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With a discussion regarding masks in school for the 2021-2022 school year expected to take place, Quincy Superintendent of School Roy Webb says the July Quincy School District 172 Board of Education meeting set for July 21 has been moved. The School Board usually meets in a conference room at 1416 Maine that comfortably seats…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Johnny Ray, a 2017 graduate of Quincy Notre Dame High School, was selected in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday by the Chicago White Sox. Ray, 22, is a 6-foot-2, 220-pound right-handed pitcher. He recently completed his second season at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He…
Read Full Article From the Adams County Circuit Clerk’s office: PROCK, APRILPROCK, JEREMYDissolution of Marriage/Union BUNN, AMANDA RBUNN, DAVID T IIDissolution of Marriage/Union KOCH, VERNA JEANKOCH, ALTON JDissolution of Marriage/Union KULISCH, JEAN DKULISCH, LARRY LDissolution of Marriage/Union MUTCHLER, KARENMUTCHLER, JOHN ADissolution of Marriage/Union HUMPHREY, TAMMY LHUMPHREY, KRISTOPHER V Dissolution of Marriage/Union
Read Full Article Teila L. Beavers (36) 937 Hampshire, Quincy for FTA parked on wrong side of street. NTA 175 Lauren E. Peterson (28) 935 1/2 N. 4th, Quincy for no valid drivers license and operating an uninsured vehicle. NTA 174 Elliot Graham (35) 2311 Ranchland Quincy, IL for improper driving at 30th and State St. PTC. 122…
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Read Full Article Starting at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, South 8th Street between Harrison and Van Buren Streets will be closed to through traffic. This section of roadway will re-open to traffic by 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. The road is being closed to allow for pavement repairs in the area. Motorists are reminded to drive carefully…
Read Full Article by Steve Eighinger Three thoughts. One day. What a country! All of this in Vol. 5: 1. If you woke up today feeling there was nothing to be thankful for, consider what we were facing a year ago today: A. We were knee-deep in a pandemic that had cost many of us jobs, friends, relatives…
Read Full Article QUINCY — As the Quincy City Council recognized the new, it also took an opportunity to say thanks to the old. Bernie Vahlkamp, who has been with the Quincy Fire Department since August 1997, was introduced as the next fire chief at Monday night’s City Council meeting. He was one of three finalists to meet…
Read Full Article CARTHAGE, Ill. — A Carthage man who was out on bond after being arrested in May 2021 for driving under the influence of alcohol was arrested on Sunday morning and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. The Hancock County 911 Dispatch Center received a report of a car in a ditch at 1985…
Read Full Article HAMILTON, Ill. — Kevin C. Taylor of Hamilton was arrested on Saturday and charged with possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. A Hancock County Sheriff’s deputy was on routine patrol and stopped a 2000 Buick for traffic violations at Seventh and Main in Hamilton at 12:24 a.m. The…
Read Full Article WARSAW, Ill. — Deacon M. Egley of Warsaw was arrested and charged with aggravated battery on Sunday after a domestic disturbance call. Hancock County Sheriff’s deputies were called to 1775 Main in Warsaw after receiving a domestic disturbance report. Egley had reportedly thrown a bench vise at a family member, causing injury during an altercation.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Riley Martin tried to treat Monday like any other day. He played catch at a baseball field in his hometown of Salem, Ill., then worked out at a local gym. He went to his father’s house where hamburgers were served for lunch, but he didn’t feel like eating much. That happens when you’re…
Read Full Article Arts Quincy is among the Challenge America winners from the National Endowment for the Arts for 2021. A grant of $10,000 has been awarded to increase Community Arts Access programming. This is the second time Arts Quincy has received this honor. The Challenge America grant supports small organizations for projects in all artistic disciplines that…
Read Full Article Jefferson City, Mo. – Cole County, Missouri Judge Jon Beetem has sentenced James Addie to life without parole plus 10 years for First Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action in the death of a Randolph County woman. Addie, who was married to another woman, murdered his fiancée, Molly Watson, in 2018. Addie’s sentencing comes two…
Read Full Article “State of Play” is a series of podcasts during which the state of youth sports in Quincy and the surrounding area are being examined. David Adam, editor of Muddy River News, is the host. State of Play is sponsored by Tri-City Sports in the Maine Center at Sixth and Maine, and by Xcel Performance Health…
Read Full Article At 5:00 Monday morning, deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call at the Timber Ridge Mobile Home Park on the east edge of Quincy on State Street. Deputies received a call about a possible vehicle theft in progress. Upon arrival, deputies heard a gunshot and began a search near 500 Timber…
Read Full Article Eddie J Williams, 44, Quincy for violation of bail bond, domestic battery, unlawful use of a weapon and obstructing a Peace Officer at 1005 Broadway. Lodged. 151 Crystal L Stevens, 32, Quincy, for operating uninsured vehicle at 5th and Broadway. NTA 175 Linda Carroll (74) was arrested for Operating Uninsured Vehicle and Failure to Reduce…
Read Full Article As we move through the dog days of summer, I hope you enjoy these three thoughts in Vol. 4: 1. The TV shows I miss most from the following decades: A. 1960s: “Gunsmoke,” which was billed as an “adult western.” I’m currently trying to rewatch all of the 600-plus episodes. There will never be another…
Read Full Article CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Jacob Winstead stranded the tying run at third base in the sixth inning, then set down the Cape Catfish in order in the seventh inning to help the Quincy Gems win 3-2 in the second game of a Prospect League doubleheader on Sunday at Capaha Field. The Catfish won the first…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Aaron Forsberg and Ryan Schnack didn’t waste much time winning the top men’s division of the Quincy City Doubles Tournament on Sunday. Forsberg and Schnack, the second seed, defeated the top seed and defending champions, Ethan Arns and Zach Willing, 6-4, 6-1. Greysen Arns and John Aubuchon defeated Drew Figge and Caleb Vonderheide…
Read Full Article by Steve EighingerAnother day, another three thoughts. This, my friends, is Vol. 3: 1. Earlier this month, did you happen to see Joey “Jaws” Chestnut defend his world hot-dog eating title? The ESPN-televised event saw The Man down 76 dogs — and buns — in 10 minutes. For those wondering, that represented 20,520 calories. 2.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Theresa Quintero and Heidi Holzgrafe didn’t lose a set on their way to winning the top women’s division of the Quincy City Doubles Tournament on Saturday. Quintero and Holzgrafe drew a first-round bye, then defeated Shelley Arns and Jenny Hill 6-1, 6-2 in the semifinals. They defeated Lia Quintero, Theresa’s daughter, and Jamie…
Read Full Article NORMAL, Ill. — Gino D’Alessio’s home run in the eighth inning gave the Quincy Gems a 4-3 victory over the Normal Cornbelters in the first game of a Friday night doubleheader, but the Gems were limited to six hits in a 4-2 loss in the nightcap at the Corn Crib. The Gems (19-18, 6-4 second…
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