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Muddy River News transaction information is obtained from Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration forms accompanying recorded documents. Dates provided may differ from actual transaction or recording dates. Further details may be obtained from the PTAX form or recorded documents. Joshua Boss of Frankford, Mo., sold a residence at 1015 Gerard Avenue in Quincy to Dan…
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I am writing to express my strong opposition to the failed House Bill 4293 that Gov. JB Pritzker is attempting to force on lawmakers throughout the lame-duck session ending on Jan. 7. I am the owner of Sunmed, 5313 Oak, in Quincy. My business has proudly served our community since 2020 by offering high-quality, hemp-derived…
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers could soon make it easier for children in foster care to live with their relatives or other people close to them. Child welfare experts have long touted the benefits of foster children staying with kin. Advocates say those arrangements offer children more stability, decrease the trauma they experience, improve their mental…
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James Estell Hickman, age 85, of Quincy, died on December 26, 2024 at 8:50 am in his home. James was born on February 3, 1939 a son of James “Jack” and Emma Diggs Hickman. He married Dolly Marvella Wilson on November 27, 1982 in Quincy, Illinois. She survives. James attended Douglas High School in Hannibal,…
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QUINCY — A benefit will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at South Side Boat Club for Josh Cooper, who is battling lung cancer and a brain tumor. A double elimination, blind draw pool tournament will be held at the fundraiser. Entry fee is $10. Those attending also can participate in…
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Here’s “How’s the Weather up There?” from Farm and Home Supply. #snOMG #snowmageddon #snowpocalypse
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College (JWCC) has announced the start of its Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program will be on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at its Bella Ease location, 721 Broadway. This program provides people enrolled in or planning to enroll in GED courses an opportunity for free tuition to those who meet eligibility…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Col. Eric T. Olson superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reports it was a relatively safe entrance into the new year for Missouri drivers and boaters. Zero people died and 21 were injured in traffic crashing during the New Year’s holiday counting period from 6 p.m. Dec. 31, 2024 to…
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Reducing paper waste has substantial benefits, not only for the environment but also for yourself as well. Reducing paper waste can allow you to switch to digital alternatives that can help you save money and also increase your efficiency. If you are looking for some actionable ways to reduce paper waste in both personal and…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 Trix and Frosted Flakes also worthy of medal-stand positions … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,160 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The bottom line? It has to taste good. Many of us enjoy a bowl — or even just a handful — of cereal,…
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The Brown County Sheriff’s Office reports the following activity: TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS: Unless stated, no injuries were reported and damage to the vehicle was over $1500.00. 12/27/2024:Susan J. Woodward, Mt. Sterling: Struck a deer on Il 99 @ 1000N Ave. CITATIONS: 12/24/2024:Lauren B. McLeese: Speeding 50/25 MPH Zone. 12/28/2024:Kyle N. Browne, Quincy: Speeding 71/55 MPH Zone.Rainee…
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Hoping and praying everyone had a blessed Christmas and remembered the reason for the Christmas season. Happy New Year, too. Let’s review what you can do with your Christmas tree. I still like to have a live Christmas tree to use on the front porch. Here are things you can do with them and any…
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The most diverse geography, geological formations and assemblage of dinosaur fossils in the United States unfold across the state of South Dakota — from the Eastern Plains and cornfields, to the deserts of the Badlands, to the mountain ranges near the Wyoming and Montana borders. In Spearfish, temperatures dropped 49 degrees in only two minutes…
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Abigail D. Langin, 21, 1601 S. 24th for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident at 18th and Harrison. NTA 113Christy I. Nilsson, 39, 658 Harrison Dr. for Operating Vehicle with Suspended Registration at 6th and State. NTA 128Kierra C. Langin, 21, 626 Maine, Apt. D, for DUI, Uninsured Vehicle and Improper Lane Usage.…
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QUINCY — Josie Layne Snelling was the first baby born in 2025 at Blessing Hospital’s Blessed Beginnings maternity center. She is the fourth daughter of Brittney and Tyler Snelling of Kirksville, Mo. Josie was born at 6:48 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1. She weighed 7 pounds and 3 ounces and was 20 inches long. “We’ve…
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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers in early January could consider easing requirements for residents to change their names, a move proponents say will reduce risks for victims of domestic abuse, transgender residents and others. The measure must clear the full Senate in the first week of January to reach Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk, otherwise it must…
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Memorial Medical Clinic introduces House Calls program for Hancock County residents age 60 and older
CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Medical Clinic has announced the launch of its House Calls program, providing personalized primary care in the comfort of patients’ homes or care facilities. Led by Dr. Michael Ottney, this innovative service will be available to qualified residents of Hancock County age 60 and older. The House Calls program is designed…
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ADAMS COUNTY, Ill. — Adams, Brown, Hancock and Pike counties are being awarded American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 funds through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). EFSP funds are used to supplement local programs providing rent/mortgage, utility, food assistance and emergency shelter. In west central Illinois, United…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — If your new year’s resolution is to learn about pickleball, a class will be offered Tuesday, Jan. 7. “Pickleball 101” will be meet from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. The class is free but registration is required at www.hannibalparks.org Hannibal pickleball enthusiasts Bill Baker and Tom Batenhorst…
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Blessing Hospital A girl was born to Daniel G. Harper Jr. and Casady D. McLaughlin of Hamilton at 2:41 p.m. Dec. 1, 2024.A boy was born to Misgel Barrientos Peralta and Juann Jazmin Banuelos Lazcano of Carthage at 4:29 p.m. Dec. 16, 2024.A girl was born to James and Abby Whiston of Palmyra, Mo., at…
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On this month’s Muddy River Gems brought to you by Dot Foods, learn about one of Quincy’s best kept secrets: A treasure trove of history from all of Adams County’s one room schoolhouses.
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Journalism experts will tell you that readers often flock to bad news — crime, government waste, controversy, you name it. However, readers this year were fascinated by the stories of a restaurant waitress who was retiring after nearly five decades, a mother/daughter queen combo from the Adams County Fair, a Quincy man who saved a…
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Few will be surprised that the legal fight for former Eighth Circuit Judge Robert Adrian, the legal problems for Hannibal attorney Tyler White and the trial of Austin Rodhouse were among the most popular stories for Muddy River News readers in 2024. But who could have guessed an interview of an elderly man born in…
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