Year in Review
January 1, 2025 | By Muddy River News
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…
Read Full Article January 1, 2025 | By Muddy River News
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…
Read Full Article December 31, 2024 | By Muddy River News
Ashley Conrad visits three days a week with people starting businesses, organizing benefits or promoting events — plus there are weekly “Cawwww-fee Tawwww-lk” chats with Brittany Boll or do’s and don’ts with Don O’Brien of the Better Business Bureau. As always, and most important, Ashley’s hair looks great. Listed below are the top 10 most…
Read Full Article December 30, 2024 | By Muddy River News
Videos of sentencings or related to criminal actions were among the most popular on Muddy River TV+ in 2024, but interviews with controversial figures like Riley Gaines, Steve Homan and Kenzie Vallee also grabbed the interest of viewers. The top videos on Muddy River News in 2024, as determined by MRN analytics: 1. Calling the…
Read Full Article December 29, 2024 | By Muddy River News
What’s the line? “Opinions are like a**holes: Everybody’s got one, and everybody thinks theirs smells nicer than everyone else’s.” Or something like that. Whether you agree with the author or think the author was off their rocker, opinion columns and letters to the editor always are a popular read on Muddy River News. Listed below…
Read Full Article December 28, 2024 | By Muddy River News
The business landscape of Quincy changed dramatically in 2024, though the city won’t realize some of those changes until the next year or two. Tom Marx’s impact can be seen by development, past and current, throughout the city, and the impact of his death remains to be seen. One of the biggest sports developments Quincy…
Read Full Article December 27, 2024 | By Muddy River News
When it came to readers and their concerns about how their tax dollars are handled by local governing bodies, the Hannibal School District grabbed the most popular headlines in 2024. Whether it was Roy Webb changing his mind to become the district’s superintendent, Susan Johnson’s battles with the Hannibal School Board or the financial troubles…
Read Full Article December 21, 2022 | By Steve Eighinger, Muddy River News Minister of Culture and Doctor of Love
Seventeen days until edition No. 500 of The Daily Dirt, but who’s counting, right? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 483 of The Daily Dirt. 1. As 2022 winds down, let’s continue to look back at some of the most important items that have dominated our attention over the past 12 months.…
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