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Nothing says Fourth of July in Hannibal quite like mud-covered volleyball players sloshing knee-deep and diving face first into the sludge on the riverfront. The 45th annual mud volleyball tournament is under way during National Tom Sawyer Days. After two days of junior competition, the adult competition started at noon Friday. A champion will be…
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Frankie Murphy-Giesing with Walter Louis Fluid Technologies talks to MRN’s Ron Kinscherf about the water businesses and how to treat it for commercial, industrial and consumer use. Rober & Phillilps and Mercantile Bank bring you Business Spotlight.
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QUINCY — Chief Judge Frank McCartney rattled off three reasons why the judges of the Eighth Judicial Circuit believe Josh Jones will be an excellent associate judge. Intelligent. Prepared. An effective litigator. McCartney, a judge during several cases Jones tried as an assistant state’s attorney in Adams County, offered one more reason. He turned to…
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Most of us who were alive then remember the Flood of 1993. Well, this has been a pretty wet spring and early summer so far and what are the chances that the Mississippi River gets high enough for us to worry? Meteorologist Brent Clair and Nathan Jones discuss the scenario that could lead to flooding…
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Quincy’s Freedom Fest kicked off Thursday afternoon in Clat Adams Park on the riverfront. Several local businesses set up booths. Several bands performed, and visitors had their choice of several Fourth of July treats. The festival also featured a car and bike show, games for children and a reading of the Declaration of Independence. The…
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Fireworks aren’t the only thing up in the air this Fourth of July. On this episode of Road Trips with Randy, we fly with Scott Davis, who bought his own airplane and is learning to fly. We will also take a ride in an antique aircraft and see the sites over Quincy. This episode is…
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The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America hen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s…
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Photo Gallery: Noon Kiwanis takes kids to Saukenauk for day of swimming, boating, fishing and hiking
MENDON, Ill. — The Quincy Noon Kiwanis held its Ken Bigelow Kids’ Day at the Saukenauk Scout Reservation on June 29. Kiwanis members have been taking anywhere from 40 to 60 Salvation Army kids up to the camp for a day of swimming, boating, fishing and hiking for more than 25 years. Participants arrive at…
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Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips take you through Quincy’s elevator manufacturer, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary. Dot Foods brings you Muddy River Gems.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Mayor Barry Louderman called Tuesday’s Hannibal City Council meeting one of “maintenance.” During this meeting, which lasted just 12 minutes, the council approved a measure to address traffic issues downtown, set a date for a public meeting to discuss vacating three city streets and approved street closures for an upcoming fundraiser.…
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QUINCY — No injuries were reported late Tuesday morning during a three-alarm fire at a single-family home in northwest Quincy. The Quincy Fire Department said in a press release that firefighters were dispatched to a fire at 623 Spring. Engine companies 2, 4 and 5 and the incident commander were on the initial general alarm…
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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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