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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum will hold a book signing event featuring Missouri Gov. Mike Parson at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, in the Mark Twain Museum Gallery Auditorium, 120 N. Main. Parson will be signing copies of his biography, “No Turnin’ Back,” written by author Jim Jones. “Gov. Parson’s…
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QUINCY — The red carpet awaits. Who can you become when Quincy Children’s Museum’s Discovery Loft turns into your own personal stage? “Our Stage is Yours” made its debut at the May Member’s Night on May 3. Children can visit the museum and explore backstage, bring puppets to life, choose the perfect prop, make endless…
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QUINCY — United Way of Adams County is partnering with the United States Postal Service for the annual Stamp Out Hunger campaign, the largest food drive in the nation, on Saturday, May 11. Every year since 1993 on the second Saturday in May, letter carriers across the country have embarked on their routes, collecting donations…
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While prospective college students await their highly anticipated acceptance letters this spring, they’re also starting to think about finding financial aid. Some companies offer scholarship opportunities or help finding aid for a fee, but are they really the best option for students? For students struggling to pay for tuition, a sudden scholarship offer or a…
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Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 940 of The Daily Dirt. 1. There is arguably no better indicator of a cultural landscape than the first names that occupy it. “(First) names have become more diverse and personalized over the years,” says Kushal Tantry — speaking of interesting first names — who is…
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QUINCY — Seven candidates for a judge vacancy in the Eighth Judicial Circuit recently were rated in an advisory poll of lawyers conducted by the Illinois State Bar Association. Ballots were sent to all ISBA members who practice or reside in the Eighth Judicial Circuit. The advisory poll was conducted by mail and electronically. Licensed Illinois…
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In Quincy town, there dwelt a man grim,Who thought his job was to fill every pothole’s brim. With “No” votes for the public good on this day.His heart was as dark as the asphalt’s gray. He grumbled and groaned each attempt to do more.Hating the world with an unyielding roar. The sun was too hot,…
Read Full Article MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to attorney Nick Rober about how appeals work and other legal matters. Rober & Phillips and Mercantile Bank sponsor the Business Spotlight.
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Jeffrey White, 40, Homeless for Trespassing at 527 Broadway. NTA 121A black and pink 20 inch BMX Mongoose bike and a black and silver 24 inch Mongoose mountain bike were recovered from 2325 Elm on 4-20-24. 122Jeremy Peyton, 38, 1015 College, Canton, Mo., for improper lane usage at 12th and Broadway. 126Christina R. Kelley, 39,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Early Bird Kiwanis Club of Hannibal will be the host of a spring butterfly pork chop or pulled pork sandwich dinner from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 10, at the Y-Men’s Pavilion, 100 Hill. Cost for the meal is $10. Along with your choice of meat, the dinner…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Twenty students were presented Young Master Select awards during the Young Masters student art exhibit held annually at the Hannibal Arts Council. Young Masters features selected works by students from Hannibal’s fifth- and eighth-grade public and parochial schools and Hannibal High School Art Department. Awards were presented at two separate awards receptions.…
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Ron Kinscherf and friends (along with Randy Phillips) show you how much fun the Ultimate Brick Show is at the Oakley-Lindsay Center.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal has announced the recipients of the 2024 Small Equipment Grant Program. A total of $4 million was awarded to 165 fire departments/districts and EMS providers across the state. The program was established to provide grants of up to $26,000 each for the purchase of…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) encourages farmers and agrichemical facilities to take part in a free agrichemical container recycling program. Beginning in the middle of July and continuing into August, sites throughout the state will collect containers that are recycled to make shipping pallets. Locally, a permanent collection site will be…
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And please don’t tell me you don’t know who Myron Floren was … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 939 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Each month we try and celebrate a series of actual holidays that most will ignore. Here’s our list of celebrations for May: May 4: May the 4th…
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MADISON, Ill. – Keith Scharf felt like he had lost an old friend. Like other big-name karters across the Midwest, Scharf was admittedly saddened when word reached him in late 2022 about the plug being pulled on Quincy’s historic Grand Prix of Karting. Now, less than two years later, that old friend is back —…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Medical Group Foundation Cancer Crush, held on April 5, reached a monumental milestone by raising more than $100,000 toward assisting local cancer patients with basic living expenses. For those facing the daunting reality of a cancer diagnosis, each dollar raised through events like Cancer Crush represents support and possibility. From assisting…
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MACOMB, Ill. — Ticks! I can’t stand these parasitic arachnids. I have had far too many run-ins with ticks throughout my life. They seem to find me every year. So far this spring I have found one Lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) attached to me, and I have caught several other ticks headed my way…
Read Full Article Parker E. Jarrett, 21, of Shaker Hts., Ohio, for Disobey Stop Light at 12th and Hampshire. NTA 126Joni L. Shanholtzer, 64, of Coatsburg for Improper left turn. NTA 108Ray E. Golden, 32, 529 N. 5th for FTA violation of a court order. Lodged 250Amanda M. Johnson, 39, 829 April Ave. for Residential Burglary. Lodged 108Roxann…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department wants to advise people about regulations regarding door-to-door solicitation in the city. QPD officials said in a press release they routinely receive calls and complaints as the weather warms and door-to-door solicitation becomes more prevalent. Chapter 120 of the city ordinances dictates the following regulations for peddlers: People violating…
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Blessing Hospital A girl was born to Joel and Emily Dietrich of Quincy at 4:52 a.m. April 21, 2024.A girl was born to Steven Barrington and Sara Lewis of Quincy at 8:40 a.m. April 22, 2024.A boy was born to Ben and Janelle Johnson of Camp Point at 10:24 p.m. April 22, 2024.A boy was…
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Dennis D. Fischer, 78, of Quincy, passed away at 11:27 pm Monday, April 29, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. Dennis was born December 27, 1945, in Quincy, IL to Frank and Marie (Mennel) Fischer. Dennis was united in marriage to the love of his life, Mona (McGinnis) Fischer, on April 28, 1979, at…
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CARTHAGE — Memorial Hospital Foundation has launched a $30,000 fundraising effort to provide local students with essential mental health resources. The Foundation’s Strengthening Minds, Building Futures campaign will support Memorial Hospital’s Behavioral Health team as it works to open a new mobile unit, Memorial Medical Clinic Mobile. This mobile clinic will allow mental health counselors…
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