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January 4, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Miss Quincy Scholarship Program officials have announced the contestants for the annual Miss Quincy and Miss Quincy’s Teen Competition, presented by Gully Transportation. The event will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6. The Miss Quincy Scholarship Program welcomes 13 delegates to the competition, which will take place at the Quincy Community Theatre. The theme for the event is “Long Live Cowgirls” and will feature…
Read Full Article January 3, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — “And there is a time to dance. And there was a time for this law, but not any more.” — Ren McCormack from the movie “Footloose.” Nancy Callaway claims she is being discriminated against as a minority because she wants to open a Latin-themed nightclub at 428 Maine. Callaway and her husband, Keith,…
Read Full Article January 3, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — After Quincy Police Chief Adam Yates finished swearing in three new QPD officers, Mayor Mike Troup asked the chief about the department’s manpower status. “This swearing in and these three officers puts us at 73 sworn officers in the Quincy Police Department, which for us is full-staff, which we haven’t been at in…
Read Full Article January 3, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A conversation began Tuesday night at the Hannibal City Council meeting regarding the burden of derelict properties on Hannibal taxpayers. The city of Hannibal currently lists nearly 70 private properties and vacant lots owned by the city, with three scheduled for demolition. “Presently we tear down these old houses and end up…
Read Full Article January 2, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY, Ill. — Dutton Ray Eugene Black was the first baby born in 2024 at Blessing Hospital’s Blessed Beginnings maternity center. Dutton was born at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1, according to a press release from Blessing Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds and 1 ounce and was 18 inches long at birth. He is the…
Read Full Article January 2, 2024 | By Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips
Pillsbury opened its milling operation in Springfield in 1929 and employed 1500 workers in 1950. In 1991, Pillsbury sold the plant to Cargill, who operated it from 1991 to 2001, before selling it for scrap in 2008. The City of Springfield has been trying to repurpose the facility for two decades. Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips…
Read Full Article January 1, 2024 | By Muddy River News
Since the crime and tragedy stories involving the Bliefnick murder case and Bradley Yohn’s antics dominated 2023 and were also in the overall top 50 list we did, here are the most read crime stories that didn’t involve those two cases. These rankings are based on MRN’s Google analytics. The Top 10 1. Quincy businessman killed…
Read Full Article December 31, 2023 | By Muddy River News
Letters to the editor and opinion pieces allow us to have give and take with our readers without getting all gross in the cesspool of social media comments and responding to people named “Catturd.” Did I say that out loud? My bad. Here are the Top 10 letters and opinion pieces as determined by MRN…
Read Full Article December 31, 2023 | By Muddy River News
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Dr. Justin Felsman with Limitless Medical about how chiropractic care has evolved and the other services offered. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article December 29, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Visitation for Dennis Oliver will be January 5 from 3-7 p.m. at Duker & Haugh Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will take place at the Ambiance on January 6 from 2-5 p.m. Some of D.O.’s friends gave Muddy River News some kind words about their friend. “D.O. was the best. We were like brothers. Heck,…
Read Full Article December 29, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Ashley, Bobby and Brittany reflect on 2023, the good, the bad and the ugly in a very special edition of Club Muddy.
Read Full Article December 29, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Dennis Oliver, the morning radio host who entertained the Tri-States for 40 years and just made people feel good when he was around them, died Thursday in Quincy. Oliver, 69, retired from the airwaves in 2016 and revealed he was battling Alzheimer’s Disease a year later. A Pittsfield, Ill. native, Oliver, known as…
Read Full Article MRN Top 50 stories: Behavior of adults in prep sports, Bliefnick case lead list of most read in 2023
December 29, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Listed below are the most-read stories on Muddy River News for 2023. The rankings are provided by our analytics, not anyone’s opinion. Not surprisingly, the tragic murder of Becky Bliefnick by her estranged husband, Tim Bliefnick, and his subsequent trial were the dominant overall news stories of the year. But as far as one singular…
Read Full Article December 28, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Local government was rather contentious in 2023. A reflection of the frustration many feel with the polarized politics in today’s world. A lack of consensus or willingness to achieve goals for the common good unfortunately seem to prevail. Anyway, here are the most read governmental stories of 2023, according to MRN Analytics. 1. A couple…
Read Full Article December 27, 2023 | By Muddy River News
There were many new business developments in Quincy in 2023 and Muddy River News told you about most of them. Here are the ones that interested you the most, based on our analytics. 1. Quincy City Planner Chuck Bevelheimer said in August (without personally saying it was Raising Cane’s) the prospective restaurant must work within Target’s…
Read Full Article December 27, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Rather than pay success fees to NextSite LLC for the next two years, the Quincy City Council voted Monday night to pay a one-time contract termination fee. Aldermen on Dec. 5 tabled for one week a vote to pay a $15,000 success fee to NextSite, a commercial development advisory firm, for its role…
Read Full Article December 27, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved for the city to enter a three-year contract with MasTrack of Danbury, Conn., for $82,190 on GPS tracking equipment on city vehicles. Marty Stegeman, director of transit for the city, said after Monday night’s meeting he expects to present to aldermen on Jan. 8 a proposal to “considerably…
Read Full Article December 26, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
The first full year of The Daily Muddy showed a large increase in viewership. Ashley Conrad, Brittany Boll and the rest of the Muddy Buddies get to talk to lots of people from the community and have a little fun themselves. Here are the most watched Daily Muddy episodes from 2023. 1. Ashley Conrad, Brittany…
Read Full Article December 25, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
PALMYRA, Mo. — Amanda Crumrine, founder and administrator at Palmyra Christian Academy, has always prayed God would close the doors to anything He doesn’t want for the school. “He has just flung the doors open,” she said. Doors are quite literally opening for the school, which will begin the new year in a new building. The…
Read Full Article December 24, 2023 | By RON KINSCHERF, INTERVIEWER OF THE STARS
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Kris Kringle…Father Christmas…the man, the myth, the legend…Santa Claus…and his bear.
