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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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QUINCY— There was a packed room Thursday at the Kroc Center to weigh in on the Illinois Department of Transportation’s preferred route for the replacement for the Memorial Bridge. The route proposes an alignment utilizing the York Street Corridor, which will tie in near the Oakley Lindsay Center. Jeff Myers, regional engineer for Illinois Department…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department responded to a structure fire in a two-story residential house converted into apartments Thursday morning. Crews arrived on the scene around 9:20 a.m. Thursday to find smoke coming from the roof and eaves at 123 N. 14th Street. They deployed a hose line and forced entry at the back…
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QUINCY — Two members of the Great Plains Action Society will be visiting Quincy and talking about their work at the Human Rights Commission meeting on Thursday night. The non-profit society has been throughout the United States to advocate and fight for Native American (or indigenous) land, rights and sovereignty. It is focused on the Great Plains…
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QUINCY — The inaugural Ultimate Brick Show will be held May 4-5 at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. Contestants from the hit FOX television show “LEGO Masters” will be onsite along with LEGO displays and vendors from across the country. Build Challenges with Tim Croll and a kid’s zone play area will be featured throughout the two-day event. The event is open to…
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HANNIBAL, MO. — Hannibal’s riverfront continues to be a thriving port for popular riverboat cruises. At the meeting on Tuesday night, Hannibal City Council unanimously approved a contract for a five-year extension with American Cruise Lines. It was up for renewal in November 2024, but the cruise line asked for an early renewal. In a…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department’s Engine 2, Engine 4, Engine 5, and Incident Command were dispatched to the 700 block of Kentucky Tuesday afternoon after a report of smoke coming from an apartment building. Engine Company 2 arrived on scene within 3 minutes and reported fire from the rear of the two-story structure. All…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council tabled for one week a vote to pay a $15,000 success fee to NextSite, a commercial development advisory firm, for its role in bringing Planet Fitness to Quincy. Tom Marx, owner of Marx Commercial Properties and Development Company, told Muddy River News he believes NextSite is taking credit for bringing…
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QUINCY — A 93-year-old Quincy man charged with sexually abusing and sexually assaulting his 10-year-old great-granddaughter will get to “die peacefully in my home” after receiving a 48-month sentence of probation on Monday. Lionel Surratt appeared with attorney Drew Schnack in Adams County Circuit Court before Judge Robert Adrian. Surratt had been charged with predatory…
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QUINCY — A resolution on the agenda for Monday night’s meeting of the Quincy City Council asks for aldermen to approve a $15,000 success fee to NextSite, LLC, for the recruitment of Planet Fitness to Quincy. However, the developer of the property and a Planet Fitness representative both say NextSite was not involved in bringing…
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QUINCY — Brianna Rivera has wanted to be executive director of The District since she was in high school. “Pretty much my young adulthood was spent volunteering downtown with my family,” Rivera said. “Setting up lights to light (Washington) Park, volunteering at the Blues (in the District), being a farmers’ market manager for two or…
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After more than 30 years with the Illinois Veterans Home, Rick Gengenbacher has retired. MRN Publisher J. Robert Gough talks to him about the facility and what he plans to do after stepping away from a place he still dearly loves.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — For many in Hannibal, the winding roads through Riverview Park is a walk, or drive, down memory lane. For more than a century the 465-acre park, located at 2000 Harrison Hill, has echoed the sounds of generations playing baseball in the grassy fields, wandering down the nature paths, swinging on swing sets,…
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MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Dr. Niharika Yedia of Quincy Medical Group about diabetes. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
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QUINCY — Shanice Crider will never forget the day she met Beyonce Knowles when she performed with Destiny’s Child at the Oakley-Lindsay Center on May 27, 2000. Crider is more excited, however, for her daughter’s brief appearance in “Renaissance,” a movie about the world tour Beyonce (you get to drop your last name when you…
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Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips take you on a tour of one of the area’s greatest treasurers led by the man who put it all together, Henry Sweets of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum. Dot Foods brings you Muddy River Gems.
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QUINCY — The Quincy Art Center is separating the leadership role of executive director and curator into two full-time positions, with Jennifer Teter continuing as curator while the center looks for an executive director. The role and responsibilities of a curator have historically been entrusted to the executive director. Teter has filled both roles since…
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NEW LONDON, Mo. — A Hannibal man facing charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action after shooting and killing another Hannibal man on Dec. 30 convinced a Ralls County jury he acted in self-defense, leading to a not guilty verdict on Wednesday afternoon. A nine-man, three-woman jury took less than two hours to come…
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