assembly. “Right now, in this room, we have 10 percent of the House Republican Caucus,” she said. Counting herself and fellow…
Read Full Article February 17, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Davey sits in for Frankie and we talk chips and salsa differences at the various McClean establishments. Also Ashley thinks they made too much of Mahomes twerking or tweaking his ankle in the Super Bowl.
Read Full Article February 17, 2023 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — The fledgling Quincy Area Community Cat Coalition hopes to raise $15,000 through an upcoming fundraiser. The group, formed in 2020 and active since 2021, will host “Whiskey, Wine and Whiskers” at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 11 inside the Holiday Inn ballroom, 4821 Oak. This is the organization’s principal fundraiser for the year, although…
Read Full Article February 16, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Adams County Correctional Officer Taylor Leszkai recently was named the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association Correctional Officer of the Year for 2022 in recognition for his “above-and beyond” work ethic and his selfless actions in the face of extreme crisis. A press release from the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association said Leszkai recognized a gap in services for…
Read Full Article February 16, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Brian Canfield will become president/chief executive officer of Blessing Health upon the Oct. 6 retirement of Maureen Kahn. Blessing Health consists of Blessing and Illini Community Hospitals, Hannibal Clinic, a provider group and network of rural health clinics, college of nursing and health sciences, charitable foundation and durable medical equipment/biomedical/linen services business. Blessing…
Read Full Article February 16, 2023 | By Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday laid out a $49.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that calls for significant new spending for early childhood education and efforts to combat homelessness among other areas. He also claimed credit for putting the state back on more secure financial footing. Speaking to a joint…
Read Full Article February 15, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Adams County Board followed the recommendation of the Transportation, Building and Technology Committee on Tuesday and approved a bid of $56,000 from Safestart Environmental of Chicago to test for mold and other contaminants throughout the Adams County Courthouse. About 15 people — most of them attorneys, judges and employees at the courthouse…
Read Full Article February 14, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The former owner of a Quincy nightclub accused of assaulting a Quincy University student in April 2021 entered an Alford plea on Tuesday morning to an amended charge of battery. Steven W. Homan, 49, appeared with his attorney, Benedict Song, before Judge Mark Vincent in Adams County Circuit Court. A trial expected to…
Read Full Article February 14, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Not long after last Thursday’s fatal shooting involving deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s office had concluded, Adams County Sheriff Tony Grootens said he asked for the videos taken from the cars of deputies who responded to the area of Fifth and West Radio Road. He wasn’t pleased with the answer he received.…
Read Full Article February 14, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Communicating with healthcare providers can be as simple as a phone call away thanks to a medical practice that began during COVID. Tamitha Ague has watched the success of audio telehealth through her 77-year-old father navigating his healthcare. After a hospital stay, Ague’s father won’t have a follow-up appointment until March. While…
Read Full Article February 14, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Mayor Mike Troup’s appointment of Angela Caldwell to the Police and Fire Commission was rejected by the Quincy City Council Monday night as several aldermen spoke openly about what they perceive are inconsistencies and a lack of information flowing from the administration to the council. While many aldermen said they supported Caldwell and…
Read Full Article February 13, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Quincy attorney Ryan Schnack has been diagnosed with chronic inflammatory response syndrome — a condition he says can be debilitating, but it’s also treatable and curable. “If I’m exposed to mold, my immune system goes crazy,” he said. “If I get toxins in my body, my body has an abnormal response. I have…
Read Full Article February 12, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Another change in the makeup of the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners will be up for a vote Monday night. The agenda for Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting, made public Friday afternoon, lists a series of appointments by Mayor Mike Troup to various committees and commissions. One appointment is for Angela Caldwell…
Read Full Article February 12, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Faye Dant, a fifth-generation African American Hannibalian and descendent of Missouri slaves, is the executive director of Hannibal’s black history museum, Jim’s Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center. She grew up in Douglasville and attended the segregated Douglass School, Hannibal High School and Hannibal-LaGrange College. She is giving a presentation on Feb. 19 at the…
