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QUINCY — A trial for a Quincy man charged nearly five years ago with first-degree murder in the death of an infant is on track to begin May 15. Only one more hurdle must be cleared. Travis Wiley, 35, appeared with public defenders Todd Nelson and Shelby Hoiness for a pre-trial hearing before Judge Michael…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man was arrested Friday for having sex with a horse and being caught by Adams County Sheriff’s Department deputies. Jack R. Blanke, 39, of Quincy is charged with unlawful sexual contact with an animal, a Class 4 felony punishable for between 1 and 3 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections,…
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QUINCY — The Althoff family is finally getting out of the hotel business. Jim and Jo Ann Althoff have owned and/or operated the Althoff Motel, 3511 N. 24th, since 1985. Jim’s parents, Alene and Elmer Althoff, owned the 40-room motel after Jim helped build it. His parents at one time also owned the Diamond Motel,…
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QUINCY — Two flipped votes turned a potentially contentious debate over the city’s budget into much ado about nothing. Richie Reis and Patty Maples, Democratic aldermen in Quincy’s 6th Ward, were among seven aldermen at Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting who voted not to approve a $50.29 million budget for the 2024 fiscal year. However, at a…
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QUINCY — The senior alderman on the Quincy City Council called Mayor Mike Troup “tyrannical,” believes the public is “fed up” and says the “best thing for our community” is for him to resign immediately as a deadline to pass a city budget looms. Mike Farha, a Republican alderman in the 4th Ward since his…
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QUINCY — A Wednesday afternoon motion hearing in Adams County Circuit Court didn’t go well for Bradley Yohn. Judge Roger Thomson addressed five motions made by Yohn, who is defending himself pro se in a criminal sexual assault case. One eventually was skipped, three were denied, and Yohn eventually was kicked out of the courtroom…
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QUINCY — ADI Ventures of Quincy is working with a Nashville inventor to distribute a product that helps eradicate the residue of deadly opioids on multiple surfaces. Ken Sparrow with ADI said his company discovered SoRite DECON after area law enforcement officials had reached out to the company about products to disinfect police cars and…
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QUINCY — The idea of the Gene Grawe Fund was created by JoAnn Witte in 2005 as a fundraiser at St. Anthony School. Eighteen years later, it has grown into something not even Witte could have imagined. Organizers announced Tuesday night the fund is awarding $375,190.51 to 437 participating families to defray tuition costs for…
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QUINCY — The theatre department at Quincy High School will end the 2022-23 school year with the historical drama, “Lizzie Borden of Fall River” by Tim Kelly, which takes audiences to Fall River, Mass., in 1892. The Lizzie Borden case divided public opinion as no murder trial had ever done. Did the strong-willed, intelligent Lizzie…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved Monday night a petition for a revocable permit allowing for the encroachment of the city right-of-way with temporary memorials. However, Stacie Sparks, who first brought the issue to aldermen on April 17, still isn’t happy. The petition was created by Assistant Corporation Counsel Bruce Alford and submitted to aldermen…
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QUINCY — Asked why they were among the seven aldermen who voted Monday night not to approve a $50.29 million budget for the 2024 fiscal year, Richie Reis (D-6) and Greg Fletcher (R-1) echoed their answer. “Communication,” they said. After three weeks of public meetings (before Quincy City Council meetings) discussing the city budget, aldermen…
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QUINCY — Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Tad Brenner has denied a petition to reduce the 115-year prison sentence of a Quincy man. Gavin Masters, 26, had filed a petition for post-conviction relief and was heard by Brenner in Adams County Circuit Court on March 30 as his lawyer, Curtis Lovelace, argued the sentence was a…
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Dear MRN, Any word on what’s going on at the old Wright’s Auto Parts property on North 24th? The place is looking good, and they continue to work. The former Wright’s Auto and Tractor Parts, a 3.32-acre property at 2024 N. 24th, was sold for $375,000, according to property tax documents filed in the Adams…
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MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Luke Craig with Craig Industries. The Quincy company specializes in manufacturing high-quality insulated building panels for use in a wide variety of industries, utilizing computerized design and manufacturing processes to achieve precision quality products.
