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April 7, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY – The Adams County Coroner has released the following information regarding the two men found deceased in separate apartments on Spring Street.On Wednesday, April 5, the Coroner’s Office was notified of two bodies found in apartments at 1303 Spring Street. Pronounced dead at the scene were Bradley J. Seager, 61, and Edward A. Day,…
Read Full Article April 6, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — No chads are hanging, no Brooks Brothers are rioting and the Supreme Court won’t get involved (we hope). The Adams County Clerk’s office began Thursday the process of sorting out the votes still arriving via the U.S. Mail, as long as they have been postmarked by Election Day, April 4. Three election judges…
Read Full Article April 6, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Ten arrests were made Tuesday by the Quincy Police Department as part of a criminal narcotics enforcement detail. A coordinated effort with QPD, the Illinois State Police, Adams County Sheriff’s Department and West Central Illinois Task Force conducted the detail, targeting people who possess and/or distribute illegal narcotics in Quincy and Adams County.…
Read Full Article April 6, 2023 | By Noah Klauser
CANTON, Mo. — Nobody experiences life without loss, but the support of our community and those closest to us helps us get through those times. Luke and Audrey Barton lost their house in Canton in a fire on March 20. The building and everything inside was lost, including the family’s pets. Andrew Redmon, Audrey Barton’s…
Read Full Article April 6, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
MONROE CITY, Mo – Monroe City voters approved the $6.7 million bond to benefit the Monroe City R-I elementary school in Tuesday’s election. The money will be used to complete the south wing of the school by adding 11 classrooms to house grades 1-4, hallways and two full sets of restrooms. The bond will also…
Read Full Article April 5, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Two men were found dead Wednesday morning in separate apartments in the same building on Quincy’s north side. Adams County Coroner Scott Graham and officers with the Quincy Police Department were on the scene late Wednesday morning to remove the bodies from the building. Four apartments are in the building at 1303 Spring.…
Read Full Article April 5, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Ryan Niekamp talks to Bob Gough about the situation in Quincy’s 7th Ward and how his office will proceed, according to state law, to handle a close election. Bob also chats with Laura Sievert with the Quincy Society of Fine Arts about the Illinois Creative Recovery Grants that her organization is helping distribute throughout West-Central…
Read Full Article April 4, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY – Seventh Ward challenger, Republican Tim Siemer, had a 55 vote lead going down the stretch Tuesday night, but the early voting numbers came in and that gave the incumbent, Democrat Ben Uzelac, a fighting chance. And as of now…that race is tied. Adams County Clerk Ryan Niekamp said he was declaring a tie…
Read Full Article April 4, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY – Three incumbents and one newcomer won seats on the Quincy School Board Tuesday. Quincy School Board President Shelley Arns and board members Jim Whitfield and LaTonya Brock retained their seats and Curtis Sethaler will join them. Whitfield was the leading vote-getter, followed by Arns, Sethaler and Brock as they took the top four…
Read Full Article April 4, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The purchase of the City Hall Annex building by the Quincy Township inched closer to a conclusion Monday night. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup then proposed spending township money to help solve some of the city’s housing issues. Before the weekly Quincy City Council meeting, aldermen first handled business as the Quincy Township board.…
Read Full Article April 4, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The aldermen in Quincy’s 7th Ward announced during Monday night’s meeting of the Quincy City Council that bids to complete work on four blocks of Payson Avenue have come in under projections. “Jack (Holtschlag) and I have some really awesome news to report tonight,” Ben Uzelac, D-7, told aldermen. “A project that we’ve been…
Read Full Article April 3, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Anna Crane took off for Los Angeles when she was 19 years old to chase a career as a drummer, but when the pandemic hit, she briefly considered coming back to Quincy. “I did actually have a moment of doubt,” said Crane, a 2010 graduate of Quincy High School. “My main source of…
Read Full Article April 3, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Adams County Circuit Court Judge Scott Larson has set a hearing for April 11 regarding a temporary restraining order filed against the estate of Tim Bliefnick. Attorneys Gerald Timmerwilke and Erin Wilson-Laegeler representing the estate of the late Rebecca Bliefnick entered the order to freeze Tim Bliefnick’s assets on March 20, and Judge…
Read Full Article April 3, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Quincy business offering on-demand help with everyday tasks is launching a recycling pick-up program in response to the discontinuation of the City of Quincy’s curbside recycling program. JustTasking, which started in August 2022, will deliver recycling totes directly to the doorsteps of Quincy residents for a one-time set-up fee of $20. Residents…
Read Full Article April 2, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
PALMYRA, Mo. — A review of three years of text messages between Palmyra teachers and administrators on a school-issued cellphone revealed multiple racial and homophobic comments, as well as comments showing disrespect and disregard for some of the students under their supervision and the teachers they worked with. The texts were provided to Muddy River…
Read Full Article April 2, 2023 | By Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips
Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips take you to the Gardner House Museum, which is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is a two-story, “L” plan, Federal style painted brick dwelling, with Greek Revival style detailing. It is six bays wide and has a side-gable roof. It also once housed a tavern located on a north–south stage…
Read Full Article April 1, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Three of the five defendants allegedly involved in the death of Taurean Snoddy pleaded not guilty on Friday during an arraignment in the Marion County Courthouse. Snoddy was found lying unresponsive in the street in the 1200 block of Lyon on the night of Jan. 25. After CPR was performed, he was…
Read Full Article April 1, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Bob Gough interviews all seven candidates for Quincy School Board.
Read Full Article March 31, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
PALMYRA, Mo. — The Palmyra School Board met in special session Thursday night and accepted the resignations of four staff members, including the former high school football coach and his replacement. A press release issued Friday afternoon from the Palmyra School District said Mark Hoerr, Tyler Krietemeyer, Kevin Miles and Marty Smyser had resigned “effective…
Read Full Article March 31, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
NEW LONDON, Mo. — The Ralls County Courthouse was evacuated Friday afternoon after a fire started because of what is believed to have been caused by a lightning strike. New London Fire Department Safety Officer Brian Reed said courthouse employees called emergency services reporting that fire was coming out of the outlets and smoke was…
Read Full Article March 31, 2023 | By BRENT CLAIR, METEOROLOGIST
Read Full Article March 31, 2023 | By Noah Klauser
QUINCY — Real world connections and experience are essential for lawyers to provide the service they need to their clients. Having these real world connections and experiences is why the Quincy University mock trial team welcomed the opportunity to talk Thursday afternoon with Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White. She was joined by Eugene…
Read Full Article March 30, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — A large full-color mail piece showing support for the three incumbents and one newcomer who are candidates for the Quincy School Board hit voters mailboxes this week. Quincy School Board President Shelley Arns, board members Jim Whitfield and LaTonya Brock and newcomer Curtis Sethaler are featured on the 11-inch by 13-inch piece printed…
Read Full Article March 30, 2023 | By Noah Klauser
CANTON, Mo. — Social media nowadays is full of edited and filtered photos. People spend their time making changes to their appearance or removing objects in the background to get the best picture they can. That doesn’t happen on BeReal. BeReal, founded in 2020 by French former GoPro employee Alexis Barreyat, sends its users one…
Read Full Article March 29, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The former Golden Corral restaurant is going to be converted into one of the fastest growing independent plasma collection operators in the nation. ImmunoTek, which has 30 plasma collection centers throughout the central and eastern United States, is renovating the former restaurant at 3908 Broadway. A Stamford, Conn., corporation named 3908 Broadway Street…
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