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QUINCY — The installation of a handful of automatic license plate reader cameras in Quincy already has paid off for the Quincy Police Department. Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, gave the Quincy City Council an update on the ALPRs. Aldermen on March 15 approved a two-year agreement with Flock Safety for 20…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man will remain in the Adams County Jail while he waits for a mental health evaluation to be completed. Jack R. Blanke is facing a charge of criminal trespass to real property, a Class B misdemeanor punishable in Illinois by up to two years of probation, a fine of up to…
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The fentanyl epidemic is getting worse in Missouri, with record numbers of overdoses in the last four years and 2023 on course to be another record year. Data points to a nearly 75% increase in overdoses in Missouri since 2019, and last year was the second consecutive year that fentanyl accounted for over two-thirds of…
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Anthony L Baker, 52, 513 Hampshire St, DWLR at 16th St and Maine St. NTA 101 Wynter J Mckenzie, 25, 704 N 6th St, FTA Trespassing at 521 Vermont St. Cash Bond 146 Bryan N Lewis, 65, Quincy, Illegal Dumping at 818 N 8th St. NTA 101 Torry L Scott, 64, 523 N 6th St,…
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2023-013105, 07/22/2023 @ 00:16:39, Pleasant St Central Ave, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 031 Kuhlman-Pfeiffer, Z W Entered By C61 Jaworski, J M Adult Male Suspect Drive While Susp/Revoked Cleared by Arrest-Adult 07/22/2023Suspect Warrant-In State Cleared by Arrest-Adult 07/22/2023Suspect Warrant-In State Cleared by Arrest-Adult 07/22/2023Adult Victim Drive While Susp/Revoked 07/22/2023 Public Narrative Traffic stop at Country Club Dr and Pleasant St for equipment. The…
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QUINCY — Candy Anderson still has a screen shot of the quote on her phone. Days after an Aug. 14, 2020 crash at Fourth and Broadway that killed a grandmother and her three grandchildren, First Assistant State’s Attorney Todd Eyler said during a press gathering he believed the crash was no accident. He said his…
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Bobby and Ashley welcome Quincy businessman and entrepreneur Adam Booth to talk about development and creating business.
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ST. LOUIS – A Hannibal man has admitted making a series of illegal pipe bombs in 2022. Joshua Eugene Rickey, 34, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of manufacturing one or more unregistered destructive devices and one count of possession of one or more unregistered destructive devices. A…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department will have a town hall meeting about sex offenders and sexually violent people at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 26 in the Quincy Senior Center, 639 York. This meeting will be an opportunity to meet with James Brown, a sergeant with the Quincy Police Department, to learn about the sex…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: ShredFest has been moved to Sept. 16. HANNIBAL, Mo. — ShredFest, an extreme sports competition and exhibition, is coming to the Hannibal Ramp Park on Saturday, July 29. The ramp park will open at 10 a.m. with free entry into the park all day. Helmets will be given to the first 25 children…
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QUINCY — A Quincy woman facing four counts of first-degree murder after a 2020 accident has agreed to a plea. Natasha McBride, 39, appeared Monday morning in Adams County Circuit Court with her attorney, Public Defender Todd Nelson, before Judge Tad Brenner. A three-day bench trial was scheduled to begin Monday morning. However, when Brenner asked…
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ADAMS COUNTY, Ill. — The Adams County Beef Producers, along with the Adams County Market Animal Sale Committee, will hold the 23rd annual market animal sale on Tuesday, Aug. 1, at the Adams County Fairgrounds. Local livestock exhibitors have spent many hours in preparation working with their animals for the show and sale. The evening…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, July 24, 2023 On the subject of famous TV western theme songs, the winner is “Maverick” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 676 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Part of the appeal of some of the classic TV westerns were their theme songs. Even in reruns all…
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QUINCY — The Blessing Hospital Laboratory has earned re-accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP). Blessing has been CAP accredited since 1980 and is among more than 8,000 CAP-accredited facilities worldwide. The CAP accreditation process is designed to ensure the highest standard of care for all laboratory patients. During the reaccreditation process, inspectors visit…
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BOONVILLE, Mo. — Forage producers searching for options amid sustained drought should consider emergency forages, says Todd Lorenz, University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist. The drought is not going away and producers need to find a way to fill feed gaps, he says. Three years of back-to-back drought leave producers searching for options. The 2021…
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I see signs around town that say things like “F**K Joe Biden.” I don’t want my grandchild to see bumper stickers like that around town. Can the Quincy Police Department do anything to make people take down signs with vulgarity? Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, says he has discussed this topic with…
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Vacation rentals are popular among travelers who want to have the comforts of home, like a kitchen or laundry machine, while on vacation. Some consumers who book vacation rentals find themselves victims of a bait-and-switch scam, where the scammer lists a vacation rental under an incorrect address. Some rental owners do this to skirt local regulations…
Read Full Article 2023-012975, 07/20/2023 @ 00:13:32, 916 Church St A, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Trespass Officer Assigned 025 Hamm, A N Entered By C85 Venker, M S Adult Female Compl. Trespass 07/20/2023Victim Trespass 07/20/2023Adult Suspect Trespass Administratively Closed 07/20/2023 Public Narrative Trespass at 916 Church Street apt A. 2023-012976, 07/20/2023 @ 00:16:39, 8th St Church St, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Juvenile Problem Officer Assigned 025 Hamm, A N Entered By C85 Venker, M…
Read Full Article Andrew Romo, 37, of Hannibal for FTA Poss of Cannabis, FTA Uninsured, and Poss of Meth. Lodged 112 Victor Armstrong, 48, of Quincy for warrant Unlawful Possession of Meth. Lodged 112 Houm Sonethongkham, 86, of Quincy for Unpermitted Use of Property. NTA 122 Briana Foster, 33, of Quincy for FTA Poss of Meth. Lodged 112 Dale Ramsey…
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QUINCY — Officers with the Quincy Police Department went to 1212 Werner on Saturday to find a suspect in a domestic battery that had allegedly occurred earlier in the evening. Officers were informed at 12:51 a.m. Saturday, July 22 that Anthony Baxtron also had a federal warrant for weapons and a St. Charles (Mo.) County…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Officers with the Hannibal Police Department responded at 1:37 a.m. Saturday, July 22, to the 2000 block of Broadway for a traffic crash with unknown injuries. Upon arrival, officers determined a vehicle driven by a 35-year-old Hannibal man had struck four parked unoccupied vehicles. The man, who was not identified in a…
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QUINCY: Jack R. Blanke, who was given probation earlier this month after being caught in mid-coitus with a horse by Adams County Sheriff’s deputies is back in the Adams County Jail. At about 1 a.m. Sunday, deputies were dispatched to 5505 North Bottom Road regarding a suspicious person who had been captured on surveillance cameras…
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QUINCY — Gem City Real Estate Group is taking a new approach to the traditional back-to-school supply drives typically held this time of the year. In many classrooms when kids run out of school supplies throughout the year, it is often the teachers who step in and fill the gaps out of their own pockets.…
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QUINCY — Faculty Excellence Awards were presented to four SIU School of Medicine Family and Community Medicine employees during Grand Rounds on July 12. Quincy faculty member Dr. Bill Dixon was presented the Master Clinician award by Paula Mackrides. Nominees for this award demonstrate exceptional clinic skills and service through activities that include developing and…
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