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Former Quincy Mayor John Spring, former Fire Chief Joe Henning and a current firefighter and police officer all spoke out against a proposed ordinance to consolidate the power of hiring a new police or fire chief to Quincy’s mayor. Spring said the proposal “will have damaging consequences for the city” that would “destroy the confidence…
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Just in case anyone was wondering where my byline was last week… I have spent the last few days confined to quarters, having guards who snapped when I tried to escape and wouldn’t let me have a sip of whiskey. But seriously…I tested positive with COVID-19 last Sunday. So here’s how the timeline proceeded… I…
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Anjay Clark of Instant Replay won the first Muddy Mississippi Mixer award. Anjay created a Peach Long Island Tea FTW. Now, it would’ve been better if we had people actually TASTE the drinks. Maybe we’ll figure that out for next year. We received multiple nominations then picked the top three vote getters to get to…
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On the average, more than 500 new words are added each year to the English language. “Like it nor not, language is constantly evolving,” writes Richard Evans for bestoflife.com. “New words get added to the dictionary every year, often long after they’ve become part of the daily lexicon.” Some dictionaries are looking to stay on…
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Daily Dirt for Sept. 13, 2021 Vol. 66 of our daily visit touches on three subjects close to my heart — cookies, TV theme songs and Errol Flynn’s portrayal of Gen. George Armstrong Custer. Here are three thoughts: 1. For my money, here are the best store-bought cookies on the market: A. Pepperidge Farm Milano: Just about…
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James Gallaher (25) 419 Hampshire Quincy, IL on a TOF for domestic battery. Lodged. 104 / 185 Torrie Zeiger (30) 714 W Main Clayton, IL for failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash at 4th and Spruce. NTA. 125 Samuel Gruener (20) 4609 State # 6 Quincy, IL for operating uninsured vehicle at 20th…
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2021-018497, 09/12/2021 @ 00:39:40, 1420 Union St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint 911 Hang Up Officer Assigned 024 Mulheron, R M Entered By C61 Jaworski, J M Adult Victim 911 Misuse 09/12/2021 Adult Female Assoc. Drunkenness/Certain Place 09/12/2021 Adult Victim- Drunkenness/Certain Place 09/12/2021 Adult Female Suspect Drunkenness/Certain Place Cleared by Arrest-Adult 09/12/2021 Suspect 911 Misuse Verbal Warning 09/12/2021 Public Narrative 911 Hang up reported at 1420 Union. 2021-018498, 09/12/2021 @ 01:44:07, US 36 Veterans,…
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QUINCY- Many hundred area residents, musicians, actors, and artists made their way to the William Klingner Trail between 18th and 24th Streets at Quincy’s Bob Mays Park on Sunday to honor George Irwin, the Patron of Arts in Quincy (and far beyond). Their trek was richly rewarded with outstanding performances celebrating our community’s art legacy…
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QUINCY – Msgr. Leo J. Enlow, the pastor of Quincy’s St. Peter Church at 25th and Maine, recalls he once received a parish-campus security report advising him to build a fence between St. Peter’s and its next-door neighbor, Chaddock. “I remember thinking, ‘I’ll never do that!’” he saID. “Instead, I’ve tried to build a bridge.”…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — In honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness month, Hannibal Regional is offering free prostate cancer screenings on from 6 to 7:30 pm Sept. 20 and Sept. 22 at Hannibal Regional Medical Group. Space is limited and an appointment is required, Call (573) 406-1641. “Prostate cancer really has no symptoms in its early stages…
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QUINCY — The associate of science in Health Information Management program at Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences recently earned a seven-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education. Accreditation is a voluntary process. It demonstrates a program has been determined to meet or exceed standards set by…
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Daily Dirt for Sept. 12, 2021 It’s the first Sunday of the NFL season! Welcome to Vol. 65 of the Daily Dirt, and … are you ready for some football Today’s first of three thoughts indicates at least one of us is. 1. The NFL season kicks off this weekend, and with it comes the usual…
