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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced earlier this week in-person workforce and limited unemployment services at American Job Centers now are available on an appointment-only basis at additional offices throughout the state, including one in Quincy at 107 N. Third. To schedule an appointment, people should call the IDES Scheduling Hotline at 217-558-0401…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sept. 10, 2021 I first ate Pringles as a wee lad, and it’s been a lifelong love affair. Vol. 63 of the Daily Dirt provides background about the famous cans of stacked chips. Welcome to today’s three thoughts. 1. I love Pringles, those somewhat goofy potato chips stacked in cans. A reason why: The…
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QUINCY — After a little more than six months of serving, the Quincy Salvation Army’s canteen ministry is changing the days and times it serves the public. The canteen, which offers sack dinners and drinks, personal care items and information about additional Salvation Army services, will change days to Tuesdays rather than Wednesdays starting Sept.…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Gardeners might notice their tomatoes are cracking or splitting now. “This is a common problem when there are widely varying soil moisture conditions, especially during the hot, dry days of late summer,” says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Too much irrigation or heavy rainfall after a dry period results in…
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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House approved an energy regulation and decarbonization bill Thursday, a major step forward for a wide-ranging omnibus bill that had eluded lawmakers throughout the legislative session and the governor’s three years in office. The measure that aims to bring Illinois’ energy generation sector to 100 percent carbon-free by 2050 and 50…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — A Palmyra man held in the Marion County Jail on a $1 million cash-only bond is set to return to Marion County Circuit Court at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday for a bond hearing. Raymond D. Gum, 34, made his first appearance Thursday in Marion County Circuit Court. He faces charges of first-degree murder…
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A warrant was issued Wednesday in the 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County charging Brandon S. Blue, 38, of Holliday, Mo., with patronizing prostitution, possession of a controlled substance and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. The arrest was a result of an investigation by a detective assigned to the Anti-Crime Enforcement Squad after Blue…
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Pinch-hitting for MRN Publisher J. Robert Gough, MRN Editor David Adam talks with Randy Phillips of the popular local air band “The Maulers.” Phillips explains how the group got together in 1983, what a typical Maulers concert looks like and why Saturday’s concert will be the last one (well, they’ve said that before, but it…
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One of my daughters came home from school years ago. She was clearly upset. Door slammed. Book bag thrown to the floor. A kick at it. As she turned toward me, I inquired what was wrong. Her upset then turned to me and my (may I suggest “imaginary”?) failures as a parent. I patiently took…
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Daily Dirt for Sept. 9, 2021 Look at today’s Daily Dirt as a learning experience, particularly thought No. 1. This, my friends, is Vol. 62. 1. File these under strange, but true:A. Pigs don’t sweat (but they still stink). Pigs don’t have sweat glands. To keep cool they roll in the mud, which provides a covering to…
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Hot dog season is over. Seriously. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council — yes, there is truly such an entity — says Labor Day weekend signaled the end of hot dog season. Put the grills and wieners away for the winter, folks. It’s time for sloppy joes and other indoor types of bun-and-meat goodies.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The city of Hannibal will be donating six properties to the Northeast Community Action Corporation. Carla Potts of NECAC told City Council members during Tuesday’s meeting that the organization plans to build six homes for residents with low to moderate incomes. Potts said the homes will rent for $450 a month. That…
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QUINCY — People accustomed to driving to work and doing their job alongside other employees had to work from home when the COVID pandemic started in March 2020. Many businesses shut their doors and told employees to set up shop at the kitchen table or living room couch. Eighteen months later, some people still work…
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