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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,…
Read Full Article January 4, 2023 | By Megan Duncan, Muddy River News correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. – A third-party investigation will soon be underway concerning Hannibal City Clerk Angel Zerbonia. City Attorney James Lemon confirmed at the Hannibal City Council meeting on Tuesday that an outside agency will be conducting the investigation. The council members confirmed it was decided by unanimous vote. The announcement comes after the council meeting…
Read Full Article January 4, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Springfield man defending himself in a November 2021 sexual assault case said last month he wanted to defend himself in two other felony cases, then told Judge Robert Adrian on Tuesday morning he was withdrawing his request. Bradley Yohn, 35, also said during his appearance in Adams County Circuit Court he’s waiting…
Read Full Article January 3, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Adams County State’s Attorney’s office will not file an appeal of last month’s Fourth District Appellate Court’s ruling, which upheld Judge Amy Lannerd’s ruling to dismiss a charge of aggravated driving under the influence by Natasha McBride in an Aug. 14, 2020, crash that killed four people. A status hearing on McBride’s…
Read Full Article January 3, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Nearly a year after being removed from criminal cases at the Adams County Courthouse, Judge Robert Adrian has been reinstated to his former duties. Administrative orders filed Dec. 20 by Judge Frank McCartney, chief judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, noted that Adrian and Judge Tad Brenner would be assigned to felony criminal…
Read Full Article January 3, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Just after midnight Tuesday, Quincy Police officers at approximately were called to the 500 block of S. 8th St. in reference to a fight in progress. Upon arrival, officers learned a 22-year-old man had sustained a non-life threatening gun shot wound during a disturbance. Officers learned several subjects were engaged in a physical…
Read Full Article January 2, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A water main break on Sunday at Quincy High School led to water service being turned off at the school for most of Sunday and Monday. Jody Steinke, principal at Quincy High School, wrote in a post on the QHS Facebook page that the break has been repaired, and water service has been…
Read Full Article January 2, 2023 | By Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips
Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips take you back to the infancy of local television and one of the area’s most popular programs. Dot Foods sponsors Muddy River Gems.
Read Full Article January 2, 2023 | By Muddy River News
The most popular stories tend to be the most tragic. They are the ones that deal with crime, courts and fatal car crashes. So here are the most read stories that dealt with those subjects in 2022 according to our internal analytics. We’ve moved nothing up or down in the rankings based on our opinions.…
Read Full Article January 2, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Kohl Wholesale is a broadline distributor in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri committed to fulfilling the foodservice needs of their customers. Kohl Wholesale distributes national and regional brands of more than 14,000 products and will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2023.
Read Full Article January 1, 2023 | By Muddy River News
These were the most viewed stories on Muddy River News in 2022. These were determined by you, the reader, based on the pageviews for each story/video/column. 1. Former valedictorian tells Quincy School Board eliminating top two graduating honors is ‘terrific idea’ This ended up being a hot button issue. Who knew? 2. “Living nightmare”: Citizens…
Read Full Article January 1, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
The businessman and chairman of the Adams County Board’s finance committee discusses the county’s housing situation and how he hopes the Great River Economic Development Foundation, Quincy and Adams County can all work together to ensure there is enough quality housing to go around.
