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From stltoday.com – A bear that gained a social media following while wandering hundreds of miles in the Midwest — including a stop in Wentzville — and eventually reached Louisiana has died after being hit by a vehicle, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Wednesday. The male bear dubbed Bruno was euthanized Tuesday…
Read Full Article Travis L. Buhlig (36) 306 Camden Rd, Mount Sterling IL for operating an uninsured vehicle. NTA 174 Jesse R. Bridgman (37) 213 North Ave, Plainville, IL for improper traffic lane usage. PTC 174 Merle Merreighn (43) was arrested for Driving while License Revoked and Operating Uninsured Vehicle. NTA Shyann Churchill (21) was arrested for Operating…
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QUINCY — Quincy University surpassed its $1 million QU Fund goal for the 11th consecutive year, bringing in $1,027,740. The results were announced at a celebration on Wednesday. The QU Fund is comprised of unrestricted giving and gifts for academic departments, student clubs and organizations, and the athletic department. “I am so grateful for the…
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QUINCY — Area Distributors of Quincy recently acquired two local companies: MarLon Business Forms of Quincy and Wade and Dowland Office Equipment of Jacksonville. MarLon is the largest supplier of custom printed labels, business forms, checks and envelopes in the Tri-State area. The products are used in a wide range of packaging, manufacturing, mailing and…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lori Thomas, commissioner for the Heart of America Athletic Conference, recently announced the league’s return-to-play intentions for the 2021-22 academic year. Culver-Stockton College in Canton is one of 14 member schools the conference, which will return to a full schedule in the upcoming year. The fall 2021 slate will kick off…
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On Tuesday, June 29, officers with the Quincy Police Department made a traffic stop involving a black 2005 Dodge Durango. The vehicle fled from officers and was later located at the stoplight at 8th and Broadway. When the driver, Darius Lilly, observed officers for the second time, he disobeyed the traffic light and went northbound…
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Starting at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 30, State Street between South 8th and South 9th Streets will be closed to through traffic. This section will re-open to traffic by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 2. The road is being closed to allow for the replacement of a water service line in the area. Motorists are reminded to…
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Jeff Mays left when Gov. J.B. Pritzker took office in January 2019. And the new administration didn’t immediately start using anti-fraud tools when they started to become available later that year. Chicago Tribune – Under the Rauner administration, IDES was touting a computer upgrade it said provided a “modern and comprehensive fraud detection, prevention, and collection system.”…
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QUINCY — Peter McManus missed his favorite player. McManus, 48, became a fan of Tyler Clark-Chiapparelli during the 2019 season for the Quincy Gems. No summer collegiate baseball leagues had games in 2020, and Clark-Chiapparelli started the 2021 summer season with the Morehead City (N.C.) Marlins of the Coastal Plain League. McManus, who is developmentally…
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QUINCY — Matt Schark’s walk-up music was changed before he stepped to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. The catchy children’s song “Baby Shark” blared instead throughout QU Stadium’s loudspeakers. Three pitches later, Schark had taken a bite out of the Springfield Sliders. Schark belted a home run to…
Read Full Article Kacey L Bales, 35, 133 N 6th for FTA Trespassing at 1336 N 6th. Lodged Ashley N Stratman, 32, 318 Milliners Alley for FTA Transportation of Liqour at 318 Milliners Alley. Lodged Kevin A Bradshaw, 32, 2301 State for Violation of Bail Bond and Violation of Order of Protection at 607 N 8th. Lodged The following are…
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by Amanda Vinicky, WTTW – Major changes to Illinois’ criminal justice system that passed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder will begin to take effect Thursday, including a requirement that police track and report to the state incidents in which officers use a gun on someone, when use of force results in death or…
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MENDON, Ill. — The annual Fourth of July Tractor Pull will be held Sunday at the Adams County Fairgrounds. The event features pullers from the Illinois Farm Pullers Association and the Xcaliber Pulling organization. Gates open at 1:30 p.m., with pulling beginning at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person. Kids age 12 and under are free. Food vendors will…
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RUSHVILLE – The Illinois Department of Public Health has updated its numbers and now says 85 teens and adult staff at The Crossing’s youth camp near Rushville have tested positive for COVID-19. The camp was held earlier this month. One unvaccinated young adult was hospitalized. Although all campers and staff were eligible for vaccination, IDPH…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Juliet Smith has been hired as Douglass Community Services’ first workforce development director. Douglass Community Services assists people with developing the skills needed to find and retain employment through the activities of the Workforce Development department, which houses the Kids in Motion program, Connections to Success and the Court Appointed Special Advocates.…
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by Karen Allen On the morning of Saturday, June 26, family and friends were given the opportunity to gather to reflect and share memories of the lives of Leon & Marilyn Kowalski. Their family hosted a special dedication and blessing of a memorial bench and tree planting in honor of their parents. All in…
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QUINCY — Kasey Schuster grew up near 14th and Oak and remembers spending much of his childhood on the basketball court at Berrian Park on Quincy’s northwest side. “We would walk down here and play, and when I eventually moved out of the neighborhood, I would still come down here and play,” he said. “On…
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QUINCY – At Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting, one of Quincy’s three Police and Fire Commissioners gave an update on the search for the city’s next fire chief. Barry Cheyne, who is on the commission along with Kerry Anders and Steve Meckes, said the commission will spend part of next week conducting in-person interviews of…
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QUINCY — Record-breaking sales in 2020, combined with supply chain problems for getting fireworks out of China this summer, have led to a shortage in fireworks across the United States as the Fourth of July approaches. However, two businesses in Missouri say they have plenty of fireworks available. “We’re really in pretty good shape,” said…
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QUINCY – Muddy River News has learned that Maxamillions will no longer attempt to get a liquor license to place another gaming parlor in Quincy, this one at 19th and Jefferson. Tanner Freiburg said he has dropped the request, which was to go before the Quincy City Council at tonight’s meeting. The Quincy Plan Commission…
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ALTON, Ill. — Sunday night’s Prospect League game at Hopkins Field between the Alton River Dragons and Quincy Gems was suspended after four innings because of lightning and rain, with the host team leading 4-3. The game will be completed at a later date in Quincy because the Gems do not return to Alton this…
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Pritzker’s office didn’t immediately reply when asked Friday if the orders will be extended and did not issue a statement about the reissued orders before the governor’s landing page for executive orders was updated early Friday evening. From The CENTER SQUARE – Gov. J.B. Pritzker Friday extended his COVID-19 executive orders and emergency declarations that were set…
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