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Daily Dirt for Aug. 10, 2021By STEVEEIGHINGER, Muddy River News Minister of Culture I love movies. All movies. Well, I’m not crazy about musicals, but that’s another topic for another day. And what makes a movie great? One of the things is an iconic quote. And that’s what we’re dealing with today atop the three…
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NIOTA, Ill. — Two Iowa teenagers were arrested and face multiple counts of burglary as they are held in the Hancock County Jail. Hancock County Sheriff Travis Duffy reports his office received numerous reports on Saturday of vehicles and garages having been burglarized overnight in Niota. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to take each report and…
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Hannibal Regional is always here for you. When you need healthcare services, when you are rushed to the ER with a heart attack, when you need surgery, when your little one has strep throat … we are here. We will continue to be here. We will continue doing everything we possibly can to serve all…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Ethan’s Rodeo will return on Aug. 20-21 at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Palmyra. Ethan’s Rodeo is named in memory of Ethan Weiman, a young cowboy who fought neuroblastoma — a childhood cancer responsible for 15 percent of all childhood cancer deaths — from 2007-09. His family and friends continue the fight…
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PITTSBURGH — A “Tin Cup” moment led to the only visible eyesore on Alex McCulla’s scorecard Monday. Yet, it was the hole prior to catching a gust of wind that left him more disgusted. The Quincy golfer fired an even-par 70 in the opening round of the 121st U.S. Amateur at Longue Vue Club and…
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QUINCY — High temperatures and humidity which meteorologists turn into the better-take-note-of-these heat indexes greeted high school athletes for the official start of the fall sports season. Don’t think for a moment that turned into an excuse to take a play off or slug through a drill. Quincy Notre Dame football coach Jack Cornell drove…
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Illinois State Police are notifying about 2,000 Illinoisans with Firearm Owners Identification cards that their personal information may have been compromised in a hack of the agency’s Police FOID card portal. The backlog-plagued system was hit with a cyberattack, ISP confirmed Thursday. “Out of necessity, some of the online account parameters put in place for…
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QUINCY — Pope Francis cracked down last month on the spread of the old Latin Mass by reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI’s signature decisions. However, the Latin Mass celebrated daily at St. Rose of Lima, 1009 N. Eighth, is unaffected. Pope Francis reimposed restrictions on celebrating the Latin Mass that Pope Benedict relaxed in 2007.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Explore the arts in a new way with an art experience that requires with no art experience. “Decoupage Dragonfly Arty Party” will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. Participants will paint a pastel-inspired acrylic background, apply pre-printed dragonfly and butterfly cutouts and additional embellishments…
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QUINCY — Do you need to get rid of oil-based paint, old household cleaning supplies or lawn and garden chemicals? Illinois residents with these and other types of household hazardous waste who want to do a little cleaning and clear them out of their basements and garages can dispose of these materials at a free…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Grow now and graze later to get the most out of tall fescue pastures. Winter stockpiling cool-season grasses carries cow-calf operations through the winter, the costliest time to feed cattle, says University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Craig Roberts. “If we don’t stockpile, we’ll find ourselves feeding hay or other concentrates…
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SPRINGFIELD – After a one-year interruption last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois State Fair in Springfield is set to reopen Thursday with new attractions and new safety requirements. Among the new requirements, Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II said during a media briefing Friday, will be a mask mandate at…
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On Thursday August 5 the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a disturbance in Denver, IL at approximately 9:07 pm which led to the arrest of a Niota, IL man. Matthew W. Young, 35, was located after the disturbance and arrested on a Hancock County warrant for failure to appear. Young resisted arrest…
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Daily Dirt for Aug. 9, 2021 By Steve Eighinger, Muddy River News Minister of Culture With my love of pasta, there are days when I feel like I should be an honorary Italian. That feeling tends to surface each day around noon. Warning: The following could result in weight gain. Welcome to Vol. 32 of…
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2021-015791, 08/08/2021 @ 06:40:11, 2959 Palmyra Rd , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Alarm – Burglar Officer Assigned 043 Carlin, J R Entered By C69 Helton, C B Adult Suspect False Alarm Administratively Closed 08/08/2021 Adult Compl. False Alarm 08/08/2021 Adult Victim False Alarm 08/08/2021 Public Narrative Burglar alarm reported at 2959 Palmyra Road. 2021-015792, 08/08/2021 @ 06:53:03, 1405 Pearl St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Disturbance – In Progress Officer Assigned 043 Carlin,…
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Blayde Meany (19) for Improper Backing. PTC Meagan Crim (21) for Failure To Reduce Speed to Avoid Accident. PTC William J Edlemon (18) Quincy for Domestic Battery at 429 N 8th. Lodged Scott G Snyder (37) Hannibal, MO for Operate Uninsured Vehicle at 18th and Broadway. NTA Kalexanderia S Sparks (22) Quincy for Operate Uninsured Vehicle and Improper…
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CANTON, Mo. — The most unsettling part of attempting to play collegiate sports during the coronavirus pandemic had to be the daily unknowns. Pat Atwell knows that all too well. With the Heart of America Athletic Conference choosing to proceed with fall sports as planned in 2020, the Culver-Stockton College athletic director tried to keep…
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Upon my re-entry into local journalism, there have been two things I have been consistently hearing from readers, friends or just people I run into around town: “The new site is so much better than the last one and so much better than…well, you know…” (Evolution) “Man, you’re not as big of an asshole as…
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There are three phases of summer. Unfortunately, we’re hitting the homestretch — phase three. Whether you are a parent or grandparent, those carefree days and nights we have grown to love the past few months will soon be traded for the hustle and bustle of kids returning to class and all the related school activities…
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QUINCY — Troy Culbertson was living in Quincy when he learned of 14 people dying and more than 50 being sickened from multiple outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease at the Illinois Veterans Home in 2015. Culbertson, who has worked in the long-term care business for 31 years, replaced Bruce Vaca as the administrator of the Veterans…
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COLCHESTER, Ill. — Hancock County Sheriff Travis Duffy reports that on Aug. 2 deputies investigated a report of criminal sexual assault which led to an arrest. William Christopher Bueker, 36, of Colchester was arrested just after 1 a.m. at his home. The sheriff’s office had received a report of the assault at 11:24 p.m. Aug.…
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Illinois was No. 10 just a few years ago, but diligent efforts by politicians mean Illinois is now No. 2 for the taxes paid on a gallon of gas. The American Petroleum Institute just broke down the taxes on gas in each state and found Illinois charges 77.96 cents per gallon with both federal and state taxes and fees…
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HULL, Ill. – Gardner Camp, in partnership with Whitetails Unlimited, Rivers Edge Chapter, will be the host of a whitetail archery academy for area youths on Aug. 14-15. The academy will provide youths ages 12- 17 with an opportunity to be outside shooting a bow at multiple targets on a variety of archery ranges. Campers will…
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QUINCY — Auditions for Quincy Community Theatre’s next production, “Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook,” will be held Aug. 17 for students in grades 4-12 and adults age 18 and older. All experience levels, ethnicities and races are encouraged to audition. All auditioning actors will read selections from the script that is available on the QCT website…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Cereal rye as a cover crop may reduce waterhemp populations without yield loss in soybean, according to a three-year study at the University of Missouri. MU Extension weed specialist Mandy Bish and a team of researchers studied how planting soybean into living cereal rye — “planting green” — and then terminating the…
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