Read Full Article December 31, 2022 | By Muddy River News
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man was charged Saturday with second-degree murder and armed criminal action after shots were fired in the 600 block of Broadway. Officers with the Hannibal Police Department were dispatched at 12:17 a.m. Saturday to a business in the 600 block of Broadway for a report of a shot fired. Upon…
Read Full Article December 31, 2022 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The Miss Quincy and Miss Quincy’s Outstanding Teen Competition, presented by Gully Transportation, will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 7 in the Quincy Community Theatre. Eight candidates will compete for Miss Quincy and earn a $3,000 college scholarship and thousands of dollars in prizes. Six will compete for the Outstanding Teen…
Read Full Article December 31, 2022 | By Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – By now, almost everyone in Illinois has heard that Jan. 1 will mark the beginning of a significant change in the state’s criminal justice system – the elimination of cash bail. It’s an issue that dominated the 2022 campaigns and has been both praised and criticized on editorial pages in newspapers across the…
Read Full Article December 30, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Muddy River News has learned that Quincy Mayor Mike Troup has requested an investigation into the way Adam Yates became Quincy’s police chief. “I have requested an investigation into the hiring process,” Troup confirmed. “I want to say that Adam (Yates) has done everything I have asked of him. He has done a…
Read Full Article December 29, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Now through the end of the year, we will list a variety of “Top 10’s for 2022”. These are determined by you, the reader, based on the pageviews for each story/video/column. These are all penned by MRN Publisher J. Robert Gough unless otherwise noted. 1. Predicting Pettit before the ink is dry on the contract:…
Read Full Article December 29, 2022 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The Tri-Township Fire Department (TTFD) officially dedicated its Tri-Township Ladder #1 in honor of its first Fire Chief, Edward Hagerbaumer. In June 1957, Hagerbaumer was appointed as TTFD’s first chief, a move that was significant to the growth of the department and established a precedent for future firefighters to follow. “With respect to…
Read Full Article December 28, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — A small post-Christmas Quincy City Council agenda didn’t seem like much going into Tuesday night’s meeting. But an item not on the agenda ended up taking up most of the evening. Police and Fire Commission Chairman Barry Cheyne spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting and said last Thursday, Dec. 22,…
Read Full Article December 27, 2022 | By Muddy River News
Springfield, IL – The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) announced the first quarter of FY23 Veterans’ Grant Recipients of nearly $350,000 awarded to organizations that provide vital services to veterans including homelessness, and post-traumatic stress treatment, health insurance costs, long-term care, disability benefits, and employment and employment training. The grant is funded by the…
Read Full Article December 27, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Now through the end of the year, we will list a variety of “Top 10’s for 2022”. These are determined by you, the reader, based on the pageviews for each story/video/column. Don’t blame us if your item didn’t make the list. 🙂 And lots of “Ashley Faces” here too. Enjoy. 1. The Jason Priest Problem:…
Read Full Article December 26, 2022 | By Muddy River News
PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The Pittsfield Police Department recently requested charges against two people as part of an ongoing investigation into the illegal sale of methamphetamine and controlled substances in Pittsfield. Pike County State’s Attorney Zack Boren charged two subjects on Dec. 6 with felonies because of the investigation. Boren charged Taylor Hicks, 26, with two…
Read Full Article December 26, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The presents have been opened, and it’s time to clean up the disaster of wrapping paper and boxes. Before tossing it all in the garbage, Homeward Bound Waggin’ is asking people to save any kinds of Styrofoam coolers or packaging that might be useful for feral cats. “There are a lot of places, and especially…
Read Full Article December 26, 2022 | By Maureen Klues
Some Christmas moments are just magical. If you take the time to stop during the hustle and bustle of this season, you can feel it — even if it is just for a few seconds. There are so many memories that surround us this time of year that we can often miss that feeling, or…
Read Full Article December 25, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
J. Robert Gough talks to Pam Williams with the Tangerine Bowl and Spare Time Sports Bar about bowling and running a great bar and grill.
Read Full Article December 25, 2022 | By Ron Kinscherf
QUINCY — The gathering of friends hanging out and chatting on a Saturday night typically just leads to a good time. And in a backyard in Quincy, one of those Saturday night gatherings in June 2021 led to the creation of the Forrest Greene Country Club. Someone shared that a co-worker always posted pictures of…
Read Full Article December 24, 2022 | By Muddy River News
CARTHAGE, Ill. — Deakon Charles Holtsclaw, son of Jesse and Darcy Holtsclaw, was the last baby born at Memorial Hospital’s Stork Stopp at 1 p.m. Nov. 29. Deakon weighed eight pounds, 11 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. Jesse and Darcy said they chose Memorial Hospital because of the convenience of being close to home…
Read Full Article December 23, 2022 | By Jerry Nowicki, Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – For Illinois’ homeless populations and those that serve them, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a crisis – the volunteer, mostly faith-based shelters that had long been the backbone of the state’s emergency housing system were closing their doors. But with the crisis – and a sudden influx of temporary federal, state and philanthropic funding…
