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State trooper who helped sex trafficking victim, firefighter who rescued farmer from grain bin honored at Exchange Club luncheon

March 18, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — Trooper Jarred Hester was on patrol in Hancock County for the Illinois State Police on Dec. 19 when he saw a young female walking along the side of the road at 2 o’clock in the morning. He learned she had been the victim of aggravated domestic battery, and he suspected she was a…