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Plainville man with more than 80,000 pornographic images, videos on cellphone given 12-year sentence
QUINCY — Judge Tad Brenner called Joshua Cress, who had more than 80,000 pornographic images and videos on his cellphone, a “very, very predatory and dangerous individual” when handing down a 12-year sentence to the Illinois Department of Corrections Monday morning. Cress, 43, of Plainville appeared in Adams County Circuit Court on Monday morning with…
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QUINCY — The construction of a two-story residential building at 1736 Adams, for which the debate got a little heated during last week’s Quincy City Council meeting, is expected to finally be voted on during Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting. Aldermen were scheduled to vote Dec. 4 on three recommendations by the Plan Commission from…
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The Adams County Board Chairman begins his final year in the chair as he wraps up 20 years on the board. He talks about roundabouts, jail construction and the passing of his dear friend and community leader Jeff Spear.
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QUINCY — Linda Moore will retire as the city’s treasurer on Dec. 31, and she says her immediate plans are to travel with her 89-year-old mother. “The first place will be Elizabethtown, Pa. I have great nieces who are 7 months old,” Moore said. “We’ve only seen them once, so we’re anxious to go and…
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Derek Oestreich of Immunotek talks about what the plasma company does at its location which formerly housed Quincy’s latest Golden Corral. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
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QUINCY—Eleven-year-old Briggs Schaffer, of Quincy, wasn’t necessarily a fan of professional hockey until last month when he went to his first Blues game. Perhaps it was because Briggs and his family members were honored guests on Nov. 30 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis when the Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-4. It could…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal School Board approved a bond issue Thursday afternoon that will save the Hannibal Public School District approximately $3.65 million. The school board held a special open session Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. after licensed financial advisor Jason Hoffman submitted his thoughts on the proposal from L.J. Hart Company to refinance…
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QUINCY — A gift from a Quincy man is expected to eventually allow Cedar Crest Country Club to fully irrigate its golf course for the first time since it moved to its current location in February 1979. Crews with County Contractors, Inc., began excavation work Monday on property owned by Paul Mast of Quincy just…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Park Board approved a Fiscal Year 2024 budget during its monthly meeting on Wednesday night that reflects a $3.3 million deficit — but taxpayers shouldn’t be alarmed. In fact, they should be impressed. Before a vote was taken on the budget, Commissioner John Frankenhoff pointed out to the board and to…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Public School Board is in a race with the clock to decide whether they will approve a bond issue that would save the district approximately $3.65 million. A proposal to refinance a 2019 $14.5 million bond at a lower interest rate was presented by L.J. Hart and Company last week…
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QUINCY — Quincy Police have arrested a man they believe set fire to the apartment complex where he was living. Just after 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 5, Quincy Police Officers, along with the Quincy Fire Department and Adams County Ambulance Service, responded to the report of a structure fire at 718 Kentucky. When officers arrived…
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QUINCY — The theme at this year’s GREDF Annual Meeting was while progress has been made, more work needs to be done. A crowd of about 75 people attended Tuesday’s meeting at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. GREDF President Kyle Moore, Quincy Mayor Mike Troup and Adams County Board Vice-Chair Bret Austin all talked about the housing…
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QUINCY — After giving the customary time for review, the Adams County Board approved its $12.29 million tax levy. The board introduced the measure in September and then unanimously approved the 4.95 percent increase Tuesday night. And while the county’s tax rate is dropping two cents from last year to 77 cents per $100 of…
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QUINCY — The Adams County State’s Attorney’s office has requested and been granted a change of judge as it pursues charges against a pre-med student from Quincy who allegedly sent text messages of a sexual nature to minors. Both the prosecution and the defense have the right to make one request per case for a…
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QUINCY — Votes on a report and a resolution that have attracted great interest during recent meetings of the Quincy City Council both were tabled for a second time Monday night. A report from Springfield attorney Rick Stewart about an internal complaint filed during the hiring process for the chief of the Quincy Police Department…
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QUINCY — Public Works Director Jeffrey Conte told the Quincy City Council during its Monday meeting that the city may be forced to double water rates within 10 years unless it gets help paying for an unfunded mandate the Environmental Protection Agency recently announced. The EPA announced on Dec. 1 a proposed update to the lead…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The construction on the new building for Douglass Community Services has reached ground zero are ready to start building back up. The old Douglass Community Services building at 711 Grand in Hannibal has been torn down. The building first housed the Hannibal Clinic and was gifted to Douglass in 2006 when they…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Statistics show that teenagers are the most dangerous drivers on the road. According to those at First Impact, a class for adults to learn about young driver safety, 16 to 19-year-olds have the highest crash risk, and are three times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than all other…
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Need inspiration for the new year? Meet Christopher Seals who has lost 170 pounds over the last 18 months. How did he do it? Well, aside from breaking his Little Debbie’s addiction, he did yoga, but not just any yoga. Chris tells us about working with former professional wrestler Diamond Dallas Page to get into…
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SAVERTON, Mo. — While the Christmas season flies by in a flurry of shopping, ugly sweater parties, gift wrapping and more, Genesis Bible Church invites everyone to pause in remembrance of one sacred night in Bethlehem. The church will host their third annual live nativity on Sunday Dec. 17 from 5 to 8 p.m., at…
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QUINCY — Quincy is one of four U.S. cities with a chance to win an indoor pickleball facility from The Picklr, which expects to have more than 100 locations across the country by the end of 2024. The original field of 32 cities entered in the Picklr Your City contest was narrowed to four early Friday morning…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A homeless man is being held at Marion County Jail after allegedly attempting to stab an individual on Wednesday. Dustin M. Baird, 36, was arrested on Thursday at approximately 9:42 p.m. on the charges of second-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. The Hannibal Police Department was called…
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Dr. Jose Torres from Hannibal Regional Hospital performed the hospital’s first open heart surgery last month. MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to him about cardiovascular surgery. Mercantile Bank sponsors MRN Business Spotlight.
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QUINCY — A man who was caught in a compromising position with a horse not once, but twice will go to the Illinois Department of Corrections for 18 months. Jack Blanke, 39, appeared on crutches in Adams County Circuit Court Friday afternoon before Judge Robert Adrian. Blanke was given probation in July after being arrested…
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FROM QPD: At approximately 10 a.m. Friday, Jeremy Coleman went to the Adams County Probation Department and turned himself in. The Adams County Sheriff’s Department brought Coleman over to QPD where he was turned over to detectives who are continuing to investigate this case. QUINCY — Quincy Police are looking for a man they consider…
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