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2021-020060, 10/03/2021 @ 06:36:24, 721 Center St , Hannibal Nature of Complaint Information Officer Assigned 034 DeLaPorte, R T Entered By C69 Helton, C B Adult Female Involve Information 10/03/2021 Adult Male Compl. Information 10/03/2021 Adult Male Involve Information 10/03/2021 Adult Male Involve Information 10/03/2021 Public Narrative Information reported in the 700 block of Center. 2021-020061, 10/03/2021 @ 06:54:14, Market St US 61, Hannibal Nature of Complaint Check Well Being Officer Assigned 032 Allen, B J …
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TONKAWA, Okla. — A former theater professor at Culver-Stockton College and Western Illinois University faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being charged May 5 with first-degree rape and other felony sex-related charges. Anthony Lee Luetkenhaus, 37, made his first appearance in Kay County District Court on May 7. He…
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QUINCY – The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded Arts Quincy, America’s first arts council, the 2021 Arts Engagement in American Communities Award. The award includes a $10,000 grant to support community arts access projects in the coming year. The award recognizes nonprofits committed to engaging their communities in the arts through robust outreach, multi-disciplinary collaboration…
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SPRINGFIELD – The state’s eviction moratorium expired Sunday, and what comes next for renters will likely depend on their county of residence, as county courts and sheriffs will all have different approaches to executing evictions. The original eviction moratorium was issued in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began shutting down the state and national…
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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration on Thursday announced the awarding of the first $24 million in “Back to Business” grants, a program funded with federal relief aid to help businesses recover and reopen from the pandemic. The announcement took place at a Mexican restaurant in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago, Mi Tierra…
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QUINCY – Quincy University is celebrating Franciscan Heritage Week through Friday. The public is encouraged to join faculty, staff and students at the events hosted by QU Campus Ministry. Masks are required at all events. The week-long celebration began Sunday night with the Transitus Service in the QU Chapel. Transitus, Latin for passage, interactively depicts and commemorates the…
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QUINCY — Prolific author and Lincoln historian Brian R. Dirck, who recently returned from Japan where he was a Fulbright lecturer, will deliver the second Samuel C. Rinella Jr. Memorial Lincoln Lecture at the McHugh Theatre on the campus of Quincy University at 7 p.m. Oct. 29. A professor of history at Anderson University in…
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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — The days are getting shorter, and the temperatures are finally getting cooler, meaning fall has arrived. While many of our gardening activities are starting to wind down, it’s time to start thinking about planting our spring-blooming bulbs. Bulbs such as crocus, tulips, daffodils, as well as a host of others, can provide…
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QUINCY — A Mastering Microsoft Teams class is being offered from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday by John Wood Community College Business and Industry Training. The class is open to the public. No application is necessary. Reservations are required. The class will take place at JWCC’s Workforce Development Center, 4220 Koch’s Lane. This hands-on workshop…
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Weekend Twin Spin: Daily Dirt for Oct. 2-3, 2021A Tom Hanks film festival would be downright awesome Selecting my five favorite Tom Hanks films for Vol. 84 of the Daily Dirt was much more difficult than I expected. That guy has had a quite a career. Here are today’s three thoughts: 1. Hanks was recently voted…
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Maureen Kahn, president/CEO of Blessing Health System, talks about health care and events that recently transpired regarding COVID-19 testing and vaccinations and the health care provider’s policies. Harvey’s Furniture sponsors Muddy River News This Week.
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Pump prices for gas and diesel didn’t change much Friday in Missouri, despite being the first day of a 2.5 cents per gallon increase in the state fuel tax. The cheapest gas in the state was $2.49 a gallon in Springfield, according to GasBuddy.com. That was unchanged from earlier in the week. The most expensive, AAA of…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – “Find Your Spark” is the theme of this year’s National 4-H Week, observed Oct. 3-9. The theme celebrates the resilience of young people who have brought about significant innovations in agriculture and technology, says Lupita Fabregas, director of the University of Missouri Extension 4-H Center for Youth Development. “In Missouri 4-H, we…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Parks & Recreation is hosting the seventh annual Pumpkins in the Park — a pumpkin-decorating contest and exhibit — at Central Park on Oct. 30. The event will be in conjunction with the last day of Central Park Farmers Market. Winners will be announced at noon. The pumpkins will be on…
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HAMILTON, Ill. — A traffic stop at approximately 12:30 a.m. Thursday led to a methamphetamine arrest. A Hancock County sheriff’s deputy was on patrol in Hamilton and conducted a traffic stop on a 2004 Mitsubishi for a traffic violation. A passenger, Bradford D. Howren, 38, of Warsaw was found to have an active Hancock County arrest…
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HAMILTON, Ill. — A traffic stop at approximately 1 a.m. Wednesday led to an arrest of man now changed with possession of less than five grames of methamphetamine. A Hancock County sheriff’s deputy on patrol in Hamilton stopped a 2004 Chevrolet truck for a traffic violation. The driver was on a trip from Jefferson City,…
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HAMILTON, Ill. — A traffic stop around midnight on Friday led to a methamphetamine arrest. A Hancock County sheriff’s deputy was on patrol in Hamilton and conducted a traffic stop on a 2011 Lincoln for a traffic violation. Upon approach of the vehicle, the deputy detected the odor of burnt cannabis. A subsequent search of…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. – Memorial Hospital Foundation, along with Memorial Hospital, Carthage System-Professional Swine Management and Carthage Veterinary Service, will be the host of the Lights of Joy holiday parade at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 2. This parade, featuring local tractors, trucks and side by sides, decorated with holiday décor and lights, will move west on…
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QUINCY — Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing & Health Sciences, 3609 Marx Drive, will host its 33rd annual Teddy Bear Clinic from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. The Teddy Bear Clinic is free and designed for children ages 3-6 and their favorite doll or stuffed toy. The clinic helps children realize the importance of good health…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Museum Folk Life Festival will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. This free family friendly event will feature a bounce house, face painting, a country market, vendors, demonstrators, a Mountain Man demonstrator, live reptile programs, the Quincy Kennel Club square dancing dogs, Quincy Police Department DARE…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University will honor its 2020 and 2021 Heritage Award recipients at an alumni dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Hall of Fame Room during Homecoming Weekend. Tickets for the dinner are $25 apiece. The Heritage Awards are the highest honor bestowed by Quincy University upon outstanding alumna or alumnus. QU has presented the…
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QUINCY — Don Dwyer, an anchor on the WGEM Today morning show since January 2019, was terminated from his job Thursday afternoon because he refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Dwyer was told of his dismissal after a noon meeting with his supervisors at WGEM. “I didn’t know it was coming. I followed every protocol…
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QUINCY — Quincy Superintendent Roy Webb sent an email to faculty and staff with the Quincy School District at noon Friday indicating his plans to retire at the end of the 2021-22 school year. “My wife and I have decided it is time to retire at the end of this school year,” he wrote. “We…
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QUINCY — Brent Fischer was fired from his position as the executive director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board on Sept. 8 after an investigation and three-month suspension with pay, Fischer, who is from Quincy and formerly served as Adams County Sheriff, confirmed his discharge in an interview with Muddy River News…
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Two years of free preschool? Two years of free community college? Sounds too good to be true. Maybe it is. Those proposals are part of President Biden’s $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan. It is promising historic investments across all forms of education — from early childhood to college. The Associated Press reported Monday that the education…
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