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Blessing Hospital A girl was born to Nathan Ericson and Sam Newbold of Quincy at 6:53 p.m. Feb. 17, 2024.A boy was born to Matt and Brianne Sealock of Quincy at 8:26 a.m. Feb. 19, 2024.A girl was born to Timothy and Kelsey Anders of Ursa at 7:42 p.m. Feb. 19, 2024.A boy was born…
Read Full Article QUINCY — An 18-year-old Quincy man was arrested Friday after short foot chase on the east end of Quincy. Just after 9:45 a.m. Friday, Quincy Police officers located a stolen vehicle in the 4300 block of Broadway. The suspect, Brayden Gabel, 1605 Elm, was nearby and fled. After a brief pursuit, he was taken into…
Read Full Article Pictured and captioned on Facebook was a three-year-old standing with his arms crossed in defiance of bedtime. “Connor says he is going to stay up all night and eat cookies. He is so funny. Bedtime is still at 7:30.” Considering the many stories and pictures I post about my boys on social media, I wonder…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD – Illinois currently has no federally recognized tribal land within its borders, but that could change in the coming months. A bill pending in the General Assembly this year would give back roughly 1,500 acres of park land in DeKalb County to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. That tribe once occupied much of the Great Lakes…
Read Full Article David J. Rardon II, 43, 1800 Jackson for Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 36th & Broadway. 146Erin E. Little, 39, 1123 N. 6th for Stealing at 5211 Broadway. 176Mary E. Willingham, 65, 1030 Diana Dr. for Suspended Registration & Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 6th & Chestnut. 120Talyn Fesler, 39, 520 N. 16th, Retail Theft at 5211…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — People in the Illini Community Hospital area who need lab testing have a new option beginning Monday, March 4. Illini Express Clinic in Pittsfield, on the Illini Hospital campus, will provide pre-registered patients their outpatient lab testing in the clinic’s drive-through bay instead of the person having to go the laboratory inside…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Ramp Park at Huckleberry Park will be not be staffed and will be a skate-at-your-own-risk facility beginning Saturday, March 2. The Ramp Park will be open 8 a.m. to dusk every day for roller skates, roller blades, skateboards, bicycles and scooters. No motorized equipment will be allowed. No one is allowed…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Community Theatre will feature four visiting directors helming the remaining season ticket productions of “Shakespeare in Love,” “Newsies,” “The Trip to Bountiful” and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” In a press release, QCT’s artistic director Brandon Thomsen said, “Having talked with and personally selected each one of these directors, I can say with…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The restoration of the historic façade of the Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials building at 120 South Madison in Pittsfield is complete. The building will reopen for Two Rivers services and the Reachout Thrift Store on Friday, March 1. A press release from Two Rivers said the organization will hold…
Read Full Article Or Rosie O’Donnell as Elaine? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 880 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Outside of “The Walking Dead” and all of its offshoot properties, I’d have to say my all-time favorite TV show would be “Seinfeld”. With that in mind, here are a few items about that…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Former President Donald Trump’s name remains on the Republican ballot for the March 19 primary for now, and votes already cast for him through early ballots and mail-in ballots are unaffected. But stay tuned. Adams County Clerk Ryan Niekamp said Thursday no changes have been made to the primary ballot in the wake…
Read Full Article MONROE CITY, Mo. – Rachel Turnbull still can’t believe she won a $50,583 jackpot from the Ace of Diamonds fundraiser hosted by the Monroe City R-I Education Foundation. “I was shocked by the win,” Turnbull said. “I still feel like I am in a state of shock.” Turnbull lives in Columbia, Mo., and graduated from…
Read Full Article Darius Thornton, 23, 1702 Center Granview Dr., Criminal Damage to Property less than $500 and Disorderly Conduct at 1702 Center Granview Dr. on 2/9/24. NTA 140Karen Woolfolk, 83, 2103 Cherry Lane Estate North, Failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident at 10th and State on 2/28/24. NTA 169Adam Snider, 34, 2409 Crystal Ave., Failure…
Read Full Article PALMYRA, Mo. — The March fish fry, sponsored by VFW Post 11041, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 1, at the hall, 316 S. Main. Cost is $12 for adults and $5 for children with a menu of catfish fillet, VFW potatoes, baked beans, cole slaw, cornbread, dessert and drink. The…
Read Full Article COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Extension 4-H state meats judging contest on Feb. 17 drew 54 competing 4-H members from across the state. Held in partnership with the MU Meat Science Program, the event gave contestants the opportunity to hone their judging skills and explore career and educational opportunities, said Maria Calvert, MU…
Read Full Article Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed a record-breaking $53 billion budget and is asking Illinoisans to pay an extra $1 billion in taxes in the coming year to cover the costs of a fiscal crisis of his own making — supporting the thousands of noncitizens he invited to Illinois. Since taking office, Pritzker has increased spending on noncitizen programs…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The death of John Barry Hall, the father of Casting Crowns lead singer Mark Hall, on Tuesday has forced the Casting Crowns concert scheduled for Saturday, March 2 to be rescheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, March 29, at the Morrison Theater in Quincy Junior High School. All tickets for the March 2 show will…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The YMCA of Hannibal will benefit from two recent grant awards from the George H. Riedel Foundation. Trustees awarded a $100,000 grant to fund scholarships for membership, summer camp and daycare at the YMCA. In a press release, Hannibal YMCA CEO Eric Abts said, “Thirty percent of all youth funding is made…
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