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Dear MRN, Did Ernie Banks ever receive a key from the city of Quincy? It appears the former Chicago Cubs great and Hall of Famer did, but it’s uncertain when. Heritage Auctions, an American multi-national auction house based in Dallas, auctioned several items from Banks’ estate on Aug. 19-20. Included was the first professional baseball…
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Ron Kinscherf talks to Jason Watkins with Strategic Management Consulting about profitability and sustainability.
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MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Chris Bockius with Xcel Performance about core strength and getting fit.
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QUINCY — A one-day narcotics investigation on Thursday, Sept. 7 led to the arrests of 26 people. The West Central Illinois Task Force conducted the investigation in a joint effort with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department, Quincy Police Department, Illinois State Police, United States Marshals Service, Lawton (Okla.) Police Department, Adams County States Attorney’s Office,…
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QUINCY — Quincy Medical Group (QMG) wouldn’t have survived since 1937 without thousands of dedicated employees. While visiting a vendor to help design the new surgery and birth centers, QMG CEO Carol Brockmiller noticed something on a wall. “A really cool art structure (honoring long time employees),” Brockmiller said. “We thought that it resonated and…
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QUINCY — After a two-hour meeting Wednesday night about city insurance issues, Quincy Mayor Mike Troup says he plans to recommend to the Quincy City Council at its Sept. 11 meeting that it buy a new six-month policy from a Mississippi-based insurance provider — about a month after a similar policy with the same provider…
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QUINCY — Saying “I’ve got nothing to hide,” Quincy Mayor Mike Troup announced a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in City Council chambers to discuss the healthcare plan for city employees. The Quincy City Council Meeting of the Whole is being called to present findings on the city’s healthcare relations with Coalition Health. A…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council on Tuesday night authorized spending up to $300,000 from its Economic Growth Fund, which is collected through the city’s one percent food and beverage tax, to help the Quincy Park District pay for the installation of artificial turf at two baseball/softball fields in the Wavering Park Complex. Only Alderman…
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BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. — The Associated Press reported on Saturday an unusual late-summer storm turned the week-long Burning Man counterculture fest into a sloppy mess on Friday. The story said tens of thousands of partygoers were stuck in foot-deep mud and with no working toilets in the northern Nevada desert. Sam Dancer of Quincy,…
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Well, we wrapped up the Great Quincy Sandwich Debate and now it’s time for you to vote! There are no bad choices, but we’re going to make you pick one in our online poll…votes in Facebook comments DO NOT COUNT! One vote per person (or device) and voting closes on Sept. 17 with a winner…
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Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips take you into the world of fine leather craftsmanship with a Quincy fixture: Boyer’s Boot and Shoe Repair. Muddy River Gems is brought to you by Dot Foods.
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The Joe Coleman Medical Release Act was expected to have freed hundreds of medically and terminally ill This article was produced by WBEZ, Chicago’s NPR news station, and Injustice Watch, a nonprofit news organization in Chicago focused on issues of equity and justice in the court system. Phillip Merritt’s dementia is so advanced he’s lost the ability…
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The new CEO of Blessing Health talks to J. Robert Gough about healthcare and recruiting to Quincy as he takes over as the head of the region’s top employer. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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CLARENCE, Mo. – A Quincy man died after a two-vehicle accident on U.S. 36 in Shelby County Friday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Robert “Bob” Lansing, 73, of Quincy was killed at the scene. According to the MSHP report, Lansing was a passenger in a 2016 Toyota Landcrusier that changed lanes on…
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MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks with Dennis Frericks of Full Throttle Parts about what his company offers and how it can help you when you need suggestions about your ride.
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QUINCY – The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) has asked for and received the resignation of Troy Culbertson as the administrator of the Illinois Veterans’ Home of Quincy. Culbertson was hired in August 2016 under former governor Bruce Rauner, just as the facility was dealing with an outbreak of Legionnaires Disease that took the…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup said in July he planned to announce his decision about running for a second term “sometime in August.” Well, it’s Sept. 1, and Troup has finally given a response about that decision. “I think this has taught me to tell people I’m not going to set a deadline for myself…
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QUINCY – More than 100 people turned out at the Eagles Club Wednesday night to hear about the latest chapter of a pro-Second Amendment group to be formed in Illinois. Guns Save Life was established in Urbana in about 30 years ago and now has 20,000 members received its monthly newsletter. The Quincy chapter would…
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NEW LONDON, Mo. — Continuing to claim his innocence and telling Judge James Lamb he didn’t believe he had effective counsel, Robert Sims Jr. of Madison received a sentence of three life sentences and 44 additional years in the Missouri Department of Corrections on Wednesday afternoon in Ralls County Circuit Court. The case was moved…
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QUINCY — A troupe of musicians, circus performers and puppeteers floating along the Mississippi River will be stopping in three cities to give free performances this weekend. The Flotsam River Circus will perform Friday in Mississippi River Park in Canton, Mo., Saturday at Clat Adams Park in Quincy and Sunday in Hannibal during the Big River Steampunk…
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QUINCY — A Quincy Police Department officer told the Quincy City Council on Monday night that employees have been lied to about the recent cancellation of secondary insurance. Inspector Patrick Hollensteiner said aldermen had learned in an email last week from Quincy Mayor Mike Troup that the city no longer has insurance through American Public…
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QUINCY — Two Quincy families told the Quincy City Council on Monday night they are living in sub-standard conditions in homes they are renting and claimed they will be evicted from their homes by landlords on Tuesday. Krystal Fuhrman and her husband, Zachary, spoke during the public forum at the beginning of Monday’s meeting about…
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QUINCY — A resolution for the city to adopt a pledge of civility was tabled indefinitely during Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting after three of the 10 aldermen in attendance said they couldn’t support it. The resolution put forth said the Illinois Municipal League has adopted a civility pledge which states, “In the interest of…
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QUINCY — The next few weeks are going to be a little busier than normal for the Traeder family. Jason Traeder is the vice president of TNT Golf Cars and Motorsports at 930 Maine, but he’s also the president of The District, which is looking for a new executive director after announcing Wednesday that Emily…
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QUINCY — A spokesman for Marx Commercial Properties and Development Company says construction of a 24,000 square foot building in the Prairie Trails Shopping Center at the corner of 63rd and Broadway likely will be complete by December. However, you will have to continue waiting to find out what types of business will be in that…
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