Read Full Article February 12, 2023 | By Muddy River News
MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — The Tracy Family Foundation recently made the first two awards from the $1.8 million estate of Dot Foods co-founder Dorothy Tracy. The foundation granted $331,570 to Holy Family Catholic Church to support a $1.15M project to restore the building’s exterior, and $100,000 to St. Mary School for new windows, totaling $431,570. …
Read Full Article February 12, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Winning never gets old for Jennifer Duesterhaus, coach of the Quincy Notre Dame High School pom team. She says it just gets scarier. “We have to try to be better than we were the year before, because we never know what the other teams are going to do,” she said. “We never…
Read Full Article February 11, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — A Quincy man was arrested Saturday shortly after he stole a bus owned by the City of Quincy. Officers with the Quincy Police Department were dispatched at approximately 9:21 a.m. after receiving a report of a stolen 2019 Ford City of Quincy bus from the area of Eighth and Maine. The bus had…
Read Full Article February 11, 2023 | By rkinscherf
Ron Kinscherf talks to Jake Maas of B2 Legal Management about his company’s office solutions consulting capabilities. TI-Trust sponsors the business spotlight.
Read Full Article February 10, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The Illinois State Police’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has begun its investigation into Thursday evening’s fatal shooting involving deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s office. Preliminary information indicates at approximately 3:50 p.m., Adams County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of 5th Street and West Radio Road south of Quincy on a report…
Read Full Article February 9, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — A man who pointed a handgun at Adams County Sheriff’s deputies and threatened to kill himself was shot and killed Thursday afternoon in a field off Radio Road south of Quincy. Adams County Sheriff Tony Grootens said deputies responded around 4 p.m. on West Radio Road west of Ill. 57. Deputies blocked off…
Read Full Article February 9, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
DECATUR, Ill. — A pre-trial hearing for former Adams County Sheriff Brent Fischer has been set for Feb. 23 at the Macon County Courthouse in Decatur. A Macon County grand jury indicted Fischer, the former executive director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, on four felony counts on Nov. 30. He was…
Read Full Article February 9, 2023 | By Megan Duncan, Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Five Hannibal men facing murder charges in the death of another Hannibal man will be back in court Friday. Braden Chestnutt, 19, Chad Elliott, 20, Dakota Laster, 23 and Damien McCulley, 25 all of Hannibal, were charged Jan. 28 with charges of second-degree murder and first-degree assault. Elliott and McCulley also…
Read Full Article February 9, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — Millions of eyes from around the world will be watching Super Bowl LVII — and the commercials — on Sunday. Five-year-old Bennett Willard of Griggsville doesn’t care much that he will be in one of those commercials. “I’m not sure he understands it,” Brock Willard, Bennett’s father, said with a laugh. “The…
Read Full Article February 8, 2023 | By Megan Duncan, Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Business owner April Azotea came before Hannibal City Council on Tuesday evening to question the conditions of City Clerk Angel Zerbonia’s administrative leave. Zerbonia has been on paid administrative leave since November because of accusations of a hostile workplace. The council voted in January to hire an outside agency to conduct an…
Read Full Article February 8, 2023 | By Ron Kinscherf
QUINCY — Four months after moving in October to the former Kirlin’s Hallmark building at 532 Maine, owner Alex Craig is looking for a buyer for Codex Books. “Codex Group is pivoting,” Craig said. “We do healthcare services primarily, and we’re focusing more on the expansion of that division. That’s required more of my time. I just can’t…
Read Full Article February 8, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — During a surprisingly short hearing Tuesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court, Judge Tad Brenner granted Public Defender Todd Nelson’s motion to remove two cases against a Springfield man from the March jury docket. Against objections from Bradley Yohn, 35, Brenner removed a case involving a Class 3 felony charge from Oct. 14…
Read Full Article February 7, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Alderman Mike Farha, chair of the city’s Finance Committee, called the city’s recent insurance issues with Blue Cross Blue Shield a “failure of leadership.” Robert Megee, an officer with the Quincy Police Department and president of the PB&PA Unit No. 12, the bargaining union that represents all city police officers, says he believes…
Read Full Article February 7, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council agreed Monday night to add 10 properties to the city’s the fix-or-flatten program. Four of the properties are in the city’s 7th Ward. Six of them are in the 2nd Ward. The properties are at: The original list had 12 properties. Director of Inspection and Enforcement Michael Seaver said the original list…
