MRN TOP 10’s: “Feel Good” stories

December 30, 2023 | By Muddy River News

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Yes, many of our page views come from crime and bad news. But we cover lots of stories of a more positive nature. Content to tug at your heart strings.

Here are our top stories that might make you smile or shed a tear in a good way.

1. FRANKIE SAY: After 27 years, Robert Stellino says goodbye to Quincy – Okay, maybe this one is bittersweet. We were sad to see Roberto and Terry fly south, but we’re glad they left their Tiramisu behind.

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FRANKIE SAY: After 27 years, Robert Stellino says goodbye to Quincy

August 17, 2023 | By Muddy River News

Roberto Stellino and his team have made Quincy’s Tiramisu ristorante one of the region’s premier dining establishments — now at Fourth and Hampshire on the city’s square at Washington Park. The food, the ambiance and the service are elite. After 27 years, Stellino is stepping away from the restaurant. He and his wife, Terri, are…

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2. ‘This is mind blowing’: Quincy girl, 6, gets cameo appearance in Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ movie – Beyonce or Taylor Swift … who ya got?

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'This is mind blowing': Quincy girl, 6, gets cameo appearance in Beyonce's 'Renaissance' movie

December 1, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — Shanice Crider will never forget the day she met Beyonce Knowles when she performed with Destiny’s Child at the Oakley-Lindsay Center on May 27, 2000. Crider is more excited, however, for her daughter’s brief appearance in “Renaissance,” a movie about the world tour Beyonce (you get to drop your last name when you…

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3. ‘The most stunning thing I’ve ever witnessed’: Quincy man says flooding, mud didn’t affect enjoyment of Burning Man event – Sam Dancer in his underwear is always great content.

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'The most stunning thing I've ever witnessed': Quincy man says flooding, mud didn't affect enjoyment of Burning Man event

September 5, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. — The Associated Press reported on Saturday an unusual late-summer storm turned the week-long Burning Man counterculture fest into a sloppy mess on Friday. The story said tens of thousands of partygoers were stuck in foot-deep mud and with no working toilets in the northern Nevada desert. Sam Dancer of Quincy,…

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4. ‘This is just huge’: Quincy man creating three-acre lake on farm to provide free water for Cedar Crest golf course – I mean, Moorman-Wavering Park was kind of a big deal too.

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'This is just huge': Quincy man creating three-acre lake on farm to provide free water for Cedar Crest golf course

December 14, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — A gift from a Quincy man is expected to eventually allow Cedar Crest Country Club to fully irrigate its golf course for the first time since it moved to its current location in February 1979. Crews with County Contractors, Inc., began excavation work Monday on property owned by Paul Mast of Quincy just…

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5. A Whole New World: Greenhaus Café opens as Quincy’s first hookah lounge and café – To Weed or not to weed? That is the question.

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A Whole New World: Greenhaus Café opens as Quincy’s first hookah lounge and café

April 19, 2023 | By Brittany Boll, MRN Content Creator

Greenhaus Café, 212 N. Sixth, opens its doors as Quincy’s first hookah lounge for an open house on Thursday. Owner Beth Busbey invites everyone to come in and enjoy different menu item samples, both hookah and café, free of charge to celebrate her grand opening and the holiday. She will provide tutorials along with full…

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6. Floating circus navigating Mississippi River plans free shows in Canton, Quincy and Hannibal this weekend – Tom and Huck got nothing on these folks.

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Floating circus navigating Mississippi River plans free shows in Canton, Quincy and Hannibal this weekend

August 30, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — A troupe of musicians, circus performers and puppeteers floating along the Mississippi River will be stopping in three cities to give free performances this weekend. The Flotsam River Circus will perform Friday in Mississippi River Park in Canton, Mo., Saturday at Clat Adams Park in Quincy and Sunday in Hannibal during the Big River Steampunk…

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7. Drummer from Quincy to perform Tuesday on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ with up-and-coming band Blondshell – Anna Crane put on a show.

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Drummer from Quincy to perform Tuesday on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' with up-and-coming band Blondshell

April 3, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — Anna Crane took off for Los Angeles when she was 19 years old to chase a career as a drummer, but when the pandemic hit, she briefly considered coming back to Quincy. “I did actually have a moment of doubt,” said Crane, a 2010 graduate of Quincy High School. “My main source of…

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8. Quincy woman and her husband have 2.2 million followers on TikTok. Watch how it happened – This story was posted two years ago and continues to get traction. The power of Tiktok.

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Quincy woman and her husband have 2.2 million followers on TikTok. Watch how it happened

July 1, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

Matt and Abby Howard are high school sweethearts who got married in July 2019 during their sophomore year at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo. Abby (Biswell), who graduated from Quincy (IL) High School in 2017, was traveling to the Muny in St. Louis to perform in summer theater programs when she met Matt, a…

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9. Millikin receives six-figure gift from estate of Quincy man; classroom to be named in his honor – I spent six figures and all I got was this lousy classroom.

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Millikin receives six-figure gift from estate of Quincy man; classroom to be named in his honor

September 25, 2023 | By Muddy River News

DECATUR, Ill. — Millikin University recently received a gift from the estate of Charles Lugo, Class of 1950, which will support several projects and scholarship funds across campus. In a press release, Millikin Alumni and Development senior development director Dan Baker said, “Mr. Lugo’s six-figure gift will support the Campus Renovation Fund, the Student Retention…

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10. ‘This is like a freaking party out here’: K of C raffle rolls over for 93rd time as jackpot reaches $121,001 – Let’s see if the jackpot can get bigger this year.

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'This is like a freaking party out here': K of C raffle rolls over for 93rd time as jackpot reaches $121,001

May 5, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — A simple 50-50 raffle — with a big twist — has turned Thursday nights at the Knights of Columbus grounds on South 36th Street into the biggest must-attend party of the spring. It’s guaranteed to last at least one more week. No one kept attendance figures, but at least a couple thousand people were…

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The rest of the top 25:

11. Miss Quincy wins two competitions on Friday at Miss Illinois pageant
12. Winning Illinois Lottery ticket worth $350,000 bought at Rushville gas station
13. Widmer crowned Adams County Fair Queen
14. ‘It’s like losing an officer’: Quincy Police Department ceremony gives canine his ‘final ride’
15. Quincy battling with three other cities for free indoor pickleball facility — and your daily vote can help
16. Up, up and away: Come take a ride in a WWII fighter plane
17. Quincy Public Library receives $300,000 from estate of longtime Quincy teacher
18. RATT, Vixxen, Slaughter to take stage at Hannibal Riverfront Amphitheater Saturday
19. Another drawing without a winner: Knights of Columbus promises someone will win $132,094 next week
20. Adams County Speedway promoters planning changes for 2024 dirt-track season
21. Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Professions promotes four faculty members
22. Quincy woman representing Illinois in Cherry Blossom Princess Program in Washington, D.C.
23. Tangy, Boudreau named homecoming queen and king at QND; parade set for Thursday night
24. The Hort Report: Best times to water gardens and flowerbeds, and how to prune petunias
25. So which one of our Great Quincy Sandwich Debate selections is your favorite? Time to Vote!