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COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Agriculture are helping livestock producers find hay. Their websites are seeing increased interest from buyers and sellers post-drought, says Tony Hancock, MDA market news manager. Many of the listings come from sellers in states that have not seen back-to-back drought years. In a…
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PAID PROMOTION The Do-It-Yourself movement has been around for many years, but it exploded during the pandemic. People were stuck in their houses for months staring at the same furniture, flooring, and appliances. At the same time, stimulus checks were arriving in their mailboxes. It should be no surprise that what came next was a…
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QUINCY — A resolution to reject the bids for the Bayview Bridge lights replacement project was rejected by the Quincy City Council during its Monday night meeting. Instead, aldermen voted to amend the resolution and eventually voted to replace 12 of the 86 LED light fixtures on the bridge and buy an extra four light…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 Is Giannis Antetokounmpo actually worth $62 million a year? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 763 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Some things simply can’t be explained. They just have to be accepted. Coincidence? Happenstance? Fate? The act of a higher power that none of us can…
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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio isn’t just Catholic. It’s “passionately Catholic,” according to the tagline on its website. It is known as a traditionalist hardliner on church teachings, according to some Catholic scholars. So it caught some people by surprise when the university announced last week that it would not only…
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Donald L. Stathem, 39, of Quincy for FTA – Stealing (Marion Co., Mo.) at 8th & Oak St. Lodged. 112Tyrena J. Taber, 54, of Quincy for FTA – Fighting at 2617 N. 5th St. Lodged. 130Dennis J. Ratcliff, 18, of Astoria for Failure to Reduce Speed at 5th & Broadway. PTC. 178Shawn P. Ericson, 40,…
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CANTON, Mo. — A Canton man is in the Lewis County Jail on a second-degree murder charge after he reportedly accidentally shot his wife while they fought in their home Sunday night. A press release from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department said deputies were called to a disturbance at 405 Grant in Canton at 8:03…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Healthcare System will be interviewing for registered nurses from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24. This event will take place in the Hannibal Regional Sunroom, just inside the Hannibal Regional Hospital. Registered nurses at all levels are welcome, from upcoming graduates to those with several years of experience. Interviewees…
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Jeremiah J. Hester, 34, last known address in the 600 block of College in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for theft, criminal damage to property and aggravated battery. Hester is 6 foot tall and 160 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. If you know where he can be found, call…
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QUINCY —Registrations are being taken for Blessing Health’s next no-cost cholesterol screening from 7 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th. A 12-hour fast before the test is required, as is an appointment. Visit events.blessinghealth.org and search “cholesterol,” call 217-277-5000 or stop by the Blessing Resource Center to…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — A combination silent and live auction will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at the Sesquicentennial Building to benefit Val’s Pals. The event will offer door prizes, raffles and an opportunity to win $300. A bid number will cost $5. A bid number that includes a meal and…
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CANTON, Mo. — Barb Smith, a Hospice of Northeast Missouri volunteer, will facilitate a grief of aging support group where participants will continue to explore dealing with getting older and experiencing the reality of “life is NOT what I thought it would be when I got to this point.” This support group is free and…
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Gun laws, scholarship tax credits, nuclear energy – but not new spending – on table for veto session
SPRINGFIELD – When lawmakers return to the Capitol next week for their annual fall veto session, they have a full agenda, including a handful of vetoes from Gov. JB Pritzker to consider overriding, in addition to deciding whether to revive a private school scholarship program. But additional state spending is unlikely to be on their…
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QUINCY — Motions to allow testimony from jailhouse informants in the Travis Wiley first-degree murder case were withdrawn on Thursday. Wiley, 35, was scheduled to appear with Public Defender Todd Nelson for a status hearing Friday morning before Judge Michael Atterberry in Adams County Circuit Court. Atterberry had ruled Oct. 11 that the testimony of an inmate…
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QUINCY — Need help with forms to file an order of protection or to file for divorce? Not sure how to respond to an eviction complaint? Visit the Adams County Court Help Center. Illinois JusticeCorps created the center, and Bill Twaddle mans it from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday to assist self-represented litigants. Volunteers…
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One of the truly positive offshoots of this could be more “Steves” in the world … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 762 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I’m pretty sure we’ve all scratched our heads at some of the baby names we’ve seen in recent years: Fionnuala, Calliope, Oaklee, Quylla and Alaska…
Read Full Article James Hirner, 60, of Quincy for FTA – Agg. DUI (x3) at 18th & Chestnut St. Lodged. 112Zachery S. Cress, 25, of Quincy reported his black Huffy bicycle stolen from 224 S. 8th St. on 09/27/23. 178Stanley W. Cogdal, 69, of New London, Mo., for Disregard Stop Sign at 14th & Oak St. NTA. 152Heather…
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Until eighth grade, Carter Bremer went to school on a standard five-day schedule. After moving to Harrisburg, he stopped going to class on Mondays. Now a senior at Harrisburg High School, Carter has spent just four days a week in school for the past five years, giving him more time to spend on sports, a…
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Gov. JB Pritzker is self-funding the launch of a new political advocacy group aimed at fighting for abortion rights across the U.S. – an extension of sizable donations he’s been making in Democratic politics for several years. The billionaire governor, whose rising national profile had garnered feverish speculation about a run for president in 2024,…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 I’ve been told there are remarkable likenesses between Homer Simpson and myself. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 761 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Through the course of TV history, spinoffs have come to be expected if a series enjoys any major form of success. A successful…
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I have known Kristy Trevathan since probably the late 1960s. She was the class ahead of me at what was then Hannibal Junior High School. Over the many years, I watched her participate in many different nonprofit and critical local government political subdivisions (including as a City of Hannibal councilwoman). Kristy also was a board…
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QUINCY — Buy now/pay later is a service that many retailers offer to allow shoppers to space out smaller payments on an item over time, rather than paying the full cost up front. Read the fine print before agreeing to one of these services. In recent years, buy now/pay later plans have become particularly common…
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QUINCY – Birthright of Quincy’s 14th annual trivia night and silent auction will be held Saturday, Nov. 4, inside Quincy University’s Health and Fitness Center. Doors open and silent auction begins at 5 p.m. Trivia will start at 6:45 p.m. sharp. For years, this event has packed more than 500 people in the center to…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College will be the host of a Halloween Trunk or Treat from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, at Quincy campus Student Activity Center parking lot. This event is free and open to the public. Children are welcome to come dressed in their favorite Halloween costume for a…
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