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QUINCY — A court appearance scheduled for Monday in the civil case of 2×4’s for Hope vs. Mark and Chris Lawrence was postponed. The two parties and their attorneys will meet with Judge Scott Larson in a case management conference at 10 a.m. Dec. 13. The parties and their representatives meet with the judge to…
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QUINCY — An Adams County grand jury will review the cases of a man and a woman who face home invasion, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated criminal sexual assault and residential burglary charges. Bradley S. Yohn, 34, of Springfield, Ill., appeared in court first before Judge Tad Brenner on Monday morning in Adams County…
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State Income Tax Range: 4.95% (flat rate)Average Combined State and Local Sales Tax Rate: 8.83%Median Property Tax Rate: $2,165 per $100,000 of assessed home value Sorry, Illinois, but you’re the least tax-friendly state in the country for middle-class families. For all three taxes we’re tracking – income, sales, and property taxes – you tax middle-income…
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Education professionals from across the state are being put on unpaid leave or fired for not complying with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. And their unions have been of no help. It’s not known how many teachers or other education professionals have been put on unpaid leave or fired for not complying with the…
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Each year Medicare has an open enrollment period for insurance that supplements Medicare coverage. It started October 15 and continues to December 7. Thank goodness this will be over soon … but then there’s next year! For those who are Medicare eligible, the enrollment period is open season for every scam and pressure tactic that…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Pike County Clerk Natalie Roseberry is tired of working around information technology problems in her office, so she reached out to Adams County for a solution. The counties are working on a proposal for an intergovernmental agreement giving Adams County the authority to oversee IT infrastructure and be the administrator of services…
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Trenton B Kersey (22) of Quincy, arrested for Peace Disturbance at 6th and Payson. NTA 130 Travis J Holman (40) of Quincy, arrested for FTA Parking on Land of Another at 2614 N 12th. NTA 153 Evan L Orr, 37, Quincy for violation of bail bond in the 400 Block of State. Lodged. 157 Carter…
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2021-023780, 11/21/2021 @ 09:06:24, Huckleberry Park , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Park Patrol- Huck Officer Assigned 076 Munday, D L Entered By 2635 Bounds, H W Adult Compl. Extra Patrol-Business 11/21/2021 Public Narrative Huckleberry Park Patrol 2021-023781, 11/21/2021 @ 09:15:46, Veterans Rd US-36, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 037 Wealer, M P Entered By C71 LoCoco, B A Public Narrative Traffic Stop-Car was stopped and…
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Many of our comedic geniuses earned their tributes before cable, before satellite, before streaming (whatever that is) … let’s all sit back and enjoy. Welcome to Vol. 135 of the Daily Dirt and today’s three thoughts. 1. If any specific type of TV program could be considered the most popular it would arguably be the…
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QUINCY — City Hall will be closed on Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. City Hall will reopen Monday for regular business hours. Central Services will be closed Thursday and Friday. Garbage and recycling will not be picked up on Thursday. The route normally picked up on Thursday will be picked up…
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Ada Bair, chief executive officer at Memorial Hospital in Carthage, received the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network’s highest award for exemplary and visionary leadership in rural healthcare, the Presidential Award, during the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network’s annual conference on Nov. 18 at the I-Hotel and Conference Center. As a registered nurse…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College’s Workforce Development Center, 4220 Koch’s Lane, will be the site of a forklift class from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 1. The class is open to the public. No application is necessary. People are required to make a reservation to attend. This course consists of classroom and hands-on…
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QUINCY — Kelly Eddington’s painting, “Like Father Like Daughter,” was named best of show at the 2021 Mary S. Oakley and Lee Lindsay Artist Showcase at the Quincy Art Center, 1515 Jersey. Award winners were announced at a reception on Friday. Submission for the showcase was open to artists 18 years of age and older living…
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We’ve all been in the situation when after meeting certain people we know we’re going to have to put them in their place sooner than later. Today’s Daily Dirt will help the next time that happens. Welcome to the three thoughts that make up Vol. 134: 1. Ever find yourself looking for the perfect comeback…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s music department will be the host of a Saxophone Day for high school students from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Connie Niemann Center for Music at QU’s North Campus, 18th and Seminary Road. The day will bring together local high school saxophone players to form a saxophone choir. Participants will spend…
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QUINCY — The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County is offering Christmas candlelight tours of the Gov. John Wood Mansion this year. This popular Quincy tradition allows visitors to step back in time and enjoy the beautifully decorated Greek Revival home of John Wood, Quincy’s founder. Pandemic restrictions are forcing the tour group size to…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Medical Group recently hired Dr. Ihtesham Qureshi, a neurologist. Qureshi earned his medical degree at Mamata Medical College, India. He went on to complete his neurology residency at Texas Tech University of Health Sciences Center at El Paso, Texas, where he served as chief resident. After his residency, Qureshi completed…
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MRN Publisher/GM Bob Gough talks with Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha. Muddy River News This Week Furnished by Harvey’s.
Read Full Article I sincerely hope we get to hear Dick Vitale again. He is the subject of the first of today’s three thoughts in Vol. 133 of the Daily Dirt. 1. For as long as I can remember, the start of the college basketball season meant hearing and watching longtime analyst and former coach Dick “Dickie V”…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Tom Boland Ford recently had a special promotion for customers during October, raising $2,400 for the Life.Light.Hope cancer patient assistance fund at Hannibal Regional Hospital. The funds help local cancer patients of the James E. Cary Cancer Center and Hannibal Regional Infusion Center receive the treatments and resources they need during their fight…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Medical Group recently hired Dr. Richie Goriparthi, who earned his medical degree from Zaporozhye State Medical University in Ukraine. Goriparthi earned his master’s in surgical skills and sciences from the University of London in the United Kingdom. He later graduated from general surgery residency training at Brown University in Rhode…
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MRN Publisher/GM Bob Gough talks to Monty Doyle and Catie Doyle of Doyle Equipment Manufacturing about the company’s 70 year old family business that is four generations strong. MRN Business Spotlight is sponsored by Cason, Huff and Schleuter Insurance.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man was arrested Thursday and charged with burglary. The 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County issued a warrant Thursday for Shawn L. Dowling of Hannibal, charging him with burglary. At approximately 7:59 a.m. Wednesday, officers with the Hannibal Police Department responded to a burglary in the 7000 block of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal officers assigned to the Anti-Crime Enforcement Squad made arrests on Wednesday in Hannibal and Frankford involving the transport and sale of methamphetamine. As part of the investigation, a traffic stop was conducted Tuesday in the 4000 block of Market Street of Hannibal. During the stop, officers located a large amount of…
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Barb Rowell, who directed the Quincy Community Theatre for nearly a quarter-century and led the transition from a small neighborhood facility to a fully-functioning community theater, has died. She was 85. From the Quincy Community Theatre: “All of us at QCT were saddened to learn of the recent passing of Barbara Rowell, Managing Artistic Director…
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