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I wonder if that new word (“stressflation”) has been patented yet? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 377 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Well, as if we didn’t have to enough to worry about these days … A biotechnical products distribution company (yeah, I have no real idea what that means…
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LEXINGTON, Ill. — Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican challenger Darren Bailey will meet at a farm in Lexington, Ill. today for a candidate forum hosted by the Illinois Agricultural Legislative Roundtable. Lexington is in McLean County about 20 miles north of Bloomington/Normal just off Interstate 55. The forum will feature questions submitted by IALR members and asked…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A jury of six women and six men deliberated for about three hours on Tuesday afternoon before finding a former lieutenant at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mount Sterling guilty on five counts in connection with the 2018 death of a 65-year-old inmate. Todd Sheffler, 54, of Mendon was stoic as…
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Timothy W Gicson (48) 7113 Timber Ridge Ctr for Fleeing to Elude and Disregard Traffic Control Device at 4th & Spring NTA 122 Jermaine Q Harper Jr (22) Homeless for FTA Possession of Meth and Driving While License Suspended at 1525 S 5th Lodged 130 David Levison reported the Kreepy Krawler battery and computer module…
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Ashley Conrad reminds us that mostly bad things happen after midnight and Bob Gough talks with Don O’Brien of the Better Business Bureau about charity scam artists. Utopia, Harvey’s, The Abbey, Quincy Warehouse Bargains, The Liquor Booth and Instant Replay sponsor The Daily Muddy.
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2022-015459, 08/22/2022 @ 07:44:04, St Marys Ave Lamb Ave, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 022 Benn, D J Entered By C53 Keith, G M Adult Male Suspect 08/22/2022 Public Narrative Traffic Stop St Marys Ave / Lamb Ave for no license plates. The driver was issued a warning. 2022-015460, 08/22/2022 @ 08:14:37, W Ely Rd Munger Ln, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic…
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QUINCY — A Quincy teen being tried as an adult and accused of murdering his grandfather has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first degree murder and two other charges. Hayden E. Schmidt, 16, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court before Judge Amy Lannerd on Tuesday morning for his arraignment. He is being represented…
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QUINCY — Due to circumstances outside of the Adams County Health Department’s control, the Household Hazardous Waste Collection event scheduled for Oct. 8 has been canceled. The incinerator used to dispose of collected chemicals is out of order. The contractor will not have the equipment fixed in time to hold the event. Community members should…
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QUINCY — Dr. Christopher Trammell has joined Blessing Health’s Outpatient Behavioral Health team. Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Trammell earned his medical degree from and completed his residency at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Carbondale. A native of southern Illinois, Trammell enjoys the rural lifestyle and serving the behavioral…
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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois 4-H program recently honored 4-H leaders and volunteers at the Illinois State Fair. Adams County 4-H leader Carolyn Roberts of the Burton Fliers 4-H Club was inducted into the Hall of Fame for her work helping local youths and promoting 4-H in the community. Adams County 4-H officials said Roberts shares…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Three inmates in the Pike County Jail have been charged with smuggling drugs into the jail. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department initiated a drug investigation at the Pike County Jail at 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17 and determined that inmates, working as trustees, had smuggled methamphetamine into the Pike County Jail, though…
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Could one actor possibly play BOTH? Can you say Richard Madden? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 376 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Granted, the next major announcement from the motion-picture world will be about who will be next James Bond, but a close second might be who will donning the…
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QUINCY — Judge Tad Brenner set a $350,000 bond for a Quincy man allegedly involved in a weekend shooting in Downtown Quincy where two people were wounded. Brendan M. Schroder, 18, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court Monday where the Adams County State’s Attorney’s office charged him with one count of Aggravated Discharge of a…
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City also considering a week-long citywide cleanup QUINCY — The Quincy City Council will get its first look next week at a plan approved by the Central Services Committee on Monday to revamp the city’s recycling program. The committee also learned of possible changes to the citywide cleanup program this year and possible improvements to…
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QUINCY — A summary of recommendations from the Illinois Department of Transportation for improvement on the Ill. 57 corridor south of Quincy shows three options for each of the three sections of the highway. However, when IDOT has an open house to discuss the options from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1 at…
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QUINCY — Carter’s Coffee Bar celebrated its grand opening of its second site at Seventh and Broadway on Monday, but co-owner Ciara Weese already is thinking about the future. Rather than build a third business from the ground up, Weese says a Carter’s franchise will be going in the former HNB Bank building at 203…
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QUINCY— The partners of Schmiedeskamp Robertson Neu & Mitchell LLP, 525 Jersey, have announced Quincy attorney Steven E. Siebers will be joining the firm as a partner on Sept. 1. Siebers grew up in Quincy and has been an established lawyer in the region since earning his law degree in 1979 from the University of…
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An anti-drug legalization activist has filed a lawsuit arguing a recreational marijuana initiative petition was improperly certified by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and should not appear on the November ballot. The lawsuit was filed Friday in Cole County Circuit Court — the final day within the 10-day window outlined under state law for challenges to…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Vandalia, Mo., woman is in the Pike County Jail on drug charges after a traffic stop. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 54, west of Pittsfield, on a 2009 Jaguar at 3:40 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19. After an investigation, a passenger, Danielle L. Adams,…
Read Full Article Jory Harvey (34) 1328 N. 3rd Quincy, IL for shoplifting at 5211 Broadway. NTA. 178 Colby Dedert (32) Quincy, IL for Obstructing a Peace Officer and Unlawful Use of a Weapon at 17th and Spring. Lodged. 128 Nicole Griggs (34), Hannibal, MO for illegal pedestrian use of the road. PTC – 174 Colby Dedert (32)…
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QUINCY — Quincy University is enhancing its undergraduate honors program by establishing a president’s honors college that will provide a distinctive academic experience for students who are accepted into the program. Honors participation represents the university’s highest expression of intellectual curiosity and academic rigor. The president’s honors college provides an academically challenging course of study that adds an interdisciplinary and enriched…
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QUINCY — Quincy Medical Group and the Cathedral of Worship are the hosts of the second Man Up event from 10 a.m. – noon Saturday, Aug. 27 at South Park in Quincy. This event is free to men of all ages and will offer a morning full of activities such as quick and easy health…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Economic Development Council will be the host of Ignite SparkNIGHT at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13 in the Rialto in downtown Hannibal. Local entrepreneurs and small business owners will gather to pitch their businesses to investors. The event is open to the public. Ignite connects entrepreneurs with each other and with capital that…
Read Full Article 2022-015422, 08/21/2022 @ 06:47:37, 500 Broadway Blk, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Building Check Officer Assigned 040 Hoebing, J M Entered By C49 Heimer, C D Adult Compl. Building Check 08/21/2022 Public Narrative Building check in the 500 block of Broadway. 2022-015423, 08/21/2022 @ 08:31:15, 1639 Vermont St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Check Well Being Officer Assigned 031 Kuhlman-Pfeiffer, Z W Entered By 2635 Bounds, H W Adult Female Compl. Check…
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