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QUINCY — Tri-State Area Center for Women’s Ministries, 522 S. Eighth, will hold its Second Tuesday of the Month program at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11. Participants will make a beaded pumpkin wreath with Brenda Lagan, lifestyle coordinator at Adams Pointe Assisted Living since 2017. Another Second Tuesday program will also be held from 5:30-7:30…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Two Palmyra residents are facing multiple charges after their arrest on Tuesday. Officers with the Palmyra Police Department and East Central Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at 6:20 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 625 W. Main Cross. Nikolas Bennett, 33, and Tanya Bueno, 33, occupants of the home, were taken…
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QUINCY — An Adams County grand jury indicted a Quincy man Thursday on multiple counts as a sex offender. The Quincy Police Department began an investigation in September after receiving information about possible illegal contact between Aaron Washington, a 45-year-old registered sex offender, and a 13-year-old Quincy female. Investigators learned Washington had multiple social media…
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QUINCY — Video gaming revenue in the state of Illinois has now exceeded what it was before industry was completely shut down for six months between March 2020 and January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And Quincy and Adams County have bounced back in a big way. Data released last month in the annual…
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Ashley, Bobby and Frankie talk about video gaming’s COVID recovery and how the ship has long sailed for riverboat gaming in Quincy. Frankie also wants to get ready for World War III.
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I sure am glad all of my kids are done with their college years … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 416 of The Daily Dirt. 1. If you have kids — or grandkids — who are beginning the process of selecting a college, you may want to steer them clear of the…
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ST. LOUIS – A woman formerly from Perry, Mo., admitted on Thursday to embezzling more than $1.2 million from her employer during a six-year span. Stephanie D. Carper, 51, admitted taking advantage of her position as secretary of a family-owned Ralls County agricultural business to write checks to herself, according to a press release from…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control arrested a Hannibal man after a child pornography distribution investigation. Members of the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigative Unit conducted the investigation. Investigators executed a search warrant Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the residence of Gabriel Adam Cloutier,…
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois voters will be asked in November to decide whether the right of workers to form unions and engage in collective bargaining should be enshrined in the state constitution. The first clause of the amendment contains two sentences. The first would establish a “fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively and to…
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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. Tiffany Smith of Nebo sold a residence at 509 E. Jefferson in Pittsfield to Randy Smith…
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QUINCY — Eight CASA volunteers, along with staff member Kari Frink, were sworn in on Thursday, Sept. 22, by Judge John Wooleyhan at the Adams County Courthouse. Volunteers who were sworn in were Pat Bell, Melissa Hess, Maureen Kennedy, Theresa McGartland, Whitney Mintert, Les Sachs, Kearstin Sill and Kim Wright. CASA volunteers are trained community…
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Jacob E Eitel (19) Fowler Il for Retail Theft at 5211 Broadway Lodged 147 Nancy A Aden (59) 235 Royal Oaks for Faiulre to Yield Left Turn at 54th & Broadway PTC 147 Lisa L Fisher Sanders (52) 341 S 12th fro Speeding in School Zone at 14th & Jersey NTA 128 Cody A Smith…
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LIBERTY, Ill. — Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church is hosting the first Koins for Kids event at its 1103 E. 1700th location, one mile from Quincy Regional Airport, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. This event will serve as a fundraiser for child-based missions across the area. Koins for Kids will have many theme baskets…
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HULL, Ill. — A Barry man was lodged in the Pike County Jail and faces drug charges after a traffic stop on Illinois 106 east of Hull. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on a 2016 Jeep at 10:36 p.m. Sept. 22 on State Highway 106 east of Hull. After an investigation,…
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2022-018439, 10/05/2022 @ 02:46:09, 135 Communications Dr , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Disturbance – In Progress Officer Assigned 036 Uppinghouse, D M Entered By C85 Venker, M S Adult Female Contact Mental Cases-Other 10/05/2022Adult Male Compl. Mental Cases-Other 10/05/2022Adult Involve Mental Cases-Other 10/05/2022 Public Narrative Disturbance reported at 135 Communications Dr. 2022-018440, 10/05/2022 @ 06:25:55, 3120 Palmyra Rd , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Alarm – Burglar Officer Assigned 041 Borgmeyer, J…
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QUINCY — The Friends of the Log Cabins will be the host a ghost tour at their village on Quinsippi Island at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 and at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13. The tour will feature ghost medium Kae Blecha divining the presence of those who once inhabited the…
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I’m not sure what was more fun today, putting together this second list of favorite theme music, or rekindling memories of James Garner, one of the baby boomers’ all-time favorite stars … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 415 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Today we offer our favorite theme songs from…
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Ashley Conrad and Brittany Boll sample the fare at the Kohl’s Fall Food Show and talk with those who bring their products to Quincy for local restaurant and bar owners to try. Segment produced by Randy Industries. Quincy Warehouse Bargains, The Abbey, Harvey’s, Instant Replay, Utopia and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Quincy man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough for distributing more than 200 grams of pure methamphetamine in Quincy. At the sentencing hearing, Marcus Moore, 35, formerly of the 2800 block of East…
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QUINCY — Quincy Notre Dame announced its homecoming royalty during an assembly Wednesday afternoon. The homecoming parade will be held Thursday night, the homecoming football game is set for Friday night and the homecoming dance is set for Saturday night. Pictured above, front row from left: 3rd Junior Attendant: Violet Ehrhart, daughter of Mark and Gail…
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There is quite a bit of activity in downtown Quincy right now. The old Quincy Paper Box building is being retro-fitted to house the new Quincy Children’s Museum. Derek Price has his lofts going up in the former MacDonald Stove building on Third Street Remember that vacant building set on fire at Seventh and State…
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QUINCY — For those who like to challenge their taste buds, Wednesday most certainly qualified as a culinary heaven on earth — the ultimate entree of eats. Or a World Series of food, if you will. The annual Kohl’s Wholesale fall food show, which dates back to 1989, transformed the Oakley-Lindsay Center into its traditional…
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Comptroller’s Race: Mendoza touts state’s fiscal progress, while Teresi focuses on recent corruption
SPRINGFIELD – When former Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democratic-controlled General Assembly spent more than two years at an impasse in negotiating a state budget from mid-2015 into 2017, the office of Illinois comptroller was thrust onto center stage. As the state’s chief fiscal officer, the comptroller is often referred to as manager of the…
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