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Taylor Swift is reportedly heading to New York (or New Jersey) to watch her new man on Sunday Night Football as the Kansas City Chiefs take on the New York Jets … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 740 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The recent headlines attracted by the evolving relationship between singer…
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QUINCY — After 30 days of review, the Quincy School Board unanimously passed its 2023-24 budget Wednesday night. The $112.9 million spending plan includes a 4 percent average salary increase for district employees and a 20 percent increase in health insurance costs. The rising cost of health insurance and the $7.1 million being spent on…
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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — With the arrival of fall, many of us will be heading outdoors for various activities, from visiting the local pumpkin patch or apple orchard, attending football games or enjoying fall colors. People aren’t the only thing on the move, though. As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter, uninvited house…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Property rights and a proposed pipeline that will transport carbon dioxide through six Midwestern states will be the topic of a meeting of the Free Soil Coalition at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at Lake Hill Winery in Carthage. Trent Loos, a Nebraska-based agriculture advocate and radio personality who grew up in…
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QUINCY — Wheels make the world go round. And all things are seemingly a little cooler when they have a set. Trucks serving food taught us that tacos are not just for Tuesdays. Busses that turned into bookmobiles taught us that “reading is fun.” Vans converted into mobile, musical ice cream shops taught us that…
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Sydney Slater reports her red 2017 Kia was hit and run causing damage to her rear passenger side bumper while it was parked at 3738 Broadway. 109Aaron M. Nokes, 38, Mendon, for Violation of Conditions of Pretrial Release at 325 N. 14th. Lodged 111/144DaTona S. Ball, 32, 519 Grant for Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 13th…
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2023-017436, 09/26/2023 @ 00:12:14, 777 Broadway , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Citizen Contact Officer Assigned 022 Benn, D J Entered By C84 Davenport, K J Adult Male Contact Community Contacts 09/26/2023 Public Narrative Citizen contact 777 Broadway. 2023-017437, 09/26/2023 @ 00:26:07, Market St Ruby Ave, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 031 Kuhlman-Pfeiffer, Z W Entered By C84 Davenport, K J Adult Victim Drive While Susp/Revoked 09/26/2023 Adult Male Suspect Drive While…
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QUINCY — Quincy High School will celebrate its homecoming weekend with a slate of events starting on Thursday, Sept. 28, with the homecoming parade immediately followed by a pep rally. The parade route will travel along Maine from 14th to 33rd. Step off will be at 6:30 p.m. with the pep rally immediately following the…
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QUINCY — The Miss Quincy Scholarship Program is accepting contestant applications for its annual Miss Quincy and Miss Quincy’s Teen competition, scheduled for Jan. 6, 2024, at Quincy Community Theatre. Held since 1948, the pageant empowers young women ages 13-28 by providing educational scholarships and opportunities for personal and professional growth. The areas of competition…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Jazz drummer/artist/composer/bandleader/educator Matt Kane will travel from New Jersey back to his hometown of Hannibal to perform at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. Kane last performed in Hannibal in 2018 to a sold-out audience. In addition to Kane on drums will be Bob Bowman…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College Workforce Development Center, 2710 N. 42nd, is offering two specialized electrical troubleshooting and safety courses. Electrical Troubleshooting and Maintenance will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on two Fridays — Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. An NFPA 70E class is offered from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.…
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Brittany Boll talks to Tony Dede with the Adams County Health Department about the upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Cleanup Day. Don’t forget to register! Then Brittany and Bob Gough have some coffee talk about interviewing and podcasting.
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I’m glad to know it’s considered normal to be bit gassy … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 739 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Here at the world center of operations for The Daily Dirt, staff members spend much of their valuable time in search of oddities to amuse, entertain and inform. I…
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QUINCY — Quincy’s four Catholic elementary schools — St. Peter, St. Francis, St. Dominic and Blessed Sacrament — recently joined to form a unified school system. What the finished product is going to look like, and how long it will take, is still to be determined. Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield asks for…
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QUINCY — The return of the Great River Film Festival has been postponed for a year. Mike Marx, one of the coordinators of the non-profit event, made the announcement Monday. The second annual festival had been scheduled for early October at Town and Country Suites, 110 N. 54th. Marx said plans are already underway to…
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SPRINGFIELD – Six months before the next presidential primary elections in Illinois, county clerks and other local election authorities are asking for the public’s help in stopping misinformation campaigns before they get started. Officials from 25 counties scheduled a series of news conferences Tuesday in Tazewell, McLean and LaSalle counties. At the Tazewell event, the…
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QUINCY — Hy-Vee on Harrison will be the host of the inaugural Gem City Fall Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30 to celebrate the turning of the seasons. “We will have a big initiative to provide as many flu shots as possible,” said Brian Jansen, store manager at the 12th and…
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Ameren Missouri announced plans Tuesday to burn more natural gas in the coming years, though it claims the decision doesn’t undermine pledges to reduce its carbon emissions. The St. Louis-based utility, which serves more than 1.2 million Missouri customers, says it is still planning to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2045. Ameren announced its plans…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy teenager made his first appearance in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday and was charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault. Terrance Wilson, 16, who lives in the Indian Hills Housing Complex in Quincy, was arrested Monday. Because of Wilson’s age and the nature of the offenses, Wilson’s case…
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QUINCY — A youth pastor at a Quincy church facing sexual abuse and pornography charges has agreed to a plea negotiation that will cap his sentence to the Illinois Department of Corrections at 14 years. Isaiah Mikkelson, 22, of 3340 Wynstone Drive appeared with Springfield-based attorney William Vig on Tuesday morning in Adams County Circuit…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Barry Louderman was the only candidate for Hannibal mayor to answer questions during a public forum Monday night at the VFW Post 55. Louderman is one of three candidates — along with Kristy Trevathan and Stephen Colyar — in the Nov. 7 special election to finish James Hark’s term as Hannibal mayor,…
Read Full Article Marty L. Owsley, 59, Quincy, for Criminal Trespass to Residence, NTA 180Michael Hill, 27, 516 N. 6th, Quincy, for domestic battery at that address. Lodged 109Blain P. Faught, 25, Mendon, for DWLSJoshua M. Wilcox, 32, La Harpe, for Operate Uninsured Motor Vehicle. NTA 111Zakkary Perry, 32, 320 Sycamore, Quincy, on warrants for FTA – unlawful…
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