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Lethan B. Schuette, 18, of Quincy for possession of liquor by a minor and interfering at 22nd and Monroe. NTA 102/144Leeroy L. Guerra, 24, of Elsa, Texas for speeding at 18th and Quintron Way. NTA 124Kyle D. Hinkamper, 22, of Quincy for speeding at 18th and Hollister Whitney Parkway. NTA 124Mason R. Landwehr, 19, of…
Read Full Article CARTHAGE, Ill. — Kara Andrew, Memorial Hospital director of health promotion, has been elected to serve a three-year term as co-chair in the fitness and medicine member interest group for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM). This appointment recognizes Andrew’s commitment to advancing the principles of lifestyle medicine and fostering collaboration between medical and…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Alliance for Youth Success (HAYS) will be the host of Bingo for Bright Futures at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 26 at Immanuel Baptist Church. This event will cost $25 per person, which will include 1 Bingo card and 10 rounds of Bingo. There will be an optional charge of $10…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Senior students representing the Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Radiologic Technology program won second place during the Scholar Bowl competition held at the Illinois State Society of Radiologic Technology conference. Eleven teams competed, answering questions about the science of radiologic technology. Members of the senior Blessing Radiologic Technology class are Mason…
Read Full Article MARION COUNTY, Mo. — The Marion County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office closed out 28 cases by plea February and March in the Circuit Court of Marion County, Missouri. Montana G. McDowell, 26, of Keokuk, Iowa, pleaded guilty Feb. 2 to felony stealing. McDowell admitted that on Nov. 26, 2022, she appropriated an Apple watch and other…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, April 20, 2024 Some simply shave, others try to fool us … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 925 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We’re human beings, and by nature we have this streak in us that forces us to make fun of other human beings. We can’t help…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Spring weather might inspire you to get started on home improvement projects you couldn’t complete during the winter months. Hiring the right contractor is one of the most important things you can do to make sure your project goes smoothly. BBB commonly receives reports from consumers who paid a deposit for home improvement…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal’s Young Masters exhibit has been on display at the Hannibal Arts Council in April. The special exhibit traditionally ends with two closing award nights. The awards night for fifth and eighth grades will be Monday, April 22. The Hannibal High School award night will be Tuesday, April 23. Both award nights…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Works of art created by area community leaders paired with artists/mentors will be auctioned off on Thursday, April 25, at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. Attendees may view the artwork for sale, enjoy hors d’oeuvres/drinks and network at 6 p.m. The art auction will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets in…
Read Full Article Cassandra K. Bower, 32, LaPrairie for Improper Use of Registration at 22nd and Broadway. NTA 180Christopher S. Snyder, 22, 1528 Sycamore for suspended registration, uninsured motor vehicle. NTAOleg NMI Kharebov, 30, Philadelphia, Pa., for improper lane usage. PTC
Read Full Article QUINCY — In celebration of Social Justice Week, Quincy University will be the host of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum on Monday, April 22, in Pepsi Arena in the QU Health and Fitness Center, 18th and Oak. The Black History 101 Mobile Museum will be open to the public at 10 a.m. Lectures will…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A first-of-its-kind medical procedure in Illinois was performed at Blessing Hospital in Quincy on Friday, April 12. The minimally invasive ultrasound procedure is called Renal Denervation (RDN). It is intended for people living with uncontrolled high blood pressure. In addition to being the first ultrasound RDN procedure of its kind in Illinois, the…
Read Full Article HANNiBAL, Mo. — The names of the five boys and five girls selected as finalists for the 2024-25 Tom and Becky program were announced Friday night by Melissa Cummins, The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum’s program coordinator. Twenty-four Tom and Becky semifinalists completed a written exam about the history of Hannibal, Mark Twain and…
Read Full Article MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Ryan Melton from Right Rate Roofing about his business.