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QUINCY — The prosecution wanted the maximum prison sentence allowed, and the defense wanted probation. Judge Mark Vincent, admitting he didn’t know what he was going to do before the beginning of Friday afternoon’s sentencing hearing of John Rokusek, decided a little of both was in order. Rokusek, 60, the former owner of a Quincy…
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The Muddy River News team spent Thursday at the Kohl Food Show as the Quincy company celebrates its 150th anniversary. Steve Eighinger also filed a story as we all know how this event is Steve’s Super Bowl.
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QUINCY — At the beginning of what was expected to be a long day of reviewing motions in the Tim Bliefnick first-degree murder case, the defense said the state needs to prove if there was any domestic violence in the marriage of Tim and Rebecca Bliefnick. Judge Robert Adrian heard non-evidentiary motions for about 40…
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QUINCY — As part of its 100th anniversary season, the Quincy Community Theatre is offering a production of “Rent,” a rock opera about struggling young artists living in New York at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Brandon Thomsen is the artistic director at the Quincy Community Theatre and the director for…
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QUINCY – Judge Robert Adrian will hear arguments regarding a blanket unsealing of all documents pertaining to the first-degree murder case of Tim Bliefnick. But those arguments won’t happen before a Thursday court appearance by Bliefnick that is expected to last for most of the day. Muddy River News, WGEM-TV and The Herald-Whig, represented by…
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Greenhaus Café, 212 N. Sixth, opens its doors as Quincy’s first hookah lounge for an open house on Thursday. Owner Beth Busbey invites everyone to come in and enjoy different menu item samples, both hookah and café, free of charge to celebrate her grand opening and the holiday. She will provide tutorials along with full…
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QUINCY — Advancements in engine parts and technology make it difficult for students learning about the subject to keep up without hands-on experience. Keeping up with newer engines just got easier for the students in Brian Armstrong’s diesel equipment technology class at the Quincy Area Vocational Technical Center. The local GTG (Grask Truck Group) Peterbilt…
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QUINCY — Incumbent Democratic Alderman Ben Uzelac took all three votes in the 7th Ward that were verified Tuesday afternoon by the Adams County Clerk’s Office. Uzelac defeated Republican challenger Tim Siemer 208 votes to 205 votes. Write-in candidates received 13 votes. About 20 people were in attendance, including Siemer and Uzelac as well as…
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QUINCY — Stacie Sparks says she’s received “hundreds” of compliments from Quincy Cleaners customers when she visits the memorial she created two years ago for her son, who died in a car accident at the northeast corner of 30th and Maine. “Every time I’m out there changing it, somebody stops me and says it’s beautiful,” Sparks…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted Monday night not to pay $4,000 to the Quincy Area Convention and Visitors Bureau for a hotel market study that was presented in February. The City of Quincy, the Oakley-Lindsay Center and the Quincy Area Convention and Visitors Bureau commissioned Core Distinction Group, a Wisconsin hospitality consulting firm,…
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QUINCY — The profitability and popularity of youth sporting events in Quincy has prompted city officials to begin looking at the possibility of expanding the Oakley-Lindsay Center or building a nearby facility. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup and Chuck Bevelheimer, director of planning and development, have recently met with representatives with the Quincy Park District, the…
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MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Mark Cestari with Southern Airways about the airline’s first few months flying out of Quincy Regional Airport.
