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SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker and the state’s largest public employee union announced Tuesday that they have agreed on a new contract that will provide a nearly 18 percent pay raise over four years, including a 4 percent raise this year. The contract also expands parental leave to 12 weeks and calls for new joint…
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Ahead of next summer’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, top Democratic officials on Tuesday signed a “labor peace agreement,” reinforcing Democrats’ longstanding ties to organized labor and limiting potential disruptions at the highly watched event. The deal means that the Democratic National Committee will use union labor when available and that the unions won’t strike…
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The weather has not changed much over the past several days and weeks. Some of you are getting much-needed rain, and others of you aren’t. You need to realize we are now starting the real days of summer. I have had a few more people ask me about tips on how to water their gardens…
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Ashley and Bob devour the Philly Steak sandwich at State Street Bar and Grill as we continue the Great Quincy Sandwich Debate.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — An $18,000 Riedel Foundation grant will bring the Junior Achievement program to approximately 250 students who attend Oakwood Elementary and the 400 students at Mark Twain Elementary this school year. It also will cover the cost of a career fair for 250 students at Hannibal Middle School. Hannibal resident J.R. Bareis, a…
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Christopher Bickhaus reported on 07/18/23 that his rental property at 629 Lind Street was damaged. An Alcatel Trac Phone and wallet containing an ID for Rider Hickerson were turned in at QPD headquarters on 07/19/23. Rodney D. Conner (46), Quincy, for Operating Uninsured Motor Vehilce at 18th & Broadway. NTA 155 Ryan A. Gerding (48),…
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QUINCY — Julie Schuetz searched for resources to help her son after he was diagnosed with dyslexia, but she struggled to find help during the pandemic. She took matters into her own hands and took a sabbatical from practicing law, training herself and using the tools she discovered. Schuetz started the Reading Advocates of West…
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HULL, Ill. — The annual Hull of Race, a 5k/10k walk, run or roll event which raises funds for Parkinson’s research, will be held Saturday, Aug. 19 in conjunction with the annual Hull picnic and chicken dinner. This event, held annually on the third Saturday in August, was founded in 2006 by Sam and Marilyn…
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2023-013169, 07/23/2023 @ 00:17:56, St Marys Ave N Hawkins Ave, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 031 Kuhlman-Pfeiffer, Z W Entered By C74 Harp, A L Adult Female Suspect 07/23/2023 Public Narrative Traffic stop at St Marys Ave and N Hawkins Ave for no headlights. The driver was issued a warning and was released. 2023-013170, 07/23/2023 @ 00:34:03, Highway 61 NB…
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Child care providers who accept a subsidy from the state to serve low-income families will see a boost in payments next month, thanks to a $78.5 million funding increase approved by Missouri lawmakers earlier this year. The funding hike, included in the state budget signed by the governor, went into effect July 1. It won’t…
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QUINCY — Good Samaritan Home will hold an open house to reveal new independent living cottage designs from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, in the Social Room on the main campus. The event is open to the public. Light appetizers and refreshments will be served. The event will showcase the final designs for two additional…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri Center for Regenerative Agriculture recently announced about $2 million in initial funding will be available for Missouri producers interested in using cover crops or silvopasture approaches on their farmland. The deadline to apply for incentive payments is Aug. 31, says Rob Myers, director of the Center for Regenerative…
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This will undoubtedly be a week that tests most of our air conditioners ... Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 677 of The Daily Dirt. 1. So … just how hot will it get in the coming days? As I am writing this, I see the forecast for the max temperatures this week…
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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…
Read Full Article 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,…
Read Full Article 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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