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Saints Avenue Buffet and Grill recently donated $500 to Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The money donated will help buy a lawn mower for the cemetery. One of the mowers used by Mt. Olivet to maintain the 100-plus acres of the cemetery is no longer operational. After 14 mowing seasons, it was decided that…
Read Full Article QUINCY, Ill. — Adams County received a boost of $50,000 last month as part of a joint effort to support local childcare providers. The Community Foundation, Kohl Wholesale, West Central Child Care Connection and a private funder partnered to provide Kohl Cash and Carry gift cards to child care providers to help offset food costs…
Read Full Article BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — NECAC is extending the application period for a federal rent-assistance program in 11 Missouri counties. Income-qualifying applicants to the NECAC Housing Choice Voucher program will be placed on a waiting list. Counties covered are Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Randolph, Shelby and Warren counties, and the Vandalia/Farber areas…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Adams County CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) Class of 2024 will hold its end-of-the-year tradeshow from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, at The Salvation Army Kroc Center, 405 Vermont. The open house-style event is free and open to the public. CEO students will be showcasing their personal businesses each started…
Read Full Article COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Director of Veterinary Extension Craig Payne urges cattle producers to watch for signs of disease associated with Theileria orientalis (ikeda), a protozoal organism recently detected in Missouri. This organism, which primarily affects cattle, causes disease by infecting red blood cells. The immune system attacks the infected cells, resulting in…
Read Full Article We’ll get into the Kevin Costner-Matthew McConaughey situation(s) in future “Yellowstone” discussions … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 924 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Be still, my beating heart. The news broke earlier this week that Michelle Pfeiffer will likely be joining the “Yellowstone” cast in a significant role. A report…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Lisa Connell looked around the room, and took a deep breath. “We’re always busy at this show,” she said. “It’s always just a great show.” Connell was in Quincy on Thursday representing Shullsburg (Wis.) Creamery — where curd is the word — and was one of the busy vendors at the annual spring…
Read Full Article Illinois education leaders seek added state funding to help districts accommodate influx of migrants
SPRINGFIELD – The recent surge of international migrants arriving in Illinois has brought with it a host of new challenges for state and local officials. Those range from filling their most basic needs like emergency food, clothing and shelter, to more complex issues like lining them up with basic health care, financial assistance and other…
Read Full Article First, let me say Brother Zimmerman, you are courteous and conciliatory. You should have called me out. I quoted G.K. Chesterton, and Chesterton certainly was not a capitalist but a distributist. Wasn’t his description of distributism “40 acres and a cow for everyone?” Certainly a different time. But the point was to favor small businesses…
Read Full Article Zachary V. Tate, 33, Hannibal, Mo., FTA-DUI. Lodged 110Aaron D. Horton, 36, Homeless for Domestic Battery. Lodged 132Joseph P. Meyer, 38, Quincy for Stealing. NTA 104Kathy L. Powell, 69, Quincy for Malicious Mischief. NTA 113Briana Foster, 33, Quincy for FTA Obstructing and Theft. Lodged 108
Read Full Article MACOMB, Ill. — A McDonough County jury found a Macomb man guilty of three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child after a three-day jury trial that ended Wednesday at the McDonough County Courthouse in Macomb. Joshua T. Dye, 26, was accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13 on…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional’s wound care center has received the Dr. Robert A. Warriner III Clinical Excellence Award. The wound care center scored in the top 10 percent of eligible Healogics Wound Care Centers on the clinical excellence measure, which is the comprehensive healing rate weighted by wound mix. The wound care center was…
Read Full Article CARTHAGE, Ill. — A summer benefit concert for The Legacy Theater is planned for Saturday, July 13. Chenille Sheeran of Nashville, Tenn., formerly of Carthage, will be the featured performer. Sheeran operated Center Stage Music in Carthage for many years before advancing her own musical career in Nashville. The award-winning singer and recording star was…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A former employee at St. Peter School in Quincy was arrested Tuesday in Alabama. The Quincy Police Department began an investigation in May 2023 into the theft of several thousand dollars that occurred at St. Peter School. As part of that investigation, a warrant was issued for Kim L. Sandegren, 29, who lived…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Students from the Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO) program will present seven new businesses, with products ranging from photography to custom cards to pressure washing, at the Hannibal Area CEO annual trade show from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24 at The Rialto Banquet Hall. The annual trade show is the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University’s Gray Gallery in Brenner Library will be the site of the annual Baccalaureate-Senior Retrospective through May 10, with an artist reception to be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 19. This exhibit is free and open to the public. This one-person exhibition presented by senior Elizabeth Cook of…
