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QUINCY — Justin Coffey, Quincy University’s Father Aaron Pembleton Endowed Chair in History, will present the first Aaron Pembleton Lecture titled “Nixon: A New Look at His Legacy,” at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Connie Niemann Center for Music, 1700 Seminary Road. Coffey will discuss his current project, a biography of President Richard M. Nixon.…
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QUINCY — The Blessing Health System feted its corps of volunteer workers at a Wednesday afternoon tribute inside Town and Country Inn and Suites. That was the good news. The bad news, however, is the organization sorely needs hundreds more volunteers to meet the needs of a wide range of assistance it offers. Christy Woodward…
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Reprinted with permission from Crain’s Chicago Business. © Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved. A big Chicago-area doctor’s group and its private-equity backers are squaring off with a downstate hospital in a fight with potentially big implications for Illinois’ health care industry. Blessing Health System, a nonprofit three-hospital chain based in Quincy, opposes neighboring Quincy Medical Group’s…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — At Tuesday’s meeting, Hannibal City Council members heard about a program that will bring three sculptures to the city by early summer. While asking the council’s permission to close streets for the annual Historic Folklife Festival, Hannibal Arts Council Executive Director Michael Gaines talked about those plans. Gaines said Hannibal has joined…
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SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed his final first-term budget into law Tuesday, a roughly $46 billion spending plan buoyed by pandemic-driven revenue windfalls and a current-year surplus that helped the state pay down debts and offer temporary tax relief. Between the three budget-related bills signed Tuesday – House Bill 900, House Bill 4700 and Senate Bill 157 – as…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The jury in the federal trial for two prison guards at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mount Sterling was sent home Tuesday morning because of “technical difficulties,” according to the chief deputy at the U.S. District Courthouse. During a brief status meeting on Tuesday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough scheduled…
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BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — As temperatures rise, humans and animals become meal tickets for ticks. Heartland disease, an emerging infectious disease first found in northwestern Missouri in 2009, is another reason to take precautions against ticks, says University of Missouri horticulture specialist and entomologist Tamra Reall. Heartland disease symptoms include fever, fatigue, diarrhea, loss of…
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QUINCY — Prominent baseball historian and author Jack Bales will present a program on his book, “The Chicago Cub Shot for Love,” at 2 p.m. Sunday in the History Museum on the Square, 332 Maine. The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County is the host of the program, which is free and open to the public.…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, April 19, 2022It’s always a slippery slope we walk when it comes to spousal conversations … All that and more in today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 263 of The Daily Dirt. 1. If you’re a husband, you know very well there are times that no matter what you say,…
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I am usually a very decisive person. I follow my gut and that’s the end of it. Looking back to my early adulthood, this was a good and a bad thing. I would often tire of something quickly and think, that yep, the grass IS greener at a different college. Or, I have accomplished what…
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BROWN COUNTY, Ill. — A Tennessee man has been formally charged in the March shooting of a police officer in Brown County. Daniel Payne of Greenbriar, Tennessee was charged with one Class X count of Attempted First Degree Murder of a Police Officer and will be in Brown County Circuit Court Wednesday for an appearance.…
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Marcus M. Malone-Johnson (34) 323 Mistletoe Street, Payson, IL for no valid driver’s license. NTA 175 Breon M. Hawkins (26) 719 N. 6th, Quincy for driving on suspended license and operating an uninsured vehicle. 175 Jammie L. Conners (38) 933 N. 11th, Quincy for no valid registration. PTC 175 Felicia N. Dominguez (23) 1532 S.…
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022-006721, 04/18/2022 @ 07:14:08, Market St Gordon St, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 034 DeLaPorte, R T Entered By C104 Sheehan, V CAdult FemaleInvolve 04/18/2022Adult FemaleDriver 04/18/2022 Public Narrative Traffic stop conducted on Market near Gordon for a registration violation. The driver was issued citations for registration and no proof of insurance and released. 2022-006722, 04/18/2022 @ 08:28:16, 100…
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QUINCY — Mayor Mike Troup’s plan that could lead to the razing of the crumbling Welcome Inn received the seal of approval from the Quincy City council on Monday night. Alderman Dave Bauer (D-2), who had requested to table the $500,000 proposal last week, asked Planning and Development Director Chuck Bevelheimer if this money was intended…
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QUINCY — The new owners of the State Theater are ready for visitors to create new stories beginning this week. The Forward Quincy Cattywampus All-Stars, an offshoot of the Brooklyn-based musical group Food Will Win the War, will play a special performance Thursday night at the newly renovated theater at 434 S. Eighth. It will…
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With the end of the legislative session only weeks away, and organizers of an initiative petition campaign sounding the alarm about an even more pressing deadline, dueling efforts to legalize marijuana in Missouri face uncertain fates. In the legislature, GOP state Rep. Ron Hicks is sponsoring a bill to legalize possession and use of marijuana for…
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Letter to the Editor: 'Friends of Westview' needs to be created to help pay for capital improvements
It’s time for Westview Golf Course, one of Quincy’s best economic draws, to receive third-party financial support in a similar fashion to the successful Friends of the Trails organization that has worked to extend the boundaries of the Bill Klingner Trail. It’s clear the public doesn’t want a tax levy, and I don’t fault them. But…
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QUINCY — A dining event to benefit JWCC’s College for Life program will be held from 4-9 p.m. Thursday at Texas Roadhouse, 5120 Broadway. JWCC’s College for Life is a certificate program for adult students with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Diners also may verbally tell the staff they are supporting CFL when placing a to go or dine in…
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Kelly Clarkson is turning 40? That’s hard to believe … All that and more in today’s three thoughts making up Vol. 262 of The Daily Dirt. 1. If I had my way … A new-age banana split would be introduced at dairy stands, this one featuring FOUR scoops of ice cream instead of the customary…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup would like to discuss with the city’s new police chief, who is scheduled to be selected during the first week of May, about changes he would like to see at the top of the Quincy Police Department’s organizational chart. Three finalists to replace Chief Rob Copley were selected after a two-month search by…
Read Full Article Marquise Wooden (44) 517 N. 14th for No valid driver’s license and failure to yield right of way at 17th and Sycamore. NTA – 135 Takasia Knaff (24) 810 Lind for No insurance at 8th and Lind. NTA – 175 Casey Wainwright (26) 810 Lind for Violation of Order of Protection at 537 Vermont. Lodged…
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