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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Hannibal mayoral candidate Louderman says transparency should be number one goal in local government
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…
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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…
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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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QUINCY — Today the building is filled with rotted boards, light bulbs hanging from the ceiling and plenty of dust and plaster to clean up. L.J. Helmke and Branigan Stehl, however, have a shared vision for what 613 Maine will look like next spring as the home of the Blind Goat Cider House. “This is…
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Macy Ferguson-Smith of Quincy Medical Group talks to MRN Publisher Bob Gough about diversity and inclusion in her hometown and the honor she just received as being selected as one of 100 Obama Foundation leaders.
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BARING, Mo. – Fourteen people were rescued from damaged and destroyed homes in Baring overnight after emergency personnel were called to this tiny city in northern Knox County at approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday for a reported tornado. Residents reported the Baring tornado siren did not go off, and emergency personnel reported weather radios did not…
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CANTON, Mo. – Jarrod Phillips resigned as the mayor of Canton on Friday in a two-sentence news release submitted to the town’s Board of Aldermen. A copy of the letter was sent out at 6 p.m. Friday, saying the resignation is effective on August 8. An unsigned letter from city officials was also in the…
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MRN Editor David Adam talks to Joe Harris, the agricultural specialist for TI-Trust about farming, farm markets and the weather. Are we past the point of no return on a drought this year? Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — When Show Me HH Farms first opened its then 10-acre sunflower field to the public two summers ago, a bigger goal was in mind. Owners Kent and Kathy Brown, alongside their son and daughter-in-law Phillip and Amberlyn Brown, bought a cold press that same summer and have been producing all-natural sunflower oil…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Canton Police Department went from four officers to one on Monday night, and Canton Mayor Jarrod Phillips wants to plan for a forum next week to discuss public law enforcement options in the city. However, Lewis County Sheriff David Parrish says he won’t recommend his department make any deals with the…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Lewis County Prosecutor recently told the mayor of Canton and the city’s Board of Aldermen that her office will not file any cases investigated by the Canton Police Department unless an outside law enforcement agency provides assistance. Chelsea Fellinger also said, because of “ethical obligations” to the state, she recommended the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The campaign trail for Hannibal Mayor Candidate Kristy Trevathan had a rainy start during her launch party Wednesday night, but spirits were not dampened. A packed house gathered under the pavilion at the Hannibal Riverfront to hear Trevathan’s goals if elected as Hannibal mayor. The window to file as a candidate in…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — “Sound of Freedom,” a movie starring Jim Caviezel and Mira Sorvino, is based on the story of Tim Ballard, a former U.S. Department for Homeland Security Agent who set up a sting operation to rescue children from international child trafficking. It begins with a father dropping his children off to a high-profile…
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QUINCY — Jacob Messmer hopes to open Quincy’s newest community event space in three phases. Maverick’s Landing Zone, Lounge and Venue, 500 S. Eighth, will open Sept. 30 with live music during an open house weekend. In the winter, he hopes to have a lounge bar with a one-page menu restaurant. “And then by the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Three individuals have officially thrown in their hats to run for Hannibal Mayor. Barry Louderman, Kristy Trevathan, and Stephen Colyar filed for candidacy in Hannibal Mayor special election to be decided on the Nov. 7 ballot. The deadline for candidates to file expired Tuesday at 5 p.m. The person elected will finish…
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QUINCY — Christopher Gill has been hired to be the chief administrative officer of Quincy Catholic Schools. Gill has been the vice president of student affairs and dean of students for Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio. He previously was the dean of student life at Culver-Stockton College. The search committee was composed of…
Read Full Article MADISON, Mo. — Lyle W. Miller allegedly admitted to a witness he struck 88-year-old Betty L. Hayes of Holliday, Mo., in the head and placed her body in a pond on a 40-acre lot he owned, according to a probable cause statement filed Friday in Monroe County Circuit Court. Miller, 65, was arrested Friday night.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Medical Group’s Macy Ferguson-Smith will be one of the first 100 people from around the world to participate in the Obama Foundation’s Leaders program. Obama Leaders is a six-month virtual program that supports and connects emerging leaders in the United States, Africa, Asia/Pacific, and Europe through a values-based leadership framework inspired by…
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