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Bob Gough talks to Megan Schweitzer of Tile Pro about their company’s commitment to quality custom work. Megan also convinces Bob that backsplashes are important! Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
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PARIS, Mo. — Rumors that law enforcement discovered the body of a Holliday, Mo., woman missing for nearly 16 months this week are not true. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department took a report of a missing person on Dec. 17, 2021. The last known contact with Betty L. Hayes, 88 at the time, was by…
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QUINCY — An Adams County grand jury did not return criminal indictments against Adams County Sheriff’s Department officers involved in the Feb. 9 shooting death of Bradley Havermale. Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha issued a statement Friday saying his office also reviewed the incident and the evidence collected through the investigation. ” … The…
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QUINCY — Alex Craig didn’t have to look far to find a buyer for his bookstore. Jennifer Tournear was the general manager of Codex Books at 532 Maine. When Craig announced in February he was looking to sell the business just four months after moving from 3800 Broadway, Tournear immediately was interested. “My husband and I just…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – A group of parents, community members and school officials from the Hannibal School District gathered Thursday evening in the high school cafeteria to discuss the school’s Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP). Mary Hendricks-Harris from Education Plus, a nonprofit education service agency located in St. Louis, led the discussion and showed data on…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A trial for Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Robert Adrian before the Illinois Courts Commission was set for November during a brief Zoom meeting Thursday morning. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Lewis Nixon set the trial for Nov. 7-9 in Chicago at a location to be determined. Nixon coordinated Thursday’s public video conference. Adrian…
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QUINCY — Judge Roger Thomson addressed several motions during Wednesday afternoon’s motion hearing in Bradley Yohn’s criminal sexual assault case in Adams County Circuit Court. Two, however, appeared to rise above the others. Yohn eventually dropped his motion to fire Public Defender Todd Nelson and acquire new standby counsel as he continues to defend himself…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Park Board tabled at its March meeting a proposal to approve a three-year agreement to continue to allow the Festival of Lights in Wavering/Moorman Recreation Complex during the holidays. Commissioners wanted discuss with organizer Eric Dooley about changes he indicated he wanted in the new agreement. However, Dooley and Quincy Park…
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QUINCY — Judge Robert Adrian ruled Wednesday that Tim Bliefnick was indigent after he filled out an affidavit of his assets and liabilities as well as based on the Circuit Court’s freezing of assets contested in the divorce case between Bliefnick and his late estranged wife, Rebecca. Tim Bliefnick faces first-degree murder charges in the…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man was sentenced to 25 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting his 9-year-old daughter. Jose Ortiz, 30, pled guilty to two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child before Judge Tad Brenner Tuesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court. He received a…
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QUINCY — An Adams County jury took 16 minutes Tuesday morning to convict Bradley Yohn of one count of possessing contraband in a penal institution. The jury believed Yohn, 36, hid two thumb drives on Nov. 15 in his cell, which was not permitted by the Adams County Jail. Judge Frank McCartney will sentence him…
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QUINCY — Adams County Circuit Judge Scott Larson ruled Tuesday in Adams County Circuit Court any available funds of the estate of Tim and the late Rebecca Bliefnick can be used to maintain the property they jointly owned and to care for their three children. However, those funds cannot go toward the defense of Tim…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Adams County State’s Attorney Josh Jones says the case against Bradley Yohn comes down to one simple thing. Following the rules. Jones said in his opening statement Monday afternoon before a jury of seven men and five women in Adams County Circuit Court that Yohn’s failure to follow the rules on Nov. 15…
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QUINCY, IL – Three companies representing media organizations in the Quincy/Hannibal/Keokuk market have filed a joint motion to unseal all motions in the murder case of Timothy Bliefnick. The Honorable Robert K. Adrian will hear the motion on April 19, 2023. “WGEM is proud to be part of this effort to keep our judicial system…
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QUINCY — The Great River Film Festival will return to Quincy later this year. “Many of the people who attended the first one all let us know how how much they enjoyed it, so we decided to do it again,” said Mike Marx, a Northeast Missouri resident and former Hollywood talent agent. The initial festival,…
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MRN Publisher Bob Gough talks to the superintendent of the Sny, Mike Reed, about flood fighting and making sure more than 100,000 acres of land stays dry. Reed is also retiring from the job he’s had for 28 years and the drainage district is currently looking for his successor.
