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COLUMBIA, Mo. — There’s still time to apply to the Missouri Century Farm Program. The deadline has been extended a month to June 1. If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1922, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm. To qualify, the same family must have owned…
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Thomas Moore (31) 1435 N. 5th for Domestic battery. Lodged – 131 Thomas Moore (31) 1435 N. 5th for FTA- Domestic battery out of Douglas County. Lodged. Andrea Bigelow (19) 2962 HWY 96 N for Speeding. PTC – 135 Deshawa Wood (26) 930 N. 5th for Expired Registration. PTC – 135 Nicholas Salyer (52) was…
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QUINCY — When Mike Troup took office as Quincy’s mayor last May, he had to work with the budget the previous administration constructed and the City Council had approved. And his first year ended with an unanticipated $9 million in additional tax revenue and $5.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding. That led to…
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PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — A Pleasant Hill man is in the Pike County Jail after he was captured by members of the Pleasant Hill Police Department and Pike County Sheriff’s Department on Friday after a chase on a minibike. The Pleasant Hill Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop at 5:19 p.m. April 22…
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QUINCY — Through a program started in 2005, Quincy Catholic families now are taking greater advantage of reducing school tuition through the Gene Grawe Fund than ever before. Fund organizers announced Monday night a total award of more than $320,000 for the upcoming school year. The 426 participating families will receive an average of $731.70 next…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — About 45 minutes after an eight-man, four-woman jury found a former corrections officer at the Western Illinois Correctional Center guilty of all five charges against him, two jurors were frustrated no decision was reached regarding the fate of a lieutenant at the same prison. “I don’t feel like we finished the job,”…
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SPRINGFIELD — An eight-man, four-woman jury found one former prison guard at the Western Illinois Correctional Center guilty of all five charges in a trial that ended Monday, but the jury could not come to a decision on the fate of a second prison guard. Alex Banta, 30, of Quincy was found guilty of depriving…
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QUINCY — Ralph Oakley, Class of 1980, will deliver the keynote address during Quincy University’s 159th commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. May 14, at QU Stadium, 20th and Sycamore. Oakley is the former president and chief executive officer of Quincy Media, Inc., which operated two daily newspapers, two radio stations and television stations in 16…
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QUINCY — J. Robert Gough talks with Chicago Tribune reporter Ray Long, who penned the book “The House That Madigan Built”, which chronicles the rise and fall of the longest tenured statehouse speaker in U.S. History. Long also discusses the involvement of long-time Madigan consigliere Mike McClain, the retired lobbyist and lawmaker from Quincy, who…
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QUINCY — The astronomy club at John Wood Community College will have its first meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28 in room A021. The club formed in the fall of 2021, but coordinator Bob Weirather was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia a week after the first meeting and was hospitalized for about three months.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Area String Orchestra will present its annual spring concert at 3 p.m. May 1, in the Roland Fine Arts Center, 2800 Palmyra Road. The orchestra will capture Mother Nature and move us to the great outdoors with 11 nature themed pieces. The pieces to be offered by the orchestra are: “Ice…
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Ever considered diversifying production on the farm? Producing beef cattle and meat goats on the same farm may improve your financials, says University of Missouri Extension agricultural business specialist Jennifer Lutes. Lutes developed a model that looks at the economics of co-grazing – a diversification strategy involving production of more than one…
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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. Information is believed to be accurate but is not warranted. Carl G. Crowder of Center, Mo.,…
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. Eric J. Stratman and Julie A.…
Read Full Article Ivannia Z Dethrow, 29, Quincy for DUI, Operating Uninsured and Improper Lane Usage at 10th and Madison on 03/27/22. Cash/ DL Rinaldo L Robinson, 51, Quincy reports on 04/09/22 three tires on his 2016 Chevrolet were punctured. Destiny E Shoop, 26, Quincy for an original warrant for unlawful delivery of a look alike substance at 6th and Harrison.…
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The bottled-water thing has confused me for years. So have those huge rolls of toilet paper … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 267 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I’ve come to the conclusion that we, as a civilized society, could live without the following: Bottled water: We all have access to faucets, folks.…
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At the MotoMart store in Sauget, Illinois, drivers are paying $4.30 at the pump, 20 cents more a gallon than the national average thanks to the Prairie State being No. 2 in the nation for gas taxes. But a quick drive across the Mississippi River to St. Louis, Missouri, and drivers pay $3.85 per gallon…
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QUINCY — Concerts in The Plaza, presented by First Mid Bank and Trust with concert sponsor Shaker Hill, is set to resume May 6. All concerts are free of charge and will run from noon to 1:15 p.m., weather permitting. The concerts will be held in the First-Mid Bank and Trust plaza between Sixth and…
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. Stacy J. McDonald of Pittsfield sold…
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QUINCY — The Adams County CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) Class of 2022 will hold its end-of-the-year trade show from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. The open house-style event is free and open to the public. CEO students will be showcasing their personal businesses each started during the year-long entrepreneurship program. Adams County CEO…
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Who says churchgoers don’t have a sense of humor? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 266 of The Daily Dirt.1. A good Sunday morning to all of you … here are some of the best/funniest make-you-think church signs found across the country: Gold medal: “Honk If You Love Jesus, Text While Driving If…
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Daily Dirt for April 23, 2022 Is YADI LUV invincible? That plate has held top spot now for two months in our Great Plate rankings … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 265 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The top five in our Great Plate rankings of 2022 hold steady from last week,…
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QUINCY — Michelle Zech has joined Blessing Health System as chief human resources officer, beginning her duties April 1. Zech has 25 years of experience in healthcare management, the last 12 in human resources. She comes to Blessing from the position of vice president/human resources business partner for AdventHealth Mid-America Region, based in Kansas City, Kan. The…
Read Full Article COLUMBIA, Mo. — Nearly 98 percent of Missouri’s pastureland is tall fescue infected with an endophyte that can cause fescue toxicosis in grazing livestock. Fescue toxicosis lowers reproduction rates, milk production, gain and weaning weights. It also causes health problems, including lameness and heat stress. By replacing toxic fescue with other forages, producers eliminate animal…
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