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QUINCY — The Kroc Center is seeking vendors for the facility’s first back-to-school market from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 6. This event will allow the public to get a head start on back-to-school shopping by gathering vendors inside the Kroc Center gymnasium to sell unwanted, gently-used children’s items. A 10 foot by 10…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Buyers and sellers who need an estimate of the value of a piece of farmland may not always find it feasible to get an appraisal, particularly one that reflects the land’s historical value needed to calculate taxes and settle estates. University of Missouri Extension offers a publication and spreadsheet that give estimated…
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Ashley Conrad and Brittany Boll with the Muddy River News staff make the trip to Hannibal for Tom Sawyer Days to check out the mud volleyball tournament, interviewing the tournament coordinator, one of the event’s younger competitors and one of its oldest competitors (yes, that means you, Kevin Murphy). Ashley and Brittany also visit with…
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Altorfer Rents, the Cat rental store, recently opened two full-service locations. The Quincy, Ill., branch at 6601 Broadway offers 12,000 square feet of shop and retail space spanning more than three acres of land. The shop has seven bays to service the full Altorfer Rents fleet. The expansion will support customers…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, July 2, 2022 Personally, it might be time to see “Top Gun: Maverick” again … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 327 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The best movies to watch on July 4: Gold medal: “Top Gun: Maverick” (2022), the best feel-good-about-America movie made in quite some…
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Nathan P Schutte, 20, Hannibal, Failure to Reduce Speed at N 5th St and Broadway St. PTC 177 Peggy Shafer, 84, 1707 N 12th St, Disobeying Stop Sign at N 10th St and Chestnut St. PTC 109 Andrew D Barnard, 27, 2534 Oak St, reports on 06/03/2022, assorted tools were taken from his vehicle while…
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2022-012141, 07/01/2022 @ 01:14:45, 4215 McMasters Ave , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Found/Lost Item Officer Assigned 031 Kuhlman-Pfeiffer, Z W Entered By C74 Harp, A L Adult Male Owner Found Articles 07/01/2022 Public Narrative Found item on McMasters Ave. 2022-012142, 07/01/2022 @ 01:39:33, Highway 79 Fulton, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 048 Grimes, S M Entered By C74 Harp, A L Adult Male Suspect 07/01/2022 Public Narrative Traffic…
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QUINCY — Friends of the Trail is the host of the Terry Anastas Ultimate Ride on Saturday, July 9. All events begin at the Dock on Quincy’s riverfront. Routes available this year are: The Metric Century — a 62-mile ride that begins at 7 a.m. The Poker Run Route — a 12-mile ride that begins…
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BARRY, Ill. — Terrell W. Bell, 49, of Barry was arrested June 26 by the Pike County Sheriff’s Department on a Pike County warrant for the offense of failure to register as a sex offender. Bell was arrested and later released after posting bond. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department currently monitors 57 registered…
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QUINCY — State Street Theater will have two live shows this weekend. The theater has partnered with Square Music Company to provide a free all-ages live music experience Friday, July 1. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and music will begin at 7 p.m. with performances by Pete Magliocco and Ted Holt, along with additional guest…
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QUINCY — The trial of the former owner of the Barn nightclub, who faces one count of aggravated battery in connection to a March 2020 incident involving a former Quincy University student, has been removed from the July jury docket. Steven Homan, 48, of Quincy appeared before Judge Kevin Tippey on Friday morning in Adams…
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QUINCY — The Adams County State’s Attorney’s Office recently received a $10,550 grant from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office for upgrades to the victim/witnesses waiting room in the AdamsCounty Courthouse. State’s Attorney Gary Farha says the funds will be used to refurnish the room, to create and provide pamphlets for victims to educate them on…
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QUINCY — Altrusa International is a community service organization dedicated to literacy in the Adams County area. In 2019, the club began sponsoring a literacy carnival for the K-5 students attending summer school in the Quincy Public Schools. Students are treated to games centered around reading and writing. Prizes such as journals, notepads, pens and…
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The world could use Stan Musial right now … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 326 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Today seems like a good day to remember — and appreciate — Stan “The Man” Musial, and what made him special. Not so much as a ballplayer, but as a human…
Read Full Article Nancy A Dean (51) 301 Locust for Expired Registration at Coulumbus and Pawn PTC 178 Gabriel M Richardson (48) Homeless for McDonough Co FTA Criminal Damage at 2nd & Broadway Lodged 128 Galen M Richardson (48) Homeless for FTA Fighting at 2nd & Broadway Lodged 128 Andrew J Williams (34) Homeless for FTA Driving While…
Read Full Article 2022-012066, 06/30/2022 @ 00:01:38, 1800 Ruby Ave , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Domestic Disturbance Officer Assigned 023 Wilt, L N Entered By C61 Jaworski, J M Adult Female Involve Domestic (No Crime) 06/30/2022Assoc. 06/30/2022Adult Female Compl. Domestic (No Crime) 06/30/2022Involve Domestic (No Crime) 06/30/2022Assoc. 06/30/2022 Public Narrative Domestic disturbance at 1800 Ruby Avenue. 2022-012067, 06/30/2022 @ 00:48:06, 205 Dowling St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Domestic – Delayed Officer Assigned 048 Grimes,…
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LOUISIANA, Mo. — As part of its weekend of “Mo Mo the Missouri Monster” observance, the Louisiana Area Historical Museum, 304 Georgia, will offer extended hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 2. Museum co-president Brent Engel will give short programs about Mo Mo at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The public…
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HANNIBAL, Mo — The Hannibal Police Department has started to experience an increase in reports of fireworks being discharged. With the upcoming July 4 holiday approaching, more reports are anticipated. Officers are obligated to take enforcement action on those individuals found discharging fireworks. City ordinance prohibits the sale, use or discharge of any firecrackers or…
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AAA estimates a record-setting 42 million people will pack up the car and hit the road this Independence Day weekend, but those heading out of Illinois will see a pattern: cheaper gas almost everywhere else. The average price of a gallon of gas June 29 in Illinois was $5.41 – 54 cents higher than the national average of $4.87,…
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Ashley Conrad talks to Mecki Kosin about this weekend’s big Freedom Fest celebration on Quincy’s Riverfront and gives us a taste of Club…not soda, not sandwich, but Club Muddy and her…vivid… description of giving birth. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal attorney running to become an associate judge in the 10th Judicial Circuit was charged with a felony earlier this month for offering a victim $4,000 not to testify against his client. Luke Bryant, prosecuting attorney for Marion County, filed a complaint in Marion County Circuit Court on June 23. He…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The 67th annual National Tom Sawyer Days began on June 18 when the Beautiful Baby and Little Mister/Miss Hannibal pageants, sponsored by the Hannibal Jaycees, were held at Tanyard Gardens. Mission Able fence painting, an event with invited competitors, sponsored by the Hannibal Jaycees, followed on June 25. Youth mud volleyball was…
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinoisans will receive some modest tax relief starting Friday when the state’s new fiscal year begins. That includes some income tax rebates, property tax rebates, a suspension of the state’s 1 percent tax on groceries, and a six-month pause on the scheduled inflationary increase in the state’s motor fuel tax. Gov. JB Pritzker…
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