Read Full Article December 23, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, recently spent a couple of hours spreading goodwill throughout the city as part of Project Christmas Cheer. Stifel, a financial advisor firm in Quincy, makes a donation to the department to buy gift cards from HyVee. Yates then drives around the city and stops unsuspecting people, presenting…
Read Full Article December 22, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Trevor Beck has often wondered about the possibilities at the southeast corner of 30th and Broadway while driving to work at Town and Country Bank Midwest. “I drive by that corner every day, and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat at that corner, looked at it and thought to myself, ‘What…
Read Full Article December 21, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Adams County Sheriff Tony Grootens says a Chicago-area company will conduct tests at the Adams County Courthouse next month to investigate complaints of mold throughout the building. Grootens, whose first day on the job was Dec. 1, said he didn’t learn of mold concerns in the 77,000-square-foot building until Friday, Dec. 16. “I…
Read Full Article December 20, 2022 | By Jim and Martha Rapp
Sometimes life’s greatest blessings come with living a little crazy. So it was that fifty years ago, at 1:30 p.m. on a balmy Thursday, Dec. 28, we—Martha, a cub Lifestyle Editor and columnist for The Belleville (IL) News-Democrat, and Jim, a second-year law student at Washington University in St. Louis—were married in Rock Island, IL.…
Read Full Article December 20, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Weeks after agreeing to participate in a housing study with Adams County and the Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF), the Quincy City Council got around to paying the bill at Monday night’s meeting. A $3,500 invoice for the housing study was part of the regular weekly bill paying resolution that came out…
Read Full Article December 19, 2022 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — With a double-digit increase in the number of sexual assault survivors over the past two years, Blessing Hospital’s Emergency Center is partnering with the State of Illinois and a private company to better handle the situation. During 2020, the year of the pandemic, 36 sexual assault survivors came to the Blessing Emergency Center…
Read Full Article December 19, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Eli Campos didn’t get to travel internationally like he had hoped, and he had to wait several years longer than he wanted to travel at all. However, the five-day trip to Las Vegas in October with his family — his brother Blake; his mother, Dawnall Haston; his father, John Campos; his stepfather, Lee…
Read Full Article December 18, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
John Wood Community College President Mike Elbe discusses his departure from the school and the college’s importance to the community.
Read Full Article December 17, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Ryley Smith with XCel Physical Therapy talks about acquiring the business earlier this year and the industry in general.
Read Full Article December 16, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A website purporting to be the home of a long-time Quincy car dealer is scamming people searching for used cars. The Better Business Bureau has received complaints in the last month from people in Louisiana and Texas attempting to buy a vehicle from Bob Oberling Used Cars, 2731 N. 12th, which no longer…
Read Full Article December 16, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — When the Illinois Supreme Court announced in October that Amy Lannerd would be assigned as a justice in the Fourth District Appellate Court, Vanessa Pratt made it a point to congratulate her. “I made a joke to her,” Vanessa said. “I was like, ‘If you’re looking for any law clerks, you know, keep…
Read Full Article December 15, 2022 | By Muddy River News
PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Kathy Hull is retiring after 11 years as administrator of Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield, and Holly Jones will be replacing her. Jones has spent the past 11 years as Illini’s assistant administrator. Hull retires on Dec. 23 after 23 years at Illini. She said in a press release that she loves…
Read Full Article December 15, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — While presenting 20 motions Wednesday during a nearly three-hour hearing in Adams County Circuit Court, a Springfield man defending himself in a November 2021 sexual assault case said he plans to move for a change of venue. While discussing a request for funds to pay for a polling service, Bradley Yohn, 35, told Judge…
Read Full Article December 15, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A ruling on a request by attorneys for a Quincy man, charged with first-degree murder in the death of an infant in 2018, to suppress statements and information from a cellphone extraction will be made in February. Travis Wiley, 35, appeared with public defenders Todd Nelson and Shelby Hoiness before Judge Michael Atterberry…
Read Full Article December 15, 2022 | By Ron Kinscherf
QUINCY — During a meeting where the Fiscal Year 2023 budget was unanimously passed and Rome Frericks, executive director of the Quincy Park District, was given a raise, most of the debate centered around the Quincy Riverfront Development Corporation’s request for a $25,000 donation for startup costs. The corporation, created earlier this year, is led…
Read Full Article December 14, 2022 | By Muddy River News
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man is in the Marion County Jail after he was arrested for using a handgun to shoot at and wound a 60-year-old man. The 10th Judicial District Court of Marion County issued a warrant Wednesday for Brendon J. Garrelts, 23, charging him with second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Officers with…
