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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Juliet Smith has been hired as Douglass Community Services’ first workforce development director. Douglass Community Services assists people with developing the skills needed to find and retain employment through the activities of the Workforce Development department, which houses the Kids in Motion program, Connections to Success and the Court Appointed Special Advocates.…
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by Karen Allen On the morning of Saturday, June 26, family and friends were given the opportunity to gather to reflect and share memories of the lives of Leon & Marilyn Kowalski. Their family hosted a special dedication and blessing of a memorial bench and tree planting in honor of their parents. All in…
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QUINCY — Kasey Schuster grew up near 14th and Oak and remembers spending much of his childhood on the basketball court at Berrian Park on Quincy’s northwest side. “We would walk down here and play, and when I eventually moved out of the neighborhood, I would still come down here and play,” he said. “On…
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QUINCY – At Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting, one of Quincy’s three Police and Fire Commissioners gave an update on the search for the city’s next fire chief. Barry Cheyne, who is on the commission along with Kerry Anders and Steve Meckes, said the commission will spend part of next week conducting in-person interviews of…
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QUINCY — Record-breaking sales in 2020, combined with supply chain problems for getting fireworks out of China this summer, have led to a shortage in fireworks across the United States as the Fourth of July approaches. However, two businesses in Missouri say they have plenty of fireworks available. “We’re really in pretty good shape,” said…
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QUINCY – Muddy River News has learned that Maxamillions will no longer attempt to get a liquor license to place another gaming parlor in Quincy, this one at 19th and Jefferson. Tanner Freiburg said he has dropped the request, which was to go before the Quincy City Council at tonight’s meeting. The Quincy Plan Commission…
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ALTON, Ill. — Sunday night’s Prospect League game at Hopkins Field between the Alton River Dragons and Quincy Gems was suspended after four innings because of lightning and rain, with the host team leading 4-3. The game will be completed at a later date in Quincy because the Gems do not return to Alton this…
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Pritzker’s office didn’t immediately reply when asked Friday if the orders will be extended and did not issue a statement about the reissued orders before the governor’s landing page for executive orders was updated early Friday evening. From The CENTER SQUARE – Gov. J.B. Pritzker Friday extended his COVID-19 executive orders and emergency declarations that were set…
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WASHINGTON, DC – With the United States District Court vacating a portion of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) New Swine Inspection System (NSIS) rule on administrative grounds, Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) urged USDA Secretary Vilsack and Acting Solicitor General Prelogar to take immediate action to preserve swine processing capacity. “This decision could cost…
Read Full Article Makiya Sisk (18) was arrested for Operating Uninsured Vehicle. NTA Kenneth Althoff (74) was arrested for Failure to Yield from Private Drive. PTC Joshua Henze (27) was arrested for Improper Lane Use. Joshua Sibbing (35) was arrested for Disobeying Stop Light. PTC Michael Adrien (29) was arrested for Improper Lane Use. PTC Nieckeo Daucsavage (27)…
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QUINCY — Dane Thomas’ single to left field scored the tying and go-ahead runs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Quincy Gems defeated the Clinton LumberKings 4-3 in a Prospect League game on Saturday night at QU Stadium. Jack Payne picked up his first victory of the season after he pitched a…
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QUINCY — The Quinsippi Soccer League has been a part of Brad Burghart’s life since he played his first game at age 7. Now 53, he is the president of the league. He’s been a member of the all-volunteer board of directors since 1992. This fall, for the first time since the league was created…
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INDIANAPOLIS – Senior pitcher Riley Martin was named the Student-Athlete of the Year in the sport of baseball by the Great Lakes Valley Conference on Friday. Twenty-two student-athletes representing nine GLVC schools were named 2020-21 Scholar-Athletes of the Year for their efforts in the classroom and on the playing field. Martin is the 15th GLVC Scholar-Athlete of the…
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By JIM DEWEY Hannibal’s annual celebration of America’s independence is underway. The 66th annual National Tom Sawyer Days kicked off June 19 with the Hannibal Beautiful Baby contest that included Pee-Wee, Little Tot and Miss Hannibal pageants. The event is new to National Tom Sawyer Days. The next event in the celebration will be a…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Freedom Festival will be held July 3-4 at Clat Adams Park. The event offers music, a small business street fair, performances and a fireworks grand finale. Logan Kammerer performs from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, followed by the Memphis Mafia from 4:30-7:30 p.m. and Blacktop South from 8-11 p.m. Impakt will perform…
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QUINCY — City Hall will be closed on Monday, July 5 in observance of Independence Day. City Hall will reopen Tuesday, July 6 for regular business hours. Central Services will be closed Monday, July 5. Garbage and recycling will not be picked up on Monday, July 5. The route normally picked up on Monday will…
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By TED DABROWSKI and JOHN KLINGNERWirepoints State politicians continue to ignore Illinois’ local pension crisis, forcing suburban and downstate cities to cut staff, including active police officers, to make room for skyrocketing pension costs. A Wirepoints’ analysis of Illinois’ 175 largest municipalities with dedicated police and fire pension funds found that since 2003, pension costs…
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QUINCY — St. Joseph Church, 1435 E. 1500th, is having an ice cream social at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 11. Sandwiches, pies, cakes and — of course — ice cream will be served. Indoor and outdoor dining, plus a kids’ area, will be available. Visitors can win door prizes, participates in games and play…
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On Muddy River News This Week, furnished by Harvey’s, Bob Gough talks to State Senator Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) about the recently-wrapped up session in Springfield and the new 50th Senate District, which she’ll represent when she runs for re-election in 2022.
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By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers finished a two-day special session Thursday by passing some important legislation but without reaching agreement on the one issue they had hoped to resolve – an energy bill that would phase out all carbon emissions from power plants over the next 30 years. “I think a…
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By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Fitch Ratings, one of three credit rating agencies that grade Illinois bonds, has upgraded its credit outlook for the state from “negative” to “positive.” Although the state’s overall rating remains at near-junk status at BBB-, the agency said the state’s economic outlook coming out of the pandemic, combined…
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O’FALLON, Mo. — After winning the first game of a Prospect League doubleheader 5-2, the Quincy Gems fell one run shy of a sweep with a 4-3 loss to the O’Fallon Hoots on Thursday night at CarShield Field. Hoots reliever Anthony Klein kept the Gems at bay in the final three innings of the second…
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From WMAY SPRINGFIELD, IL – Republican Congressman Rodney Davis is still leaving the door open for a possible run for governor next year if he doesn’t like the congressional district maps drawn by Democrats. Appearing live on the WMAY Morning Newsfeed, Davis was sharply critical of Democratic Governor JB Pritzker on issues ranging from election…
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