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QUINCY — When Norman Haerr thinks back to the great flood of 1973, he will always believe it served as a reminder. “The Lord was letting us know that he’s in charge,” Haerr, a resident of Taylor Mo., said. This spring marks the 50th anniversary of the devastating event that saw the Mississippi River overflow…
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QUINCY – The last day of school can be bittersweet. While students and teachers are eager for a leisurely summer break after a nine-month learning marathon, it also marks an end of a chapter. Educators will have a new crop of students, and kids will have a new teacher and set of classmates, when school resumes…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Christina Butler is thrilled the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is recognizing her father, Gary Butler, next month. She says she’s equally excited others like her father also are being remembered. “We’re recognizing all people who serve our country,” she said. “It’s not just about my dad. It’s really important to continue to…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal teenager was killed Saturday night in a crash three miles outside of Hannibal on Route M in Ralls County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder was westbound on Route M at 8:26 p.m. and travelled off the right side of the road. The vehicle returned to the…
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The director of Quincy/Adams County 9-1-1 talks about upgrades to the system and what it takes to be on the front line of response with someone is in danger. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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Dear MRN, I recently read a story online that claimed the cheapest day of the week to buy gas is Monday. Is that true? GasBuddy released a study in February 2022 that determined Monday offered the lowest average gas prices in 2021 in most of the United States, including Illinois, Michigan and Virginia. Monday also was…
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QUINCY —Becky Bliefnick was shot 14 times in the bathroom of her home on Feb. 23 but was still alive for several minutes as she bled to death, according to testimony given Friday morning during the Tim Bliefnick trial in Adams County Circuit Court. Tim Bliefnick is accused of shooting Becky Bliefnick multiple times at…
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QUINCY — Google searches and website visits for identifying if shotgun shells are shot out of a specific gun, opening a window from the outside with a crowbar and cleaning gunpowder off your hands were among the many results discovered in extractions of Tim Bliefnick’s computer and cellphone. Those results dominated the second half of…
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Video testimony from the Tim Bliefnick murder trial from May 25, 2023.
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QUINCY — A Palmyra man facing charges of first-degree murder in September 2021 received a 25-year sentence after entering an Alford plea on Thursday morning to an amended charge of voluntary manslaughter. Raymond D. Gum, 36, appeared in Shelby County Circuit Court with public defender Austin Smith during a hearing before Judge Frederick Tucker. Gum…
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QUINCY — A Quincy teenager is wanted by the Quincy Police Department in connection to a shooting incident Wednesday night on Jefferson Street between 11th and 12th Streets. The Adams County State’s Attorney’s Office obtained an arrest warrant on Thursday for Victor A. Weems III, 19, for aggravated discharge of a firearm. Weems is considered armed and…
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QUINCY — Three members of the Quincy Police Department explained the evidence-gathering process that led to the arrest of Tim Bliefnick, who is charged with the Feb. 23 murder of his estranged wife, Becky Bliefnick. The fourth day of the murder trial was conducted in Adams County Circuit Court. The trial is scheduled to resume…
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FROM THE QUINCY POLICE DEPARTMENT: QUINCY — Just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, Quincy Police Department officers were dispatched to a report of shots fired in the 1100 Block of Jefferson. Upon arrival, officers located female victim, 47, who was taken to Blessing Hospital before being life-flighted to Springfield for treatment of injuries. This does not…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department responded Wednesday night to a call of shots fired on Jefferson Street between 11th and 12th Street moments after an alleged altercation in the LaGondola Spaghetti House parking lot. Sgt. Nick Hiland said officers responded to a call around 10:15 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found a shooting victim at 1110 Jefferson.…
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QUINCY — A Quincy Police Department detective said Tim Bliefnick cooperated with investigators on the night of Feb. 23, shortly after his wife was found dead in her home. Tim Bliefnick is on trial this week in Adams County Circuit Court. He is accused of shooting Becky Bliefnick multiple times at her Kentucky Road home…
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QUINCY — Adams County Assistant State’s Attorneys Josh Jones and Laura Keck paraded a series of witnesses Wednesday afternoon before the jury in the Tim Bliefnick murder trial. Each of them said Bliefnick’s estranged wife, Becky, had reached out to talk and text about her fears and concerns as the couple went through a contentious…
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QUINCY — Tim Bliefnick filed for divorce from Becky Bliefnick in Jan. 2021. For the next two years, according to testimony in Adams County Circuit Court Wednesday morning, the two didn’t agree on very much, but it appeared the divorce might finally be getting close to final in late Feb. 2023 But Becky Bliefnick didn’t…
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QUINCY — MRN Publisher Bob Gough and Editor David Adam will provide real time updates via social media. You can follow via Twitter @MuddyNews or on the Muddy River News Facebook page. As the trial breaks for lunch, Muddy River News will prepare a brief report on the morning’s happenings in the afternoon. Also, we will replay the morning’s…
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QUINCY — The sister of Becky Bliefnick testified on Tuesday afternoon that Becky sent her a text in 2021, telling her that “if something ever happens to me, make sure the No. 1 person of interest is Tim.” Tim Bliefnick, Becky’s estranged husband, is on trial this week in Adams County Circuit Court for the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Adams County Assistant State’s Attorney Josh Jones painted a picture of the last moments of Becky Bliefnick’s life, describing fear, panic and death and accusing Tim Bliefnick of shooting her 14 times. Jones presented the prosecution’s opening statements before a jury of six men and six women Tuesday morning. Jones described the crime…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted to execute a grant agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Illinois Department of Transportation for $12,971,382 as part of fourth phase of Quincy Regional Airport’s runway reconstruction project. U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced last week that $14.2 million in federal funding…
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QUINCY — A six-man and six-woman jury was selected Monday to hear testimony in Tim Bliefnick’s first-degree murder case beginning Tuesday. Bliefnick is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of home invasion in connection with the Feb. 23 shooting death of his estranged wife, Rebecca Bliefnick. Jury selection lasted about 8…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man has been arrested and charged with first-degree assault and second-degree murder in connection with the Jan. 25 death of Taurean Snoddy. Robert J. O’Connell, 36, was arrested Friday, May 19 by detectives with the Hannibal Police Department on a warrant issued by the 10th Judicial District of Marion County. O’Connell…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two whistleblowers on April 18 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive their False Claims Act cases, contending a lower court applied an improper knowledge standard when it rejected their claims that a pair of supermarkets overcharged the government for prescription drugs. One of the whistleblowers is Tracy Schutte, a Payson, Ill.,…
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The president of Dot Foods talks to MRN’s Ron Kinscherf about his long history with the food distribution giant and his role as the first person outside the Tracy family to hold this title at the company. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
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