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QUINCY — The Kroc Center’s Education and Fine Arts Department is offering new education courses to the community in the coming weeks. Discovering Computers and Tablets will help particpants ages 14 and up to brush up on their skills with today’s technology. The class will be offered on Thursdays from March 17-April 7 from 11…
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LOUISIANA, Mo. — “Letters Home, a USO-Type Radio Show,” an evening of dinner, music and dancing at the American Legion Post 370, is set for March 26. This fund-raising event is provided by the Joyful Noise Band, the Centenary United Methodist Church bell choir and several local vocalists. The Joyful Noise band was formed about…
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QUINCY — Anyone curious about the St. Jude Quincy to Peoria Run, as well as veteran runners and volunteers, is invited to a kickoff party for this summer’s run at 6 p.m. Friday in the Museum Room of the Dick Brothers Brewery Complex, 929 York. The party is an opportunity for prospective runners and volunteers…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Illinois Board of Higher Education recently announced it will continue to fund Quincy University’s Competency Completion Cohort Project by providing an additional $600,000, bringing the total funding received for this project to a little more than $800,000. “The Early Childhood workforce in our region is growing professionally, which in turn means our youngest…
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QUINCY – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the Quincy Memorial Bridge (eastbound U.S. 24) will close to continue repairs, weather permitting, starting March 14. Two-way traffic will be maintained on the Bayview Bridge (westbound U.S. 24) during the closure. The Bayview Bridge will be posted with a maximum width of 14 feet during the…
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Hannibal-LaGrange University has selected what the college is calling a ‘transitional’ president and plans to discuss ‘financial and institutional’ challenges with faculty and students this week. The university will continue its search for a permanent president. Dr. Rodney A. Harrison began the job on Monday. He serves as the president of Baptist Homes & Healthcare…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Great Rivers Bank, which serves three communities in Illinois, recently opened its newest branch at 668 Broadway in Hannibal. Great Rivers Bank is headquartered in Barry, Ill., and is a state-chartered full-service community bank with locations in Barry, Pittsfield and Liberty. “Hannibal is an ideal market for Great Rivers Bank,” bank president…
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Illinois school district superintendents keep finding ways to retire with generous Illinois pensions while continuing to get salaries to boot. We recently wrote about this type of double dipping here. The scheme works because Illinois law lets retired educators collect a pension and go back to work, so long as they work part-time and no more…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — On Friday, March 4, just after 3 pm, an officer with the Hannibal Police Department saw a vehicle without a front license plate traveling on US 61 near The Steamboat Bend Shopping Center. The officer was able to position himself behind the vehicle and saw the temporary tag was expired. The officer…
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Dennis J McGwire Jr (51) of Quincy, arrested for Domestic Battery at 1305 Maple. Lodged 153 John M Dunn (27) of Quincy, arrested for FTA Speeding and Operate Uninsured Vehicle at 225 S 4th. Lodged 153 Ray Williams Jr (56) of Quincy, citation for Operate Uninsured Vehicle at 6th and Broadway. NTA 174 Amberwene N…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, March 8, 2022What kind of day would it be if he didn’t take another shot at poor Rob Manfred? Welcome to today’s three thoughts and Vol. 229 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I’m calling this new feature “Yay or Nay”. I think you’ll get the idea: Yay: Batman. The Dark Knight still…
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QUINCY — Adams County Clerk and Recorder Ryan Niekamp may not have to worry about a primary challenge in June, but a Democrat filed to run against him in November. Arianna Downard-Salih filed to run against Niekamp Monday morning, shortly after Niekamp officially filed to run for re-election. Adams County Treasurer Bryden Cory also filed…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council took its first formal steps to making way for Adams County’s first roundabout Monday night. Aldermen approved a joint agreement between Quincy and Adams County that will lead to the purchase of land, construction and utilities needed to build a roundabout at 48th and State. The total cost of…
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In February 2022, Officers of the Quincy Police Department assigned to the continuinginvestigation of several recent shots fired incidents made the following arrests: Nicholas A. Strieker, 24, of Quincy on charges of Burglary/ Possession of a Controlled Substance / Illinois Department of Corrections Parole Violation warrant. The arrest of Strieker on 2/24/22 stems from an…
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QUINCY — At noon today, the first customers were flying through the drive-through as Sonic Drive-In returned to Quincy after more than a decade absence. The 15th and Broadway location has hired 50 employees and continues to add staff. It will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. As cars passing on Broadway…
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QUINCY — From precinct committeemen to governor, candidates for elected office in 2022 made their way to courthouses and elections offices across Illinois on Monday. It is filing day for those who seek to be on the June 28 primary ballot. For those seeking state and federal offices, they stood in line outside the Illinois…
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QUINCY — The Quincy University Music Department will present the spring choir concert “Your Story Matters” at 7 p.m. Thursday in the QU Chapel in Francis Hall, 1800 College. The concert is free and open to the public. Under the baton of Kristin Ramseyer, director of choirs, and accompanied by pianist Laura Kammerer, the concert will…
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GREDF’s director of workforce development talks about today’s hiring issues, how employers are working to keep employees and the efforts to bring in workers. Muddy River News This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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Welcome to today’s three thoughts and Vol. 228 of The Daily Dirt. Let’s celebrate the current high school basketball season and already start looking ahead to next year. 1. It’s been a banner high school basketball season in West-Central Illinois. And that, friends, is an understatement. But next season could be better, possibly even epic.First,…
Read Full Article Kimra McGraw (29) 622 Harrison Drive for Resisting/Obstructing a Peace Officer and Crossing street outside a crosswalk at 12th and Hampshire. Lodged – 135 Billy J. Markert (38) was arrested for Operating Uninsured Vehicle and Driving While License Revoked. NTA -147 / 148 Sherry L. Norman (68) was arrested for Operating Uninsured Vehicle and Failure…
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I’m really, really sick of the baseball labor mess we are enduring, but I’m still trying to stay in touch with a variety of voices concerning the situation. I tried to pick out a few of the best comments I have found in the last couple of days. Welcome to today’s three thoughts and Vol.…
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Adams County, Ill. — An accident in rural Adams County on Friday has claimed the life of a Baylis. Adams County Coroner Scott Graham said Michael R. McDowell, 43, was killed Friday afternoon in an accident on Illinois 104 near 3000th St. in Beverly Township. The incident remains under investigation by the Adams County Sheriff’s…
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Parents of kids under 14 are one step closer to legally deciding when it’s safe to leave their children home alone. The Illinois House unanimously passed a bill amending the child abandonment statute. House Bill 4305 instead lets parents determine maturity based on the individual child, not a minimum age. Illinois’ minimum age of 14 is the highest age in the…
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