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Muddy River News This Week: Jim Lieurance, Adams County Speedway

February 20, 2022 — by J. Robert Gough, Publisher

The man who is leading the charge to re-open Quincy’s local dirt track as Quincy Raceways becomes Adams County Speedway talks to MRN Publisher J. Robert Gough

Filed Under: Business, Muddy River TV+, Noteworthy, Top Stories Tagged With: Adams County Speedway, Jim Lieurance, Quincy Raceways

Lieurance points toward April 10 opening for Adams County Speedway

January 21, 2022 — by STEVE EIGHINGER

QUINCY — Jim Lieurance admits he found the outpouring of support to be a rather emotional experience. If pressed, he will admit to probably wiping away a tear or two. When Lieurance, 62, took control of the Adams County Speedway of Illinois — formerly known as Quincy Raceways — in the fall, he knew he […]

Filed Under: Local Matters, Noteworthy, Top Stories Tagged With: Adams County Speedway, Jim Lieurance, Quincy Raceways

Muddy River Top Tens: Enterprise Reporting

December 28, 2021 — by J. Robert Gough, Publisher

As we wrap up 2021, Muddy River News looks back at its most read stories. These are the rankings according to our analytics, not personal preferences.

Filed Under: Noteworthy, Top Stories Tagged With: ABBY HOWARD, Don Dwyer, Dylan Austin, JONATHAN VAN NESS, Kathi Dooley, LAWRENCE, MATT HOWARD, Quincy Raceways, TOP TEN

Broadway Bullring back in business: dirt-track racing to return to Adams County Speedway in Spring 2022

October 20, 2021 — by Steve Eighinger

QUINCY – The track is back! And it has a new name. Owner Paul Holtschlag announced Wednesday that Jimmy Lieurance will be taking over as director of operations at Adams County Speedway, formerly known as Quincy Raceways, and that the .29-mile track at 8000 Broadway will reopen in spring 2022.  Lieurance will be leasing the […]

Filed Under: Business, Noteworthy, Top Stories Tagged With: Broadway Bullring, Quincy Raceways

“I think it’s over”: Quincy Raceways continues to sit idle

August 12, 2021 — by Steve Eighinger

QUINCY — Kim Abbott wears her feelings on her sleeve, especially when it comes to dirt-track racing. “It is sad … and it’s also pretty depressing,” said Abbott, the only female track champion in the long and storied history of Quincy Raceways, which for the second straight year sits idle at its familiar 8000 Broadway […]

Filed Under: Business, Sports Tagged With: Bob Scott, Paul Holtschlag, Quincy Raceways

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Quincy’s Sixth Street Promenade to get $2.4 million state Main Street grant; Pittsfield getting $2.8 million for work on Monroe Street

by Muddy River News

QUINCY — The second time was the charm. In 2020, The City of Quincy Quincy applied for a $1.03-million IDOT grant to help pay for the Sixth Street Promenade, but it was rejected. But today, Governor JB Pritzker announced that Quincy was of several communities to receive part of $215 million … ...Read Full Article about Quincy’s Sixth Street Promenade to get $2.4 million state Main Street grant; Pittsfield getting $2.8 million for work on Monroe Street

Tribune report shows six of 10 Illinoisans drinking tap water with toxic chemicals; Conte says chemicals found in Quincy but don’t pose serious threat

by David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — A recent investigation by the Chicago Tribune says more than 8 million people in the state — 6 out of every 10 Illinoisans — are drinking tap water with toxic chemicals that build up in human blood, cause cancer and other diseases and take years to leave the body. Recent testing by the … ...Read Full Article about Tribune report shows six of 10 Illinoisans drinking tap water with toxic chemicals; Conte says chemicals found in Quincy but don’t pose serious threat

QU adds fraternity, sorority; university hopes to raise $175,000 to upgrade houses on 18th Street

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QUINCY — People driving north on 18th Street past Quincy University in the past week may have noticed fresh paint and other modifications to the houses that make up the school’s Greek Row. Through a donation of $25,000, QU has started the first phase of a remodeling … ...Read Full Article about QU adds fraternity, sorority; university hopes to raise $175,000 to upgrade houses on 18th Street

Paul Lange: Mendon’s Man of La Mancha looking for financial help in race against Miller

by J. Robert Gough, Publisher

QUINCY — Paul Lange believes someone should always have a choice when they walk into a voting booth. Lange, 67, is recently retired commodities broker who worked in Quincy but lives near Mendon. He has thrown his hat into the ring to run as the Democratic candidate for Illinois' 15th … ...Read Full Article about Paul Lange: Mendon’s Man of La Mancha looking for financial help in race against Miller

‘Humiliating and embarrassing’: Adams County assistant state’s attorney fired after just four months on job

by David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — An assistant state’s attorney for Adams County was let go last week after working for just four months, and the verdicts in three parental rights cases he tried in juvenile court this summer were vacated because he was not licensed to practice law in Illinois. Pruitt Holcombe, who came … ...Read Full Article about ‘Humiliating and embarrassing’: Adams County assistant state’s attorney fired after just four months on job

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