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QUINCY — Blessing Hospital recently met one of its most helpful patients, and he isn’t human. Manikins are models of the human body that can be used for medical training. Most manikins resemble a 180-pound male patient who is about six feet tall. Blessing’s newest silicone manikin, Oscar, is different from these other mankins. Oscar…
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MRN Editor David Adam talks to Kent Snider of Ron Snider Auto Sales about the car business and being a part of a multi-generational family business. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
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QUINCY – The Adams County Coroner has released the following information regarding the two men found deceased in separate apartments on Spring Street.On Wednesday, April 5, the Coroner’s Office was notified of two bodies found in apartments at 1303 Spring Street. Pronounced dead at the scene were Bradley J. Seager, 61, and Edward A. Day,…
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QUINCY — No chads are hanging, no Brooks Brothers are rioting and the Supreme Court won’t get involved (we hope). The Adams County Clerk’s office began Thursday the process of sorting out the votes still arriving via the U.S. Mail, as long as they have been postmarked by Election Day, April 4. Three election judges…
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QUINCY — Ten arrests were made Tuesday by the Quincy Police Department as part of a criminal narcotics enforcement detail. A coordinated effort with QPD, the Illinois State Police, Adams County Sheriff’s Department and West Central Illinois Task Force conducted the detail, targeting people who possess and/or distribute illegal narcotics in Quincy and Adams County.…
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CANTON, Mo. — Nobody experiences life without loss, but the support of our community and those closest to us helps us get through those times. Luke and Audrey Barton lost their house in Canton in a fire on March 20. The building and everything inside was lost, including the family’s pets. Andrew Redmon, Audrey Barton’s…
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MONROE CITY, Mo – Monroe City voters approved the $6.7 million bond to benefit the Monroe City R-I elementary school in Tuesday’s election. The money will be used to complete the south wing of the school by adding 11 classrooms to house grades 1-4, hallways and two full sets of restrooms. The bond will also…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Two men were found dead Wednesday morning in separate apartments in the same building on Quincy’s north side. Adams County Coroner Scott Graham and officers with the Quincy Police Department were on the scene late Wednesday morning to remove the bodies from the building. Four apartments are in the building at 1303 Spring.…
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Ryan Niekamp talks to Bob Gough about the situation in Quincy’s 7th Ward and how his office will proceed, according to state law, to handle a close election. Bob also chats with Laura Sievert with the Quincy Society of Fine Arts about the Illinois Creative Recovery Grants that her organization is helping distribute throughout West-Central…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Seventh Ward challenger, Republican Tim Siemer, had a 55 vote lead going down the stretch Tuesday night, but the early voting numbers came in and that gave the incumbent, Democrat Ben Uzelac, a fighting chance. And as of now…that race is tied. Adams County Clerk Ryan Niekamp said he was declaring a tie…
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QUINCY – Three incumbents and one newcomer won seats on the Quincy School Board Tuesday. Quincy School Board President Shelley Arns and board members Jim Whitfield and LaTonya Brock retained their seats and Curtis Sethaler will join them. Whitfield was the leading vote-getter, followed by Arns, Sethaler and Brock as they took the top four…
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QUINCY — The purchase of the City Hall Annex building by the Quincy Township inched closer to a conclusion Monday night. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup then proposed spending township money to help solve some of the city’s housing issues. Before the weekly Quincy City Council meeting, aldermen first handled business as the Quincy Township board.…
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QUINCY — The aldermen in Quincy’s 7th Ward announced during Monday night’s meeting of the Quincy City Council that bids to complete work on four blocks of Payson Avenue have come in under projections. “Jack (Holtschlag) and I have some really awesome news to report tonight,” Ben Uzelac, D-7, told aldermen. “A project that we’ve been…
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QUINCY — Anna Crane took off for Los Angeles when she was 19 years old to chase a career as a drummer, but when the pandemic hit, she briefly considered coming back to Quincy. “I did actually have a moment of doubt,” said Crane, a 2010 graduate of Quincy High School. “My main source of…
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QUINCY — Adams County Circuit Court Judge Scott Larson has set a hearing for April 11 regarding a temporary restraining order filed against the estate of Tim Bliefnick. Attorneys Gerald Timmerwilke and Erin Wilson-Laegeler representing the estate of the late Rebecca Bliefnick entered the order to freeze Tim Bliefnick’s assets on March 20, and Judge…