Read Full Article February 6, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Patricia Blackwell received the news no parent wants to hear on the night of Jan. 25. Two people stopped by her house late that night to say her son, Taurean Snoddy, had been in a fight and was taken to Hannibal Regional Hospital. They told Blackwell what had happened and said they…
Read Full Article February 6, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Michigan man who was found not guilty by a Quincy judge of criminal sexual assault in 2021 had a request for the records in his case to be expunged denied by a different judge. Drew Clinton, 19, of Taylor, Mich., appeared before Judge Roger Thomson for Wednesday’s hearing in Adams County Circuit…
Read Full Article February 5, 2023 | By Muddy River News
DURHAM, Ill. — An apparent ice fishing accident on Saturday led to the death of two people in rural Hancock County. The Hancock County 911 Center received a call at approximately 3:44 p.m. Saturday reporting two people in the water from an ice fishing accident at a rural farm pond near Durham. Emergency services arrived…
Read Full Article February 5, 2023 | By Muddy River News
Chaddock President/CEO Debbie Reed talks about the school’s 170th anniversary, its impact on the community its history and its future. MRN THIS WEEK is furnished by Harvey’s.
Read Full Article February 4, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
MRN Editor David Adam talks to Trevor and Todd Friye from Bergman Nurseries as their business transitions from a mix of retail and commercial landscaping to more of an emphasis on the commercial aspect. TI-Trust sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article February 3, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Attorneys on both sides were asking Thursday morning to set a November trial date for Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Robert Adrian before the Illinois Courts Commission. However, the meeting coordinator was a little leery about waiting that long. Attorneys for Adrian and the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board met for a public video pre-hearing…
Read Full Article February 3, 2023 | By Megan Duncan, Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL — The Riedel Foundation, and other supporting local businesses, will help young entrepreneurs in a new program set to start this fall. The program was announced at the Riedel Reception Thursday evening where recipients of Riedel funding from 2022 gathered to celebrate the previous year and look forward to the 2023. The Riedel…
Read Full Article February 2, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — A Quincy man turned himself in to the Quincy Police Department on Thursday morning in connection to an incident early Sunday morning at the Harrison Pub. Officers with the Quincy Police Department and Adams County EMS were dispatched to the bar at 1701 Harrison at approximately 12:30 a.m. Sunday in reference to an…
Read Full Article February 2, 2023 | By Muddy River News
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two years after being arrested, a Quincy couple pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor charges stemming from the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Christina Gerding and Jason Gerding pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating and picketing inside the Capitol building. They will be sentenced on May 16 and could face…
Read Full Article February 2, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Springfield man defending himself in a November 2021 sexual assault case complained and argued about multiple motions during a hearing Tuesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court, but he left the courtroom mostly unsatisfied after 90-plus minutes. Bradley Yohn, 35, is defending himself against charges of home invasion, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated vehicular…
Read Full Article February 1, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Maya Mexican Restaurant, 4420 Broadway, must pay $42,000 in unpaid wages, damages and penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act in which the business shortchanged the pay of 11 workers of overtime and minimum wage for a two-year period. U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage…
Read Full Article February 1, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A prisoner in the Adams County Jail has been charged with attempted escape after failing in a Sunday night venture. Ian Havermale, 36, has been charged with escape of a felon from a penal institution and criminal damage less than $10,000 to government property, both Class 3 felonies. Public Defender Shelby Hoiness has…
Read Full Article February 1, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Judge Mark Vincent denied a request for a continuance in the case of the former owner of a Quincy nightclub accused of assaulting a Quincy University student in April 2021. He then set Feb. 14 as the start of what is expected to be a four-day trial. Steven Homan appeared in Adams County…
Read Full Article February 1, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A 2019 murder case that has been delayed multiple times because of changes in defense attorneys took a step forward Tuesday afternoon when a new attorney entered an appearance. Carlos Williams, 58, appeared in a wheelchair for the first time in Adams County Circuit Court with attorney Nick Rober before Judge Tad Brenner.…