Read Full Article December 14, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — The Adams County Board is banking on an increase in assessed property value to maintain its revenues without raising taxes themselves. The Board unanimously approved a 0.79659 cent tax rate at Tuesday night’s meeting. While it is technically a slight decrease from last year’s 0.81188 rate, an expected 4.2 percent increase in equalized…
Read Full Article December 13, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Springfield man who is defending himself in a November 2021 sexual assault case decided Tuesday morning he now wants to defend himself in two other felony cases. Bradley Yohn, 35, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court before Judge Tad Brenner for a status hearing in two cases. He was charged Oct. 15 with…
Read Full Article December 13, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Kenneth Silman had been in and out of trouble with drugs and the law for 25 years. He had even been clean at one point for 3½ years, only to relapse when his father died. When he was sentenced to the RISE program in May 2021 after a conviction for possession of meth,…
Read Full Article December 13, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council’s unanimous vote on Monday night to approve a $7.112 million annual property tax levy ordinance, creating a tax rate around 96 cents per $100 of assessed value, was called “historic” by Mayor Mike Troup. The levy is approximately $588,000 less than was collected this year. Last year’s rate was…
Read Full Article December 12, 2022 | By Muddy River News
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man was arrested following a search and a scuffle where the suspect grabbed a Taser away from an officer. On Saturday, Tyler Hudson, 27, was arrested following a Hannibal Police investigation into an assault which occurred on Friday around 3:00 p.m. Officers were dispatched to the intersection of Pleasant and…
Read Full Article December 11, 2022 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Quincy Police made an arrest Saturday morning involving a suspect in multiple package thefts throughout the city. At 10 a.m. Saturday, officers spotted Ashley Allen, who they knew to have active arrest warrants, in the area of Fifth and Cherry. Allen fled on foot but was located later in the day. Officers located…
Read Full Article December 11, 2022 | By Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension
HANNIBAL, Mo. – A northeastern Missouri farm is making sunflower oil amid a global shortage linked to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Family-owned and operated Show Me HH Farms of Hannibal offers cold-pressed sunflower seed oil, a primary cooking oil in many parts of the world. Sunflower oil’s light yellow color, mild flavor and ability…
Read Full Article December 10, 2022 | By Muddy River News
Mark McDonald takes you to Perry, Missouri, where the community came together to restore a piece of history that brings back old memories and allows people to make new ones. Muddy River Gems is produced by Randy Phillips.
Read Full Article December 9, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Quincy man facing three counts of first-degree murder did not accept a plea deal on Friday, and his hopes of obtaining private counsel before his case goes to a jury next month is in question. Devere Gholston, 27, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court on Friday afternoon before Judge Debra Wellborn. Gholston…
Read Full Article December 9, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
J. Robert Gough talks to the new director of Quincy Regional Airport, Chuck Miller, about new runways, new solar panels and what he thinks of the community upon his arrival. Ron Kinscherf also talks to Mark Cestari with Southern Airways Express, Quincy’s new commercial flight service, about providing a link to Chicago and St. Louis.…
Read Full Article December 8, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Fourth District Appellate Court upheld an April 1 ruling by Judge Amy Lannerd in which she dismissed a charge of aggravated driving under the influence by Natasha McBride of Quincy in an Aug. 14, 2020 crash that killed four people. The appellate court’s ruling was filed Monday. McBride allegedly ran a traffic…
Read Full Article December 8, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Chuck Miller, director of Quincy Regional Airport, says Southern Airways Express will offer an experience for passengers that’s completely different from what they’ve come to expect in the past six months. “Well, they have airplanes available,” he said. “They have pilots. And so far, they have flown the exact schedule that they have published.” Miller…
Read Full Article December 7, 2022 | By Ron Kinscherf
HANNIBAL, Mo. —The unusual lighting that Hannibal residents may have noticed around town Monday night had nothing to do with Christmas. Representatives from the United Steelworkers were using the union’s “bat signal” projector to shine a message on walls throughout the city. They arrived from Pittsburgh, hoping to stir up conversation about the contract situation for…
Read Full Article December 7, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A 25-minute movie on the Vice Network’s YouTube page reviews the flooding of the Mississippi River in West Quincy, Mo., during the summer of 1993 and whether James Scott is actually innocent of the crime he was eventually convicted of. The midwestern section of the United States was submerged in 1993 by extreme…
Read Full Article December 6, 2022 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The money has been raised and construction completed, and the ceremonial ribbon was cut on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The Teresa Adams House in Quincy soon will welcome its first guests, offering discounted daytime and overnight accommodations for patients and their families seeking healthcare in the Quincy area from any provider. The house is…
Read Full Article December 6, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Amy Lannerd, an avid sports fan, used a baseball terminology to explain the move from her position as a judge in the Eighth Circuit Court to becoming a justice in the Fourth District Appellate Court. “Trial court judges call balls and strikes,” she said. “As an appellate court justice, we’re instant replay.” Illinois…
