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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Saturday is the last day of the Central Park Farmers Market for the 2021 season. Market hours are 7:30 a.m. to noon. Market manager Steve Huse said the vendors have been pleased with the turnout of customers this year. “We have had a lot of new vendors and a lot of new…
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MARK TWAIN LAKE, Mo. — Firewood cutting for personal use will be allowed by permit on designated areas of Mark Twain Lake, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The cutting period will begin Monday and continue through Feb. 25, 2022. Firewood cutting areas may closed for short durations during this period to accommodate hunting seasons,…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department is offering drive-through trick-or-treating on Halloween at Central Fire Station, 906 Vermont, from 4-7 p.m. on Sunday. Parents can pull into Central Fire Station driveway off Ninth Street. Cars can drive through the station. Kids will be entertained by Halloween decorations as they receive treats. Firefighters at neighborhood out-stations…
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QUINCY — Bigger and better. That’s what Terry Traeder is envisioning in 2022 when it comes to the Grand Prix of Karting at South Park, plus the regular bi-monthly competition at TNT Kartways in West Quincy, Mo. “I think the growth in both will continue,” Traeder said. Traeder is a former world champion karter who…
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Many aspects of modern technology might as well be a foreign language to many boomers, including myself. Hopefully, the first of today’s three thoughts will provide some insight in Vol. 111 of the Daily DIrt. 1. The older I get — and I am definitely old — the more I realize how set in their ways…
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2021-022072, 10/28/2021 @ 06:31:04, 500 Head Ln block, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Abandoned Vehicle Officer Assigned 022 Benn, D J Entered By 028 Traw, W J Adult Victim- Abandonment of Motor Veh 10/28/2021 Adult Compl. Abandonment of Motor Veh 10/28/2021 Adult Suspect Abandonment of Motor Veh Unfounded 10/28/2021 Public Narrative Abandoned vehicle 500 Head Ln. 2021-022073, 10/28/2021 @ 06:45:49, x , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Drugs Information Officer Assigned 029 Wilt, M E …
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Olaolu Olatunde (19) 821 N. 18th Quincy, IL for shoplifting at 1723 Broadway. NTA. 168 Denis Delgado reported the passenger window on his 01 Porsche was broken on 10/5/21 109 Yvonne Dudgeon (66) 812 College St. Canton, MO for failure to yield private drive at 29th and Broadway. PTC. 104 Dustin Gillaspie (29) 1112 Adams…
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QUINCY — Bob Weirather has been interested in astronomy since he was 10 years old. “I would take a cardboard tube that you find in a roll of wax paper and said, ‘This is my first telescope,’” he said. “I put plastic lenses in them, made a telescope, and I’d watch a jet airplane take…
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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House late Wednesday gave final passage to a bill that repeals the state’s Parental Notice of Abortion Act, clearing the way for Gov. JB Pritzker to sign it into law. The bill narrowly passed out of the Senate on Tuesday night on a 32-22 vote, with three Democrats voting no and six…
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Senate could vote on bill Thursday; would take effect June 2022 if signed SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House passed a measure Wednesday night that would give employers greater authority to enforce COVID-19 vaccine or testing requirements. The final vote came after 10 p.m. Wednesday, passing on a 64-52 roll call with two present votes. No…
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QUINCY — A yellow giraffe with polka dots named Flower Girl likes to play video games. Flower Girl’s favorite video game involves tractors with flowers. Flower Girl’s friend, a brown cheetah named Cheety, wants to come over to play video games. A red lion named Tiger also wants to play games, but Tiger’s sharp teeth…
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QUINCY — A wide variety of vocal and instrumental selections will performed by area students at John Wood Community College’s Fine Arts Department fall music concert. The event is set for 7 p.m. Friday in the Mary Ellen Orr Auditorium at the Paul Heath Center at 48th and Harrison. JWCC’s concert choir, band and vocal show…
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QUINCY — The Blessing Bariatric Institute has earned the status of nationally accredited metabolic and bariatric surgical center from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, a joint program of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. The accreditation includes an obesity medicine designation and covers…
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Get some popcorn. Turn the lights down low and grab your significant other. It’s scary-movie time as we approach Halloween. Welcome to today’s three thoughts, compliments of Vol. 110 of the Daily Dirt. 1. Halloween is meant for two things: 1. Eating candy, probably lots of it. 2. Watching scary movies.I’ll let you work on…
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QUINCY — The Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern & Southwest Missouri & Southern Illinois recently honored three businesses in the Quincy region with Torch Awards. A Torch Award is the most prestigious honor the BBB can present to exceptional organizations for their dedication to integrity and ethical business practices. “These organizations have truly joined BBB’s mission of advancing marketplace trust in an…
Read Full Article Ameche W. Baldwin (31) 3822 California st. Apt. A, ST. Louis, MO for driving under the influence and operating an uninsured vehicle. Cash bond Wayne A Milsap (56) of Quincy, arrested for FTA Violation Order of Protection at 22nd and College. Lodged 175 Demetrus J. Trass (41) Keokuk, IA for fighting, FTA fighting, FTA theft,…
Read Full Article 2021-021844, 10/26/2021 @ 00:17:06, US 61 James Rd, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Traffic Stop Officer Assigned 034 DeLaPorte, R T Entered By C74 Harp, A L Adult Male Suspect Drive While Susp/Revoked Cleared by Arrest-Adult 10/26/2021 Suspect Fail to Register Mtr Veh Written Warning 10/26/2021 Suspect No Proof of Insurance Cleared by Arrest-Adult…
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QUINCY — Seventeen Quincy Notre Dame music students were recently selected by audition to participate in the ILMEA District IV Festival to be held Nov. 6 at Western Illinois University in Macomb. All-District Band – Elias Rabe, junior, flute; Ella Damm, senior, contra-alto clarinet; Paul Steinkamp, sophomore, trumpet All-District Chorus – Ryan Bergman, sophomore; Olivia Fuqua, senior;…
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Quincy School District Board of Education meetings were moved to the Quincy High School cafeteria to accommodate larger groups of people when they were showing up to speak regarding QPS’s COVID policies. But at Wednesday night’s meeting, there were only about a dozen people in attendance and three people spoke for about 30 minutes to…
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A Quincy woman has entered a guilty plea on three counts of possession of child pornography. Ashley Toohey, 31, will receive three year sentences on two of the counts and a four year sentence on the third and will spend 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Toohey entered her plea on Friday. As…
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QUINCY — The City of Quincy is offering its fall tree planting program. Quincy residents and business owners may buy one tree to be planted on the public right-of-way (between the sidewalk and street) adjacent to their property. “Each year, city crews are forced to remove dozens of trees on public rights of way due…
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QUINCY — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified Burkholderia pseudomallei, the bacteria that causes melioidosis, in an aromatherapy room spray. The contaminated product is the Better Homes and Gardens-branded Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones “Lavender & Chamomile” scent. The spray was sold at Walmart stores and online between February and Oct. 21.…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Citizen scientists are needed to hunt for stink bugs that damage vegetables, field crops and landscape ornamentals. The Great Stink Bug Challenge team seeks citizen scientists ages 12 and older to trap stink bugs and record information about them, says University of Missouri Extension entomologist Kevin Rice. Citizen scientists set out sticky…
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