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QUINCY — A Quincy business offering on-demand help with everyday tasks is launching a recycling pick-up program in response to the discontinuation of the City of Quincy’s curbside recycling program. JustTasking, which started in August 2022, will deliver recycling totes directly to the doorsteps of Quincy residents for a one-time set-up fee of $20. Residents…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — A review of three years of text messages between Palmyra teachers and administrators on a school-issued cellphone revealed multiple racial and homophobic comments, as well as comments showing disrespect and disregard for some of the students under their supervision and the teachers they worked with. The texts were provided to Muddy River…
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Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips take you to the Gardner House Museum, which is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is a two-story, “L” plan, Federal style painted brick dwelling, with Greek Revival style detailing. It is six bays wide and has a side-gable roof. It also once housed a tavern located on a north–south stage…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Three of the five defendants allegedly involved in the death of Taurean Snoddy pleaded not guilty on Friday during an arraignment in the Marion County Courthouse. Snoddy was found lying unresponsive in the street in the 1200 block of Lyon on the night of Jan. 25. After CPR was performed, he was…
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Bob Gough interviews all seven candidates for Quincy School Board.
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PALMYRA, Mo. — The Palmyra School Board met in special session Thursday night and accepted the resignations of four staff members, including the former high school football coach and his replacement. A press release issued Friday afternoon from the Palmyra School District said Mark Hoerr, Tyler Krietemeyer, Kevin Miles and Marty Smyser had resigned “effective…
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NEW LONDON, Mo. — The Ralls County Courthouse was evacuated Friday afternoon after a fire started because of what is believed to have been caused by a lightning strike. New London Fire Department Safety Officer Brian Reed said courthouse employees called emergency services reporting that fire was coming out of the outlets and smoke was…
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QUINCY — Real world connections and experience are essential for lawyers to provide the service they need to their clients. Having these real world connections and experiences is why the Quincy University mock trial team welcomed the opportunity to talk Thursday afternoon with Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White. She was joined by Eugene…
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QUINCY — A large full-color mail piece showing support for the three incumbents and one newcomer who are candidates for the Quincy School Board hit voters mailboxes this week. Quincy School Board President Shelley Arns, board members Jim Whitfield and LaTonya Brock and newcomer Curtis Sethaler are featured on the 11-inch by 13-inch piece printed…
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CANTON, Mo. — Social media nowadays is full of edited and filtered photos. People spend their time making changes to their appearance or removing objects in the background to get the best picture they can. That doesn’t happen on BeReal. BeReal, founded in 2020 by French former GoPro employee Alexis Barreyat, sends its users one…
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QUINCY — The former Golden Corral restaurant is going to be converted into one of the fastest growing independent plasma collection operators in the nation. ImmunoTek, which has 30 plasma collection centers throughout the central and eastern United States, is renovating the former restaurant at 3908 Broadway. A Stamford, Conn., corporation named 3908 Broadway Street…
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CHICAGO — Longtime Commonwealth Edison contract lobbyist Jay Doherty thought he was merely reminiscing and giving advice to a colleague and friend in a February 2019 meeting set up by ex-ComEd executive Fidel Marquez. But Marquez was wearing a hidden camera, having just a few weeks prior agreed to cooperate with the government’s investigation of…
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QUINCY — Aiden McDonnell says it’s no secret why the Quincy Derby is such an ongoing success. “The support of so many groups and businesses is the reason by it has not only lasted so long, but why it is so popular and why it continues to grow,” said McDonnell, assistant director of the event…
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QUINCY — Mayor Mike Troup provided the majority vote needed to provide $100,000 in Downtown Rental Rehabilitation TIF funding to Terrell and Vicky Dempsey for renovations of four upper-story apartments at 234-236 North Sixth. The Dempsey’s law office is on the first floor of the building. They are also putting in $159,740 of private financing…
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GALESBURG, Ill. — You don’t have to leave Galesburg to experience the best pizza in Illinois or one of the top 100 pizzas in America. Yelp recently released its Top 100 Pizza Places for 2023, and baked at 57 S. Seminary in Galesburg comes in at No. 40 overall and No. 1 in Illinois. Yelp, the mobile app that…
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FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — A Mount Sterling, Ill., man has been charged with attempted murder after authorities in Florida claim he almost drowned a security guard in a swimming pool at a condominium. Seth Beavers, 33, of Mount Sterling is charged with attempted murder. Deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Department in Crestview, Fla.,…
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MRN Editor David Adam talks to Tiramisu’s Ilija Cucuk about running downtown Quincy’s Italian restaurant staple, the location on the square and why people continue to “come enjoy, come eat.”
