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QUINCY — Rick Gengenbacher may have missed an opportunity for a fabulous career in the sporting goods industry. The Illinois Veterans Home is grateful for that. Gengenbacher, 56, became the adjutant at the home on June 1. He replaces Dawn Whitcomb, who announced in December her resignation after 11 years in the position. The adjutant…
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QUINCY — Jadyn Vogel has let the world know her secret. There is no arguing Vogel’s success in the Quincy Derby — formerly known as the Soap Box Derby — has been unparalleled. The 13-year-old enters Saturday’s event with six straight championships in the Stock Division and will be a prohibitive favorite to add to…
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QUINCY — The Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri received a $2 million gift from its founding board chair, Ralph Oakley, to establish the Ralph Oakley Family Fund. The announcement was made Tuesday night by Oakley at the Community Foundation’s annual board reception at the Quincy Art Center. The announcement takes place…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup said the city will learn the details of former President Donald Trump’s visit to the Quincy area on Wednesday. Speaking after Monday’s meeting of the City Council, Troup said he believes Trump, the nation’s 45th president, will arrive at Quincy Regional Airport on Saturday, June 25. The likely location…
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Ashley Conrad and Bob Gough talk about a potential visit by former President Donald Trump that appears to be happening in a couple of weeks. Details are…few and far between at this point. FROM POLITICO: There’s growing buzz that former President Donald Trump will campaign in Illinois for Rep. Mary Miller before the June 28 primary. Trump could visit Quincy on…
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Dear MRN, Is the American Community Survey legitimate? Is it really from the United States Census Bureau? Do I really have to answer the questions? The answers, in order, are yes, yes and yes. The American Community Survey provides information on a yearly basis about the United States and its people. Information from the survey…
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MARION, Ill. — Juliana Fray, Miss Quincy 2022, placed fourth runner-up Saturday night at the 2022 Miss Illinois Competition in Marion. She competed earlier in the week in preliminary competition consisting of interview, talent, evening wear, social impact initiative pitch, and on-stage question. Saturday night’s competition began with the announcement of the top 11 semifinalists,…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — More than 100 letters written by brothers from Plymouth who were soldiers in the Civil War will be sold during an auction later this month. The brothers — John Bell, a member of the 78th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and William Bell, a member of Company G with the Seventh Missouri Cavalry…
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QUINCY — On November 11, Quincy Mayor Mike Troup and Quincy Medical Group CEO Carol Brockmiller stood alongside the then-leadership of 2 X 4’s for Hope as they put shovels in the ground to mark the ceremonial beginning of building another small home as a way to thank a veteran for their service. But four…
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QUINCY — Gentlemen, start your engines.Ladies, too. Quincy’s fabled Grand Prix of Karting will fill South Park with both fans and excitement Saturday and Sunday as the longstanding Quincy summer tradition charges to life for a 36th time around the twisting, turning 1.2-mile concrete canyon that sits across the street from Greenmount Cemetery. The stage…
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QUINCY — Ghost guns haven’t been around long, and recent legislation signed in Illinois is expected make selling and possessing them more difficult in the future. Two of them, however, recently caught the attention of Shannon Pilkington, deputy chief with the Quincy Police Department. Both ghost guns were confiscated by police in the past three…
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QUINCY — A motion hearing in Adams County Circuit Court on Thursday afternoon in front of Judge Roger Thomson addressed motions by Bradley Yohn to bar evidence in other cases, suppress cell phone data and disclose discovery from the Adams County State’s Attorney’s office. However, the hearing eventually boiled down to legal pads, pens and…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Louisiana, Mo., man is in the Marion County Jail after being arrested in what Hannibal’s police chief called his department’s largest suspected fentanyl seizure. The 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County charged Darion J. Ivy, 35 on Wednesday, June 8 with drug trafficking and unlawful possession of a firearm. The…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal police have been asked to investigate reports of clergy abuse and misconduct and incest involving Christ Apostolic Temple #3 – The Light of Hannibal. During a midday press conference on Wednesday, Bishop Demetrius J. Sinegal, Executive Director of the Safehouse #UnMuzzled Advocacy Group said his group’s investigation into the Hannibal church…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Park District Board of Commissioners opted Wednesday night to hold off on any decisions regarding a pair of items involving the Villa Kathrine and Parker Heights Park. The board voted to table any recommendations tied to an upgrade of the walkway and overlook design near the Villa Kathrine. Board president John…
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PUEBLO, Colo. — The body of a firefighter with the Quincy Fire Department was recovered Monday after a rafting accident on the Arkansas River. The body of Steve Pezzella was recovered after he lost contact with the boat he was in and tried to swim through a rapid. Pezzella, 37, was hired by QFD in…
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‘South Park is to karting what Monaco is to Formula One’ QUINCY — Rick Fulks may be looking forward to this weekend more than anyone else, and that in itself is quite a statement. This weekend marks the 36th overall Grand Prix of Karting at South Park and the fourth since its 2018 return as…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at the corner of Arch and Chestnut Tuesday morning. All stations responded and, upon arrival on scene, found heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof of the Hannibal True Church. Additional off-duty firefighters were called in and conducted a…
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QUINCY — A special permit request from Shottenkirk Chevrolet, 1537 N. 24th, to increase the number of overhead doors from four to six on Tuesday was denied by the Quincy City Council at its Monday meeting. The Plan Commission recommended the denial of the permit request last week. Aldermen approved in 1993 an ordinance limiting…
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QUINCY — Like many of Jason Priest’s appearances before the Quincy City Council, a tapestry of obscenity led to his removal from a public setting. Priest, 49, was supposed to have a Monday morning court date in the Adams County Courthouse before Judge Tad Brenner for a preliminary hearing about four misdemeanor charges. He was…
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This story first appeared on the Inside Higher Ed website on May 26, 2022. It is reprinted here in its entirety, with permission. On the morning of May 2, the leaders of Hannibal-LaGrange University called faculty and staff into a meeting to share good news: they had raised $1.5 million and would remain open for the fall…
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QUINCY — David Gilbert is taking a step up in his professional life, accepting a position as the director of field services for the Old Hickory Council of the Boy Scouts of America in Winston-Salem, N.C. Stepping away from Quincy, however, will be difficult. “Quincy has been a great community to live in for 10…
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QUINCY — A man accused of kidnapping a Quincy woman appeared in Adams County Circuit Court Friday and will be handed over to the Illinois Department of Human Services. Dr. Frank Froman, a Quincy clinical psychologist, found Mario Mason unfit for trial. The case has been continued to July 12 for a status review. Quincy…
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Quincy Mayor Mike Troup on May 24 said the city has spent about $150,000 on outside consultants and $500,000 for an encryption key to regain access to the city’s information services systems. The City Council approved May 23 an emergency payment for cyber security consulting, emergency purchases and retaining the firms of Mullen Coughlin, LLC,…
Read Full Article QUINCY — An unusually large gathering of law enforcement officers were in attendance for a Quincy man’s first appearance on multiple misdemeanor charges in Adams County Circuit Court on Thursday afternoon. Quincy Police arrested Jason Priest, 49, on June 1. He appeared before Judge Tad Brenner to learn of the charges against him. Ten bailiffs…
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