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“Axe of Caring” will assist local non-profits with giving and outreach programs QUINCY — Axe of Caring (Acts of Caring) is Quincy Axe Company’s new giving and outreach program to help support local nonprofits, social service agencies, and religious groups by raising funds and promoting their respective missions. The first event to be held in…
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Les Sachs has been a friend, colleague and neighbor of mine for years. He and his wife, Linda, just moved out of our posh Woodside Drive neighborhood last year, but he’s been sending us some notes about how much he loves Muddy River News. These words from the longtime news anchor and director of WGEM…
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The Illinois General Assembly begins a new session Jan. 5, but it is not expected to last long. They may have a new state budget and wrap up almost two months early. Illinois state legislators head back to Springfield Jan. 5 for what is expected to be the shortest legislative session in decades. The holiday…
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December cannabis sales broke monthly sales records with $137.9 million sold and Illinois cannabis stores doubled sales over the prior 12 months. Monthly sales totals for all of 2021 published Monday by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation showed nearly $1.4 billion sold. That’s more than double the $669 million sold in 2020. December sales…
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Valeria Logsdon (38) 832 N. 11th, Quincy for interfering. NTA 147/131 Margaret A. Sharrow (64) 431 N. 30th, Quincy for failure to obey stop sign. PTC 185 Damieon D. Nichols (20) 832 N. 11th, Quincy for original warrant for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Lodged 131/147/135 Kaylee N. Smith (28) 3306 Westview Dr, Quincy…
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2022-000097, 01/04/2022 @ 01:42:20, Owens Ave Lilly St, Hannibal Nature of Complaint VOID Officer Assigned CAD CAD Report Entered By C62 Potter, L M Public Narrative VOID 2022-000098, 01/04/2022 @ 01:54:45, 3170 Highway 61 , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Information Officer Assigned 032 Allen, B J Entered By C62 Potter, L M Adult Female…
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We’re five days into the new year. How’s it going? While you contemplate that answer, sit back, relax and welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 177 of the Daily Dirt. 1. Quincy native Jonathan Van Ness will soon be seen in a new Netflix reality series, “Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness”.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — After the Hannibal City Council voted 4-3 in favor of an ordinance to allow the Parks and Recreation Director to create camping spaces, the city must now decide how to differentiate between camping and living in a park. Hannibal’s park system does not currently have any locations in which camping is allowed.…
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QUINCY — The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County is kicking off its 2022 program schedule with presentations by historian and artist A.K. Fielding and local historian Reg Ankrom at 2 p.m. Sunday at the History Museum, 332 Maine. Fielding will discuss her new book, “Rough Diamond: The Life of Colonel William Stephen Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton’s Forgotten Son.” The focus of Fielding’s presentation…
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Because you asked for it…or maybe you didn’t. These are based on analytics, not personal preference. Daily Dirt: Walmart is always a wonderful place to visit, but I don’t buy bananas there Daily Dirt for July 9, 2021 Daily Dirt: Just remember, there are no ‘good guys’ on Yellowstone Steve Eighinger’s debut column for Muddy…
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Arguments continue in cases brought by teachers challenging the governor’s vaccine mandates in schools and parents challenging mask and exclusion mandates on students. Sangamon County Judge Raylene Grischow heard Monday in Springfield arguments from defendants to have a different judge oversee the teacher’s case. That case has dozens of teachers and school staffing suing 22 districts. The judge said…
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QUINCY — Brian Canfield recently joined Blessing Health System as chief operating officer. He joins Blessing after nine years as the chief operating officer at Firsthealth of The Carolinas and Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, N.C., where he was responsible for three acute care hospitals with 509 beds, a critical access hospital and a staff…
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Mike McClain and Abraham Lincoln both served in the Illinois Legislature. Not together, of course. Chicago Tribune reporters Jason Meisner and Ray Long shared an interesting tidbit from the criminal defense of McClain, the “retired” Quincy lawyer/lobbyist/insider and consigliere to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Muddy River News linked to it Monday, and it…
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Daily Dirt for Jan. 4, 2022 Christmas is over … New Year’s is over … is your life back to normal yet? … If not, sit back, relax and welcome to today’s three thoughts that comprise Vol. 176 of the Daily Dirt. 1. Some more advertising slogans the powers-to-be should have probably reconsidered: Gold medal: In…
Read Full Article 2022-000062, 01/03/2022 @ 06:40:50, Summit St Grace St, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Crash – Non-Injury Officer Assigned 019 Douglas, J E Entered By C69 Helton, C B Adult Female Driver Accident Non-Injury 01/03/2022 Public Narrative Traffic Crash-Non Injury reported at Summit and Grace 2022-000063, 01/03/2022 @ 06:53:36, 212 N 3Rd , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Alarm – Burglar Officer Assigned 041 Borgmeyer, J R Entered By C69…
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QUINCY — Jason Priest has spoken before the Quincy City Council before, usually talking about nothing that pertains to the meeting at hand. But at Monday night’s meeting, Priest became more outspoken as he was complaining to Mayor Mike Troup that he wasn’t being allowed in the Adams County Courthouse. On December 22, Judge Robert…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Amber Larenson and Jordan Penrose celebrated the New Year with the birth of their daughter, Evren Alex Penrose, at 3:10 p.m. Saturday at Hannibal Regional Hospital. She is their first child. With an expected due date of Jan. 2, the couple knew it was a possibility that their child would be the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A warrant was issued Saturday in the 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County charging Jon C. Otten, 40, of Hannibal with receiving stolen property. Otten was arrested Friday after officers with the Hannibal Police Department were called to the 100 block of Lindsey Drive to investigate a theft at an ATM…
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The downsizing and redistricting of Illinois’ Congressional political map was probably going to pit some current members of Congress against each other and that appears to have come to fruition. Freshman Mary Miller of Oakland announced over the weekend she will run for the Republican nomination in the Illinois 15th District. Congressman Rodney Davis of…
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QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office made one impaired driving arrest (DUI/drugs) and also took the following enforcement actions. Found a missing juvenile during a traffic stop 1 fugitive apprehended on a failure to appear warrant 1 subject cited for possession of stolen registration – released on notice to appear for a new charge…
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The Beatles song “Hello, Goodbye” is one of contradictions. The City of Quincy and the State of Illinois, have their own contradiction. Quincy says “Hello” and Illinois says “Goodbye!” As the Beatles sing it: You say goodbye and I say hello Hello, hello I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello The “Quincy’s…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Registration for winter pickleball ends at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Hannibal Parks & Recreation office in City Hall, 320 Broadway. Participants may sign up for leisure, intermediate or competitive league. Play begins Jan. 11 and will be every Tuesday at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center through Feb. 15. A tournament for…
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Daily Dirt for Jan. 3, 2022 Granted, he has not been gone long, but I already miss John Madden … welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 177 of the Daily Dirt. 1. Due to the increase of this year’s NFL schedule — from 16 to 17 games — the Super Bowl will…
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