Read Full Article January 31, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Quincy woman facing four counts of first-degree murder after a 2020 accident killed four people has chosen to have a bench trial, which has been set for May 1-3. Natasha McBride, 39, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning with her attorney, Public Defender Todd Nelson, before Judge Tad Brenner.…
Read Full Article January 31, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — After holding to public meetings to discuss the topic of license plate reader cameras, the Quincy City Council’s Police Aldermanic Committee will discuss it some more. Quincy Police Chief Adam Yates made the recommendation to aldermen at Monday night’s council meeting for a two-year $117,600 lease from Flock Safety for 20 cameras, hardware…
Read Full Article January 30, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Mayor Mike Troup told the Quincy City Council a representative of Coalition Health is in town all week to meet with any city employees who may still be having problems with their insurance coverage. Blue Cross Blue Shield handles the primary plan and Coalition Health is the secondary provider. Open enrollment information provided…
Read Full Article January 30, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Four more have been charged in connection to the death of a Hannibal man that occurred on last Wednesday, Jan. 25. On Saturday, four warrants were issued in the 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County charging the following subjects: Braden Chestnutt, 19, Assault 1st Degree, Murder 2nd Degree Chad Elliott, 20,…
Read Full Article January 30, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Quincy Public Schools officials will begin this week educating students in the city’s five elementary schools about what future bookbag searches and screenings will look like. This decision, announced Monday by Superintendent Todd Pettit, was made in reaction to Friday’s incident involving a Baldwin Elementary School student who had an unloaded airsoft gun…
Read Full Article January 30, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council could vote Monday night on the approval of entering a two-year contract with Flock Safety for the leasing of 20 fixed location license place reader cameras to be installed around the city for $117,600. Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, made the proposal, which is on the…
Read Full Article January 29, 2023 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
Ron Kinscherf talks to Bo Knapheide of Knapheide Manufacturing as the company prepares to celebrate its 175th Anniversary. TI-Trust sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article January 28, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Bob Gough talks to John Wood Community College President Bryan Renfro about getting his tenure off and running at the school. MRN THIS WEEK is furnished by Harvey’s.
Read Full Article January 27, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — A Baldwin Elementary School student who had an unloaded airsoft gun on a school bus Friday afternoon faces disciplinary action, and Superintendent Todd Pettit said he will be working with the Quincy Public Schools’ security department to implement additional security measures in all public schools beginning Monday. In a press release, Pettit said…
Read Full Article January 27, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The United Way of Adams County board of directors has taken the “interim” tag off and Nancy Bluhm has been officially named as the organization’s new executive director effective today. “We are excited to add someone with Nancy’s experience and leadership skills to direct our organization’s positive impact on the community,” says Ryan Whicker,…
Read Full Article January 27, 2023 | By Muddy River News
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of another Hannibal man on Wednesday night. A warrant was issued Thursday in the 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County charging Howard J. Rickey, 41, with assault in the first degree and resisting arrest for a felony. Officers with the Hannibal…
Read Full Article January 27, 2023 | By Megan Duncan, Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — If you’ve ever hoped to meet Drake from Drakes Steak and Ale it might not be who you would expect. That’s because it’s a duck. The name was sparked by a love of wildlife. “We get asked all the time who Drake is and if they can meet him, but he’s not…
Read Full Article January 26, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Madi Weatherford has not asked for a birthday gift since she was 5 years old. Instead of receiving her own presents, Madi would rather see the happy faces — and maybe receive a few licks— from the dogs and cats at the Northeast Missouri Humane Shelter as she collects all of her…
Read Full Article January 25, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — City officials don’t expect any labor to start until 2024, but they were nonetheless elated to learn Tuesday that Quincy will receive a grant of $3.8 million from the Illinois Department of Transportation for the relocation of its bus transfer facility. Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation awarded $113.8 million…
Read Full Article January 25, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Springfield man who allegedly kept thumb drives inside the Adams County jail pled not guilty Tuesday afternoon. Not surprisingly, Bradley Yohn offered other thoughts during his 10-minute arraignment in Adams County Circuit Court by Judge Tad Brenner. Yohn, 35, appeared with his attorney, Public Defender Todd Nelson. The case is on the…
