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John Wood Community College President Mike Elbe chats with MRN Publisher/GM Bob Gough about his tenure at 48th and Harrison. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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Deals get done in many forms and in many places. Lunches … golf … beers … board rooms … back rooms … They don’t get done when little work is done on the front end, and most of the people involved are blindsided. The idea of giving the mayor the sole power to hire the…
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QUINCY — Quincy Police Chief Rob Copley told Muddy River News Friday morning he has not set a firm date for his retirement from 41 years of service to the Quincy Police Department. “Well, it’s been in the (other) media, but it’s news to me,” Copley said. “I have had conversations with various people that…
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It has begun. The corn has turned. Transforming much of the Illinois landscape into a sea of tan. The soybeans are following with their yellow hues. Combines churn away, as the heavy scent of plant debris permeates the truck cab. Bright seas of goldenrod sway in the wind, as if a welcome mat laid down…
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Andrea N Austin (38) 409 Lind for FTA Shoplifting. Lodged Hannah M. Camp (20) Palmyra, MO for disobeying a stop sign. PTC Antoine J. Hoskins (39) Hannibal, MO for FTA interfering. NTA Bradley W. Voepel (46) Palmyra, MO for driving on revoked license and operating an uninsured vehicle. NTA Brianne L. Higgins (25) Griggsville, IL for FTA…
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2021-018769, 09/16/2021 @ 00:07:23, 777 Broadway , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Information Officer Assigned 035 Tripp, A M Entered By 035 Tripp, A M Adult Female Compl. Information 09/16/2021 Adult Involve Information 09/16/2021 Public Narrative Information was 777 Broadway. 2021-018770, 09/16/2021 @ 00:43:39, 617 Church St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Assist Agency Officer Assigned 027 Myers, S N Entered By C61 Jaworski, J M Adult Compl. Assist Other Agency 09/16/2021 Adult Involve Assist Other Agency 09/16/2021 Adult…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — The warm, sunny days and cool nights of fall in Missouri provide ideal growing conditions for cool-season vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. “The Chinese cabbage group, which includes napa and bok choy, grows best under short days with temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees,”…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its annual patient experience ratings for hospitals nationwide in July. Of the 3,478 hospitals rated, Memorial Hospital is one of only 263 hospitals to have achieved a five-star rating in patient experience. Memorial Hospital ranks in the top 10 percent of hospitals in Illinois and…
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QUINCY — Tickets now are on sale for the upcoming “Purple Xperience with special guest Micki Free” concert on Friday, Oct. 29 at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. Purple Xperience is a five-piece group hailing from Prince’s birthplace of Minneapolis. Front-man Marshall Charloff of Purple Xperience has been bringing the most authentic production of Prince and the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension is offering a “Matter of Balance: Fall Prevention” program at Admiral Coontz Recreation Center, 301 Warren Barrett Drive. Meeting dates are September 29, October 6, 13, 20 and 27, and November 3, 10 and 17. The meeting time is 1-3 p.m. Register by calling the Marion County Extension…
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QUINCY — The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County has curated thousands of documents and other physical items since its creation 125 years ago. Asking Rob Mellon what are the Historical Society’s most prized items is like asking a father which is his favorite child. He has a story and a love for each…
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Daily Dirt for Sept. 17, 2021 When it comes to songs, one-hit wonders have always fascinated me. How did a particular singer or group manage to put all the pieces together for that one gargantuan smash — and then never be heard from again? Vol. 70 of the Daily Dirt examines some of the best examples…
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QUINCY — Donnie Weinberg’s passion for bicycling now will help future bicyclists in Quincy. Family members sold about 60 of Weinberg’s bicycles after his death in May 2016, and on Thursday, the family used those proceeds to make a $40,000 donation to the Quincy Park District Foundation. Rome Frericks, executive director for the Quincy Park…
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Websites across the nation reported Tuesday night a man who makes regular sales visits to Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Mo., will be the next Bachelor for season 26. US Magazine, Bachelor Nation, Variety, E! News, Page Six, Life and Style Magazine and IMDB were among the websites reporting Clayton Echard is going to be…
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SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker was joined by environmental and social justice activists, union representatives, and lawmakers from both parties Wednesday as he signed into law a sweeping energy regulation overhaul that aims to phase out carbon emissions from the energy sector by 2045 while diversifying the renewable energy workforce. His signature marked a celebratory…
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John Wood Community College Board of Trustees heard an update on Governor JB Pritzker’s COVID executive order requiring employees and students in higher education to get vaccinated or test weekly at Wednesday’s board meeting. JWCC is working with SHIELD Illinois from the University of Illinois to implement a testing program for all JWCC sites, plus…
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Dr. Michael Hart has joined Blessing Health System in Quincy as a cardiothoracic surgeon and will perform surgeries of the heart and chest. Hart completed a heart failure/transplant fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He earned his medical degree from and completed a general surgery residency at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia.…
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Daily Dirt for Sept. 16, 2021 Imagine turning on your television set and seeing nothing but westerns most nights on every channel. Vol. 69 of the Daily Dirt provides some insight with the first of today’s three thoughts. 1. We love westerns at the Daily Dirt, and spend considerable time thinking and talking about them. Here…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Artists living within a 50-mile radius of Hannibal are encouraged to submit original works of art to the Hannibal Art Club’s 57th annual area artist exhibit and competition, ORiGINALE. Any 2-D and 3-D media are acceptable (except photography or computer-generated art). All works submitted must be original. Entry and fees are limited to…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Explore the arts in a whole new way with an art experience with no art experience required. “Blooming Bouquet” Arty Party will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. Participants will paint an acrylic painting of a fall-ish mixed flower bouquet on a 12”x12” gallery-wrapped canvas.…
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In a recent contribution to Muddy River News. I mentioned such delicacies from around the world as jellied moose nose, Mongolian boodogs and mice wine. The jellied moose nose was pretty much self-explanatory, the boodog specialty involved large rodents and the mice wine was just that (with small bodies at the bottom of the bottle).…
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QUINCY — Chip sealing and cape sealing road preservation work will start Monday andwill be completed during the course of the next two to three weeks at five locations in Adams County, covering approximately 12 miles of roads. The five locations are: East 1700th Street from Ill. 336 north to the Hancock County line. East 500th Street…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Sunday is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and the Hannibal Free Public Library is digging up a sweet treasure for its patrons. The youngest buccaneers will enjoy Babies and Books at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. The craft-loving child will have a swashbuckling good time at Read and Glue at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, where a…
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Three children in Effingham County can’t be forced to wear masks without an official quarantine order from the county health department, a judge ruled Wednesday. Later in the day, a different judge enjoined an entire school district from requiring masks without a court order. The attorney who brought the cases anticipates more such cases across…
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