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QUINCY — Megabus, which offers city-to-city bus tickets for as low as $1 throughout North America, is expanding its service to 48 Midwest cities beginning Monday, March 27. Quincy, Hannibal, Mo., and Canton, Mo., will benefit from this expansion. Through a new partnership with Iowa-based Burlington Trailways, Megabus will offer a daily trip from Cedar Rapids,…
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QUINCY — Regional law enforcement agencies from around Quincy gathered on a dreary, rainy morning to say goodbye to one of their officers. More than 50 officers from the Quincy Police Department, along with officers from the Illinois State Police, Adams County Sheriff’s Department and Hancock County Sheriff’s Department, lined the road leading to the…
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Video from WIU. MACOMB, IL — The Macomb Police Department (MPD) is investigating the report of a shooting that occurred off campus in the early morning hours on Saturday, March 25. A caller reported to MPD that a shooting occurred in the 500 Block of North Johnson Street. The Macomb Police Department has confirmed one…
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QUINCY — Tim Bliefnick remained silent, but attorney Casey Schnack entered a “not guilty” plea for her client in the first-degree murder case of Rebecca Bliefnick before a crowd of about 50 people in Adams County Circuit Court Friday afternoon. Judge Robert Adrian asked, “Not guilty, Miss Schnack?” Schnack replied, “Yes, your honor.” Rebecca Bliefnick,…
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Video provided by Randy Industries. QUINCY — A packed house turned out to watch and listen to six of the seven candidates for Quincy School Board discuss why they wanted the public’s votes on April 4. Incumbents Shelley Arns, Jim Whitfield and LaTonya Brock, who are campaigning as one slate of candidates, appeared along with…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Willie Hedden, 43, a former sergeant at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, was sentenced on March 22 to six years’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for civil rights deprivation resulting in bodily injury and death and obstruction of justice offenses in connection with the…
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QUINCY — An Adams County grand jury returned a true bill of indictment Thursday morning in the case of Tim Bliefnick, who is charged with two counts of murder in the Feb. 23 shooting death of his estranged wife, Rebecca Bliefnick. The grand jury met for about three hours Thursday and heard evidence on 38…
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QUINCY — The decision to consolidate multiple departments as well as rising costs of materials and construction has turned a new Quincy School District facility into an eight-figure project. At Wednesday night’s Quincy School Board meeting, board members unanimously voted to accept the low bid from Maas Construction of $7,050,000 to build what is now…
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QUINCY — The HyVee grocery store at 3700 Broadway will be adding a Wahlburgers restaurant next month. District Store Director Tad Gallaher said the grand opening is set for April 18 as the store is being remodeled. It will be the fifth HyVee in Illinois to have a Wahlburgers, with the others in Bloomington, Peoria,…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man who allegedly hit a man in the head outside a Quincy bar, causing him to be sent to Blessing Hospital, pled not guilty Tuesday morning in Adams County Circuit Court. Judge Tad Brenner arraigned Bryan Paden, 40, who appeared with attorney Nick Rober. He has been charged with two counts…
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QUINCY — A Springfield man defending himself in a November 2021 sexual assault case said Tuesday afternoon he wanted to defend himself in two other felony cases — and a judge granted his wish. Bradley Yohn, 36, appeared before Judge Tad Brenner in Adams County Circuit Court with his attorney, Public Defender Todd Nelson, for…
Read Full Article PALMYRA, Mo. — A special meeting of the Palmyra School Board has been scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Superintendent Jason Harper told Muddy River News Tuesday afternoon that four staff members with the Palmyra School District were placed on paid leaves of absence on Tuesday. He provided no other information about the suspended educators. Harper…