Read Full Article January 24, 2023 | By Muddy River News
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Tuesday sentenced a woman to two and one-half years in prison for embezzling $1.2 million from an agricultural business in Ralls County, Mo. Stephanie D. Carper, 51, also was ordered to repay the money she stole while exploiting her position as secretary of Liter Fertilizer…
Read Full Article January 24, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, spent most of Monday’s public meeting in City Council chambers explaining what license plate reader cameras can’t do. Afterward, he said he wasn’t willing to sacrifice the positions of paid officers in exchange for the new technology. Yates spoke to approximately 30 people about the…
Read Full Article January 24, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved spending $28,700 in TIF dollars with Crawford, Murphy and Tilly of Springfield for additional design services of the streetscape and engineering design of North Sixth Street between Maine and Vermont. Aldermen had approved a contract on Sept. 8, 2020, with Crawford, Murphy and Tilly for $151,735.00 for streetscape…
Read Full Article January 23, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Mark Field of Liberty Bank talks about banking and technology. TI-Trust sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article January 23, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department will host the first of two public meetings tonight to inform the public about the license plate reader cameras they want to install around the city. The meetings will detail what license plate readers are capable of as well as what police say they will not do as well…
Read Full Article January 22, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Bob Gough talks to Will Sullivan of Will Sullivan Auction Service about the new Illinois gun laws and how they affect the business of selling guns. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
Read Full Article January 21, 2023 | By Brittany Boll, Muddy River News
If you’re going out to eat on a Friday night in Quincy, expect to wait. It doesn’t take much to convince the people to wait more than thirty minutes for a table when going out to eat. Our lives are seemingly busier every day, and the convenience and time saved by choosing the dine-out-route is…
Read Full Article January 20, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department wants to speed up investigations and offset reduced manpower by installing multiple cameras around the city to identify vehicle license plates. Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, made a presentation Tuesday night to the Quincy City Council’s Police Aldermanic Committee to spend $117,600 on a two-year lease…
Read Full Article January 19, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy Park District Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday night to spend $55,000 for irrigation design at Westview Golf Course. Rome Frericks, executive director of the Park District, met with three irrigation design firms last year and recommended the services of Les Hill, an irrigation consultant from Navasota, Texas, who has been designing…
Read Full Article January 18, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department is searching for a man who allegedly fired a gun at an occupied vehicle Tuesday night. Officers with the Quincy Police Department were dispatched to 1021 Bonansinga Drive at 8:12 p.m. Tuesday for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, the officers learned Michael S. Coffman Jr. had fired…
Read Full Article January 17, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Springfield man awaiting a motion hearing in Adams County Circuit Court was removed from the courtroom by bailiffs after interrupting a judge Tuesday morning. When he came back an hour later for his hearing, the man lasted less than 90 seconds in the courtroom before another heated exchange started, and he was…
Read Full Article January 17, 2023 | By Megan Duncan, Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A new spot in Hannibal is offering a full scope of services perfect for a day out with the girls or an afternoon of self-care. Located in the Stardust Spa Building, the complex offers an entire experience with a coffee house, hair salon and nail salon. Although each business can visited separately…
Read Full Article January 16, 2023 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — The message remains the same. Annice Mallory, president of the Quincy area chapter of the NAACP, spoke Monday morning of the goals, messages and ideologies of the late Martin Luther King Jr. Her words were laced with emotion and dealt with ending racism and promoting equality. And above all else? “Having injustice become…
Read Full Article January 16, 2023 | By Lisa Wigoda
Read Full Article January 16, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Father Roy Bauer will be posthumously honored as the recipient of this year’s Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation’s Friends of Catholic Education Award. Established in 2009, the award recognizes an individual, couple or organization whose contributions have significantly fostered and strengthened Catholic education in the Quincy community. Father Bauer will be honored and…
Read Full Article January 15, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Carol Nichols of the Quincy NAACP and Brittney Thrower with the Teen Reach Freedom School talk about honoring the late civil rights leader Monday at 10 a.m. at the Bethel AME Church, 905 Oak.
