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Faye Dant, a fifth-generation African American Hannibalian and descendent of Missouri slaves, is the executive director of Hannibal’s black history museum, Jim’s Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center. She grew up in Douglasville and attended the segregated Douglass School, Hannibal High School and Hannibal-LaGrange College. She is giving a presentation on Feb. 19 at the…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — The Tracy Family Foundation recently made the first two awards from the $1.8 million estate of Dot Foods co-founder Dorothy Tracy. The foundation granted $331,570 to Holy Family Catholic Church to support a $1.15M project to restore the building’s exterior, and $100,000 to St. Mary School for new windows, totaling $431,570. …
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Winning never gets old for Jennifer Duesterhaus, coach of the Quincy Notre Dame High School pom team. She says it just gets scarier. “We have to try to be better than we were the year before, because we never know what the other teams are going to do,” she said. “We never…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023 And in other instances, not so much … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 526 of The Daily Dirt. 1. A bunch of forecasts from 1923 — that’s exactly 100 years ago for those counting — were recently compiled by writer Michael Yiernan for digitaltrends.com.…
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QUINCY — Faye Dant will give a presentation at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, at the History Museum on the Square, 332 Maine, that will focus on African American history connections of Hannibal, Mo., and Quincy. The program will offer the shared history of the two communities and will feature names, places and events exhibiting…
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QUINCY — Quincy University has released its Pursuit of Learning in Society spring semester class schedule. POLIS is an opportunity for lifelong learning for seniors. The atmosphere is casual and welcoming with cookies and coffee at break. Spring 2023 Class Schedule: All classes meet from 2-4 p.m. at QU’s North Campus with signs to indicate…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man was arrested Saturday shortly after he stole a bus owned by the City of Quincy. Officers with the Quincy Police Department were dispatched at approximately 9:21 a.m. after receiving a report of a stolen 2019 Ford City of Quincy bus from the area of Eighth and Maine. The bus had…
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QUINCY — Anyone who attends Quincy Community Theatre’s production of “Disney’s Moana Jr.” this month will see artwork created by Quincy Art Center volunteers. High school students in the Art Center’s Arts Leadership Academy program constructed and painted large masks to be used in the play. The project took a week to complete. The Art…
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Laurence W McNett (68) Ursa Il for Operating Uninsured Vehicle & Suspended Registration at 8th & State NTA 153 Olivia M Smith (34) 2502 S 31st for Expired Registration at 12th & Jersy PTC 162 Thomas C Darnell, 65, Quincy, for driving while license revoked and operating an uninsured vehicle at 10th and Hampshire. N.T.A.…
Read Full Article QUINCY, — Quincy University will have its fifth annual QU Alumni Day on Thursday, Feb. 16, in honor of the university’s first day of classes in February 1860. QU alums are encouraged to wear a QU Alumni button and QU gear to work and attend the day’s events. Participating alumni will receive tickets to the…
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2023-002578, 02/10/2023 @ 00:38:57, Highway 79 Bird St, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 031 Kuhlman-Pfeiffer, Z W Entered By C62 Potter, L M Adult Male Suspect Unnecessary Noise (Mech) Verbal Warning 02/10/2023 Public Narrative Traffic stop at Highway 79 and Bird St for unnecessary noise. The driver was issued a verbal warning and was released. 2023-002579, 02/10/2023 @ 01:14:49, 2619…
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SPRINGFIELD – A coalition of advocacy and labor groups is pushing for a state law to give Illinois workers 26 weeks of paid leave if they need to recover from an illness, domestic or sexual violence, or take care of a sick family member or new child. The same groups just celebrated a legislative victory…
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MACOMB, Ill. — The Ambassador Committee of the Macomb Area Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting for the YMCA of McDonough County at 400 E. Calhoun to celebrate the recent addition of 24-hour fitness center access for all Y members ages 18 years and over. The weight rooms, cardio and common areas can…
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Ron Kinscherf talks to Jake Maas of B2 Legal Management about his company’s office solutions consulting capabilities. TI-Trust sponsors the business spotlight.
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Budweiser’s Super Bowl advertising history is legendary, so I’m guessing this Kevin Bacon commercial might be a classic-in-waiting. The Maya Rudolph and Alicia Silverstone ads could also be big hits … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 525 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I think we can all agree that the commercials…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man was sentenced Friday afternoon to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to two counts of child pornography involving possession of a photo of victim under the age of 13. Denario K. Brooks, 28, appeared before Judge Tad Brenner in Adams County Circuit Court with his…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal woodcarver Steve Holt recently led two woodcarving workshops at the Hannibal Arts Council. Both workshops were well received and sold out. Now Holt is looking to assist in the creation of a local woodcarving club. The club would consist of members of all carving skill levels with all age groups welcome. People interested…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Armchair farming may not be here yet, but it’s getting closer. In a press release, Kent Shannon, University of Missouri Extension agricultural engineering specialist said, “Autonomy in agriculture isn’t as far away as you think.” Agriculture is rapidly shifting to technology that can increase land efficiency, reduce labor shortages and streamline food…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Early Bird Kiwanis Club recently donated $500 to the Hannibal Free Clinic to help the clinic with its mission of serving low and moderate income members of the Hannibal area who need of medical assistance and lack the funds or insurance to do it on their own. The Free Clinic…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The five defendants in the cases surrounding the death of Taurean Snoddy of Hannibal made an appearance in court Friday morning by video conference from the Marion County Jail. Braden Chestnutt, 19, Chad Elliott, 20, Dakota Laster, 23 and Damien McCulley, 25, all of Hannibal, were charged Jan. 28 with charges of…
Read Full Article 2023-002526, 02/09/2023 @ 03:35:21, 809 Pleasant St B, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Check Well Being Officer Assigned 041 Borgmeyer, J R Entered By C74 Harp, A L Adult Female Compl. Check Well Being 02/09/2023Adult Male Contact Check Well Being 02/09/2023 Public Narrative Check well being reported at 809 Pleasant St Apt B. 2023-002527, 02/09/2023 @ 05:26:43, 3902 Evans St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint 911 Hang Up Officer…
Read Full Article Chelsie Homan, 23, of Quincy for FTA No Insurance, DWLS, and Failure to Reduce Speed. Lodged 268 Jessica A Robison (30) Mt Sterling Il for Operating Uninsured Vehicle and Suspended Registration at 5th & Hampshire NTA 144 Bobby L Dickerson (41) 810 N 7th for Violation of Order of Protection at 810 N 7th Lodged…
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QUINCY — The following JWCC students earned Manufacturing Skill Standards Council nationally recognized certificates during the summer and fall 2022 semesters. MSSC is an industry-led training, assessment and certification system focused on the core skills and knowledge needed by the nation’s front-line production and material handling technicians. MSSC Safety Credential: MSSC Quality Credential: MSSC Manufacturing…
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QUINCY — The Illinois State Police’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has begun its investigation into Thursday evening’s fatal shooting involving deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s office. Preliminary information indicates at approximately 3:50 p.m., Adams County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of 5th Street and West Radio Road south of Quincy on a report…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Medical Group Foundation is accepting applications for its third annual Dr. Michael Ouwenga Scholarship. Two awards of $5,000 will be granted to qualifying students. The scholarship was created to honor Ouwenga, a urologist and board member at QMG before he died in January 2019 at age 43. In a press release,…
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