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QUINCY — Roger Schwengel will be the featured speaker for the Memorial Day program at the Illinois Veterans Home at 10:30 a.m. Friday outside Markword Infirmary. Rick Gengenbacher will be the master of ceremonies for the event. The American Legion Post 37 color guard will present the colors, and the Silver Wings Band will perform…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council will have an exhibit opening from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, June 3. An artist talk is scheduled for 6 p.m. The exhibits run through July 16 at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. The upcoming HAC exhibits feature a variety of media. “On Gard!” will feature a variety of mediums from multi-talented family…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Safe Kids Health Fair will be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, June 4 in the Quincy Medical Group employee parking lot on the south side of 11th and Maine. Safe Kids Adams County and the Quincy Medical Group pediatrics department are the hosts of the free event. The Safe Kids Health Fair will…
Read Full Article Blessing Hospital A boy to Dustin and Megan Huber of Camp Point at 4:44 p.m. on May 18.A boy to David and Linda Spillman of Quincy at 8:52 a.m. on May 21.A girl to Zac Taylor and Kailyn Day of Carthage at 5:11 p.m. on May 21.A boy to Kyle Mabie and Tabitha Sparks of…
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. Information is believed to be accurate but is not warranted. Kinscherff Farms, LLC of Pleasant Hill…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy branch of the American Association of University Women will have a scholarship fundraising event at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 4 at 1680 Maine. The garden party event will feature catered food and drink and will be held in a formal garden setting. The AAUW awards scholarships annually to women attending local…
Read Full Article COLUMBIA, Mo. — In the 1800s, peonies were one of the few flowers in bloom in late May. After the Civil War, mourners used peonies to adorn the graves of fallen soldiers on Decoration Day, which we now call Memorial Day. The huge, lavish blooms emit a luscious floral perfume that continues to make them…
Read Full Article MISSOURI INDEPENDENT — A company accused of operating illegal gambling machines in Missouri made six $40,000 donations this week to a constellation of political action committees run by its lobbyist. Wildwood-based Torch Electronics cut the checks Monday to MO Majority PAC, Missouri Growth PAC, Missouri C PAC, Missouri Senior PAC, Missouri AG PAC and Conservative…
Read Full Article I assume they like Alabama music in Hooker, S.D. … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 295 of The Daily Dirt. 1. One of my all-time favorite groups — including both rock and country — has to be Alabama. I saw Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Jeff Cook and Mark Herndon in concert several…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Beat Arts Academy will perform “Keesha and the Bees,” an original story and dance production, at 7 p.m. Friday, May 27 in the John Wood Community College auditorium. The original production was written by Linda Ross Buechting in collaboration with Shawn Jones, the Beat Arts Academy owner. Jones choreographed the entire production to…
Read Full Article Legislation awaiting the governor’s signature aims to increase access to prostate cancer screening without co-pays or other cost-sharing in Illinois. House Bill 5318 would require private insurers in Illinois to provide all qualifying male policyholders with an annual prostate cancer screening upon the recommendations of a physician. Alison Manson, vice president of government relations for the…
Read Full Article HULL, Ill. — A Pike County Sheriff’s Department deputy sheriff, while working for the Village of Hull, conducted a traffic stop on a 2001 Mitsubishi SUV on East Street in Hull at 4:23 p.m. Tuesday, May 24. Subsequent to an investigation, the driver, Mark S. Tischer, 57, of New London, Mo., was arrested on the…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Wednesday, May 25, 2022 The Big Ten concept in item No. 2 is long overdue. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 294 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The insidehook.com website earlier this month released interesting information if you are a consumer of beer. Details provided by the Top Agency and American…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Kroc Center is offering a variety of fine arts classes for all ages this summer. Class offerings include instrument and vocal lessons, paint pouring, Arty Party Paint Night, jewelry making, hand lettering basics and a hand lettering workshop. Instructors will be Jonathon Weller, the Kroc Center’s education and fine arts specialist, Kevin Hoing of…
Read Full Article QUINCY —Blessing Hospital visitors will begin using an automated visitor and vendor registration process on Tuesday, May 31. It will enhance safety by allowing hospital officials to know who is in the building at any point in time. In a press release, David Parchim, security manager at Blessing Hospital, said, “We have access to reports…
Read Full Article 2022-009220, 05/24/2022 @ 01:03:02, US 61 Huckleberry Heights Dr, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 027 Myers, S N Entered By C74 Harp, A L Public Narrative Traffic stop at US-61 and Huckleberry Heights. A citation was issued for speed. 2022-009221, 05/24/2022 @ 01:06:13, Highway 61 James, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 043 Carlin, J R Entered By C74 Harp,…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Douglass Community Services of Hannibal is seeking volunteers to assist with its summer meals program beginning June 6. The program helps feed young people age 18 and under when school is not in session, according to community outreach initiatives director LeAndra Bridgeman. Adult volunteers are needed to distribute the meals at community sites, which…
Read Full Article COLUMBIA, Mo. — Quality landscapes begin with quality topsoil. Topsoil is the top 3-10 inches of the soil. Most surface soils have higher organic matter content than subsoil, but not all surface soil is ideal for gardens or lawns, says Manjula Nathan, director of the University of Missouri Extension Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory. The…
Read Full Article The six Republican candidates for Illinois governor faced off Tuesday night in Chicago for the first time, but a scheduling conflict made it so that the candidates were split between two debates that began one hour apart on two different networks. The dueling debates came as both NBC and WGN in the Chicago area scheduled debates on…
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. Information is believed to be accurate but is not warranted. Mark A. Bichsel and Juliet V.…
Read Full Article UPDATE AS OF 1 p.m. WEDNESDAY: The Adams County Coroner has identified Patricia Wardlow, 81, as the resident of the mobile home in the Rancho Vista Estates Mobile Home Park who died in the fire. QUINCY — An elderly person was found dead inside a mobile home after a fire early Tuesday night. Deputies with…
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