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QUINCY — Gem City Lodge 357 Independent Order of Odd Fellows installed its elected officers for 2025 at its Jan. 19 meeting. Installed as elected officers were Wesley Simmons, Noble Grand; Levi Schmitt, Vice Grand; Evan Roush, treasurer; Adam Reed, secretary; and Sonny Little, financial secretary. Installing officers were Steve Pigg, District Deputy Grand Master,…
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STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Few things thaw feelings of winter’s cold more than spring flowering bulbs, says University of Missouri Extension field horticulturist Katie Kammler. Spring bulbs are nature’s way of rewarding gardeners for their work in fall, providing early color and blooms before most annuals and perennials. While spring is their time to shine,…
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MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to John Schemerhorn with Full Service Roofing about the roofing business and if there is a price impact when large-scale catastrophies such as the Los Angeles fires happen. Mercantile Bank sponsors Business Spotlight.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Jeremy Fogle is out of the Hannibal mayoral race, according to an announcement posted to social media Friday afternoon. Two candidates remain following Fogle’s departure — current 4th Ward councilmember Charles Phillips and former 1st Ward councilmember Darrell McCoy. The winner of the election will replace Barry Louderman, who opted not to…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College has released the names of students named to the Honors List for the fall 2024 semester. Requirements of the Honors List are as follows: The following C-SC students have been named to the Honors List for the fall 2024 semester:
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Kirrah R. Vanzile, 19, 1840 Locust for Wireless Phone in a School Zone at 3300 block of Maine. NTA 104Harold W. Anderson, 83, Jacksonville for Failure to Yield Right of Way at 14th and Vermont. NTA 128Stephen McCune, 41, Quincy for FTA Traffic Laws Apply to Bicycles. 130Diann Childress, 63, Quincy for Fail to Yield-Right…
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Robert “Bob” Blevins, 88, of Quincy, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2025, at Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield, IL. Bob was born December 13, 1936, in Griggsville, IL to Garland and Mary (Tedrow) Blevins. He was married to Linda L. Wade on April 29, 1956, in Griggsville, IL. She preceded him in death on March…
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QUINCY — The Knowledge Center at Chaddock recently announced a new, grant-funded program designed to help nonprofit organizations, government agencies and schools develop or expand their trauma-informed and attachment-based practices. Thanks to the Tracy Family Foundation, 10 organizations can participate in a year-long, customized consultation and training program valued at $7,500 – for just a…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main, will host a dinner and performance event at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20. The Soup Dinner + Concert combines two great things: food for the body and music for the soul. Admission includes music by HAC executive director and pianist Michael Gaines. Before the…
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Get to the The Liquor Booth for your Super Bowl booze needs. And you might as well grab the Valentine’s Day wine while you are at it.
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BURLINGTON, Iowa — The Upper Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri Rivers Association (UMIMRA) along with the Corn Belt Ports and Mid-America Port Commission (MAPC) will hold the organizations’ annual meeting Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 12-13, at the Catfish Bend Conference and Event Center, 3001 Winegard Drive in Burlington, Iowa. People attending will hear presentations focused on…
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Joanne C. Scarbrough, age 84, of Quincy, died on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 in Blessing Hospital. She was born on December 4, 1940 in Quincy the daughter of Carl and Catherine (Schulte) Liesen. Joanne was a graduate of Notre Dame High School. She married Ronald Scarbrough on November 16, 1960. He preceded her in death…
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SALEM, Mo.— The use of commercial livestock dewormers has paid off in terms of animal health and productivity, but it has also resulted in resistance among parasite populations. In a press release, Eric Meusch, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist, said, “As dewormers lose effectiveness, producers need to develop a broader strategy for managing internal…
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2025-000252, 01/25/2025 @ 09:58:34, Highway 19 W Highway F, Ralls County Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned S24 Griggs, D T Entered By C88 Wiskirchen, B JPublic Narrative Deputy conducted a traffic stop. 2025-000253, 01/25/2025 @ 10:04:53, Highway 19 Highway F, Ralls County Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned S24 Griggs, D T…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, Feb. 7, 2025 Neither Summerall or Madden will be with us for Sunday’s game. Summerall died in 2013 from cardiac arrest at age 82. Madden passed away in 2021 at age 85, his cause of death listed as “unexpected” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,195 of…
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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. UOU Opportunities, LLC of Pittsfield sold a retail establishment and state right-of-way at 104 N. Florence…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal City Council voted 4-1 to have fluoride removed from the city’s water supply. However, the resolution itself doesn’t have the authority to halt the addition of fluoride into the city’s water. Instead, it simply recommends its removal to the Hannibal Board of Public Works. “It is not an instruction,” City…
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HANNIBAL — A robust debate on funding disparities and retention issues at the Hannibal Fire Department (HFD) dominated Tuesday night’s Hannibal City Council meeting. However, the sparring match between April Azotea, a candidate for 2nd Ward councilmember, and two of the city’s most authoritative voices, city attorney James Lemon and Mayor Barry Louderman, was equally as lively.…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) authorized on Thursday the installation of new automatic warning devices and circuitry at the 2200 Avenue highway-rail grade crossing of BNSF Railway Company’s tracks near Camp Point in Adams County. “Highway-rail grade crossing upgrades prevent collisions, keeping pedestrians and motorists safer on our roadways,” ICC Commissioner Michael T.…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College recently released the names of students named to the Provost’s List for the fall 2024 semester. Requirements of the Provost’s List are: The following students were named to the Provost’s List for fall 2024:
Read Full Article Briana L. N. Kyle, 37, St. Louis, Mo., for Stealing at 5100 Broadway. NTA 104Stephanie Gaither, 35, Quincy for Criminal Trespass to a Building. 128David R. Wilson, 60, 814 S. 7th for Domestic Battery at his residence. Lodged 178Barbara Monroe, 71, Quincy for Yield-Left Turn. 104Jordan R. Marthaler, 32, 2232 Payson for Operating Uninsured Vehicle…
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