Read Full Article December 23, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
The former Quincy alderman is heading up the new Adams County Veterans Commission. The Army veteran talks with MRN’s David Adam about what this program means to local veterans.
Read Full Article December 22, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, drove around Quincy to give away gift cards to unsuspecting people as part of the department’s annual Operation Christmas Cheer promotion on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The cards were donated by Stifel and Niemann’s.
Read Full Article December 21, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Each of them was frustrated they didn’t get a chance to tell their sides of the story. But when they read the 283-page report on the investigation into complaints made against them, former Quincy Police Department Chief Rob Copley, current Chief Adam Yates and Barry Cheyne, chairman of the Board of Fire and…
Read Full Article December 21, 2023 | By Brittany Boll and Randy Phillips
MRN’s Brittany Boll won the chance to rule the world…or at least Quincy…for a day. She finds out quickly heavy is the head that wears the crown.
Read Full Article December 21, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A 283-page report on the investigation into complaints made against former Quincy Police Department Chief Rob Copley, current Chief Adam Yates and the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners concludes no wrongdoing was discovered. The report, dated Dec. 15 and compiled by Rick Stewart of the Stewart Law Firm in Springfield, was released…
Read Full Article December 20, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — While the Quincy School Board is expected approve a decrease in the 2023 tax rate, an increase in property values is expected to put the school district over a five percent increase in the tax levy. A Truth in Taxation hearing is scheduled at the beginning of tonight’s School Board meeting at 6…
Read Full Article December 20, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Quincy man facing six felony charges, including attempted murder, pled not guilty to all of them during his arraignment Tuesday morning. Jeremy J. Coleman, 29, appeared with Public Defender Christopher Pratt before Judge Tad Brenner. He was wearing a jail-issued shirt on which he had written “Free Jay Innocent” on the back.…
Read Full Article December 20, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal City Council set a deadline to make a firm decision on what to do with the old St. Elizabeth’s hospital. At the regular meeting on Tuesday night, council approved a self-imposed deadline. If they do not have a developer with secured financing by July 1, they will have plans ready to…
Read Full Article December 19, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — The City of Quincy’s Director of Administration Jeff Mays brought up a thick stack of papers as he addressed the Quincy City Council Monday night. The papers contained the results of a year-long investigation into the hiring process that led to Adam Yates becoming Quincy’s police chief. Mays said the report, which Muddy…
Read Full Article Plainville man with more than 80,000 pornographic images, videos on cellphone given 12-year sentence
December 18, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article December 18, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article December 17, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
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.
Read Full Article December 16, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article December 16, 2023 | By Muddy River News
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.
Read Full Article December 15, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
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…
Read Full Article December 15, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
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…
Read Full Article December 14, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article December 14, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article December 14, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
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…
Read Full Article December 13, 2023 | By Muddy River News
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…
Read Full Article December 13, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
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…
Read Full Article December 13, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
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…
Read Full Article December 12, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
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…
Read Full Article December 12, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article December 12, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article December 11, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
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…
Read Full Article December 11, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
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…
Read Full Article December 10, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
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…
Read Full Article December 10, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
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…
Read Full Article December 9, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article December 9, 2023 | By Muddy River News
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…
Read Full Article December 9, 2023 | By Muddy River News
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.
