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QUINCY — Sara Reuschel wasn’t actively looking to leave her position as the executive director of the Quincy Community Theatre. “If you would have talked to me about two or three months ago, I would have told you I was going to retire from the theater,” she said. “There was not a job that I…
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QUINCY — Applications for positions at the Quincy Police Department are available at Quincy City Hall. 730 Maine, or by visiting the City of Quincy website: http://www.quincyil.gov/employment. Applications must be submitted to the Board of Fire & Police Commissioners at 730 Maine, Suite 123, no later than 4:30 p.m. Nov. 30. The application also may be…
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QUINCY – Quincy University and Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences will host a nursing and health sciences visit day on Nov. 5. Visit days are scheduled throughout the year specifically for prospective students. Students and their families will join other prospective students for special programming and events geared toward giving them a…
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Ryan S Morrison (38) 913 Anne for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid Accident in the 800 block of S 36th PTC Megan F Holt (30) Monroe City Mo for Improper Lane Usage at 36th & Broadway PTC Shakerra Y. Hedrick (30) Quincy for FTA Theft x 2 and Possession of Controlled Substance. Lodged Wayne A.…
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422 N Main St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Alarm – Burglar Officer Assigned 034 DeLaPorte, R T Entered By C52 Holley, B P Adult Compl. False Alarm 10/18/2021 Adult Victim False Alarm 10/18/2021 Adult Suspect False Alarm Administratively Closed 10/18/2021 Public Narrative Alarm reported at 422 N Main St. 2021-021303, 10/18/2021…
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Rarely in my movie-going life have I left a theater with such a feeling of approval as I did after seeing “No Time to Die.” If there is such a thing as a perfect film, this may it. Welcome to today’s three thoughts and Vol. 101 of the Daily Dirt: 1. I was finally able…
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QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office has started a campaign to promote its Facebook page. “Things to Know From ASCO” will highlight the sheriff’s office’s involvement in community events, crime prevention, employment opportunities at the sheriff’s office, recovered pets and community safety projects. The first highlighted initiative is the “9 p.m. check.” The sheriff’s…
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QUINCY — A Macomb man is in the Adams County Jail and has been charged with the burglaries of several vehicles in Adams County and Brown County. Officers with the Quincy Police Department took several reports on or about Oct. 15 of vehicles being burglarized in the southwest area of Quincy. After a significant investigation,…
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On Saturday, Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG or Sinclair), the parent company of local CBS/ABC affiliate KHQA, identified and began to investigate what it called “a potential security incident” On Sunday, SBG officials identified that certain servers and workstations in its environment were encrypted with ransomware, and that certain office and operational networks were disrupted. Data…
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QUINCY — Fire Station 6 at 24th and Cedar was briefly closed twice in the past 30 days because of a lack of available firefighters. “A guy called in sick in the morning. We had four guys in Chicago training, and we had some guys taking vacation days,” Fire Chief Bernie Vahlkamp said of the…
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Observing and being involved in state and local politics over the last few years has been fascinating, interesting and exhausting. Lately, the exhausting part has seemed to have gained a grip on us. Republicans and Democrats, nationally and locally, are split amongst themselves. We see the infighting nationally on FOX News, MSNBC or CNN. We…
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0/17/2021 @ 00:16:30, 2713 Laclede St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Domestic Disturbance Officer Assigned 025 Hamm, A N Entered By C62 Potter, L M Adult Male Suspect Domestic Assault 3rd Degree Cleared by Arrest-Adult 10/17/2021 Victim Domestic Assault 3rd Degree 10/17/2021 Adult Female Compl. Domestic Assault 3rd Degree 10/17/2021 Witness Domestic…
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I recently was in Chicago and boarding a plane at O’Hare when I saw something called a cannabis amnesty box. Does the airport in Quincy have a cannabis amnesty box? Marijuana became legal in Illinois on Jan. 1, 2020. Airports in Chicago immediately set up “cannabis amnesty boxes” that allowed travelers departing the state to…
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Today’s three thoughts represent Vol. 100 of the Daily Dirt. Let’s celebrate with one of our favorite subjects: Music. Sit down, relax and have a Mountain Dew (with ice, of course): 1. I stumbled across an incredibly interesting piece of literature on the pretty-eight-machine.com website that ranked each year by the quality of pop music…
Read Full Article Toby Chambers (25) Macomb, IL for Burglary to Vehicle at 315 S. 5th Street. Lodged Johannes Holdiman (24) 1817 Klauser Dr. Hancock County Warrant for FTA DUI. Lodged Jared Newton (26) Hannibal, MO Driving while revoked and Speeding. NTA – Bailey Powers (23) 1800 Koch’s Lane for Disregard stop sign and operating uninsured motor vehicle…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The annual meeting of the Friends of the Hannibal Free Public Library will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The agenda for the meeting includes election of officers and planning activities for the upcoming year. Returning friends are welcome. New friends are invited to attend. Contact Hallie Yundt Silver at 573-221-0222 for more information.
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MEYER, Ill. — The Red Dog Saloon recently presented a check for $36,000 for Fishing for Freedom Quincy after its fundraising efforts this year. This year’s event offered sand volleyball, silent auctions, raffles, kids activities, food and live entertainment, with music entertainment offered by Tim Hart and Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooter. Fishing…
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The University of Missouri System allowed a mask mandate for its four campuses to expire Friday. Last month, the Board of Curators extended a rule that face masks be worn in classrooms by a 5-4 vote. That policy was scheduled to end at the close of Friday, and a meeting notice had not been posted this…
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Daily Dirt for Oct. 17, 2021The times, they are a changing. That’s what Bob Dylan once told us. And Bob is still correct, as you’ll see in today’s three thoughts for Vol. 99 of the Daily Dirt: 1. The next time you are sitting in your favorite recliner — with a beverage close at hand, of…
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SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly released a proposed set of new congressional district maps Friday, just days before lawmakers return to the Statehouse for the start of their fall veto session, which begins Oct. 19. All states redraw their congressional districts following each decennial census. The proposed new maps reflect the fact that Illinois…
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SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker’s campaign released summary documents of his 2020 tax returns Friday, which showed the first family reporting $5.14 million in adjusted gross income, all from taxable interest and dividends. The campaign released seven pages summarizing the governor’s and first lady MK Pritzker’s returns, which were prepared by Deloitte Tax LLP. It…
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QUINCY — It came without warning, that single glance in the mirror that left me dumbfounded. “YIKES! What on earth has happened here?” Sure. I knew I’d gained eight pounds since March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic. I knew I’d sort’ve tried to stay healthy at home, walking…
Read Full Article From cowboys to Cosell, today’s three thoughts promise to run the Daily Dirt gamut. Welcome to Vol. 98. 1. Regular readers of this space know of my love for old western TV shows and cowboy-themed movies. I keep waiting for that genre of films and program to make a comeback. Realistically, I know that will…
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