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QUINCY — Cooper Dinkheller is astute enough at 13 years old to understand professional baseball is a business and a majority of decisions are based on revenue and cost above loyalty and trust. The reality of that hit home Friday. And it hurt. In less than 24 hours, the Cubs’ front office traded away the…
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QUINCY — Tear gas was used to help force a man out of the car he had barricaded himself in for nearly five hours on Friday. He was taken into custody. Quincy Police had set up barricades on North 25th Street between Spring and Oak, telling people to watch for crossfire Friday afternoon as they…
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QUINCY — The Quincy University football program broke out of the rut of being picked to finish sixth in the Great Lakes Valley Conference preseason poll. However, sixth looks a lot better than where the Hawks ended up. QU is tabbed to finish last in the eight-team GLVC, according to the vote of the league’s…
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BURLINGTON, Iowa — Jacob Winstead pitched his best game of the season Thursday night, allowing two runs in seven innings as the Quincy Gems defeated the Burlington Bees 7-2 in a Prospect League game at Community Field. The victory, combined with Clinton’s 16-5 loss on Thursday to Illinois Valley, puts the Gems (27-29, 14-15 second…
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By GREG BISHOPThe Center Square Illinois Senate Republicans are calling for a performance audit of the state’s unemployment agency after a scathing financial audit showed what they say is the tip of the iceberg of fraud. The most recent Auditor General financial audit for the Illinois Department of Employment Security for fiscal year 2020 only…
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QUINCY — As Quincy Mayor Mike Troup was reading aloud some of the facts about the work done on Maine Street from 24th to 30th, he took particular pleasure in one. “The original water main was from 1896,” he said. “I think the city got its money’s worth on that.” Troup and a handful of…
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The Department of Justice has approved the $925 million sale of Quincy-based Quincy Media Inc. to Gray Television of Atlanta. The deal will receive final regulatory approval once Gray divests 10 of the television stations (in seven other markets) it is acquiring from Quincy. WGEM-TV-AM-FM, 513 Hampshire in Quincy, will remain with Gray. The Justice…
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QUINCY — The evolution of the Quincy Shootout as one of the premier prep basketball showcases in the Midwest continued Thursday night. Two players who participated in the inaugural event at Quincy High School’s Blue Devil Gym in 2018 were selected in the NBA Draft. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, who starred for Bishop Miege of Shawnee Mission,…
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From USA Today Some people in Missouri are dressing in disguise and begging doctors to not publicly reveal they’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine, a doctor said. Priscilla Frase, Ozarks Healthcare hospitalist, said patients voiced concerns on how their family members, friends and co-workers would react if they got vaccinated. “Nobody should have to feel that…
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QUINCY — Quincy Superintendent of Schools Roy Webb wrote in a social media post on Friday morning that his “guidance” to the Quincy School Board regarding how the Quincy School District will deal with its COVID-19 response is being reviewed with the start of school looming next month. “I know many of you have seen…
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SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) is calling for a full audit of the Pritzker Administration’s mismanagement of Illinois unemployment benefits system, based on a report released July 28 by the Illinois Auditor General. The Auditor General’s preliminary financial audit of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), and its failures with the Pandemic…
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Daily Dirt for July 30, 2021 by Steve Eighinger Another day, another three thoughts. This, folks, is Vol. 22 of the Daily Dirt: 1. The older I get, the more fascinated I become with birds. A few years ago, I began spending more and more time on our pack porch area watching cardinals, blue jays and whatever…
Read Full Article Stephanie L Carter, 32, Quincy, for possession of methamphetamine at 5th and Chestnut. Lodged. 131 Jessica L. Cross (30) 809 Adams, Quincy for domestic battery. Lodged 144 Archieona L French (31) 1005 N 5th for Disorderly Conduct in the 300 block of Cherry USC 135 Lawrence L. Goehl (59)- Neglect of owner’s duties -178 21-16868…
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QUINCY — Troy Potts offered Grant Hyer the opportunity to avoid regret. The former Quincy Notre Dame two-sport standout didn’t hesitate seizing it. Potts, a graduate assistant coach with the Quincy University men’s basketball program, invited Hyer to an informal tryout at Pepsi Arena in June. After showcasing his skills in a series of pickup…
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QUINCY — When Keith W. Young III entered Courtroom 2B of the Adams County Courthouse on Thursday afternoon, the first thing he did was ask a bailiff for hand sanitizer. “I haven’t showered in three days,” Young told the bailiff through a blue-paper mask. “They got me on suicide watch …” Then Young muttered something…
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QUINCY — The depth of Chuck Gruber’s resume grabbed Brad Hoyt’s attention. The veteran softball coach’s personality kept the John Wood Community College athletic director intrigued. Hoyt announced Thursday he hired Gruber to become the Trail Blazers’ new softball coach. Gruber replaces Andy Gronewold, who resigned following the spring season. “His personality is a great…
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SPRINGFIELD – Adams County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier”, is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particularly important…
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2021-015044, 07/28/2021 @ 00:18:43, N 6Th Hill St, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 022 Benn, D J Entered By C61 Jaworski, J M Adult Involve Fail To Yield Emx Vehicle 07/28/2021 Adult Victim- Fail To Yield Emx Vehicle 07/28/2021 Adult Suspect Fail To Yield Emx Vehicle Administratively Closed 07/28/2021 Public Narrative Traffic stop N 6th St/ Hill St for no license plate. The vehicle failed to…
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The second finalist in our Muddy Mississippi Mixer bartender contest is Caitlin Craig from Spring Street Bar. Brittany Boll gives us this preview.
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Joshua R Crane (43) 300 Elm for No Valid Drivers License and Operating Uninsured Vehicle at 3rd & Vermont. NTA Sydney A Banta (25) Camp Point, IL for Operating Uninsured Vehicle & Expired Registration at 16th & Broadway. NTA Jerrod Smith (42) for FTA Improper Pedestrian Use of Roadway and FTA Retail Theft less than $300. Lodged Jayden L.…
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From the Adams County Farm Bureau:
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by Steve Eighinger Fellow baby boomers, think back to your formative years and how much fun it was growing up without cell phones and only two or three channels available on that primitive — and cumbersome — black-and-white TV set in your living room. We actually went outside and played, rather than staring at a…
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We’re getting closer to fall and the return of those garage sales and our favorite TV programs by Steve Eighinger Daily Dirt for July 29, 2021If you haven’t noticed, summer is rapidly leaving us in its rear-view mirror. That said, here are three items to look forward to as fall rapidly approaches. Welcome to the…
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by Melissa Shriver-Hackemack The Adams County Fair will be the site of one of the largest Pony Pulls in the nation as the fair enters its second day on Thursday. Pulling teams are expected from as far away as Kentucky and Louisiana to compete in this year’s event at the Adams County Fair. Pony Pulls…
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by Melissa Shriver-Hackemack MENDON – Jersey Hesse, 18, was crowned 2021 Miss Adams County during the Miss Adams County Fair Pageant. She is the daughter of Nicole Hesse, and Curt and Amanda Hesse. She lives in Ursa and graduated from Unity High School in May. Jersey plans to attend University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign this fall with…
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