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Missouri Republicans assailed President Joe Biden’s push to require employees of private businesses to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing, vowing a legislative response and legal action. Gov. Mike Parson promised to “fight back against federal power grabs and government overreach” in a tweet Thursday afternoon, calling Biden’s plan “an insult to our…
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It is bad Illinois has the nation’s worst pension crisis, but state politicians have made it worse by using risky debt to delay the day of reckoning, and done so to the point that Illinois now owes 30% of the nation’s pension obligation bonds. Pension obligation bonds are a form of debt used by state or local…
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WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration recently announced that the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program, which it oversees, has awarded the state of Illinois a grant of $1,330,192 to expand Sunset Veterans Cemetery in Quincy, Ill. “The Veterans Cemetery Grant Program is a model for how federal and state governments can work…
Read Full Article 2021-018336, 09/10/2021 @ 07:29:54, Broadway N Hayden St, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 031 Kuhlman-Pfeiffer, Z W Entered By C104 Sheehan, V C Adult Female Driver 09/10/2021 Public Narrative Traffic stop at Broadway and N Hayden St for speed. The driver was issued a warning and was released. 2021-018337, 09/10/2021 @ 07:48:59, 144 Bleigh Dr , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Animal Complaint Officer…
Read Full Article 2021-018270, 09/09/2021 @ 07:20:43, 611 Broadway , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Found/Lost Item Officer Assigned 023 Wilt, L N Entered By 2710 McCurdy, J E Adult Male Compl. Found Articles 09/09/2021 Adult Male Involve Found Articles 09/09/2021 Public Narrative Found item reported at 611 Broadway. 2021-018271, 09/09/2021 @ 07:49:39, 4500 McMasters Ave , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Information Officer Assigned 018 Combs, J P Entered By C73 Hodson, J S Adult Involve Information 09/09/2021 Adult Involve Information…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sept. 11, 2021 Maybe one day I will try to sell Illinois. You’ll soon understand my thought process as you peruse Vol. 64 of the Daily Dirt. 1. Have you ever felt your heart race when you fear you have lost your trusty cell phone? You may be a nomophobe. Those with nomophobia —…
Read Full Article 2021-018183, 09/08/2021 @ 00:38:15, Dowling St Market St, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Citizen Contact Officer Assigned 024 Mulheron, R M Entered By C46 Reynolds, S M Adult Female Contact Community Contacts 09/08/2021 Public Narrative Citizen contact conducted at Dowling and Market. 2021-018184, 09/08/2021 @ 04:12:32, 3827 Highway MM , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Alarm – Panic/Hold Up Officer Assigned 035 Tripp, A M Entered By C75 Hunt, T…
Read Full Article Jill M Favre (39) 115 Stadium Dr for Wireless Phone in School Zone in the 3100 block of Maine PTC 173 Andrew L Campbell ( 25) 1218 N 8th for FTA Too Fast for Conditions at 8th & Kentucky USC 145 Leo H Ridge (67) Baring Mo for Failure To Reduce Speed to Avoid Accident…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department made 76 arrests during its recent Labor Day enforcement campaign to increase safety on Illinois roads. Included in these arrests were 51 seatbelt citations, 32 of which occurred during nighttime hours. “As traffic safety partners, we do our best to make sure all drivers and other road users…
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QUINCY — Recent increases in demand for COVID-19 testing, as well as less stable allocation of testing supplies, have forced the Adams County Health Department’s COVID-19 testing center to now only serve residents of Adams County, Illinois. This change begins Monday. Residents of the county who want to be tested for COVID-19 should bring a…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Exchange Club’s annual Flags of Honor with 1,000 American flags will be on display through 2:30 p.m. Monday. The flags are displayed on the former St. Mary’s Hospital property along Broadway between 14th and 16th Street. The flags on display also are available for the public to be displayed in their…
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A long-time employee of Harris Corporation’s Broadcast Communications Division (now GatesAir), Don Carpenter was manager of Harris’ TV service department 20 years ago when, at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 11, an airplane slammed into the World Trade Center’s North Tower. “I was in shock,” Carpenter recalls. “On a television near my office, I…
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