Read Full Article COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri dairy farmers are urged to protect their dairy herds from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus as the USDA and other federal agencies investigate an illness among dairy cows in seven other states (Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas and North Carolina). The illnesses in those states have been confirmed…
Read Full Article The next consolidated election in Illinois — where citizens vote in races for city government, school boards and park boards — will be on April 1, 2025. Boy, if there’s not a joke to be had somewhere in there. Former Quincy alderman Dan Brink was the first candidate to officially declare his intention to run…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The attorney for a Quincy man, believed to have set fire to the apartment complex in which he was living, filed a motion for an affirmative defense on Wednesday. Public Defender John Citro filed the motion Wednesday morning in the Adams County Circuit Clerk’s office on behalf of Joseph Lindsay, 25. Lindsay and…
Read Full Article 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. David A. Beenes and Nancy A. Beenes of Quincy sold a residence at 1232 Cadbury Ridge…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Brian Holzgrafe exited the U.S. Courthouse in Springfield last Thursday to a sight that brought him to tears. “My wife and I drove away seeing an angel in the sky with the sunset and we just praised God that we were heard,” Holzgrafe said. “We were thankful we were heard.” Seven years after…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — A Quincy, Ill., woman was charged earlier this month with three counts of forgery in Lewis County. Nicole L. Bresnahan, 40, of Quincy was arrested April 8 and extradited from Illinois after being taken into custody on the Lewis County warrant. Forgery is a Class D felony, punishable by up to seven…
Read Full Article Courtni Saxbury, 44, Quincy for criminal damage to vehicle. NTA 136Gabriel Vargas Mata, 53, 2237 Maine St. for failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash at 36th and Broadway. NTA 122Jerrill Humphrey, 38, Quincy on a warrant for domestic battery. Lodged 179/136Seleana A. Stead, 50, 433 N. 7th for Burglary at 337 S. 7th…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A seventh person was arrested Wednesday in connection to the shooting death of a 16-year-old female in October 2023. A 17-year-old male juvenile wanted for conspiracy to commit armed robbery in relation to the shooting death, along with several other outstanding Adams County warrants, was found by officers with the Quincy Police Department…
Read Full Article Mr. Felsman, thank you for taking my thoughts seriously! I am pleased that you say Ayn Rand does not represent what most capitalists think or feel. I just recall Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the U.S. House, saying that Ms. Rand was an important source of his thinking. It is certainly true that the poor…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Scott Giltner, chair of Culver-Stockton College Applied Liberal Arts and Sciences Division and holder of the Dr. John A. Sperry Jr. Endowed Chair of Humanities, will present the annual Sperry Lecture at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, in the Merillat Chapel and Recital Hall inside of the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center on the Culver-Stockton…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University will hold its Legal Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday, April 20 in the Pete Brown Mock Trial Room in the Center for Legal Studies on QU’s main campus, 1800 College. This year’s inductees are Maria Bocanegra, Class of 2004, Richard Schulte, Class of 1991, and the 2005 mock trial team.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy YMCA, 3101 Maine, will be the host of Healthy Kids Day at 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20. Free activities will be held in the activity room and on the baseball field. Activities scheduled on the baseball field include: Activities scheduled in the activity room are:
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Evening Kiwanis of Hannibal recently delivered 16 Buddy Benches to the Hannibal School District, St. John’s Lutheran School and the Hannibal Free Public Library. These benches are designed to support student well-being by providing a place where students can signal their need for a friend to play with or talk to. Buddy…
Read Full Article COLUMBIA, Mo. — April is National Gardening Month and a good time to plant a garden, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Whether strictly for food production or beautifying the home landscape, gardening is one of the most popular activities among households in the United States. For those who have lacked the motivation…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Wednesday, April 17, 2024 I was curious about exactly what a truffle was, but went no farther than the terms “edible spores” and “underground fungus” when checking … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 922 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Next time you’re waiting in the drive-through at one of…
Read Full Article Happy 68th Anniversary to Leo and Ruth Zanger. Congratulations!! They are the proud parents of 12 children, 55 grand children, 75 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great grandchildren for a total of 137.
