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Health care professionals had high hopes that rapid vaccination of our entire U.S. population would slow COVID-19 transmission and stem the disproportionately high death count in the United States. We also hoped to avoid more concerning mutations that are inevitable when viruses multiply unchecked. I lost my mother to COVID-19 in November of 2020, less…
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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Garden and seed catalogs have been arriving for a while now. When flipping through catalogs, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with all the choices. Unfortunately, you probably don’t have room (or time) to grow everything you see, no matter how amazing it seems. So how should you go about choosing what vegetables…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — After a week derailed by snow and the governor’s appointees, the Missouri Senate is expected to take up congressional redistricting again next week. “I’m hopeful next week goes off without too much fanfare, but I believe we will get a map done next week,” Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz said…
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Students attending one of the 145 schools across Illinois who are part of a sweeping lawsuit won’t have to wear a mask if they don’t want to, unless they’re given due process. Same goes for certain school staff who don’t want to take weekly COVID-19 tests for not being vaccinated. They must also have due…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 The McHotDog? Yeah, it was a real thing … welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 204 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Not every menu item launched by McDonald’s has been a success. First, I’ll look at what I consider the Golden Arches’ three biggest failures,…
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Karen and Andy Sprague from Kinderhook Lodge talk about the Pike County business and hosting hunters, weddings and business retreats. Business Spotlight is brought to you by Cason, Huff and Schlueter Insurance.
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MILWAUKEE — Angelica Niemann continues to use the platform of pageants to make a difference in the lives of people. Niemann, a 2015 graduate of Quincy (Ill.) Notre Dame, recently was named the first Miss Wisconsin Volunteer in the Miss Volunteer America Organization, a nationwide, service-oriented scholarship program created in February 2020 and based in…
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Each year in February, Illinois’ governor must propose to lawmakers a spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. The General Assembly will then spend the next several months negotiating which proposals to include and which to scrap before sending the budget back to the governor for consideration. On Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker delivered his fourth…
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The new executive director of QCT talks about coming out of the pandemic, looking forward to full houses and planning for a capital campaign in the not-too-distant future. Muddy River News This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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SPRINGFIELD – Senate Republicans unveiled an updated package of crime bills this week that they say will help curb violent crime and provide a morale boost to law enforcement. It’s substantially similar to the package the GOP introduced three months ago during the fall veto session to little fanfare from Democratic supermajorities in either chamber of the…
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2022-001905, 02/03/2022 @ 00:19:20, 1614 S Arch St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint 911 Hang Up Officer Assigned 036 Uppinghouse, D M Entered By C67 Chavez, M BG Adult Male Contact 911 Hang Up 02/03/2022 Adult Victim 911 Hang Up 02/03/2022 Public Narrative 911 Hang up reported at 1614 S. Arch St. 2022-001906, 02/03/2022 @ 04:19:02, 5000 Paris Gravel Rd , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Alarm – Burglar Officer…
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QUINCY — An employee at Rokusek Design, Inc., 519 S. 18th, has filed a civil lawsuit against the company and its owner, John Rokusek. The suit was filed Jan. 20 in Adams County Circuit Court on behalf of an unnamed plaintiff by Mariah Garcia, an attorney with Loevy & Loevy in Chicago. The plaintiff, a…
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Kimra A McGraw (29) of Quincy, arrested for FTA Criminal Trespass at 7th and State. Lodged 174 Mathew R Stahr (23) of Ursa, citations for Driving While License Suspended at 12th and State. NTA 176 Clifton E Crowden (64) of Canton MO, citation for Improper Driving at 5th and Broadway. PTC 153 Brayden D Mathers…
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Daily Dirt for Feb. 4, 2022 From bad actors to some nasty, nasty cheese … welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 203 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Today we’re offering our choices for the five worst actors/actresses in the last 25 years or so. The parameters we used included each had to…
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QUINCY — The Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri recently elected Lance Grady as its new board chair and welcomed Douglas Palmer and Julie Shepard to its Board of Directors at its annual meeting. Palmer is the president of Culver-Stockton College. “I am excited to join with a group of community-minded and…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The 25th annual CHART (Community Health Assistance Resource Team) Teen Task Force Teen Health Fair will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center in downtown Hannibal. The fair features booths on health and safety for teens, a DJ with music, prizes for teens and free…
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QUINCY — ADI/Timewell Drainage Products will be honored as the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness of the Year and Bryan Schullian will be honored as the Larry Fischer Ag Educator of the Year at the First Bankers Trust Ag Banquet on March 8, 6 pm at Town and Country Inn & Suites. ADI/Timewell Drainage…
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QUINCY — A Quincy woman, already lodged in the Adams County Jail, was arrested Jan. 31 on an indictment for a drug-induced homicide and two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. Officers from the Quincy Police Department responded in March 2021 to a death investigation at 1255 Maine. The victim was identified as…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital will relocate and expand its walk-in clinic as part of a $1.6 million project. Illini Xpress Walk-In Clinic will move from 101 E. Washington to a new facility to be built on the hospital campus. The facility will include two drive-through bays similar to those at the Blessing Express…
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QUINCY — 2×4’s For Hope, a Quincy-based organization that helps build homes for homeless and at-risk veterans, plans to continue building homes in 2022 under the guidance of a new executive director. Jordan Lenz, who had served the organization as its administrative assistant, was named executive director at the December meeting of the board of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council invites the public to submit digital images for an upcoming Photography Channel exhibit titled “Sunrise/Sunset.” To fit the theme, submitted digital images (up to 5) should feature shots of the sun rising or setting — pics taken locally or while vacationing. The images will be viewed on the Hannibal Arts Council’s 55-inch…
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The MLB labor dispute is nearing an end. I promise. So while you wait for those first reports from spring training, allow the ensuing words to provide comfort and solace … I think these are my five favorite baseball-related quotes of all-time: George Will: “Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True., And the Grand…
Read Full Article Donald L Stathem, 37, Quincy for F.T.A. retail theft at 5th and Adams. Lodged. 174 Aaliyah B Cook (26) of Quincy, citations for Driving While License Suspended and Expired Registration at 18th and Broadway. NTA 174 Andrew Schutte reported his ’13 Nissan was hit by another vehicle while parked in the 2100 block of Hampshire on…
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QUINCY — Sandra Shore, director at Quincy Regional Airport in Quincy, told members of the city’s aeronautics committee at its Wednesday morning meeting she is leaving to become the director at the St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia Heights starting Feb. 28. Shore, 29, has directed the airport in Quincy since 2018. “That’s going to…
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