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QUINCY — Near the end of Monday’s meeting of the Quincy City Council, Mayor Mike Troup announced the police aldermanic committee will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 7. That meeting will mark the official beginning of the city’s search for a police chief. Fifty-six days will have passed since Rob Copley announced his intent to…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council recommended on Monday night the sale of two properties that were part of the city’s fix-or flatten program. It also adopted a resolution to participate in a billion-dollar nationwide opioid settlement agreement. The city advertised in December 16 vacant lots that it owned were for sale, and it received…
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QUINCY — For most of the year, Bryan Pimlott is a pretty regular guy. He’s an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Blessing Hospital with a perpetual grin on his face. But for three weeks, he’s a calculating, cut-throat, diabolical poker player wanting to steal every dime you have. “I call myself a pretend poker professional,” Pimlott…
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Rich Niemann, Jr., president and CEO of Quincy’s Niemann Foods, sits down to discuss the evolution of the supermarket and how the company has diversified over the decades. Business Spotlight is brought you by Cason, Huff and Schlueter Insurance.
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QUINCY — The trial of a Quincy woman charged in connection with the 2020 crash that killed four people has been moved to April. Public Defender Todd Nelson filed a motion on Wednesday in Adams County Circuit Court to continue the case against Natasha McBride, 37. She faces four counts of murder in connection to…
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QUINCY — A real estate development firm in Edwardsville has bought the former ShopKo property at 3200 Broadway for $1.8 million. Documents filed in the Adams County Recorder of Deeds office show the sale was finalized Dec. 16. RLP Development Company, Inc., in Edwardsville was listed as the buyer. Jaime Eads, a project manager with…
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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awarded a $1,252,041 grant to Adams Telephone Cooperative in Golden that will help expand broadband access to about 200 unserved homes and businesses in Adams and Pike counties. The DCEO’s Office of Broadband announced on Wednesday $47 million in funding for 22 projects through the…
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OPINION: There are times when I look at something and say, “Well, that’s not going to go over very well,” but someone with Gem(City)-studded and rose-colored glasses always knows better and says, “What’s the problem?” The “Quincy’s Calling” marketing campaign is designed to help fill open jobs by recruiting alumni back to Quincy and recruit…
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NEW LONDON, Mo. — Just before midnight, six hours into his 10-hour Twitch live stream, Tyler Steinkamp’s rage begins to erupt. He’s just scarfed down a dinner of cold chicken fingers over the sink during a three-minute ad break and raced back to his computer, where he is playing the “battle arena” game “League of…
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QUINCY — A request to continue one of three cases filed against Bradley Yohn was granted Tuesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court. Assistant State’s Attorney Todd Eyler filed on Jan. 19 a motion for a continuance on the six counts Yohn faces in connection with an incident on Nov. 9 along North Bottom Road…
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MRN Publisher J. Robert Gough talks with Congresswoman Mary Miller about redistricting and having to run in a new part of Illinois. Muddy River News is furnished by Harvey’s Furniture.
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QUINCY — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced last week it will use $732 million in federal infrastructure funding to modernize Lock and Dam 25 at Winfield, Mo., on the Mississippi River to improve the shipment of grain and soybeans. The Corps also announced it will spend $97.1 million on environmental restoration at Lock…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University President Anthony W. Allen submitted his resignation after nine years of service. His resignation is effective Jan. 31. In his resignation, announced Friday on the Hannibal-LaGrange website, he indicated his decision is a combination of needing to recover from lingering health issues, spending more time with his family, and giving…
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QUINCY — Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) was in Quincy Friday to be the guest speaker at a business event. Before heading to Town and Country Inn to speak at the Kohl Wholesale annual meeting, Davis stopped by the Muddy River News studios to discuss the current Washington climate and his upcoming June 28 primary contest…
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Quincy Recycle President Bryan Stokes talks about the growth of his company and business philosophy. Business Spotlight is sponsored by Cason, Huff and Schlueter Insurance.
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QUINCY — Jim Lieurance admits he found the outpouring of support to be a rather emotional experience. If pressed, he will admit to probably wiping away a tear or two. When Lieurance, 62, took control of the Adams County Speedway of Illinois — formerly known as Quincy Raceways — in the fall, he knew he…
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QUINCY — Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha said he will be taking steps to put the Drew Clinton criminal sexual assault case back in front of a judge for sentencing after speaking Wednesday morning with a state official. Farha said he participated in a phone conference with David Robinson, the chief deputy director at…
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QUINCY — A Quincy teen is lodged in the Adams County Jail after he attempted to flee from a deputy with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday night. The deputy was northbound on Ill. 57, north of Eighth Street, at approximately 5:47 p.m. when a 2005 Ford Explorer came up behind the squad car at…
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Impeachment proceedings have begun against a Hannibal City Council member as Mayor James Hark has drafted articles of impeachment against 3rd Ward Council member Stephan Franke. Hark alleges Franke violated his oath of office while acting in his capacity as a City Council member by physically assaulting both City Clerk Angelica Zerbonia and City Manager…
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QUINCY — Rich Polak believes the purchase of Maranatha Park is the next step in growing Complete Game Training Academy, a baseball and softball training facility at 602 N. Second. “We’re going to leave the one field that has the lights on it at the same dimensions and just upgrade that,” Polak said. “We’re still…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup says the ShopKo property at 3200 Broadway has been sold, and negotiations are nearly complete for a big box retailer willing to spend $20 million to renovate and occupy the former Kmart building at 3701 Broadway. The City Council voted in late November to subdivide the ShopKo lot into…
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QUINCY — Quincy School Board Vice President Shelley Arns said the field has been narrowed in the search for the Quincy School District’s next superintendent of schools. Arns was on Muddy River News This Week and said the eight-person committee has reduced the number of finalists to two and the School Board will be doing…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A pre-trial hearing date for a Quincy woman facing four murder charges remains unchanged, but a report from a Chicago psychiatrist could change that. Judge Scott Larson ruled Friday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court that he would grant Josh Jones, lead trial attorney for the Adams County State’s Attorney’s office, more time…
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QUINCY — Attorney Drew Schnack’s week didn’t go exactly as planned. Following the initial Muddy River News report on January 7 which detailed Judge Robert Adrian’s decision to reverse his October verdict regarding a sexual assault case, the story has gained traction. Schnack, who represented Drew Clinton in the case that saw and has continued…
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