Read Full Article December 8, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
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…
Read Full Article December 8, 2023 | By Muddy River News
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…
Read Full Article December 8, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
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…
Read Full Article December 7, 2023 | By Muddy River News
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…
Read Full Article December 7, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article December 7, 2023 | By Muddy River News
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…
Read Full Article December 6, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
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…
Read Full Article December 6, 2023 | By Muddy River News
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…
Read Full Article December 5, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article December 5, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article December 4, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article December 4, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article December 3, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
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.
Read Full Article December 2, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
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,…
Read Full Article December 2, 2023 | By Muddy River News
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Dr. Niharika Yedia of Quincy Medical Group about diabetes. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article December 1, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article December 1, 2023 | By Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips
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.
Read Full Article November 30, 2023 | By Muddy River News
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…
Read Full Article November 30, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
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…
Read Full Article November 29, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Repairs and updates expected to cost $3.5 million, the dwindling number of lifeguards and declining member use have forced the 14-member board of trustees at the Quincy Family YMCA to close pool permanently on Dec. 31. Rick Shover, chief executive officer at the Quincy Family YMCA, said the pool was operated an annual…
Read Full Article November 29, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A man and a woman facing robbery charges in connection to the October shooting death of a teenage girl were arraigned Wednesday morning and pled not guilty. Tristian L. Johnson, 23, of Quincy and Fallon M. Gillum, 20, of Quincy were in Adams County Circuit Court before Judge Robert Adrian. They appeared for…
Read Full Article November 29, 2023 | By Muddy River News
LA GRANGE, Mo. — Mark Twain Casino has certainly been impacted by the influx of gaming machines in Quincy since the city voted to allow online gambling in 2017. One of the marketing tools used by the casino after gambling became legal in Illinois was to feature table games such as craps, blackjack, poker and…
Read Full Article November 29, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Two Adams County countywide elected officials filed to run for re-election in 2024 on the first day of filing along with one other prospective office holder and a number of precinct committeemen and County Board candidates. Circuit Clerk Lori Geschwandner filed for re-election as a Democrat and Coroner Scott Graham filed as a…
Read Full Article November 28, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — City Treasurer Linda Moore admitted that when department heads approach the Quincy City Council, they’re typically asking for money. “Kelly (Stupasky, manager of the treasurer’s office) and I are here to tell you how we’ve made money for the city,” Moore said with a smile during Monday’s meeting of the Quincy City Council.…
Read Full Article November 27, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Quincy man facing up to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for a January shooting incident received a sentence of 364 days in the Adams County Jail and three years of probation during a sentencing hearing Monday afternoon. Aaron J. Gallaher, 20, appeared with attorney Gerald Timmerwilke in Adams County…
Read Full Article November 27, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Another online food delivery service is now available in Quincy. Uber Eats, which services 465 other cities in Illinois, now has drivers in Quincy. Debbie Houston is one of the new drivers. She said she received a card in the mail about two weeks ago that said Uber Eats was coming to Quincy.…
Read Full Article November 26, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
MRN Editor David Adam talks with John Wood Community College President Bryan Renfro about the Aspen Prize, spring enrollment numbers, expansion at the Workforce Development Center, the Pathways to Promise Scholarship and the strange combination of pizza and Mexican food in Quincy’s restaurants. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s Furniture.
Read Full Article November 25, 2023 | By Muddy River News
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Glenn Swick with Swick Realty about the the current real estate market and how the business has changed over the last 30 years. Mercantile Bank brings you the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article November 24, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
MONROE CITY, Mo. — Eryka McMillan took a handful of pills one night with the intention to not wake up. But when her eyes fluttered open the next morning, a broken life began coming together with a new purpose. It’s the journey of Kairos Hope, a recovery home in Monroe City for women who have…
Read Full Article November 24, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal voters could see a stormwater tax proposal on the April ballot. Darrin Gordon, general manager of the Hannibal Board of Public Works, introduced the proposed tax during the Hannibal City Council meeting on Tuesday. Gordon, who had laryngitis, brought Matthew Munzlinger, director of operations at HBPW, to read his notes to the…
Read Full Article Hannibal towing company shows support of local law enforcement with 'Back the Blue' signage on truck
November 23, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A new tow truck backing into Heartland Towing for the first time was greeted by a group of surprised law enforcement officers. Heartland Towing in Hannibal, owned by Jason Krigbaum, recently bought a tow truck with a “Back the Blue” design was created by Krigbaum’s son, Dylan. The work was completed by…