Read Full Article State Rep. Jeff Keicher and AARP are looking to approve House Bill 4431, which would impact driving tests for those 75 or older. Illinois is the only state in the nation that requires drivers 75 and older to retake a driving test as a condition of renewing their driver’s license. Keicher’s legislation would end this practice.…
Read Full Article MAHWAH, N.J. — U.S. Marine Corps Captain Everett Leland Yager died in a military training exercise in July 1951. His remains were recovered in the Riverside County (Calif.) area and buried in Palmyra, Mo. At least they were thought to have been. Fast forward years later to a child who wanted to build a rock collection.…
Read Full Article Corey E. Gaebel, 37, 1528 Jackson for Domestic Battery & Aggravated Battery at 1528 Jackson St. Lodged 185Kaleb A. Ulrich, 25, of Quincy for Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle at 18th & Elm St. 120Gerald R. Fenton, 48, Shelbina, Mo., for Expired Registration at 36th & Holiday Dr. 134Jeffrey Hall reported his 2020 Ford was entered…
Read Full Article I’d like to add my two cents with Mark Felsman on the recent topic of capitalism versus socialism, which is just a fancy word to get around being called a communist in the real world. Socialism has caused more than 100 million deaths in a little more than 100 years and countless miseries, with the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy High School’s theatre department will close the school year with the zany farce, “Deceiving Granny.” The plot is centered around newlyweds Sam and Margaret Howard. The couple discover they are in line to inherit $3.5 million from his great-grandmother whom he has never met, but before she is willing to add them…
Read Full Article Buddy R. Baker, 46, last known address in the 1200 block of Horne in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle. Baker is 6 foot, 1 inch tall and weighs 245 pounds. He is bald and has brown eyes. If you know where he can be…
Read Full Article Blessing Hospital A girl was born to Cory Brown and Rachel Zellerman of Quincy at 9:44 a.m. April 2, 2024.A girl was born to Jeffrey Bainter and Alexandra Martin of Barry at 3:29 p.m. April 2, 2024.Twin boys were born to Gabrielle Miller of Quincy at 4:11 p.m. and 4:26 p.m. April 2, 2024.A girl…
Read Full Article LaPRAIRIE, Ill. — An Augusta woman was hospitalized after a single-vehicle rollover crash on Monday night. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 15. Chenenna Decker, 23, was traveling north on E2903rd Lane, about midway between LaPrairie and Augusta, in her 2008 Kia Sorento…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Hospital recently introduced a pediatric care unit with an enhanced pediatric nurse desk that offers improved visibility and accessibility and a centralized pediatric monitoring system that ensures continuous oversight of vital signs and patient status, allowing medical staff to promptly intervene when necessary. The unit is adorned with artwork curated…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Friends of the Log Cabins (FLC) Association board has scheduled a cleanup day in the Log Cabin Village, on Quinsippi Island Park accessed via All America Park, from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 20. Plans are to clean the cobwebs and dust from the log cabins and the log church. Volunteers…
Read Full Article MACOMB, Ill. — Cicada-mania has been building to almost mythical levels in 2024. Nearly every story on my news feed references this historic event about to occur in Illinois. Despite the media frenzy, there are still lots of questions about the upcoming cicada emergence. So, I might as well hop on this cicada train answering…
Read Full Article Just guessing, but I’d wager bacon is a popular breakfast entity in Iowa … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 921 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Just when you thought you knew pretty much everything about everything, something like this comes along. Here are some oh-so-strange, but oh-so-true facts about certain U.S.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The vote for a new Tax Increment Financing district on Quincy’s south side is scheduled for next week and the public relations push by supporters continued at Monday night’s City Council meeting. The heads of the Great River Economic Development Foundation, Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce and The District were among those who…
Read Full Article Meteorologist Brent Clair tells us there’s a chance for some severe weather today. #weather