Read Full Article December 6, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council will vote next week on a $7.112 million annual property tax levy ordinance that would create a tax rate around 96 cents per $100 of assessed value. “Property taxes paid next year are going to basically be less than they were this year by about seven percent, maybe eight…
Read Full Article December 6, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted Monday night to approve a recommendation from the Plan Commission to subdivide (dividing one lot into eight) a property at 5100 Chestnut under the “small tracts” provision of the Subdivision Ordinance. The eight-lot subdivision is on a 10-acre tract of land east of the Lake Ridge Subdivision on…
Read Full Article December 5, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Maria Rench announced Monday she is resigning as executive director for the YWCA of Quincy housing program. Rench’s last day will be Dec. 16. She will begin her new position on Jan. 4 as vice president of FosterAdopt Connect, which works with children and families in the child welfare system in Kansas and Missouri.…
Read Full Article December 5, 2022 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
QUINCY — One morning, I was having a casual conversation with Sarah Stephens, the Executive Director of the Horizons food pantry. She mentioned how successful their latest benefit was … the Charcuterie in CommUNITY. They had a number of entries in the competition … professional and amateur. They are already making plans for next year’s…
Read Full Article December 4, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Fr. John Doctor is the vice president of mission and ministry for Quincy University. He is also the spiritual director for Quincy Cursillo. J. Robert Gough talks to Fr. Doctor about Advent, campus ministry and Catholic retreats making their way back from the COVID shutdown. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
Read Full Article December 3, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Five people facing first-degree assault and second-degree murder charges in connection to the death of a Hannibal man on Oct. 9 have pleaded not guilty. Tiara Bonner, Jason Anderson, Jordan Payne, Thomas Payne and Kaelin Rickey all made appearances by video from the Marion County Jail during their arraignment before Judge Rachel…
Read Full Article December 3, 2022 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
Ron Kinscherf talks to Gary Boots with Playsmart playground systems about how playgrounds have evolved from monkey bar death traps and slides that burned your butt in the sun to safe, enjoyable fun for kids. TI-TRUST sponsors the Muddy River News Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article December 2, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — April Wiley remembers sitting in the Adams County Jail and learning on Feb. 11, 2021, about her sentence to Adams County Drug Court. Police had arrested her four times in the past two years on possession of meth charges. She was 42 years old at the time and had been addicted to meth…
Read Full Article November 30, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Bed Bath & Beyond store in Quincy avoided the first cut of stores that were announced in September to be closing by the end of the year. However, the Quincy location now has signs throughout the store at 5100 Broadway indicating it will be closing. Nothing on the signs indicates when the…
Read Full Article November 30, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — What started out as a simple status hearing and an opportunity to set a date for a hearing to review eight motions filed by Bradley Yohn ended with Yohn being escorted from an Adams County courtroom Wednesday morning yelling obscenities at Judge Roger Thomson, calling him a “piece of s**t.” Yohn, 35, is…
Read Full Article November 30, 2022 | By Muddy River News
PITTSFIELD, Ill. – John E. Resor of Quincy was sentenced Wednesday in Pike County Circuit Court to 14 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for an aggravated domestic battery committed on March 19 in Barry. Judge Charles H.W. Burch also sentenced Resor to concurrent 10-year sentences on two counts of aggravated battery. Resor must…
Read Full Article November 30, 2022 | By Muddy River News
PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Pittsfield Police arrested three men last week after a theft from the Pittsfield Farm and Home Supply store. Officers were called to the Pittsfield store on Nov. 25 following a report of suspicion of theft as one of the men was wearing a mask. According to Pittsfield Police, the men fled the…
Read Full Article November 30, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Five people facing first-degree assault and second-degree murder charges in connection to the death of a Hannibal man on Oct. 9 will be arraigned Friday morning in Marion County Circuit Court. Four of those people — Tiara Bonner, Jason Anderson, Jordan Payne and Kaelin Rickey — waived their right to a preliminary…
Read Full Article November 29, 2022 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — A Springfield man defending himself against criminal sexual assault charges in Quincy picked up another felony charge earlier this month. Bradley Yohn, 35, was charged Nov. 15 in Adams County Circuit Court with three counts of possessing contraband in a penal institution, a Class 1 felony. If he’s found guilty, he faces between…
Read Full Article November 29, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — After nearly four years as an alderman, John Mast decided he had missed enough time with his kids. Mast, a Republican in the city’s 5th Ward, chose not to file paperwork to run for re-election. Monday was the final day to file petitions. Mast said he started thinking in the past six months about…
Read Full Article November 29, 2022 | By Muddy River News
