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August 18, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Less than one week after impassioned victim impact statements pleaded for a tougher sentence for her part in the deaths of four people in an August 2020 traffic crash, Natasha McBride is out on parole. According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, McBride was released from Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln the same…
Read Full Article August 18, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy Park District Board of Commissioners’ lack of support for the proposed German Village Tax Increment Finance District doesn’t help the cause, but it doesn’t mean the project won’t happen. The city administration has proposed the establishment of the TIF district for the German Village area, which encompasses 14 square blocks and…
Read Full Article August 17, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Neal Meyer helped enforce speed limits in school zones and raised money for speed zone signs throughout the city during his time as a traffic analysis officer for the Quincy Police Department. Now he is trying to slow down drivers in Adams County. Meyer retired from QPD in 2016, and now he’s an…
Read Full Article August 17, 2023 | By Muddy River News
Roberto Stellino and his team have made Quincy’s Tiramisu ristorante one of the region’s premier dining establishments — now at Fourth and Hampshire on the city’s square at Washington Park. The food, the ambiance and the service are elite. After 27 years, Stellino is stepping away from the restaurant. He and his wife, Terri, are…
Read Full Article August 16, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — First the Adams County Courthouse didn’t need to be closed. Then it did. Now it doesn’t. John Jurgeil of Jurgeil and Associates out of St. Charles, Mo., gave a report to the Adams County Board Tuesday night that said the building did need some remediation, it was okay to continue conducting business there.…
Read Full Article August 15, 2023 | By SPONSORED CONTENT
HANNIBAL, MO. – Hannibal Mayor Pro Tem Mike Dobson will need another councilman to join his request for the court to rehear the impeachment case against Stephan Franke before it goes before the court. On Aug. 7, Judge John J. Jackson signed a judgment stating Dobson alone cannot replace former Mayor John Hark’s attempt to…
Read Full Article August 15, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — After nearly 45 minutes of debate, the Quincy City Council voted Monday night to approve a resolution that relaxes and extended residency requirements for officers with the Quincy Police Department. The Police Benevolent and Protective Association Unit 12, which represents the officers and supervisors with the Quincy Police Department, and the City of Quincy have a…
Read Full Article August 15, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A debate about the use of the word “alderperson” punctuated the end of Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting. Greg Fletcher (R-1) asked Dunn why he is being referred to “Alderperson” Fletcher at times during recent meetings. “Can you enlighten me where this ‘alderperson’ crap is coming from?” he said. “I was elected two…
Read Full Article August 14, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Clayton man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection to the shooting death of a Camp Point man, and his bond has been set at $3 million. Wyond L. Bynum, Jr., 18, made his first appearance in Adams County Circuit Court with Assistant Public Defender Sarah Lucey on…
Read Full Article August 14, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
CAMP POINT, Ill. — A 22-year-old male is dead and an 18-year-old is in custody after a body was delivered to the Adams County EMS station in Camp Point early Monday morning. Adams County Sheriff Tony Grootens said deputies are still searching for a murder weapon and investigators are trying to determine where the fatal…
Read Full Article August 14, 2023 | By SPONSORED CONTENT
PERRY, Mo.— Mike Barron was first in a cockpit at about two weeks old, flying with his parents, both pilots. A few years later, Mike was the kid down in the tail of the plane working for 75 cents an hour. “I was cheap labor but to get paid anything to clean the gear on…
Read Full Article August 13, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY – One man was taken to Blessing Hospital following a shooting in the southeastern part of Quincy early Sunday morning. Quincy Police responded to a “shots fired” call around 2:15 a.m. Sunday at 2811 Cheswick Road. As officers were on their way to the scene, they were told a man had been taken to…
Read Full Article August 13, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Quincy University President Brian McGee talks with MRN Publisher J. Robert Gough about the start of a new school year.
Read Full Article August 11, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Tim Bliefnick sat motionless and emotionless from the time he sat down at the table next to his counsel, wearing the orange and white jumpsuit and shackled awaiting to hear his fate. Bliefnick remained in that state as Judge Robert Adrian shouted out 14 gunshots, replicating the shots Bliefnick was found guilty of…
Read Full Article August 11, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Molly Corrick calmly told the heartbreaking story of how she said goodbye to her children. Her husband, Lucas Corrick, bitterly expressed his frustration. He couldn’t understand why the person who killed his children in a car crash was receiving a much lighter sentence than originally expected. Their victim impact statements on Thursday afternoon…
Read Full Article August 10, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Adams County Assistant State’s Attorney Josh Jones said he wished a different action could have been taken rather than to allow Natasha McBride to plead guilty on Thursday afternoon to two counts of driving while license suspended. He said during a press conference Thursday afternoon in the Adams County Courthouse he believes the…
Read Full Article August 10, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The trial for a Quincy man, charged more than five years ago with first-degree murder in the death of an infant, is on track to begin Nov. 13. Travis Wiley, 35, appeared with Public Defender Todd Nelson for a status hearing before Judge Michael Atterberry Thursday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court. Wiley…
Read Full Article August 10, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy Park Board will discuss during its day-long retreat on Thursday whether to accept what would be one of the largest donations of land in Park District history. The Quincy Park District received a letter on Aug. 3 from Brad Burghart, president of the Quinsippi Soccer League, proposing the donation of the…
Read Full Article August 10, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy Park Board voted Wednesday night to authorize Executive Director Rome Frericks to take a second stab at obtaining funds to help pay for an all-inclusive playground, shelter and restroom at Wavering Park. Frericks will complete paperwork for an Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant from the Illinois Department of…
Read Full Article August 9, 2023 | By Ron Kinscherf, Muddy River News Correspondent
Are we getting a Target? Where’s Target? Why can’t Quincy get a Target? Those questions now have been answered. Target’s store at 3701 Broadway opened on Wednesday, Aug. 9. It will be a day not soon forgotten by West-Central Illinois shoppers. The aisles were filled looking at sporting goods, housewares, books, electronics, health care, pet…
Read Full Article August 9, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
PARIS, Mo. — A Madison man charged with second-degree murder of an 88-year-old woman is still waiting to hire an attorney and is not yet permitted to post bond. Lyle W. Miller, 65, made his first appearance in Monroe County Circuit Court on Wednesday morning before Judge Talley Smith. Miller was arrested July 28. He…
Read Full Article August 9, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
CANTON, Mo. — About 100 people jammed into City Council chambers in Canton’s City Hall, with some even sitting on the floor. A few dozen more listened and fanned themselves in a crowded hallway. Most of them appeared to endorse the idea of maintaining the Canton Police Department. However, it won’t be long before the…
Read Full Article Hannibal mayoral candidate Louderman says transparency should be number one goal in local government
August 8, 2023 | By SPONSORED CONTENT
HANNIBAL, Mo. – Lifelong conservative Barry Louderman says accountability to taxpayers should be the cornerstone of government. Louderman is one of three candidates — along with Kristy Trevathan and Stephen Colyar — in the Nov. 7 special election to finish James Hark’s term as Hannibal mayor, which expires April 2025. Hark said he resigned in…
Read Full Article August 8, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The cost of legal expenses related to the investigation of a whistleblower complaint about the selection process of the chief of the Quincy Police Department was capped at $25,000 during Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting. Jeff Mays, director of administrative services, explained to aldermen that he’s the chief procurement approver for any…
Read Full Article August 8, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted Monday night to authorize the firm of Schmiedeskamp, Robertson, Neu and Mitchell to begin legal action against 10 properties as part of the city’s fix or flatten program. A memo from Michael Seaver, director of inspection and enforcement, said the properties met the criteria in the Unsafe Property…
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