Read Full Article RONDA PAULINE PHILLIPS Mrs. Ronda P. Phillips, age 61, of Quincy, IL passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024, at 12:32 p.m. at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. She was born February 1, 1963, in Hannibal, MO, a daughter of Oscar Wayne Brumbaugh and Patsy Ann (Brumbaugh) Raleigh. She married Timothy Dale Phillips on June 30, 1984…
Read Full Article Aedan M. Denum, 32, passed away on April 8, 2024 in Quincy, IL. Aedan was the cherished son of Susan Plonka and Michael Denum (Shera), brother of Schaenon (Nathan) Elbus of Quincy and Maelan Denum of Denver, CO., step-brother of Ross Lee and Justine (Zach) Wright, grandson of William (late Frances) Denum of Quincy and…
Read Full Article The SAFE-T Act is again making headlines in Illinois with the pretrial release of an individual accused of being under the influence and crashing his vehicle into a sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle, killing her. State Rep. Dennis Tipsword, R-Metamora, who also serves as the Woodford county chief deputy sheriff, said what Nathan Sweeney, 44, who was…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum, 128 N. Fifth, will be the site of a History Happy Hour at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. “Tides of Freedom” will feature speaker J. Matthew Ward, a visiting assistant professor of history at Quincy University. The doors will open at 5 p.m., and a mini reception will follow. There will…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Local nonprofits looking to build their programming, expand their mission and better their communities are invited to apply for grant funding through the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri’s annual community grant program. The deadline to submit grant applications is 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1. Grants totaling more than…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, employees of Douglass Community Services will display blue pinwheels of hope in recognition of April being National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The public is invited to join the ceremony at the Marion County Courthouse, 906 Broadway. This month and throughout the year, Douglass Community Services…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University will be the host of the seventh annual Academic Symposium Wednesday through Friday, April 17-19, at the Connie Niemann Center for Music in the south auditorium on the QU North Campus, 1700 Seminary Road. Students will present original research April 17 and April 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Multiple…
Read Full Article I have to admit, that double MitchWich sounds intriguing, too … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 920 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Yes, baseball is back. And with it has come some impressive new concession items at MLB parks. Here’s the Daily Dirt’s medal-worthy reaction to what we feel are the…
Read Full Article COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension is recruiting farmers for a project aimed at improving the productivity of forage-based operations in areas dominated by tall fescue grass. Participating operations would work with extension specialists to implement grassland management practices that are known to improve productivity and provide environmental benefits, according to Harley Naumann, MU…
Read Full Article A busy Monday for sure at Muddy River.
Read Full Article Brittany Boll and Randy Phillips cross the Illinois River and head to Meredosia and try out the menu at Floyd’s 104. SEE Quincy, the Quincy Convention and Visitors Bureau, brings you Taste of the Town.
Read Full Article Leadership. Whether you feel it’s an art, a science or maybe a combination of both – either way, you’re right. In my career, I’ve had the opportunity to hold various leadership roles and to learn countless “leadership styles,” strategies, approaches and so on. I’ve taken tests and gone through exercises to learn my “bird type”…
Read Full Article Tyrica S. Humphrey, 29, 830 Cherry for Driving While License Suspended at 5th & Locust. 161Joshua D. Hutcherson, 36, 421 Hampshire for FTA Aggravated Battery at 421 Hampshire. Lodged 112Tara Cole, 49, 1220 N. 5th for Petition to Revoke Probation-Aggravated DUI at 1220 N. 5th. Lodged 147Kaiser D. Rost, 18, 918 1/2 Jersey for Suspended…
Read Full Article Lead pipes in public water systems and drinking fixtures have been banned in new construction since 1986, when Congress amended the Safe Drinking Water Act, but they are still in use across the U.S. and in Illinois. The presence of lead pipes has persisted due in part to a lack of a centralized federal or…
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