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NOVELTY, Mo. – A recent report through the Transforming Drainage project shows that drainage water recycling systems can improve corn yields and the environment, says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Kelly Nelson. Nearly two-thirds of the site-years evaluated in the study saw an increase in yield compared to free drainage, with an overall average yield increase of 19 bushels…
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Banner R B Keith (30) Taylor Mo for Pike Co FTA Possession of Drug Paraphernalia at 18th & Jefferson Lodged 155 Kenneth L Jensen (78) for FTA Retail Theft and FTA Theft at 18 & Broadway Lodged 120 Jonathon R Shepherd (39) for FTA Driving While License Suspended and FTA Unlawful Restraint Lodged 265 Betty…
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QUINCY — Quincy Superintendent Roy Webb heard the news Thursday morning about the vaccine mandate issued by Gov. JB Pritzker. Now Webb must figure out how to implement that mandate. The vaccine requirement goes into effect Sept. 5. It will apply to “all P-12 teachers and staff, all higher education personnel, all higher education students…
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The schools in Gov. Mike Parson’s hometown will continue to require students, teachers and staff to wear masks indoors despite a lawsuit filed by the Missouri attorney general challenging public school mask mandates across the state. The Bolivar R-1 Board of Education in Polk County voted in a special meeting this month to require masks as a…
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SPRINGFIELD — Voting rights advocates and minority community members urged Illinois lawmakers on Thursday to take more time in redrawing legislative district maps so the general public can have more time to study whatever new maps will be proposed. “We’re joining other advocates today in asking for more time to provide an efficient analysis of…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department is partnering with law enforcement throughout the state to stop impaired driving and help save lives. The high-visibility “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement campaign runs now through the early-morning hours of Sept. 8. The Quincy Police Department is stepping up impaired driving patrols and seat belt…
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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Irises are some of the most popular flowers in gardens. They are easy to grow, long-lived and relatively carefree perennials. They also can be found in a variety of colors — pink, purple, yellow, peach, green, white, tan, bronze, almost black and bi-color. If you grow bearded irises, you may have noticed that…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Few things are more enjoyable than watching deer in your backyard or listening to squirrels chatter at dusk or dawn from your patio. That is, until you find that they have inflicted costly damage to your home, patio furniture, flower bed or garden. In some cases, such as bird droppings, wildlife can…
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The Hannibal School Board set its tax rate during a public hearing on Wednesday evening. The total tax rate was set at $4.1244 for a total reduction of nearly six cents. School District Business Manager Rich Stilley said the previous tax rate was set at $4.1814 per one hundred dollars evaluation. $1.07 of that was…
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A member of Illinois’ Joint Committee on Administrative Rules says the Illinois State Board of Education needs to explain its authority to punish schools for following the governor’s mask mandate. About 51 of the more than 850 school districts in Illinois are on probation for not following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mask mandate. Probation is the…
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Daily Dirt for Aug. 26, 2021 Vol. 48 of the Daily Dirt tackles a wide variety of items — cool names, calories and college football. Let’s roll.A. Rock bands. Automobiles, Movie stars. The cooler the name, the better chance for success. Today we’re interested in the movie stars. A. Here are my picks for the…
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Spectators can enjoy base ball in its purest form through a Vintage Base Ball Game during the Steampunk Festival in Hannibal. The Hannibal Nationals will play the Springfield Long Nine at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5 at the Norfolk & Southern Multi-Sports Park at Sixth Street adjacent to historic Clemens Field. Using 1858 rules of…
Read Full Article LIBERTY, Ill. — Just after 8 p.m. Thursday, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a multiple motor vehicle accident involving all-terrain vehicles near Liberty. It was reported multiple ATVs were riding on the rural roads in the Liberty area before the accident. Two of the ATVs were involved in a collision when…
Read Full Article Frederick A Rouse, 26, Quincy for possession of meth less than 5 grams in the 2500 block of State. 174 Brian A Humphrey, 47, Quincy for a ticket on file for retail theft at 5211 Broadway. Lodged. 131 Douglas K Howes, 49, Quincy for F.T.A. driving while license suspended at 5th and Maine. Lodged. 144…
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2021-016974, 08/25/2021 @ 00:06:27, 6000 Hospital Drive , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Suspicious Person Officer Assigned 022 Benn, D J Entered By C61 Jaworski, J M Adult Male Suspect Suspicious Person Administratively Closed 08/25/2021 Adult Compl. Suspicious Person 08/25/2021 Adult Victim- Suspicious Person 08/25/2021 Public Narrative Suspicious person 6000 Hospital Drive. 2021-016975, 08/25/2021 @ 00:29:32, 1219 Center St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Suspicious Vehicle Officer Assigned 039 Lakenburger, C M Entered By C61…
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MENDON — Jessica Humke struggled to spit the word out of her mouth. “Yes.” Humke and six other members of the Community Unit School District No. 4 School Board voted Wednesday night at Unity Elementary School to follow Gov. JB Pritzker’s announcement this month that masks are required for students, teachers and staff at pre-K…
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State warns of decreasing intensive care bed capacity amid latest surge SPRINGFIELD – The statewide mask mandate indoors is back, and educators and health care professionals will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday amid an ongoing surge in the pandemic that first arrived in Illinois in March 2020. Beginning…
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My addiction started at a relatively young age. While most of my friends were busy listening to and buying records from the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Beach Boys, my tastes tended to drift more toward Jackie Wilson, David Ruffin and the Four Tops. I would be asked if I had seen such-and-such group or singer…
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SPRINGFIELD – Officials with the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) have announced that offices around the state will begin reopening to the public starting today. The department is phasing in the openings across Illinois, but people in need are required to set up appointments at least 24 hours ahead of time. The following offices are…
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MACOMB, Ill. — Working for Illinois Extension, I get to travel quite often, mostly throughout west-central Illinois, and 2021 has brought a significant decline in ash trees in this area. Emerald ash borer (EAB) is a non-native insect that attacks healthy ash trees. EAB is nothing new. I have written about this insect before, mainly…
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DALLAS CITY, Ill. — A traffic stop in Dallas City last Wednesday led to a methamphetamine possession arrest. A deputy with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer with an Iowa registration for a traffic violation at the intersection of 3rd and Elm in Dallas City at 11:35…
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DALLAS CITY, Ill. — A Dallas City woman was arrested on Friday afternoon and found to be under the influence of alcohol while also in possession of methamphetamine. Hancock County Sheriff’s Department deputies observed a gray 2005 Chevrolet traveling east on Ill. 9, west of Dallas City. The Chevrolet went off the road several times.…
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SPRINGFIELD – The Adams County Highway Department, 101 N. 54th, will be the site of a household hazardous waste collection on Oct. 9. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency provides residents with free collection events to safely dispose of unused or leftover hazardous products commonly found in homes. All Illinois EPA HHW collections are contactless for…
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Dr. Muhammad Sami Iqbal, interventional pain management, has joined Hannibal Clinic. He holds pain management certification from the American Board of Anesthesiology. Iqbal completed a fellowship at Northwestern University and an anesthesia residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He received his medical degree in Pakistan.
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Daily Dirt: But what I do have are a very particular set of skills...are you going to eat your tots?
Daily Dirt for Aug. 25, 2021 As promised yesterday, here are my top five movie quotes from films since 2000. If you missed Nos. 6-10, just go back to the previous Daily DIrt. If you’re up to date, welcome to Vol. 47: 5. “… But what I do have are a very particular set of…
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