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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum is again being recognized as a Blue Star Museum in 2025. Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Spring Festival of Country Music will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, May 23, in the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. The show will feature music performed by Memory Lane, which includes Martin and Betty Miller, Harlon Lain, Wendell Glance, Sue Taylor and Gregg Cornelius along with special guests. Admittance is free, but…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s 162nd commencement ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17 at QU Stadium, 20th and Sycamore. The graduating class is comprised of 180 graduates, with 157 undergraduate and 23 graduate degree recipients. The procession will be led by university marshal Robert Mejer, distinguished professor of art, assistant marshal David Kirchhofer, professor…
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QUINCY — The elevator in the City Hall Annex building, 706 Maine, will be out of service starting Monday, May 19, for repairs that are expected to be completed in approximately six to eight weeks. The Department of Planning and Development and the Department of Inspections are on the third floor, which will only be…
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QUINCY — The Adams County Health Department reported in a Friday press release that three bats in Adams County – one from the northwest, one from the east and one from the southwest – have tested positive for rabies in the past two months. The health department is reminding residents that bats are active during…
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CANTON, Mo. — A team of Culver-Stockton College faculty members has led the successful reestablishment of the Missouri Counseling Association (MCA), which dissolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been officially reinstated as a nonprofit state branch of the American Counseling Association. The newly elected officers — Angel Knoverek (president), Mark Vander Ley (treasurer) and…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, May 16, 2025 There will be some hilarious nicknames to accompany the high-powered, ground-pounding behemoths that be visiting Quincy Raceways … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,284 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Tonight’s a big night for local race fans. The MARS cars bring their touring dirt-track…
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QUINCY — A new business hopes to help get people around Quincy. Integrity Community Taxi aims to provide a reliable, reputable and accessible transportation method for the citizens of Quincy. Owners Jay Albert and Landon Tenhouse met years ago during an EMT training course but moved on into different careers. Albert is a paramedic, and…
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QUINCY — WGCA The Mix recently announced Broc Hampsmire is the new executive director of the radio station. WGCA’s former executive director, Bob Daly, will continue to work at The Mix part-time as the underwriting director. Hampsmire has been in the local radio industry for 21 years. He has been an on-air personality at The…
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LEWISTOWN, Mo. — A Lewistown man was arrested Sunday for failing to register as a sex offender and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution. A Lewis County Sheriff’s Department deputy conducted a sex offender compliance check on May 11 on Loren P. Wallace, 43. The reason for the compliance check was to determine if…
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La BELLE, Mo. — A Maywood man is facing four felony drug charges after he was arrested May 10. Brandon N. Geiser, 50, was stopped by a Lewis County Sheriff’s Department deputy conducting a traffic stop in La Belle for driving without a valid license. The deputy was given permission to search the vehicle and…
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VANDALIA, Mo. — A Monroe City man wanted on several warrants was apprehended and charged with driving while intoxicated and narcotics-related chargers after a traffic stop in Vandalia. A deputy with the Audrain County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop at 9:09 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, with a passenger vehicle for an observed registration…
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Dusty J. Peters, 37, of Quincy for Failure to Appear (Pike County). Lodged 184/161Diamond J. Bence, 37, of Quincy for FTA-Improper Use of Registration. Lodged 124Jane N. Hemphill, 39, of Quincy for FTA-Driver Fail to Give Notice of Crash. Lodged 124Dalyn J. McCune, 29, of Quincy for Fighting. 161Samantha K Ott, 33, of LaGrange, Mo.,…
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QUINCY — An Adams County jury on May 8 found a Quincy man guilty of criminal sexual assault after a three-day trial, and he will be sentenced on July 10. Adams County State’s Attorney Todd Eyler said evidence in the case stemmed from a criminal act that occurred on June 6, 2024. Evidence showed Deviak…
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QUINCY — Community members gathered outside of the Quincy Police Department to honor to National Police Week and to commemorate police officers who lost their lives in the field. In the 2024 calendar year, 148 police officers died across the nation while serving. Mayor Linda Moore delivered a proclamation recognizing National Police Week 2025 and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The following items have been recovered by the Quincy Police Department. To inquire about any of the property, call the QPD Evidence Department at 217-228-4489, and refer to the ID number when calling. (Recovered firearms are not listed. If you lost a firearm, call QPD.) Appointments are required to pick up property. 1st…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Hospital’s Environmental Services Department invites the community to an evening of music trivia on Friday, June 21, at the Fraternal Order of Eagles at 519 N. Madison. Rich Pickel Trivia will be providing the entertainment. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with trivia beginning at 7 p.m. Cost to participate is…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — The Flower Children team of the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Relay For Life was the host of the 23rd annual Spring Fling on April 19. More than 300 people attended the event at the American Legion Hall Post 174 in Palmyra. The night’s activities were dinner, raffles, silent and live auctions. The…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Hospital in Carthage has been awarded a 5-star rating by the National Rural Rating System (NRRS), a program recognizing dedication and excellence in rural healthcare, as well as being named to the National Rural Honor Roll. The NRRS evaluates hospitals based on rigorous standards, including patient satisfaction, quality of care and…
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It used to be that if you wanted a game night, you needed a table, a group, and at least one person who knew the rules. That’s changed. These days, the table’s gone digital. The group is scattered but reachable, and the rules, they’re built into the interface. No need to explain anything twice. Start…
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QUINCY — The trial for a Quincy man facing a charge of attempted first-degree murder and four other felony charges stemming from a July 6, 2024, shooting incident in the TJ Maxx parking lot at the Prairie Trails Crossing shopping center has been pushed back to the July jury docket, and the man he allegedly shot in…
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QUINCY — Mark Philpot was retained by his fellow commissioners as president of the Quincy Park Board for a second year. He offered a few words for the new faces on the board at the end of Wednesday night’s meeting. “I want to thank everyone for coming this evening, and I want to especially thank…
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