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By TESSA WEINBERGMissouri Independent As a new surge of COVID cases overtakes Missouri, businesses, healthcare providers and houses of worship will soon be shielded from most COVID-related lawsuits under a bill Gov. Mike Parson signed Wednesday. Senate Bill 51, sponsored by Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, provides sweeping protections for businesses unless a high standard of…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Blessing Health System and Russell-HBD Construction of Davenport, Iowa, were recognized for the construction of the Blessing Health Center, 4800 Maine. The Blessing Health Center finished in second place in the Mid America Class in the 2020 Keystone Awards competition, organized by the Associated General Contractors of America, for projects valued between $10…
Read Full Article QUINCY — HyVee stores at 3700 Broadway and 1400 Harrison are joining other Hy-Vee stores across Central Illinois on Saturday and Sunday to raise funds for the 17th annual Quincy to Peoria St. Jude Run. Customers will have the option to round up their totals in the checkout lanes, with the extra amount being donated to…
Read Full Article Blessing Health System has secured a $393,012 federal grant to expand its telemedicine and patient remote monitoring technologies. Two Blessing projects were among 36 projects nationwide selected to receive funding from the Federal Communications Commission’s “Connected Care Grant,” a pilot program that will provide funding for selected projects to cover 85 percent of the eligible…
Read Full Article From THE MISSOURI TIMES – Missourians who received erroneous federal COVID-19 unemploymentoverpayments could soon be able to seek a waiver from recovery through the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, it announced Tuesday. The potential waiver only applies to federal overpayments given from Feb. 8, 2020, through June 12, 2021, under the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance…
Read Full Article by Jim Dewey HANNIBAL – Utility vehicles will soon be allowed on Hannibal streets. The Hannibal City Council has given second and final reading to an ordinance that will allow UTVs to operate on most city streets. City Attorney James Lemon says the vehicles will not be allowed on highways. The vehicles must be inspected…
Read Full Article Felicia Dominguez (22) was arrested for Shoplifting. NTA -121 Jose N. Hurt (23) was arrested for Failure to Yield – Left Turn. PTC – 126 Jermaine Q. Harper (21) was arrested on warrant for FTA Driving While License Suspended and an O.V. warrant for FTA Fleeing on Foot.NTA -140 James Altgilbers (38) was arrested on…
Read Full Article QUINCY — After blowing a five-run lead, the Quincy Gems missed chances to tie the game in the eighth and ninth innings and lost 13-12 to the Cape Catfish on Tuesday night in a Prospect League game at QU Stadium. The Catfish trailed 8-3 after six innings. Their rally started with two runs in the…
Read Full Article Adams Saloon is located at 1619 N. 735th Avenue, Liberty (It’s in Adams, but has a Liberty address). The Doggie Derby starts at 2:30 pm and Coyote Bill starts playing at 6 pm. The Western Catholic Union is sponsoring the event.
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University has announced local high school graduate Jordan Lepper as the 2021 Bishop’s Scholarship recipient. Lepper recently graduated from Quincy Notre Dame School with honors and will be a freshman at QU this fall. “I am excited for both Jordan and Quincy University to award the Bishop’s Scholarship to a student who…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Steven Homan made a court appearance Tuesday morning and his attorney asked for more time for discovery. Michael Mettes, an associate with the St. Louis firm of Rosenblum, Schwartz & Fry, appeared on behalf of Scott Rosenblum, who Homan retained as counsel. Mettes said multiple DVDs must be exchanged regarding the case between…
Read Full Article Caleb L Hines, 22, Quincy, for FTA driving while license suspended at 11th and Chestnut. Lodged. 151 Leanndra D Humphrey, 35, Quincy, for domestic battery in the 500 block of Lind. Lodged. 151 Coley S. Freeman, 28, Coatsburg, for FTA possession of meth, FTA driving while license suspended and new charges of possession of meth…
Read Full Article WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) on June 25 announced a $24 million loan to Quincy University through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program. The loan will be used to provide long-term financing by refinancing existing debt on property located with Quincy University. The…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The executive committee of the Adams County Board can move forward with three projects that will be paid for with money the county has received from the American Rescue Plan Act. Bret Austin, finance chairman for the Adams County Board, said in Monday night’s executive committee meeting that representatives from Bellwether LLC in…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Join Arts Quincy at the Jackson-Lincoln Swimming Complex, 701 N. 8th, on Tuesday for a free summer arts celebration. Quincy High School’s Marching Blue Devils Drumline will open the event with live music at 6 p.m. Blessing Health System also will serve a free dinner at 6 pm. The menu consists of barbecue…
Read Full Article BARRY, Ill. — Not many golfers get one swing for $1 million. So when Tim Schrage hit his 6 iron from 177 yards and watched it sail toward the green at Bow Lake Golf Course on Saturday, he … um … well, let him describe it. “I started puking a little bit,” he said with…
Read Full Article MRN GM/Publisher Bob Gough talks with Steve Lucie and Nikki Buehler, who are working toward schools being mask-optional for the upcoming school year.
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Gems scored three runs in the top of the eighth to tie the score at 4-4, but they gave up two in the bottom of the eighth to lose 6-4 to the Clinton LumberKings on Sunday night in a Prospect League game at NelsonCorp Field. The Gems (16-16, 3-2 in second…
Read Full Article From Chicago Tribune – If you’re one of the 76,000 Illinois residents who received $123 million in excess regular unemployment benefits since the pandemic hit, you may be able to keep the money — as long as you haven’t already repaid it. Signed into law Friday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, new legislation allows people who…
Read Full Article Tiffany R Browning, 37 for FTA Home Invasion and FTA Domestic Battery at 4221 Kimstead Dr. Lodged Laura M Fowler, 33 for FTA Lewis County Warrant at 45th and State. Lodged Javier A Verduzco Rodriguez, 24, 724 N 22nd for Domestic Battery at 724 N 22nd. Lodged Robert E Bouchez, 62, Payson, IL for Improper Lane Usage…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Tony Grootens officially announced his run for Adams County Sheriff Saturday during the opening of the Freedom Fest at Clat Adams Park. Grootens, a Republican, had informally announced his intentions in other venues, including a meeting at the Quincy Tea Party and he had several blue-shirted supporters walking alongside during this year’s Dogwood…
Read Full Article by Jim Dewey HANNIBAL – Hannibal’s new official Tom and Becky were named during ceremonies following the annual Fourth of July parade. Jaxson Lay and Greta Welch will be the official Ambassadors for the city until next July when their successors are selected. Jaxson Lay, son of Matthew Lay and Edie Graupman, is the official…
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