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University’s accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission was placed earlier this month on a two-year probation amid controversy about mismanagement and poor trustee governance. Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo., another school affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention, also is on probation. Word and Way, an independent publication that covers news of…
Read Full Article November 29, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — One planned subdivision by Hildebrand Construction in the northeast area of the city cleared one hurdle during Monday night’s meeting of the Quincy City Council. Another planned subdivision, however, must wait until next week to receive approval. The Plan Commission recently recommended approval of the subdivision of property at 5010-5019 College into nine…
Read Full Article November 29, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Aldermen voted last week to make three changes to an ordinance to adopt the 2018 series of the International Code Council model code for the city’s building code. They voted to remove mandated sprinkler systems, mandated installation of sheetrock underneath the basement mandated installation of a self-closing door from the garage to the…
Read Full Article November 28, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Judge Debra Wellborn hadn’t heard much lately about the Devere Gholston case, so she took it upon herself to schedule a status hearing for Monday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court. Gholston, 27, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder, one count of residential burglary and one count of robbery in…
Read Full Article November 28, 2022 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department responded Nov. 5 to Zales Jewelers in the Quincy Town Center in reference to a theft that had just occurred. Two subjects had entered the store posing as customers. They asked to see multiple pieces of jewelry, were able to gain control of four rings and fled the store…
Read Full Article November 28, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
URSA, Ill. — Jess Duncan always had wanted to become a cosmetologist. When she and her husband Taylor bought a house in Ursa four years ago, Duncan quickly found the exact place where she wanted to own her own business. Now she’s finally seeing both dreams come true. Duncan & Co. is having a grand opening…
Read Full Article November 27, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Reagan Costigan with Quincy Recycle talks about recruiting and hiring in today’s economic climate. The local company has grown to more than 400 employees among its locations throughout the Midwest.
Read Full Article November 26, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Bob Gough talks to Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips about a new long-form program coming to Muddy River News. McDonald and Phillips, who produced the award-winning program Illinois Stories for PBS stations WQEC/WSEC, will bring you Muddy River Gems. The first program will air in December. Harvey’s Furniture sponsors Muddy River News.
Read Full Article November 25, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Ashley talks to the people who help run the local chapter of the American Business Women’s Association and Bob Gough introduces us to the team that will bring you Muddy River Gems.
Read Full Article November 23, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A second Quincy man believed to be connected to a shooting around Sixth and Chestnut earlier this month pled not guilty Wednesday morning. Cayden R. Smith, 18, was arraigned in Adams County Circuit Court by Judge Roger Thomson. Smith appeared with his attorney, Drew Schnack. Officers with the Quincy Police Department responded to…
Read Full Article November 23, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — A Sangamon County Court has dismissed an appeal by Blessing Health System to block the proposed Quincy Medical Group Hospital and Birth Center to be built at the Quincy Town Center. In April, seven of the eight members of the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board (HFSRB) approved QMG’s applications for both…
Read Full Article November 22, 2022 | By Muddy River News
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Michael Bell, 39, of the 800 block of North Eighth Street in Quincy, was sentenced on Friday, Nov. 18, to 10 years imprisonment for distributing methamphetamine in Quincy. At the sentencing hearing in front of U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough, the government presented evidence that on Aug. 30 and Sept. 2, 2021,…
Read Full Article November 22, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Quincy man who allegedly exchanged gunfire earlier this month while in a car on the city’s northwest side pled not guilty Tuesday morning. Chaeto Nichols, 18, was arraigned in Adams County Circuit Court by Judge Amy Lannerd. Nichols appeared with public defender Christopher Pratt. The case was placed on the March 13…
Read Full Article November 22, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Chief Bernie Vahlkamp and Deputy Chief Steve Salrin with the Quincy Fire Department couldn’t convince the Quincy City Council not to make three changes to an ordinance to adopt the 2018 series of the International Code Council model code for the city’s building code. Aldermen voted at the end of the meeting to…
Read Full Article November 22, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A new role in the family business has forced Parker Freiburg to resign from his seat on the Quincy City Council. Freiburg, a Republican in the city’s 3rd Ward, announced at the end of Monday’s meeting that the Nov. 28 meeting would be his last. He said he will become an owner of Diamond…
Read Full Article November 21, 2022 | By RUDI KELLER, Missouri Independent
MEMPHIS, Missouri – In March, Scotland County Hospital’s auditors delivered a stark warning. After five consecutive years of losses, only federal COVID-19 payments received over the previous year had kept the 25-bed hospital’s bank account solvent. In the fiscal years covered by the audit, accounting firm BKD reported, the hospital lost $7.9 million — $2.3 million…
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