Read Full Article January 15, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The Quincy Public Schools Foundation ended its 2022 Dream Big annual campaign on a high note, raising a record-breaking $321,078.62 in donations and pledges. The total exceeds last year’s record of $310,551. The campaign total was announced during halftime at the Lincoln vs. Quincy boys basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 14. “We are…
Read Full Article January 14, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The Knapheide Manufacturing Company is celebrate its 175th anniversary this year, marking nearly two centuries as a family-owned and operated business in Quincy. Herman Heinrich Knapheide, a German immigrant, moved to Quincy in 1848 and opened a wagon-making shop, the Knapheide Wagon Company. The business was incorporated in 1893 as the Henry Knapheide…
Read Full Article January 13, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — As construction is well underway on the Friendship Brewery, the founders of the brewery hope to open the doors by the upcoming tourist season. The Friendship Brewery will be located at 422 N. Main in Hannibal, which previously housed the Mark Twain Brewing Company. Friendship Brewery took ownership of the building last…
Read Full Article January 12, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Illinois Governor JB Pritzker joined local, state, and community leaders to celebrate the final structural beam being placed at the Quincy Veterans’ Home. The “Topping Out” ceremony marks a significant milestone in the nearly $300 million renovation and rehabilitation project that will provide a 260,000 square foot residential long-term care facility and 80,000 square foot independent…
Read Full Article January 12, 2023 | By MEGAN DUNCAN
HANNIBAL, Mo. – An order signed Monday by Judge John Jackson gives the City of Hannibal until next Wednesday to produce all documents related to the impeachment proceedings of 3rd Ward Councilman Stephan Franke. Jackson, appointed to preside over the impeachment after Judge Donald Bastian recused himself, granted Franke’s motion to compel the city to…
Read Full Article January 12, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
PLEASE READ THIS CAUTIONARY NOTE: Readers should understand this story contains descriptions of sexual abuse. This may offend and shock some readers or be painful to survivors of sexual abuse or assault. Muddy River News believes it is necessary to report this information as a warning and a reminder of what comprises sexual abuse and the importance of protecting children and supporting…
Read Full Article January 11, 2023 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
How does a family-owned small business replace employees with more than 75 years of experience? In the case of Bergman Nurseries, you can’t. John Nieders, the greenhouse manager, is retiring at age 81. He has managed the greenhouse since the turn of the century. After nearly 30 years with the nursery, landscape designer Keith Klusmeyer…
Read Full Article January 11, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
PLEASE READ THIS CAUTIONARY NOTE: Readers should understand this story contains descriptions of sexual abuse. This may offend and shock some readers or be painful to survivors of sexual abuse or assault. Muddy River News believes it is necessary to report this information as a warning and a reminder of what comprises sexual abuse and the importance of protecting children and supporting…
Read Full Article January 10, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Two aldermen asked Quincy Mayor Mike Troup during Monday night’s meeting about questions they have received about the city’s health insurance plan. Troup responded by saying it will take a few days to fix the problems. The Police Benevolent and Protective Association Labor Unit 12, which represents the officers and supervisors with the…
Read Full Article January 10, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Safe and Livable Housing Committee introduced an advocate program it has been working on for the past year to the Quincy City Council at Monday’s meeting. Committee member Janet Conover told aldermen 31 churches and organizations and one school have agreed to be an advocate supporter for tenants who need help in…
