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Daily Dirt for Monday, Jan. 16, 2023 I hate to hear someone say, “There’s nothing on television to watch.” Obviously, those folks are not fans of quality commercials. The program you are watching may be a stinkeroo, but there’s always that chance a commercial during it is hall of fame material. Welcome to today’s three…
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QUINCY — A public information meeting to discuss the guidelines and requirements of Quincy’s downtown rental rehabilitation program will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, in City Council chambers. Funds from the city’s Tax Increment Finance program are set aside as a financial incentive to the owner(s) of existing buildings in the downtown…
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SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday expanding access to abortion and other reproductive health care services. House Bill 4664, passed Tuesday during the General Assembly’s “lame duck” session, came in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and declaring that the…
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MONROE CITY, Mo. — Loyd’s Gifts and Collectibles is moving its Monroe City store, currently at 111 S. Main, to a new location at 100 N. Main inside Applebee Tree Flowers and Gifts on Tuesday, Jan. 17. In a press release, owner Doug Tenhouse said, “Loyd’s really enjoys being a part of the Monroe City…
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You may be looking at home projects for the coming year. Maybe you want to add a patio or deck, make over your kitchen or renovate a spare bedroom as a home office. Some people are comfortable tackling the jobs themselves, but many homeowners hire contractors to do most or all of the work. Finding…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension specialists recently received several reports of Missouri cattle dying due to fescue foot, says MU Extension state forage specialist Craig Roberts. These significant losses show why beef producers should check herds for warning signs of fescue foot in early January, when it most often occurs, Roberts says. Cows…
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QUINCY — Father Roy Bauer will be posthumously honored as the recipient of this year’s Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation’s Friends of Catholic Education Award. Established in 2009, the award recognizes an individual, couple or organization whose contributions have significantly fostered and strengthened Catholic education in the Quincy community. Father Bauer will be honored and…
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Jami Boydston,36, Palmyra MO, for Speeding at 3rd Elm on 1/13/23. PTC 122 Venessa Rankin,22, Quincy, for Speeding at 3rd Elm on 1/13/23. PTC 122 Ronnie McKenzie,28, Quincy, for Speeding at 3rd Elm on 1/13/23. PTC 122 Andrea Lawrance,32, Quincy, for Speeding at 36th Lindell on 1/13/23. PTC 122 Kanesha E Toole, an employee of…
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2023-000844, 01/14/2023 @ 00:06:40, Highway 79 Reservoir, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 039 Lakenburger, C M Entered By C85 Venker, M S Adult Male Suspect 01/14/2023 Public Narrative Traffic stop on Highway 79 at Reservoir for speeding. Driver was issued a warning. 2023-000845, 01/14/2023 @ 02:02:35, 2000 S Highway 61 , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Alarm – Burglar Officer Assigned 039 Lakenburger, C M …
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Carol Nichols of the Quincy NAACP and Brittney Thrower with the Teen Reach Freedom School talk about honoring the late civil rights leader Monday at 10 a.m. at the Bethel AME Church, 905 Oak.
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MACOMB, Ill. — To commemorate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Western Illinois University will host a week of service Jan. 16-20. Events scheduled as part of this year’s initiative include: Monday, Jan. 16 — Macomb’s annual community MLK march will begin in downtown Macomb and end at the Mount Calvary Church of God…
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I stood in the parking lot at Farm & Home Supply during the week before Christmas, trying to estimate just how much I could cram into my car. On my left were two bales of straw that needed shoved in there for our goats and ducks, because the weather was supposed to go into negative…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023 And they said it wouldn’t last! From the first edition of The Daily Dirt to today’s No. 500, thank you to an ever-expanding reader base. We receive regular e-mails, texts and a wide variety of other assorted messages from Ohio to Kansas, from Arizona to Indiana and Iowa to California. The…
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ST. LOUIS — The on and off-air staff at St. Louis Public Radio are taking a historic step by becoming the first public radio station to form a union in the State of Missouri alongside the Communications Workers of America. St. Louis Public Radio, an NPR member station with transmitters in St. Louis, Quincy, Ill.,…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Hancock County Sheriff Travis Duffy recently released the following statistics from the Hancock County holiday season traffic enforcement detail: This traffic enforcement detail was conducted from mid-November through December. The categories focused on in this detail are leading causes of traffic crashes and crash-related injuries, as well as issues involving unauthorized persons…
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MACOMB, Ill. — Some memories stick out. Around the second or third grade, my teacher wheeled the television cart into the classroom which to an eight-year-old was cause for celebration. Was it going to be a movie or some type of educational show? We didn’t care. TV in school was a novelty and exciting, even…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Public Schools Foundation ended its 2022 Dream Big annual campaign on a high note, raising a record-breaking $321,078.62 in donations and pledges. The total exceeds last year’s record of $310,551. The campaign total was announced during halftime at the Lincoln vs. Quincy boys basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 14. “We are…
Read Full Article Ronnie McKenzie, of Quincy for FTA pay fines. Haley Gawin, 30, of Quincy for Malicious Mischief. NTA 120 Pamela G O’Neal (56) of Quincy, arrested for FTA Expired Registration and Expired Driver’s License at 4th and Broadway. Lodged 130 Rondell L Lewis (38) of Quincy, citation for Driving While License Suspended at 6th and Jackson.…
Read Full Article 2023-000740, 01/13/2023 @ 00:14:08, 304 S Highway 61 , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 040 Hoebing, J M Entered By C74 Harp, A L Adult Male Suspect 01/13/2023 Public Narrative Traffic stop at US-61 and Fair Oaks for speed. Driver issued a citation and released. 2023-000741, 01/13/2023 @ 01:24:49, 700 Broadway Block, Hannibal Nature of Complaint DWI Officer Assigned 031 Kuhlman-Pfeiffer, Z W Entered…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 You’ve got a real treat coming up today. Here’s a hint: Cow urine. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 499 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Popular songs often hook us with that catchy first line or two. Rarely, if ever, do we remember a song for its…
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My adult daughter recently shared with me her “guess what I got away with that you never knew about” story — at her grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary party, no less. In her defense, there is something that feels good about spilling the beans when there is no consequence. I am not sure what I would…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main, will be the host a fundraising dinner and presentation at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. Dinner+Music will combine three great things — food for the body, music for the soul and funds for the arts. The event will offer a dinner consisting of homemade…
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QUINCY — Job seekers attending Blessing Health’s next community job skills workshop and hiring event can to build their personal financial knowledge at no cost, as well as interview for a position at Blessing Health. The hiring event takes place from 9-11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center, 639…
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On 01/04/2023 at 2:36 AM Louis R. Martina of Higden AR struck a deer on CR 700N. Damage to the vehicle was over $1500.00 and no injuries were reported. On 01/07/2023 at 12:55 AM James E. Esela of Mt. Sterling struck a deer on Cr 1250E. Damage to the vehicle was over $1500.00 and no injuries…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Producers should prepare for more complexity in herbicide requirements and registrations in 2023 and beyond, says University of Missouri Extension weed scientist Kevin Bradley. The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed changes to atrazine labels that would have great impact, says Bradley. Atrazine is an effective and inexpensive herbicide used to kill broadleaf…
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