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When the voices of 70 elementary school students flooded the speakers of Busch Stadium in St. Louis last week, I was haunted by the ghosts of my own childhood fears. Four days earlier, 19 children about the same age were murdered in their own classroom, along with two teachers, at Robb Elementary School in Texas. …
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — “Stomp Out Stigma,” a free event for teens ages 14-18, will be held from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, June 22 on the lawn in front of Memorial Hospital, 1454 North County Road 2050. The mental health team of Shellie Wear and Tammy Teel from Memorial Medical Clinic in Carthage will lead an engaging…
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CARTHAGE — Memorial Hospital will begin hosting a bi-monthly event, “Walk with the Dietitian,” on the second Tuesday and fourth Wednesday each month beginning Wednesday, June 22. All walks will begin at 12:10 p.m. at the Memorial Hospital campus, 1454 N. County Road 2050. The walks are scheduled to last until approximately 1 p.m. or…
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Haley J. Koehler, 25, Quincy, for Domestic Battery at 200 North 8th on 6/19/22. Lodged 139/131 On 6/10/22, Kaylee Crouch reported that the back window on her 2019 Ford Fiesta was damaged by three to four males who drove by in a black Kia and threw rocks at her vehicle. Suspects have not been located.…
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2022-011191, 06/20/2022 @ 01:16:25, S 4Th Lyon St, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Citizen Contact Officer Assigned 027 Myers, S N Entered By C46 Reynolds, S M Adult Male Involve Community Contacts 06/20/2022Involve Warrant – Municipal 06/20/2022 Public Narrative Citizen contact at S 4th and Lyon. 2022-011192, 06/20/2022 @ 02:08:06, US 61 Hope St, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 045 Bergman, C M Entered By C46 Reynolds,…
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SPRINGFIELD — A federal judge in Chicago handed down a one-year prison sentence Tuesday for a former state senator who once chaired the Senate Labor Committee. Tom Cullerton, a Villa Park Democrat, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of embezzlement for receiving salary and benefits from Teamsters Joint Council 25 as a purported…
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QUINCY — Dev Patel, a recent graduate of Quincy High School, recently was named the Exchange Club’s Youth of the Year for the Lincolnland District. The Quincy Exchange Club is one of 31 clubs in Illinois, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan that consist of the Lincolnland District. The Exchange Club’s Youth of the…
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QUINCY — Judge Timothy Wessel sentenced a Quincy man to 40 years in prison An Adams County jury found Tylar N. Richmiller, 27, of Quincy, guilty of two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault (victim under age 13), and four counts of criminal sexual assault in April. Richmiller received two 10-year sentences for the predatory…
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QUINCY — The Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board filed a complaint on Friday against Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Robert K. Adrian. Adrian found Drew Clinton, 18, guilty of felony criminal sexual assault following a bench trial in October 2021, but then on Jan. 3, Adrian vacated Clinton’s conviction, resulting in Clinton being released from the Adams…
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QUINCY — The trial of Bradley Yohn in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning started with Judge Roger Thomson addressing a series of motions filed by Yohn last week. It ended moments before jury selection was set to begin when Yohn told Thomson, “I can’t do this.” Thomson eventually set a July 6 hearing…
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It’s election season in Illinois, and politicians are running on the promise of property tax relief as usual, including every major candidate for governor. Illinois’ property taxes are already the second-highest in the nation and a major reasontaxpayers are fleeing to lower-tax states. That problem could be made worse on Nov. 8 when voters will be asked to decide…
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QUINCY — Florence Smith wasn’t about to miss this. Smith, 93, was one of several people in attendance Monday night to watch her grandson, Adam Yates, be sworn in as the 33rd person to be the chief of the Quincy Police Department. She also posed for photos with Yates after the meeting. “It was really…
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QUINCY — Residents who received their June utility bill last week stating their account was past due and their service would be terminated within 10 days can now relax. Jeff Conte, director of public works, explained what happened during Monday’s City Council meeting. June utility bills for the city’s first billing district — north of…
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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. The estate of Roger K. Goodwin of New Canaan, Conn., sold a residence at 4310 Tennyson…
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For the record, my favorite Charlie’s Angel was always Kate Jackson … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 317 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We often talk here about the best and worst of whatever, but today we introduce a new topic: “The Most Influential.” And for today, we’re talking about the…
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QUINCY — Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Illinois) has earned the backing of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce as well as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Davis, who is running in the June 28 Republican Primary against Congresswoman Mary Miller, met with state, local and federal Chamber of Commerce leaders as well as local officials in a…
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GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — Charles Sonny Ray Martin, 36, of Center, Mo., was arrested on June 16 on three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department initiated a sexual assault investigation in Griggsville on Dec. 22, 2021, involving two victims both under the age of 13 years…
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Ashley Conrad gives you a logistical analysis and a weather report for those planning to be at the Adams County Fairgrounds on Saturday to see former President Trump. And Bob Gough talks about what’s happening in and around Quincy as we get ready for July 4. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse…
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Blessing Hospital A boy born to Kyle Osterbur and Kristie Mock of Quincy at 11:13 a.m. June 1|A girl born to Cecil Williams Jr. and Jazmine Thomas of Quincy at 1:17 p.m. June 2A girl born to Dakota and Olivia Beckett of Hannibal, Mo., at 7:25 p.m. June 12A girl born to Aaron Barber and…
Read Full Article Ashley Schroder (34) Quincy, IL for operating uninsured vehicle. NTA. 177 Courtney Huff (28) 609 Adams Quincy, IL for improper lane usage at 600 block of Adams on 6-5-2022. PTC. 178 Scott A Hicks (50) of Quincy, arrested for Peace Disturbance at 1421 Lind. NTA 153 Breanna M Quiroz (36) of Quincy, arrested for FTA…
Read Full Article 2022-011142, 06/19/2022 @ 00:33:36, 909 Church St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Fight in Progress Officer Assigned 027 Myers, S N Entered By C82 Perkins, B M Adult Female Involve Peace Disturbance 06/19/2022Adult Female Involve Peace Disturbance 06/19/2022Adult Female Compl. Peace Disturbance 06/19/2022 Public Narrative A fight in progress was reported at 909 Church. 2022-011143, 06/19/2022 @ 01:24:03, 1903 Crescent St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Mental Officer Assigned 027 Myers,…
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QUINCY — A Quincy developer has bought the former Dollar General building at 330 N. 30th. Quincy 330 LLC bought the building on May 31 for $280,000 from Anne Scherer of St. Louis, according to documents filed in the Adams County Recorder office this week. Spencer Schelp, the agent for the LLC, plans to make…
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Sadly, there will likely never be another David Letterman, Johnny Carson or Jay Leno… Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 316 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I’ve always been a night owl. Movies, talk shows, whatever. Mornings are for sleeping, night time is for TV. Some of my most rewarding after-hour hours…
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SPRINGFIELD – In a 4-3 decision with a blistering dissent from the Republican minority, the Illinois Supreme Court declined to rule on a question of whether Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Act is unconstitutional. It was the second time the case of the People v. Vivian Brown came before the court and the second time the court declined…
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