Read Full Article January 9, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Police Benevolent and Protective Association Labor Unit 12, which represents the officers and supervisors with the Quincy Police Department, filed a grievance against the city of Quincy for failing to provide health insurance or vision coverage to all police officers in violation of its contract with the union. Robert Megee, an officer…
Read Full Article January 9, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL – This Sunday marks the first time in more than 20 years that the Unity March will take place in Hannibal to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Sponsored by the Hannibal Juneteenth Coalition and Jim’s Journey Museum, the march will assemble on Broadway at the Save A Lot parking lot at 1 p.m.,…
Read Full Article January 9, 2023 | By Muddy River News
On Dec. 14, the Pike County Sheriff’s Department was contacted by a local banking facility regarding an alleged employee theft of an undisclosed amount of money. Chief Deputy Zack Orr began a criminal investigation and on Jan. 6, Jamie L. Obert, 38, of Liberty, Ill. was arrested in rural Adams County on a Pike…
Read Full Article January 9, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Brianna Rivera will make her first foray into politics when the Quincy City Council votes Monday night to approve her appointment as an alderman in the city’s 3rd Ward. However, she’ll be getting a little help from her brother. Jared Holbrook was elected as an alderman in the 3rd Ward in 2013. He lasted…
Read Full Article January 7, 2023 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — Prior to this weekend, Shelby Rose’s most recognizable claim to fame may have been being one of the most successful drivers in the history of the Quincy Soap Box Derby. At the top of Rose’s resume now, however, is the Miss Quincy title she earned Saturday night. “The Soap Box Derby (success) does…
Read Full Article January 7, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
MRN Editor talks to journalist Adam Pitluk about his experiences with James Scott, the man who was found guilty of the West Quincy Levee break. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
Read Full Article January 7, 2023 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
Ron Kinscherf talks with Greg Wittland of Encompass Wealth Strategies about planning for retirement. TI-Trust sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article January 6, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The Better Business Bureau is warning Facebook users that sharing a certain kind of attention-grabbing post might put their friends at risk of falling victim to a scam. Don O’Brien, BBB Quincy regional director, said a recent post in one of the Quincy Buy, Sell, Trade groups warned of an 87-year-old man and his dog…
Read Full Article January 6, 2023 | By BY MUDDY RIVER NEWS
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man faces charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action after allegedly shooting a Hannibal man Saturday night, according to a probable cause statement from the Hannibal Police Department. A warrant was issued on Saturday for Justin Sims, 32, after Anthony Migel Miller, 24, was found in the alley west…
Read Full Article January 5, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Two more arrests were made Wednesday by the Quincy Police Department in connection to a shooting incident in the 500 block of South Eighth Street early Tuesday morning, and an arrest warrant has been issued for another Quincy man in this case. Officers with the Quincy Police Department and an Adams County Ambulance…
Read Full Article January 5, 2023 | By Muddy River News
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly striking a police officer and striking a patrol car with a car he was driving. A warrant was issued Wednesday in the 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County charging Dexter L. Winningham, 37, with first-degree assault special victim, resisting arrest by fleeing and leaving…
Read Full Article January 5, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
CAMP POINT, Ill. — Kimberly Kestner’s parents, Kenny and Angie Volk, are the owners of the Tastee Treat in Mount Sterling, a popular stop on U.S. 24 to get a burger, shake or sundae since the 1950s. When Kimberly and her husband, Austin, learned of the opportunity to buy the Shake Shack in Camp Point,…
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