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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Bridgeton man was arrested after he was seriously injured in a crash in Ralls County early Saturday morning. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Preston Glass, 32, was driving northbound on U.S. 61, south of Hannibal, in a 2007 Dodge 2500 truck at 1:02 a.m. Saturday, July 13. The…
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Aged 83, Walter LeRoy “Roy” Nothnagel, resident of Minneapolis, MN since 1972 and formerly of Quincy, IL and Peoria area IL, died peacefully in his sleep after a long illness on July 6, 2024. Preceding him in death were his parents, Walter and Oreta (Wood) Nothnagel and his beloved son Brett. Surviving are his daughters…
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Janet Mary (Hellhake) Shaughnessy of St. Charles, Missouri passed away after a 15month battle with cancer. Janet was born in Quincy, Illinois on September 3, 1961 tothe late Merle and Joan (Talken) Hellhake. Janet married Thomas J. Shaughnessy onJanuary 16, 1999 in Incarnate Word Catholic Church. She was a proud graduate ofQuincy Notre Dame High…
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QUINCY — Shoppers love the deals they can snag during Prime Day (scheduled for July 16-17 this year), and many other major retailers join in on the trend around this time of year by offering mid-summer savings. When you’re on the hunt for deals this summer, make sure you’re extra aware of scammers who might…
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Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July. Many of you should be getting a lot of produce from your gardens. Cool-season vegetables have been harvested, and warm-season vegetables are producing. Think about what vegetables and where you will be planting them in your fall garden. You can start planting fall garden vegetables in late…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Breakfast Kiwanis Club recently awarded two scholarships to local graduating seniors — one from Quincy Notre Dame and one from Quincy High School who meet the formal requirements. Each applicant must be a graduating senior attending either Quincy Notre Dame High School or Quincy High School and have been a Key…
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QUINCY — Dr. Eliot Nissenbaum, invasive cardiologist at Blessing Health, retired July 12 after 10 years of service to local patients. Nissembaum joined Blessing as its outreach cardiologist. During his career, he traveled hundreds of thousands of miles and saw more than 2,000 patients a year at area rural health clinics so they did not…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main, will be the site of a performance by the Marty Morrison Trio at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 21. The performance will feature an organ trio jazz ensemble format with Brian Ward on organ, Adam Scholzman on guitar and Marty Morrison on drums. The trio…
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NEVADA, Mo. — Rain is always a wild card when deciding the right time to mow hay. “Pop-up showers and storms are a risk this time of the year,” University of Missouri Extension agronomist Hunter Lovewell said in a press release. This unpredictability makes it important to keep an eye on weather forecasts and understand…
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QUINCY — Tickets are available for the second annual Birth Trauma Awareness dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Maverick’s Landing Zone, 500 S. Eighth. Proceeds will be donated to the Blessing Foundation to assist mothers who give birth at Blessing Hospital’s Blessed Beginnings birth center and experience birth trauma to…
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SPRINGFIELD – Republicans will gather in Milwaukee next week for what promises to be a historic national convention. Former President Donald Trump will be nominated for the third consecutive time as the party’s presidential nominee, the first major party candidate to win nomination that many times since Franklin Roosevelt. And if he’s successful in the…
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Never, repeat never, hassle The Hoff … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,004 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The decade was the 1970s, and we had some some of history’s most cherished snacks available at the corner grocery. Do you remember? 2. Did you know (Part 63) 3. As is our…
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QUINCY — “Do you measure out your seasonings, or do you season with your heart?” Chef Vanessa Hall asks this question when she wants to learn if someone truly has a passion for what they do. “Everybody who has that glint in their eye, who has that passion for it, they say ‘no,’” Hall said.…
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Aaron Kerkhoff with Kohl Wholesale talks about service and supplying local restaurants and their Cash and Carry store. Rober & Phillips and Mercantile Bank bring you Business Spotlight.
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Brandyn P. Baker, 34, 1639 1/2 Locust for FTA-Fighting. Lodged 186Matthew A. Morril, 27, 205 Statdium Dr. for Driving While License Revoked at 7th & Hampshire. 161Todd L. Laws, 57, 309 Elm for Suspended Registration and Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 3rd & Broadway. 173Corey J. Ostrander, 18, 623 Payson for No Valid Registration & Operating…
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Judith A. Gadeke, 86, of Quincy, passed away at 1:04 pm Monday, July 8, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. Judith was born February 23, 1938 to Charles W. and Dorothy (Datz) Kasten. Her journey began in the city of Pittsburgh, where she was a standout student at Allegheny High School, graduating third in…
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Thelma “Jane” Miller, 96, resident of Adams Pointe Senior Living, Quincy, passed away at 2:01 am Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. Jane was born August 26, 1927, in Fulton County, IL to Perry and Cindona (Robinson) Heaton. Jane graduated from Vermont High School and later attended the Gem City Business…
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MACOMB, Ill. — Dr. Theseswi Pujar and nurse practitioner Taylor Welch with the Blessing Hospital Nephrology department, are seeing patients monthly at the Macomb Clinic, 437 E. Grant. Certified by both the American Boards of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Pujar says seeing patients at Macomb Clinic provides a couple of major benefits. “I want…
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QUINCY — Advocacy Network for Children and Connect Child and Family will be the hosts of a two-hour screen sanity workshop for parents, made possible by a grant from the Tracy Family Foundation, from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, at The Crossing, 150 S. 48th. The workshop is free, and there will…
Read Full Article Tyler D. Russell, 26, of 1538 N. 8th for Operating Vehicle with Suspended Registration and Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle at 5th and Maine. 113Nathaniel W. Lee, 35, of Quincy for Trespassing at 1516 S. 5th. NTA 121Betty J. Thompson, 56, of 1021 N. 5th for Trespassing at 535 Grant. NTA 121Kenneth S Gray, 60, of…
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CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and state Sen. Bill Eigel exchanged sharp attacks on each other and absent opponent Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe at one of the rare debates in the GOP gubernatorial primary Thursday night. Ashcroft and Eigel were joined on stage at Parkway West High School in Chesterfield by Chris…
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QUINCY — Quincy Medical Group recently welcomed family practice physician Dr. Stephen Nesbit, who brings many years of experience and a commitment to building relationships with his patients. Inspired by his mother, a nurse, Nesbit’s passion for medicine began early. In a press release, Nesbit said, “She heavily influenced my decision to pursue this path.…
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