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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Todd Ahrens breathed a sigh of relief Friday afternoon. More than 170 items were struck from the Missouri state budget on Friday, June 29, as Gov. Mike Parson cut $1 billion from the spending plan passed this year by lawmakers. Parson said in a statement he vetoed earmarked items he believed were loaded into the budget…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council isn’t expected to address again the proposed retail development at the intersection of 54th and Broadway until July 15, but one alderman appeared to show where he stands on the issue during Monday night’s meeting at the Quincy Public Library. A proposal from Omaha, Neb.-based developer Jim Otis to place…
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QUINCY — Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, says his officers will enforce a simple rule about fireworks in Quincy during the July 4 holiday. “If it explodes or it goes up in the air, it is illegal in the state of Illinois,” Yates told aldermen at the end of Monday’s Quincy City…
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QUINCY — Carlos Fernandez worked in broadcasting for 46 years, and despite all the “cool things” he got to do during that time, he said nothing compares to the Great River Honor Flight. “I never got to do anything as cool as this,” he said. Fernandez, chairman of the Great River Honor Flight Board of…
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La GRANGE, Mo. — Andrew Eisenbeiss grew up in a trucking family. His father drove for years, and his grandfather drove into his 70s. “I’ve been around truck driving since I was a little kid,” he said. Eisenbeiss now is taking things a step further. After nearly 20 years in the industry, he recently created…
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MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Missouri State Representative Louis Riggs about disfunction at the State Capitol (well, at least in the chamber opposite of the House), progress on the Hannibal Bypass and supporting education to fit into today’s workforce needs.
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QUINCY — Debra Wellborn’s decision to retire as an associate judge in Adams County on July 2 means she will get her first name back. “One of the things that (retired judge) Diane Lagoski told me was, “When you first get to be a judge, just remember you lose your first name,’” Wellborn recalled with…
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MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Rochell Sharpe with Blessing Hospital about Alzheimers awareness. She is a nurse practitioner with 30 years in the field. Rober & Phillips and Mercantile Bank bring you Business Spotlight.
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QUINCY — Staying in St. Louis for the past nine months to be bedside with her hospitalized son has been a drain mentally and financially for Abby and Cody Deming of Quincy. What it also means, though, is their son is still fighting. Emmett Deming was born Sept. 20, 2023, with severe Ebstein anomaly, a congenital…
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QUINCY — A former deputy with the Brown County Sheriff’s Department, found guilty by an Adams County jury in May of two battery felonies, was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 48 months of probation and no additional jail time. Cody R. Shaffer, 31, of Loraine was found guilty of aggravated domestic battery by strangulation, a Class 2…
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PLEASANT HILL, Ill. – The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation arrested Austin L. Rodhouse, 30, of Pleasant Hill Thursday for numerous domestic violence and sex related offenses. On May 8, ISP initiated an investigation into Domestic Violence and Criminal Sexual Abuse after being notified that a victim was at a local hospital. As…
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On his “Frankie Say” podcast, brought to you by A&B Properties, Frankie Murphy Giesing talks to Steve and Billie Goodwin about their new restaurant “Maestro’s”, opening in Downtown Quincy in July. The longtime Tiramisu employees look to honor their former boss, Roberto Stellino, by opening their own Italian eatery. Maestro’s will be at 938 Maine,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Planning Design Studio is inching closer toward completing a Riverview Park Master Plan. Andrew Franke, the St. Louis-based landscape architecture firm’s principal architect, led the second public meeting at Hannibal’s City Hall on the planning process for a master plan that would help restore the nearly 100-year-old park to its former glory.…
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QUINCY — Adams County will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2025, and a company that has called the county home for 176 of those years will be the celebration’s presenting sponsor. On Wednesday, Knapheide presented a $100,000 check to the Adams County Bicentennial Commission at the Knapheide headquarters in Quincy. “Adams County has been a…
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FOWLER, Ill. — Dorothy Williams says just because she’s old doesn’t mean she will fall for a scam. “I am tired of people thinking it’s OK for them to come out here, I’ll give you money and they can do whatever the hell they want to my house,” she said. “I may be 82, but…
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QUINCY — When Finance Committee Chairman Mike Rein asked for justification to increase the amount of TIF money from $500,000 to $1.5 million given to a local hotel development project, Director of Planning Chuck Bevelheimer explained the financial reasons. Then he gave everyone at Monday’s meeting in the Quincy Regional Training Center a history lesson.…
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QUINCY — A proposal from an Omaha, Neb.-based developer to place four restaurants and a gas station/convenience store on a nearly eight-acre lot on the northeast corner of 54th and Broadway must wait three weeks before the Quincy City Council will consider voting on it. However, it’s anybody’s guess how that proposal will change before it is…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved a low bid from Blick’s Construction for $143,413 for the demolition of the sludge dome building on Front Street during Monday’s meeting at the Quincy Regional Training Center. Director of Public Works Jeffrey Conte told aldermen the pump station inside the sludge dome building was built in 1980s,…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved a five-year contract for the Western Illinois Veterinary Clinic for $1,040,250 during Monday night’s meeting at the Quincy Regional Training Center after the issue had been tabled for one week. The WIVC will provide essential care, medical attention and the opportunity for adoption to lost, stray and abandoned animals. It…
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QUINCY — Jimmie and Julie Louthan are leaving the catering business after enjoying back-to-back record years. They have sold JJ’s Catering and Café J, which serves lunch for three hours on weekdays, in the Quincy Development Center at 1400 N. 30th to Nolan Lowe. The Louthans also had a share in the ownership of the Quincy Gems from…
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QUINCY — Jeff DeLonjay’s reasoning for wanting to buy Adams County Speedway was quite simple. “I just want to make sure that track is always there,” DeLonjay said. DeLonjay and his wife, Renee, have purchased the 28.5-acre, .295-mile track and surrounding area from Paul Holtschlag, who had served as either sole or co-owner of the…
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Ashley Conrad talks to proponents and opponents of using tax incentives to create a new development of restaurants at 54th and Broadway. Proponents are Bret Austin and Ryan Hinkamper. Opponents are Gabe McClean, Trevor Beck and Adam Booth.
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Thousands of fans were in attendance on Saturday for the second day of rock music during the Gem City Concert Series in Lincoln Park along the Quincy riverfront. BuckCherry was the headline act, with Saliva and Drowning Pool also performing. Photographer Samantha Carmean captured some of the action.
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PARIS, Mo. — Another member of a Hunnewell family is in custody and charged with embezzling $3.5 million from a livestock auction house in Monroe City. Evan M. Edlin, 38, turned himself into the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, June 18. He is lodged in the Randolph County Jail in Moberly on $250,000 bond.…
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'They really got me': Golden man explains how phishing scam starting on YouTube page cost him $7,200
GOLDEN, Ill. — One of the customer service employees at GameStop in Quincy finally helped convince Jason Blentlinger he might be the victim of a scam. Blentlinger, who lives in Golden, recently visited GameStop four times in four days to buy various gift cards. He was sending them to someone imitating a person connected with…
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