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October 23, 2022 | By Muddy River News
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Koontz Properties of Quincy, Ill., recently broke ground on a multi-family development called Vista Way Apartments near the intersection of Stardust and Munger. Corey Mehaffy, executive director of the Hannibal Regional Economic Development Council, said the project will have a 52 units to be completed in multiple phases. Each unit will have…
Read Full Article October 22, 2022 | By Muddy River News
Natalie Roseberry, clerk/recorder for Pike County, sits down with Bob Gough to talk about the updated election system in Pike County and the issues with a recent county audit. Muddy River News This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
Read Full Article October 22, 2022 | By Muddy River News
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Daniel Kramer of the 100 block of Earel Camp Road in Quincy was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years imprisonment for possession of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, five months imprisonment for possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and 10 years…
Read Full Article October 21, 2022 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Investigators with the Quincy Police Department believe the report of shots being fired from a car in a traffic Sunday night at 33rd and Broadway was not a random shooting. Deputy Chief Michael Tyler said in a Friday afternoon press release that the investigation of the incident, which happened at approximately 7:25 p.m.,…
Read Full Article October 21, 2022 | By Muddy River News
A town hall meeting about the SAFE-T act was held Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 at John Wood Community College. Speakers were Justin Oliver, sheriff of Brown County; Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department; Todd Eyler and Gary Farha with the state’s attorney’s office in Adams County; and State Sen. Jil Tracy. This video…
Read Full Article October 21, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A newly formed partnership among QUANADA, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid and Ascend Justice is designed improve access to legal representation for survivors of domestic violence in Quincy and the surrounding area. The new office will be in Quincy at 910 Broadway in the former Spoonwave location. It will serve clients from Adams,…
Read Full Article October 20, 2022 | By Muddy River News
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Justice Lisa Holder White and the Supreme Court of Illinois announced Thursday that Eighth Circuit Court Judge Amy Lannerd has been assigned as an appellate court justice in the Fourth District. Lannerd is being assigned to fill the vacancy created by the decision of Justice John W. Turner of Lincoln to not…
Read Full Article October 20, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, offered a story about a homeowner with a pool to help illustrate the flaws of the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) criminal justice reform act. “It’s summertime, you’re out in your backyard, and there’s someone in your swimming pool who you don’t recognize,” he…
Read Full Article October 19, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Judge Roger Thomson continued a sentencing hearing for a youth basketball coach and athletic trainer scheduled for Wednesday morning in Adams County Circuit Court because a legal document dropped off at the Adams County Jail wasn’t delivered in a timely fashion. Jonathan Graff, 31, appeared at the hearing with his attorney, Drew Schnack.…
Read Full Article October 19, 2022 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — John Wood Community College recently completed interviews of three people selected as finalists to be the school’s next president. The three men were in Quincy in earlier this month for in-person interviews and public forums. One of them will succeed Mike Elbe, who has served as president since 2014. Elbe is staying on…
Read Full Article October 18, 2022 | By Muddy River News
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A sixth person has been arrested and jailed in connection to the death of a Hannibal man on Oct. 9. An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday, Oct. 18 in the 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County charging Todd C. Haynes Jr., 22, of Hannibal, with first-degree assault. Haynes was arrested by the…
Read Full Article October 18, 2022 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The Quincy ARISE Coalition, a partnership between Quincy Medical Group, YWCA Quincy, Bella Ease and the Adams County Health Department, received a grant of $135,000 from the Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday. The IDPH announced up to $3.7 million in grants to 18 organizations around the state to address systemic health…
Read Full Article October 18, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — The first speaker at Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting asked why it seemed residential customers would be taking the brunt of the City of Quincy’s proposed water rate increase. “…Mr. Conte (Quincy’s director of engineering and utilities) said that 92 percent of the water customers in Quincy are residential and consume 41 percent of…
Read Full Article October 17, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — An Arkansas man serving a 20-year sentence for two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault in the Illinois Department of Corrections filed a motion last month to withdraw his guilty plea that he claims he accepted to avoid “torturous conduct by officials” in the Adams County Jail. Mario Mason, 41, of Turrell, Ark.,…
Read Full Article October 17, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY— The westbound lanes of Broadway were closed Sunday evening following a report of shots being fired from a car in traffic. Quincy Police report that just before 7:30 p.m. Sunday, someone shot at a vehicle from another vehicle near 33rd and Broadway. Police also report gunfire hit a vehicle near its gas tank and…
Read Full Article October 16, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
Tyler Kaufman of Ecowater talks about water quality and the company’s business model that serves residential and professional clients. TI-Trust sponsors the Muddy River News Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article October 15, 2022 | By Muddy River News
HANNIBAL, Mo. – The Hannibal-LaGrange University Board of Trustees appointed Robert J. Matz as the 18thpresident of the university at its fall meeting on Friday, Oct. 14. Matz has been the vice president of academic administration, dean of the faculty and a professor of theology and preaching since July 2021. He was named acting executive vice president…
Read Full Article October 14, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Utilities Committee agreed Thursday afternoon during its meeting at the Waste Water Treatment Plant, 700 West Lock & Dam Road, that a hike in city of Quincy’s water and sewer rates is necessary to cover recent overage expenses. However, the committee thought the Quincy City Council should determine how that rate hike…
Read Full Article October 13, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A third person is facing second-degree murder charges in connection to the death of a Hannibal man on Sunday morning. Kaelin Leslie Rickey, 26, of Hannibal is in custody after an investigation by the Hannibal Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime…
Read Full Article October 13, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Two issues dominating the Quincy Park Board agenda for the past few months were resolved Wednesday night. Commissioners were unanimous in voting to commit to keep the financially struggling Art Keller Marina open through 2025. Commissioners voted 5-2 to declare a 1.13-acre parcel of land in Parker Heights Park is no longer needed…
Read Full Article October 12, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — After debating with Judge Roger Thomson about the start date of his jury trial in November, a frustrated Bradley Yohn abruptly stormed out of an Adams County courtroom Wednesday morning with help from several bailiffs and court security personnel. Yohn, a Springfield man charged with four Class X felonies in Adams County in…
Read Full Article October 12, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup was asked after Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting if negotiating sessions are scheduled between the Police Benevolent and Protective Association Labor Unit 12, which represents the officers and supervisors with the Quincy Police Department, and the city of Quincy. Troup simply replied, “There are none.” The PB&PA filed a…
Read Full Article October 11, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Matt Rolando learned he was being dismissed from his job with Blessing Health System while lying in a bed Tuesday morning at Blessing Hospital. “It was cold, and it was unprofessional,” Rolando said. “But it seems to follow the recent culture shift of Blessing Health System, which is cold and unprofessional.” Rolando’s position…
Read Full Article October 11, 2022 | By Muddy River News
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Two people are facing first-degree assault charges in connection to the death of a Hannibal man on Sunday morning. Thomas D.C. Payne, 29, of Hannibal and Jordan A. Payne, 27, of Hannibal now are in custody after an investigation by the Hannibal Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri State…
Read Full Article October 11, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
Dear MRN, Now that the hole is filled in behind Tiramisu, what is going to happen with that piece of property? Nothing, for now. The former Tri-State Furniture and Appliances building at 312 Hampshire, formerly owned by Richard and Judith Taylor, was bought Sept. 30, 2021, by DP Properties of Quincy LLC, owned by Derek…
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