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QUINCY — The Quincy School Board will consider recommendations to fill three administrative roles at the April 27 board meeting. Retiring Superintendent Roy Webb and incoming Superintendent Dr. Todd Pettit will advance the names of Jason Fink to be the next principal of Rooney Elementary School, Debbie Johnson to be the district’s director of music…
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QUINCY — The finance committee for the Quincy Park Board met Wednesday night to discuss how to come up with $2.5 million and $3 million to pay for a new irrigation system at Westview Golf Course. John Frankenhoff, chairman of the finance committee, said commissioners are considering many options. He doesn’t believe a referendum is…
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QUINCY – Thomas A. Oakley, who helped grow Quincy Media, Inc., into the 13th largest media company in the country, and for nearly seven decades was a driving force for economic development in West-Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri, died Wednesday at his home in Quincy. He was 89. “A mighty oak has fallen, that’s for…
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QUINCY — The moment when Caroline Redenius finally held her brother’s dog tag was overwhelming. “It doesn’t seem real to me,” she said. “I can’t identify with it. Isn’t that odd?” Redenius and her sister, Beverly Warning, were in Smith Hall on the Illinois Veterans Home campus Wednesday morning for a ceremony during which they…
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QUINCY — An Adams County jury on Tuesday found a Quincy man guilty of two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault (victim under age 13) and two counts of criminal sexual assault. Tylar N. Richmiller, 27, faces a sentencing range between 20 and 150 years. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 21.…
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QUINCY — Bloody Mary…Bloody Mary… Bloody Mary. No, I am not talking about the seance ritual that is usually performed by elementary girls to call on the spirit of Mary Worth through a mirror. Or Mary Whales, Mary Jane, Mary Etc. …it’s folklore, folks. I am referring to a different kind of Bloody Mary… it’s…
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QUINCY — Bridges and buildings throughout the state are once again turning orange for National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 11-15, to honor those who have died in work zones as another road construction season gets underway in Illinois. Quincy’s Bayview Bridge will be one of several in the state that will be illuminated with…
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Dean A Williams (53) Quincy for Expired Registration at 12th & State. PTC Michael S Dryer (57) Quincy for Operating Uninsured Vehicle & Expired Registration at 8th & Jefferson. NTA Robert C Schaffer (42) Mendon, IL for FTA Expired Registration at 3rd & Cherry. USC Brooke N Failor (36) Quincy for FTA Trespassing & Stealing at 537 Broadway. Lodged Shawndell McAfee,…
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022-006286, 04/12/2022 @ 00:07:12, Riverfront , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Citizen Contact Officer Assigned 040 Hoebing, J M Entered By C74 Harp, A LAdultInvolve Community Contacts 04/12/2022Assoc. 04/12/2022AdultInvolve Community Contacts 04/12/2022Assoc. 04/12/2022 Public Narrative Citizen contact at The Riverfront. 2022-006287, 04/12/2022 @ 01:05:54, 2501 Broadway , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Check Well Being Officer Assigned 027 Myers, S N Entered By C82 Perkins, B MAdult FemaleInvolve Check Well Being 04/12/2022AdultCompl. Check…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center invites people to attend its Easter weekend events. All events are free and open to the public. They will be held at The Kroc Center, 405 Vermont. Easter events begin at 6 p.m. Friday with a United Good Friday Service. Six area Christian…
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Gilbert Gottfried’s death on Tuesday just adds to an already crappy year in celebrity deaths. Sidney Poitier? Gone. Meat Loaf? Gone. Today we pay tribute to some of the biggest names in entertainment we have already lost in 2022 … Welcome to Vol. 258 of The Daily Dirt and today’s three thoughts. 1. Late in…
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As debates over school curriculum rage nationwide, the Missouri House granted initial approval Tuesday to a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” that would allow for lawsuits and funding to be withheld from schools that repeatedly violate the proposed law. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ben Baker, R-Neosho, aims to “to empower parents to enforce” rights laid…
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QUINCY — Just after 6 p.m. Monday, Quincy Police officers responded to the 1000 block of York in regards to a report of shots fired. When officers arrived on scene, they quickly obtained a description of the suspect vehicle and possible suspects. Officers later established a crime scene in the 300 block of South 11th.…
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QUINCY — A Quincy woman speaking to the Quincy City Council at Monday’s meeting shed light on an increasing number of canceled Cape Air flights at Quincy Regional Airport. Whitney Mintert addressed aldermen during the public forum portion of the meeting. During her allotted three minutes, Mintert said she and her husband, Michael Joyce, moved…
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Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) was in Quincy on Tuesday to discuss healthcare issues with administrators of Blessing Health System. Davis also announced that he and other members of Congress are urging the Department of Interior (DOI) to help the return of Honor Flight trips to war memorials and monuments in Washington, DC by bringing back…
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QUINCY — The Historic Quincy Business District is launching a series of networking events titled “Drinks in the District” that will take place duringthe second Wednesday of each month at rotating establishments throughout downtown Quincy. The first event is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Wednesday at the Quincy Brewing Company, 110 N. Sixth. The events are free…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University’s Gray Gallery will the site of the annual Baccalaureate Retrospective from April 18 to May 14, with an artist reception on from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on May 1. This exhibit is free and open to the public. The exhibition presents a retrospective of each graduate’s growth and artistic development. Students exhibiting in the show…
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This letter is from Harold Stuckwisch of Warsaw, Ill. If I were one of the persons who had to pick who the chief of police would be in the City of Quincy, it would definitely be (Deputy Chief) Shannon Pilkington. I worked around him years ago when I was employed by his father, Lynn Pilkington,…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department issued a report of recently recovered items. Anyone who wants to view recovered property or bicycles must make an appointment by calling 217-228-4489. Any person under age 16 must be accompanied by an adult to view or claim an item. First notice of recovered property Jason McEntee credit card 9-22-21 Sara…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The grand opening for the new playground equipment at Ann Dorsey Hodgdon Park, located at Rock and Section streets, scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed due to inclement weather. The event will be rescheduled. Girl Scout Troop 9012 chose the equipment for the playground from approximately 20 different proposals. The playground…
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QUINCY — Quincy Police Chief Rob Copley said his department is “drowning” and needs to hire 10 more officers during a Monday meeting in City Council chambers as aldermen reviewed the city’s proposed 2022-23 budget. Chief Bernie Vahlkamp said the fire department is proposing a $12.9 million spending plan, a 5.48 percent increase over the…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill — Landlords around Illinois have concerns about a bill that could soon be headed to the governor that they say gives more choices for residents in public housing but provides less autonomy for landlords. The measure amends the Homelessness Prevention Act and gives protections against discrimination based on source of income. It passed both chambers…
Read Full Article Trisha L VonBurg (37) 1507 Sycamore for Wireless phone in School Zone at 14th & Maine PTC 128 Christopher D Watson (55) Hannibal, Mo for Speeding at Harrison and Fox Run PTC 145 Shawndell R McAfee (30) 831 N 5th for Driving While License Revoked and Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 5th & Chestnut NTA 131…
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