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QUINCY — An Adams County jury began deliberation Monday afternoon in the Bradley Yohn criminal sexual assault trial. The 10-man, two-woman jury has been charged with determining the guilt or innocence of Yohn, 36. He is facing charges of home invasion with a dangerous weapon, home invasion predicated on criminal sexual assault, aggravated vehicular hijacking,…
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QUINCY — The following items have been recovered by the Quincy Police Department. To inquire about any of the property, call the QPD Evidence Department at 217-228-4489, and refer to the ID number when calling. First Notice Recovered Property Description Date ID # BLU Smartphone 6-15-23 13680 Samsung Phone with Pink Popsocket 6-15-23 13680 Mens…
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QUINCY — J. Matthew Ward, assistant professor of history at Quincy University, received the honor of being selected as one of 20 fellows to participate in the Summer Seminar in Military History at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, hosted by the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Quincy (Ill.) Bicycle Club and the Goldinger family of Palmyra recently gave a generous gift of more than $5,000 to the Life.Light.Hope Fund at the James E. Cary Cancer Center and the Hannibal Regional Cancer Institute in memory of Charlotte Goldinger. Goldinger was a retired Palmyra school teacher and avid bicyclist…
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TROY, Mo. — Drought has pushed livestock producers to hunt for emergency hay. In a press release, University of Missouri Extension specialist Charlie Ellis said, “If you are lucky enough to have hay, take special care to reduce waste this year. “This is a good year to pinch pennies and plan on doing some extra…
Read Full Article Kimra A. McGraw (31) Quincy, Illinois for Trespassing, NTA 180 Candice S. Hanlin (47) Quincy, Illinois for FTA Expired Registration (Scott County) and Expired Registration, Lodged / PTC 155 Gage L. Schroder (24) of 2540 Prentiss Ave for Failure to Yield – Left Turn at 8th and Broadway. PTC 135 Rodney C. Peters (67) of…
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Missouri’s school districts are struggling not just with a teacher shortage but a scarcity of bus drivers, custodians and other essential personnel. In the 2022-2023 school year, teachers with inadequate teaching certification taught more than 8 percent of Missouri public school classes, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The crisis has led…
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2023-012565, 07/15/2023 @ 00:05:56, Bird St Grand Ave, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Firearms Officer Assigned 025 Hamm, A N Entered By C75 Hunt, T M Adult Male Suspect Interfere /Resist Arrest Cleared by Arrest-Adult 07/15/2023Suspect Interfere /Resist Arrest Cleared by Arrest-Adult 07/15/2023Involve Unlawful Use Of Weapon 07/15/2023Adult Male Assoc. Unlawful Use Of Weapon 07/15/2023Adult Male Assoc. Unlawful Use Of Weapon 07/15/2023Adult Suspect Unlawful Use Of Weapon Administratively Closed 07/15/2023Adult Compl. Unlawful Use Of…
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QUINCY — The criminal sexual assault trial of Bradley Yohn had strange twists and turns last week, but no one can predict what is coming Monday when Yohn continues his defense in Adams County Circuit Court. Monday will be the sixth day of Yohn’s trial before a 10-man, two-woman jury. Yohn, 36, is charged with…
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MENDON, Ill. — Eight contestants will compete for the title of 2023 Miss Adams County Fair Queen on Wednesday, July 26. The Little Miss and Mr. Adams County Pageant starts at 6 p.m., followed by the Miss Adams County Fair Queen Pageant at 7 p.m. The Adams County Fair runs from July 26 to Aug. 1 at…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, July 16, 2023 Who knew that “Dirty Harry” was almost Robert Mitchum, Steve McQueen or Frank Sinatra? Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 666 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Although many details of the United States Secret Service are, well, secret, some things have been made public information.…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Dot Foods, Inc., held its popular Forklift Rodeo national championship June 29 at the Mount Sterling headquarters, and a Golden man was one of the winners. The competition tested Dot’s warehouse employees’ skills on four pieces of material handling equipment as they competed for large prizes, a free vacation and bragging…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Officers with the Quincy Police Department were dispatched to a report of shots fired in the 900 block of Hampshire at 2:25 a.m. July 16. Upon arrival, officers located and collected evidence from the scene. No one was injured and no property was damaged during the incident. A report from the Quincy Police…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — The Great River Tigers annual summer bash will be held Saturday, July 22 at Jackson Park Golf Course in Palmyra. A social hour will begin the evening at 5 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each for a pork loin dinner. Carolyn Henry, dean of the University of…
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URSA, Ill. — The 100th consecutive Seward family reunion will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, with the dinner scheduled to begin at noon. Ursa Farmers Co-Op, on Highway 96 north of Ursa, will be the setting. Fried chicken and drinks will be provided with plates, cups and utensils available. Family members attending…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Your beautiful tomato plant is setting fruit and soon has nice green tomatoes. Then, to your horror, a dark sunken spot shows up at the bottom of the fruit. You might think an insect or disease has attacked your plant, but such is not the case. Old-timers referred to the problem as…
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QUINCY — The 8te Open food truck now has a storefront home. Owners Jared and Kim Tipton are bringing life back to the corner of 601 Maine. The former location for Grown and Gathered has sat vacant for more than two years after a plan to convert it into a Pickelman’s Pantry Organic Test Kitchen fell…
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The President/CEO of Titan International talks about he business climate, the Quincy wheel plant and doing business in Illinois (which he has good things to say about). Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
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After struggling for nearly a year to get federal food assistance to qualified low-income families, Missouri has decided not to participate in this summer’s program — forgoing tens of millions of dollars in federal aid. The problems administering the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer program, or P-EBT, played a major role in the decision not to…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The upcoming exhibits at the Hannibal Arts Council feature a wide variety of media that will be on display at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main, from July 21 through Sept. 9. On display will be: Local artists have submitted works for the “Sanctuary” open show that will feature the work…
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Blessing Hospital A girl was born to Ray and Emma Criner of Quincy at 5:35 p.m. July 7, 2023.A boy was born to David and Courtney Gasko of Quincy at 1:44 a.m. July 9, 2023.A girl was born to Edgar Javier Larios and Brenda Berence Canoarias of Augusta at 3:24 a.m. July 9, 2023.A boy…
Read Full Article Patrick Obrien (35) 3967 HWY P Maywood, MO for shoplifting at 5211 Broadway. NTA. 122 Kaitlyn Quincy (26) 1308 Springlake Hills Quincy, IL for trespassing at 1817 Highland Drive South. NTA. 122 Mark Carter (34) Homeless for criminal trespass to property and resisting a peace officer at 501 Broadway. Lodged. 122 / 104 Brittany Galbraith…
Read Full Article 2023-012486, 07/14/2023 @ 00:03:48, 601 Sycamore St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Alarm – Burglar Officer Assigned 019 Douglas, J E Entered By C84 Davenport, K J Adult Suspect False Alarm Administratively Closed 07/14/2023Adult Victim False Alarm 07/14/2023Adult Compl. False Alarm 07/14/2023 Public Narrative Burglar alarm at 601 Sycamore. 2023-012487, 07/14/2023 @ 00:26:31, 2859 James Rd , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Disturbance – In Progress Officer Assigned 019 Douglas, J E …
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Daily Dirt for Friday, July 14, 2023 Jim Rome is entertaining, but $30 million worth of entertaining?. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 665 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Who says sports doesn’t pay? Or rather, pay off? Check out the salaries of the top five network sports personalities, and compare them…
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The president of John Wood Community College talks about how he is fitting in at the college and his plans moving forward.
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