Read Full Article November 22, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Assistant State’s Attorney Josh Jones said Mackenzie Bullard was shot in the head and killed as the result of an armed robbery during which a group of adults and juveniles allegedly conspired to steal a gun. Jones revealed that information during status hearings Tuesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court for Tristian L.…
Read Full Article November 21, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Two men arrested in connection to a Nov. 5 burglary along North Bottom Road pled not guilty during their arraignments Tuesday morning. Jamar R. Washington, 27, and Ashton T. Summers, 19, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court before Judge Tad Brenner. Washington is represented by Betsy Bier, and Summers is represented by Dennis…
Read Full Article November 21, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Arguably the most important news from Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting happened in executive session. When the public will learn that news is yet to be determined. Aldermen got their first look at a report prepared by Rick Stewart with Stewart Law Firm PC from Springfield. A complaint was received by a whistleblower…
Read Full Article November 20, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Five arrests have been made in connection with the October shooting death of a teenage girl in October. However, none of the people arrests have been charged with her death, and Assistant State’s Attorney Josh Jones is frustrated because of changes in Illinois law that prevents him from making those charges. “(Assistant State’s…
Read Full Article November 20, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Michelle Gray, owner of Vital Infusions in Hannibal, believes aging shouldn’t hinder the ability to thrive. Vital Infusions, located inside of the Back Pain Center at 7 Melgrove Lane, Suite 101, opened earlier this month. Gray, an advanced practice registered nurse, offers IV and injection therapy to optimize health, prevent illness, and…
Read Full Article November 19, 2023 | By Muddy River News
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Sara and Ted Lung about their restored hotel, Camp Point’s Bricktown Inn. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article November 18, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Travis Wiley had little to say other than “Yes, your honor” or “No, your honor” throughout the week. Moments before bailiffs Steve Traubitz and John Ervin escorted him back to the Adams County Jail on Friday afternoon, Wiley blurted, “I just want everyone to know I didn’t do it.” An Adams County jury…
Read Full Article November 18, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Eric Dooley gets us ready for Christmas with the annual light show through Moorman Park. The Festival of Lights begins for the 2023 season at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving night and ends on New Year’s Eve.
Read Full Article November 17, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — As he prepared to sentence Isaiah Mikkelson Friday morning, Judge Tad Brenner took a moment to discuss sexual abuse occurring in church settings. “That any religious institution does not have policies and procedures and education in place to prevent situations like this from happening is absolutely appalling,” Brenner said. “That is a situation…
Read Full Article November 17, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — After dismissing the medical theories of Dr. Jane Turner as “a house of cards” and saying Travis Wiley belonged on the cover of “Bad Luck Magazine” if his story was to be believed, Special Prosecutor Jon Barnard showed a photo of Airyana Hoffman to an Adams County jury. “She will not see a…
Read Full Article November 17, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
Video testimony from Thursday included QUINCY — “Her severe head injuries were due to abusive head trauma and led to her death.” That was the opinion of Dr. Channing Petrak, a child abuse pediatrician from Peoria, as to how 2-month-old Airyana Hoffman died on Jan. 22, 2018, after being found unresponsive in her mother’s apartment…
Read Full Article November 16, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Travis Wiley told first responders he fell asleep for 45 to 60 minutes in Christina Engle’s apartment on Jan. 20, 2018, only to awake to see her 2-month-old daughter, Airyana Hoffman, unresponsive. Testimony about the extraction of data from Wiley’s cellphone may have shown he wasn’t truthful about what he did that afternoon.…
Read Full Article November 16, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Five arrests have been made in connection with the October shooting death of a teenage girl in October, but none of them are directly related to her death. Tristian L. Johnson, 23, of Quincy and Fallon M. Gillum, 20, of Quincy were arrested on warrants for conspiracy to commit armed robbery and conspiracy…
Read Full Article November 15, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Special Prosecutor Jon Barnard told an Adams County jury that medical experts will tell them during the first-degree murder trial of Travis Wiley the death of 2-month-old Airyana Hoffman was caused by abusive head trauma. Barnard gave his opening statement Tuesday morning during the second day of the trial in Adams County Circuit…
Read Full Article November 15, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Christina Engle was at work at a local fast-food restaurant during the afternoon of Jan. 20, 2018, when she was told she had a phone call and that she had an emergency. On the line was her boyfriend, Travis Wiley. The words she heard from Wiley began a nightmare that changed her life…
Read Full Article November 14, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The sale of two non-essential properties for a combined total of $3,550 in the 1st Ward was unanimously approved during Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting — two weeks after aldermen failed to pass the same resolution. Aldermen voted to sell 311 Cherry for $550 to Drake Willing and 1328 N. Third for $3,000 to…
Read Full Article November 14, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — An early Christmas came for Jessica Anderson, and her son Kaiden. The family recently finished their move-in ready home after working with Habitat for Humanity since May. The event was called a “Key Presentation” but Paul Ewert, chair for the Mark Twain Area Habitat for Humanity, said they didn’t need to provide…
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