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QUINCY — The first three downtown concerts in a five-concert series lined up for this summer received approval from the Quincy City Council. Aldermen unanimously voted Monday to approve the use of the city’s empty lot at Fourth and Maine for the Gem City Summer Concert Series, lined up by On the Rail restaurant owner…
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QUINCY — Several speakers during the public forum at Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting talked about issues such as gas leaks, holes in the ceilings and a lack of response from landlords in the homes they are renting. Alderman John Mast (R-5) then asked Chuck Bevelheimer, director of planning and development, what the city’s next…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Todd Sheffler, 54, of Mendon, a former lieutenant at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced Monday to 20 years of imprisonment to be followed by five years of supervised release, for civil rights deprivation resulting in bodily injury and death and obstruction of justice in connection with…
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QUINCY — A Quincy business recently received $400,000 from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity as part of the expansion the Illinois Works Pre-apprenticeship Program, which creates a talent pipeline of diverse candidates in construction and the building trades. “We do more of the training to prepare folks who are looking to get…
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Time to get your tickets for the annual Quincy Notre Dame/Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Mega Raffle. QND Foundation Director Kurt Stuckman talks to Ashley Conrad about the kick-off of this annual fundraiser to benefit local Catholic education.
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QUINCY — A series of downtown concerts lined up for this summer could be in limbo because of a potential development at the site of a former Quincy hotel. Scott Edlin has the lineup of performers set for On the Rail’s Gem City Summer Concert Series. Deposits have been paid. Contracts are signed. Security is…
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Ron Kinscherf talks to Mark Christensen about teaching golf and game’s status in our area.
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HANNIBAL, Mo — All in-person employees working at the SC Data Center facility in Hannibal, also known as Swiss Colony, will become home agents in the next several months. Representatives at SC Data Center, Inc., headquartered in Monroe, Wis., said Thursday the Hannibal facility at 3201 Palmyra Road will close on May 31. The call…
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UPDATE: Adams County Coroner Scott Graham issued a press release at 4:45 p.m. Saturday identifying the man who was killed as Flint C. Reed of Camp Point. CAMP POINT, Ill. — An unidentified man died at about noon Friday in Camp Point when he was struck by an Amtrak train traveling from Chicago to Quincy.…
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QUINCY — Judge Roger Thomson put the trial for Bradley Yohn, a Springfield man defending himself in a November 2021 sexual assault case, on the May 8 jury docket — 545 days after Yohn allegedly committed the crime. Yohn, however, told Thomson at the conclusion of Thursday afternoon’s motion hearing in Adams County Circuit Court…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Locals have come to appreciate the historic look of buildings in downtown Hannibal Part of the city’s history is maintained through its architecture. These old buildings don’t last forever, though. As they get older, they require renovations to keep them in good condition. One such building is the Main Street Bed and…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Alex Banta, 31, of Quincy, a former correctional officer at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for civil rights deprivation resulting in bodily injury and death and obstruction of justice in connection with the…
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PLEASE READ THIS CAUTIONARY NOTE: Readers should understand this story also contains photos of dead animals. This may offend some readers. Muddy River News believes it is necessary to show the photos to explain what happened at the coyote hunt. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Humane Society of the United States released Wednesday the results of a February undercover…
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