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Pass the Pepto, please … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 830 of The Daily Dirt. 1. First of all, speed eating is dangerous. That aside, I think we’re all attracted to the accomplishments of such legendary consumers of food like Joey Chestnut, Eric “Badlands” Booker, Richard “The Locust” LeFevre, Carmen “Crazy…
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QUINCY — The West Central Illinois Task Force stays out of the public’s attention for most of the year. Members are assigned to the task force by their respective law enforcement agencies. When on the job, they typically wear regular clothes instead of a uniform, and they typically drive an unmarked vehicle. (They don’t even…
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois is now among the growing list of states in which former President Donald Trump will have to fight to have his name appear on the 2024 election ballots. A group of five voters filed a joint objection to Trump’s candidacy Thursday, arguing Trump should be disqualified under the 14th Amendment to the U.S.…
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Nathan Shake, 20, Quincy for Expired Registration. 113/147Anthony Forshee, 31, Quincy for DWLS and Operating Uninsured Vehicle. 152Jamie Johnson, 25, Quincy Suspended Registration and Operating Uninsured Vehicle. 161Christopher Brewer, 35, Quincy for DWLS and Operating Uninsured Vehicle. 152Gunta G. Prancane, 53, Quincy, for trespassing at 527 Broadway. NTA. 120Archer J. Harris, 18, Quincy, for suspended…
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Ashley talks to Mary Francis Barthel with Blessing Hospital about a group working to help out Quincy’s homeless population and Megan Duncan gets us caught up on what’s been going on in Hannibal with another installment of “Twain Talk”.
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QUINCY — Rusty Williams said he and his wife, Paula, are going out on their terms. Williams announced Thursday that Revelry at 119-121 N. Fourth, an upscale bar on the north side and a sports bar on the other half of the establishment, is closed. He said they had a good New Year’s Eve event…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — VFW Post 11041 will have its first fish fry of 2024 from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the hall, 316 S. Main. Cost is $12 for adults and $5 for children with a menu of catfish fillet, VFW potatoes, baked beans, cole slaw, cornbread, dessert and drink. The VFW hall is…
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Meteorologist Brent Clair called the skiff of snow we got last week, but what about next week. Sounds like a real snowfall is coming. Hilbing Auto Body sponsors MRN Weather.
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Bonus points if you can tell me what song (and who sang it) that featured the term the term “cerebral fitness”. The answer will appear in Friday’s Daily Dirt … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 829 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The top-selling board/tabletop game of all-time? “Monopoly,” you say? Wrong.…
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PAYSON, Ill. — Family and friends have organized a Celebration of Life event for a Payson woman who was killed in an October car crash on Interstate 72 in Pike County. Loved ones will gather for Angela Wood on Jan. 20 at noon at 242 E 1150th St., Payson. There will be an outdoor, tented…
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QUINCY — Miss Quincy Scholarship Program officials have announced the contestants for the annual Miss Quincy and Miss Quincy’s Teen Competition, presented by Gully Transportation. The event will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6. The Miss Quincy Scholarship Program welcomes 13 delegates to the competition, which will take place at the Quincy Community Theatre. The theme for the event is “Long Live Cowgirls” and will feature…
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The following petitions for dissolution of marriage were filed in Adams County Circuit Court Dec. 1-31, 2023. Patricia Kay Heinecke from Roger Leon Heinecke on Dec. 1, 2023.Laura N. Sievert from Justin G. Sievert on Dec. 1, 2023.Heather L. Leindecker from Joseph L. Leindecker on Dec. 4, 2023.Janie E. Noble from Billie G. Noble on…
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CHICAGO — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan won’t be spending his 82nd birthday in a federal courtroom this spring after a judge on Wednesday granted his request to delay his bribery and racketeering trial originally set to begin April 1. Madigan claimed the small victory while appearing in court for the first time since he was…
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Ashley talks to Tammy Harr with Blessing Skilled Nursing Care about the service they offer. Then, Ashley and Brittany get in their first Coffee Talk of the new year.
Read Full Article Lindsay N. Guthrie, 34, of 1240 South 6th for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident at 25th and Broadway. NTA 101James L. Masterson, 46, of 535 Adams for Operating Vehicle with Suspended Registration and Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 18th and Broadway. NTA 108Gunta G. Prancane, 53, Homeless for Trespassing at 527 Broadway. NTA…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The arrival of the first baby born at Hannibal Regional Hospital in the new year is a boy named Arrow. Proud parents Ryan and Ashlie Gilmore welcomed him into the world at 1:18 p.m. Jan. 1. Arrow weighed 7 pounds and 2 ounces. This is the Gilmores’ second son born at Hannibal…
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It’s the golden anniversary of some of our favorite hit songs, plus some we don’t like … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 828 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Where have all of the years gone? I know it will hard to believe once you start wading through the following song titles, but…
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QUINCY — “And there is a time to dance. And there was a time for this law, but not any more.” — Ren McCormack from the movie “Footloose.” Nancy Callaway claims she is being discriminated against as a minority because she wants to open a Latin-themed nightclub at 428 Maine. Callaway and her husband, Keith,…
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QUINCY — After Quincy Police Chief Adam Yates finished swearing in three new QPD officers, Mayor Mike Troup asked the chief about the department’s manpower status. “This swearing in and these three officers puts us at 73 sworn officers in the Quincy Police Department, which for us is full-staff, which we haven’t been at in…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A conversation began Tuesday night at the Hannibal City Council meeting regarding the burden of derelict properties on Hannibal taxpayers. The city of Hannibal currently lists nearly 70 private properties and vacant lots owned by the city, with three scheduled for demolition. “Presently we tear down these old houses and end up…
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