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Daily Dirt for Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025 For the record, I’m never moving to Hettinger, N.D. Never, never, never … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,211 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Looks like it might be time to get out my favorite Speedos for the next few days. Have you looked…
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URSA, Ill. — A Quincy man was injured in a single-vehicle rollover accident on Saturday night near Ursa. The Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded at 6:38 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, to the report of a vehicle rollover in the area of Illinois Route 96 and N. 2650th Avenue. Blake Duesterhaus, 35, of Quincy was…
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CHATHAM, Ill. — United Community Bank recently was recognized as one of America’s Best Regional Banks by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group for the second year in a row. This recognition considers a financial institution’s credit quality, profitability and net loans and leases, in combination with a comprehensive survey of more than 71,000 people and…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Medical Group (QMG) Foundation recently announced registration is open for the 25th annual Bridge the Gap to Health Race on Saturday, May 10. Participants can choose from a 5K, 10K or half marathon. To mark this occasion, a portion of the proceeds will fund a new industrial-grade truck for Horizons Social…
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QUINCY — Podiatrist Michael Kiely has joined the musculoskeletal team at Blessing Health, and Venkata Achanta has joined the Department of Hospital Medicine. Certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine, Dr. Kiely earned his medical degree from the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago and completed residency at the William…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional recently announced it has received full accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for a new internal medicine residency program set to launch in July 2026. This milestone marks the expansion of access to high-quality healthcare and the training of the next generation of physicians in northeast…
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JACKSON, Mo. — One of your best gardening tools may be in your recycling bin, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist Donna Aufdenberg. Use specially prepared milk jugs to jump-start your garden by winter sowing, a method of starting seeds in late winter for spring transplanting. The dome of the milk jug acts like a…
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MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Ben Robinson about crafting custom-made guitars. Mercantile Bank brings you Business Spotlight.
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Many of you are starting to see vegetable seeds in stores and in catalogs you get in the mail or online. In the late 1960s through the late 1980s, the South Shelby FFA would sell Vitality Garden & Flower Seed door to door as a fundraiser to help pay for the annual FFA spring banquet.…
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Michael K. “Mike” Heck, age 56, of Quincy, died on Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:37 a.m. in Dallas TX. Mike was born July 7, 1968 in Quincy, a son of Marion and Vivian Phelps Jackson. In June of 2022 he married Casadie Winner in First Baptist Church in Quincy. She survives. Mike earned his…
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Ashley Nichole Otten, age 36, of Quincy, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025 at 12:40 p.m. in Blessing Hospital. Ashley was born on October 5, 1988 in Quincy, the daughter of Ronnie and Debbie Van Order Hull. On September 22, 2012 she married Kyle Otten in Lutheran Church of St. John in Quincy. He…
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QUINCY — Whether you’ve already started your taxes or don’t plan to think about them until April, make sure you know the signs of a tax scam. The IRS is one of the most impersonated organizations in reports to BBB, especially during tax season. Scammers impersonating the IRS hope to get your personal information for…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Astronomy Club will present a live video talk at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 in room D022/023 at John Wood Community College. Quincy native Beth Buck, a former program manager at Lockheed Martin’s Deep Space Exploration Mission Operations, will present an overview of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. This ambitious project to…
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QUINCY — The Kroc Center will bring the “Let Me Run” program to the community this spring. This free, character-building program empowers boys ages 8-14 through the power of running, teaching essential life skills, fostering personal growth and building a strong sense of community. The program will run from March 3 to April 21, with sessions held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:00…
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ADAMS COUNTY, Ill. — Adams County CEO is accepting applications from juniors enrolled in high school in Adams County who are interested in participating in the 2025-26 CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) program during their senior year. The CEO Program, provided by the Midland Institute for Entrepreneurship, is an accredited, year-long course designed to get students…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional recently announced a new scholarship opportunity available for high school seniors. James and Doris Lierheimer recently gave a donation to endow two $750 scholarships to be offered yearly to two high school seniors planning on pursuing a degree in a healthcare field. The Lierheimers were impressed and grateful for the…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 It’s been a long, long time since a vagitus has awakened me in the middle of the night … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,211 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Awhile back we offered a list of items that actually HAVE names that seemed…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Gardeners looking for hap-pea-ness can look no further than the pea. The National Garden Bureau has declared 2025 the year of the pea. Few vegetables match the culinary delight of peas fresh from the garden, said David Trinklein, University of Missouri Extension horticulturist. In a press release, Trinklein said, “You might say…
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Canton native and veteran Trey Lindsey, a member of Seal Team 6, is back home this weekend to speak at Saturday’s Lewis Co. Lincoln Days event. He talks about his service and what his post-military career looks like.
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Letter to the Editor: Why not merge 118-member House with 59-member Senate and make new body of 102?
As we move through 2025, we need to set aside the adversarial attitudes that try to pit “rural folks” versus “urban folks” — whatever the definition of “rural” and “urban” is these days. A non-binding referendum to explore separating Cook County from the rest of Illinois (hinted at during a “New Illinois” lecture I recently heard)…
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Michael Morgan, 42, Quincy for warrant Poss of Meth.Quentin Brace, 52, Quincy for stealing.Joshua J. Spies, 44, Beardstown for Driving While License Suspended. 108Frances D. Keeling, 64, 911 Jersey, Apt. C for Improper Lane Usage & Operating Uninsured Vehicle. 173Robert W. Zanger Jr., 84, 2515 Chatten for Failure to Reduce Speed & Operating Uninsured Vehicle.…
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QUINCY — A Quincy woman living on the city’s south side woke to her alarm at 6:05 a.m. Friday and considered hitting the snooze alarm one time. “And then I heard a big boom,” she said. “I was like, that can’t be like a sonic boom. What was that? It literally sounded like somebody was…
Read Full Article Dominic L. Boyland, 32, St. Louis, Mo., for Improper Lane Usage at 419 N. 29th. NTA 101Nanette M. Fenton, 59, 514 S. 43rd for Improper Lane Usage at 35th and Broadway. NTA 101Kylee N. Knuffman, 21, Clayton for Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle at Operating Vehicle with Suspended Registration at 9th and Broadway. NTA 181Samantha G.…
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