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COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Missouri Dairy Hall of Honors honored its 2023 winners during a special ceremony Friday, Jan. 26. Donald and Betty June Waterman, formerly of Williamstown, were recognized posthumously with the Pioneer Dairy Leader Award. The Watermans farmed 260 acres in Lewis County and raised good-quality Guernseys for more than 35 years. They…
Read Full Article I predict after you are finished with today’s Daily Dirt, you will be singing “We Are The World” for the rest of the day … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 863 of The Daily Dirt. 1. A few years ago, the Phoenix New Times named what it felt were the 10…
Read Full Article Brittany Boll and Randy Phillips are out and about to give you tips on good eats around the region with our new “Taste of the Town” segment. The first stop is in Quincy at Tower Pizza and Mexican. Of course, the visit ends with Margaritas! SeeQuincy brings you “Taste of the Town”.
Read Full Article I recently read the following Ask MRN story: “Have you heard the rumor that the old ShopKo building is being retrofitted to bring in illegals from other countries to live/house/etc.? Please investigate. We absolutely don’t want this in western Illinois.” I was appalled, but not surprised, when I read this question sent to MRN. I…
Read Full Article Work is beginning on the Sixth Street Promenade. And so starts the naysayers. Back in 2020, the City of Quincy applied to the State of Illinois for a grant to help pay for a Sixth Street Promenade development. It was rejected. Not discouraged, a year later city officials gave it another shot. Rejected.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — No occupants were found in a house fire Monday afternoon at 535 N. Eighth. A press release from the Quincy Fire Department says firefighters responded to a report of a house fire and several other calls for smoke coming from the roof. The first crews arrived on the scene at 12:34 p.m. and…
Read Full Article Rachel Keppler, 23, 217 Stadium Drive, Apt. 7 for stealing at 5211 Broadway St. NTA 122Gage A. Rudd, 18, LaBelle, Mo., Improper Left Turn at Gardner Expressway and Jefferson. 126Tara M. Johnson, 38, Quincy for domestic battery in the 800 block of South 8th. Lodged 134/185Cody L. Fox, 35, of Quincy for FTA – Possession…
Read Full Article Devin J. Milsap, 35, last known address in the 700 block of College in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for forgery and domestic battery. Milsap is 5-foot-9 tall and 270 pounds with a black hair and brown eyes. If you know where he can be found, call the Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers…
Read Full Article COLUSA, Ill. — A Dallas City woman was arrested twice in two days on various drug, theft and driving charges and now is in custody in the Hancock County Jail. A deputy attempted a traffic stop on a grey 2011 Chevrolet near Colusa at approximately 10:27 p.m. on Feb. 8. The driver of the vehicle…
Read Full Article The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department recently reported in a Monday, Feb. 12 press release the following arrests for methamphetamine or drug-related offenses. The department received a report at 10:51 p.m. Jan. 7 of a reckless driver. Deputies found the suspected vehicle and conducted a traffic stop leading to the arrest of Wyatt J. Brown, 26,…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Healthcare System will be the site of interviews for registered nurses from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20. Representatives from human resources will be set up in the Hannibal Regional Hospital mall area next to Judy’s Boutique. This event is a way to learn what Hannibal Regional has to…
Read Full Article QUINCY — An exhibit covering the Prohibition years in the Quincy area is installed at the History Museum on the Square at 332 Maine, and a “Rendezvous at the Blind Tiger” party from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16, will open the exhibit. The unusual name for the event is a combination of…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Monroe County Route J is scheduled to close Monday, Feb. 19, as work begins on the bridge rehabilitation project located over the Middle Fork Salt River, 0.5 miles east of Route OO, near Duncans Bridge. The project is anticipated to be completed by mid-May. Included in this contract are two additional bridge…
Read Full Article MACOMB, Ill. — You may be wondering, “What does artificial intelligence (A.I.) have to do with gardening?” Let’s say you have a gardening question. Before the internet, perhaps you reached out to your Illinois Extension office for an answer. With the internet, you could search for your question but had to wade through lots of…
Read Full Article The numbers, as they say, do not lie … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 863 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Was there any way the Kansas City Chiefs could lose the Super Bowl with Taylor Swift on their side? Consider the following: Much has been made of the No. 13 and…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — As Michael Gaines, director of the Hannibal Arts Council, sat in the audience Friday night listening to the description of the Pacesetter Award winner at the Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce banquet, his ears began to perk up. “It started hitting me when they mentioned Austria. I was like, ‘I went to…
Read Full Article Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips take you to Ralls County, Mo. and Northeast Missouri’s first distillery. Sweetwater Distillery first began pouring product, May 2020. but years of work went before that first sip of whiskey was ready to enjoy. Dot Foods brings you Muddy River Gems.
Read Full Article Muddy River News transaction information is obtained from Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration forms accompanying recorded documents. Dates provided may differ from actual transaction or recording dates. Further details may be obtained from the PTAX form or recorded documents. Menn’s Firestone, LLC sold a tire shop and building at 97 S. Adams in Carthage to…
Read Full Article QUINCY — St. Francis Holy Name Ash Wednesday fish fry will have serving hours of 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The menu includes catfish filets, American potato salad, baked beans, mac and cheese and desserts prepared by the St. Francis Ladies Society. Cost is $13 with a drive-thru option offered. QUINCY — Quincy…
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