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On Thursday August 5 the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a disturbance in Denver, IL at approximately 9:07 pm which led to the arrest of a Niota, IL man. Matthew W. Young, 35, was located after the disturbance and arrested on a Hancock County warrant for failure to appear. Young resisted arrest…
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Daily Dirt for Aug. 9, 2021 By Steve Eighinger, Muddy River News Minister of Culture With my love of pasta, there are days when I feel like I should be an honorary Italian. That feeling tends to surface each day around noon. Warning: The following could result in weight gain. Welcome to Vol. 32 of…
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2021-015791, 08/08/2021 @ 06:40:11, 2959 Palmyra Rd , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Alarm – Burglar Officer Assigned 043 Carlin, J R Entered By C69 Helton, C B Adult Suspect False Alarm Administratively Closed 08/08/2021 Adult Compl. False Alarm 08/08/2021 Adult Victim False Alarm 08/08/2021 Public Narrative Burglar alarm reported at 2959 Palmyra Road. 2021-015792, 08/08/2021 @ 06:53:03, 1405 Pearl St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Disturbance – In Progress Officer Assigned 043 Carlin,…
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Blayde Meany (19) for Improper Backing. PTC Meagan Crim (21) for Failure To Reduce Speed to Avoid Accident. PTC William J Edlemon (18) Quincy for Domestic Battery at 429 N 8th. Lodged Scott G Snyder (37) Hannibal, MO for Operate Uninsured Vehicle at 18th and Broadway. NTA Kalexanderia S Sparks (22) Quincy for Operate Uninsured Vehicle and Improper…
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CANTON, Mo. — The most unsettling part of attempting to play collegiate sports during the coronavirus pandemic had to be the daily unknowns. Pat Atwell knows that all too well. With the Heart of America Athletic Conference choosing to proceed with fall sports as planned in 2020, the Culver-Stockton College athletic director tried to keep…
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Upon my re-entry into local journalism, there have been two things I have been consistently hearing from readers, friends or just people I run into around town: “The new site is so much better than the last one and so much better than…well, you know…” (Evolution) “Man, you’re not as big of an asshole as…
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There are three phases of summer. Unfortunately, we’re hitting the homestretch — phase three. Whether you are a parent or grandparent, those carefree days and nights we have grown to love the past few months will soon be traded for the hustle and bustle of kids returning to class and all the related school activities…
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QUINCY — Troy Culbertson was living in Quincy when he learned of 14 people dying and more than 50 being sickened from multiple outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease at the Illinois Veterans Home in 2015. Culbertson, who has worked in the long-term care business for 31 years, replaced Bruce Vaca as the administrator of the Veterans…
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COLCHESTER, Ill. — Hancock County Sheriff Travis Duffy reports that on Aug. 2 deputies investigated a report of criminal sexual assault which led to an arrest. William Christopher Bueker, 36, of Colchester was arrested just after 1 a.m. at his home. The sheriff’s office had received a report of the assault at 11:24 p.m. Aug.…
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Illinois was No. 10 just a few years ago, but diligent efforts by politicians mean Illinois is now No. 2 for the taxes paid on a gallon of gas. The American Petroleum Institute just broke down the taxes on gas in each state and found Illinois charges 77.96 cents per gallon with both federal and state taxes and fees…
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HULL, Ill. – Gardner Camp, in partnership with Whitetails Unlimited, Rivers Edge Chapter, will be the host of a whitetail archery academy for area youths on Aug. 14-15. The academy will provide youths ages 12- 17 with an opportunity to be outside shooting a bow at multiple targets on a variety of archery ranges. Campers will…
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QUINCY — Auditions for Quincy Community Theatre’s next production, “Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook,” will be held Aug. 17 for students in grades 4-12 and adults age 18 and older. All experience levels, ethnicities and races are encouraged to audition. All auditioning actors will read selections from the script that is available on the QCT website…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Cereal rye as a cover crop may reduce waterhemp populations without yield loss in soybean, according to a three-year study at the University of Missouri. MU Extension weed specialist Mandy Bish and a team of researchers studied how planting soybean into living cereal rye — “planting green” — and then terminating the…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department has hired two officers who will start attending the Macon County Law Enforcement Training Center Academy from Aug. 10 to Nov. 19. Richard Peat from Fenton, Mo., attended Quincy University for the last four years and recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Peat, 22, completed an internship…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Your mother probably warned you about picking up hitchhikers. University of Missouri Extension entomologist Kevin Rice says your mom was right, especially when it comes to spotted lanternfly, an invasive species that creates severe economic losses in grape. With more than 130 wineries in Missouri, this poses a significant threat to the…
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Quincy men’s 3.5 tennis team defeated Champaign 5-0 on Saturday at Evergreen Racquet Club to win the United States Tennis Association Mid-South Illinois District championship, earning a spot in the Illinois state finals next weekend at the Vaughn Athletic Center in Aurora. Drew Koester defeated Arthur de Oliveira Lima 6-3, 7-5 at…
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Daily Dirt for Aug. 8, 2021By Steve Eighinger, Muddy River News Minister of Culture Today’s three thoughts are highlighted by items close to my heart — food and baseball. Sit back, pick up that Classic Coke with crushed ice and enjoy Vol. 31 of the Daily Dirt: 1. What’s the most popular food in America,…
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QUINCY — Alex McCulla braced himself for sarcastic blowback from his father. Mike McCulla delivered on cue. In preparation to play in the 121st U.S. Amateur, which begins Monday at two courses near Pittsburgh, the younger McCulla decided to add two clubs to his bag — a 3-wood and a 5-wood — to help him…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton College football team was picked to finish second in the North Division in this year’s Heart of America Athletic Conference football coaches’ preseason poll, which the league released Friday afternoon. Grand View was picked to win the North, and Baker was picked to win the South. The Wildcats received one…
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Daily Dirt for Aug. 7, 2021 Under no circumstance, should pumpkin pie be a top 10 choice Warning: You main gain five pounds just reading today’s Daily Dirt. But, really, is that a bad thing? Welcome to Vol. 30: 1. The recipe.com website has ranked what its editors feel are the top 25 kinds of…
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The Great American Outdoors Act, the most significant conservation and recreation legislation passed in decades, was signed one year ago into law. Already, we’re starting to see the benefits for Missouri’s public lands. When thinking back to last summer, it’s perhaps surprising that amid an election year and the fiercest partisan tensions of a generation, lawmakers from both aisles…
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One hundred eighteen students at John Wood Community College have been named to the dean’s list for the 2021 summer term. To be named to the dean’s list, a full-time student must be enrolled for nine or more credit hours and must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. A part-time student must…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson pardoned Mark and Patricia McCloskey last month, the Governor’s Office said. The McCloskeys had pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in June related to last year’s incident when the couple pointed firearms at protesters who marched past their house in St. Louis. Mark McCloskey is a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. The McCloskeys were…
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The Missouri Supreme Court ruled last month that the state must expand Medicaid as voters approved in 2020. Now it’s just a question of when. On Friday, attorneys representing plaintiffs who would have qualified for coverage urged Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem to effectuate what the state’s highest court ordered and prohibit the…
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WEST QUINCY, Mo. — Reg Rowsey’s hair is much grayer than when he first started karting, and he doesn’t have much of it. The infectious smile, however, remains the same. So is his desire to race. “It’s as much fun now as it was then,” Rowsey said. “Then” for Rowsey was in the 1960s when…
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