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‘It’s great that our citizens noticed it’: Frankenhoff explains miscommunication about Paul Dennis parking lot change
QUINCY — Quincy Park Board Commissioner John Frankenhoff took a moment during Wednesday’s Quincy Park Board meeting to clarify an issue involving the parking lot at the Paul Dennis Soccer Complex. Representatives from Diamond Construction informed Rome Frericks, executive director of the Quincy Park District, and Matt Higley,...
Real estate transfers in Adams County from Aug. 5-9, 2024
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. Walter D. Horton and Naomi F. Horton of Basco sold a...
Great River Honor Flight Mission No. 72 scheduled for Thursday will take veteran count over 2,300
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Great River Honor Flight’s fourth mission of 2024, No. 72, will take place on Thursday, Aug. 15. The departure and return of the mission will be from the campus of Hannibal-LaGrange University. The trip will follow the itinerary of the past 15 years. It starts with a 2:30 a.m. departure for a bus ride to Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. A charter bus will bring them back to the HLGU basketball arena for a homecoming at approximately 10:15 p.m.
Adams County Board approves 17 new housing projects through GROW program
ADAMS COUNTY, Ill. (KHQA) — After recent housing study between the city, county, and the Great River Economic Development Foundation, showed that there are nearly 600 jobs available in Adams County that pay more than $36,000 dollars a year, but only 104 residential units available. This data led to...
County Board claws back $200,000 from Riverfront project
QUINCY — Citing a lack of tangible progress regarding concrete plans moving forward, the Adams County Board voted to pull back the $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding it had previously committed to the Riverfront Development Corporation. The money was to be used in conjunction with a state...
Community invited to honor Debbie Reed at Chaddock's annual Rose Tea event on September 8
Quincy, Ill. (KHQA) — The community is invited to remember and honor late Chaddock CEO, Debbie Reed, at their annual Rose Tea event. Chaddock is announcing the return of their Annual Rose Tea to be held on Sunday, September 8th at 2:00 p.m. on their campus at 205 South 24th Street.
Palmyra Fire Department to build new station in Taylor, Missouri
TAYLOR, Mo. (KHQA) — The Palmyra Fire Department announced they will be constructing a new station in Taylor, Missouri. The announcement for a new satellite station is due to an uptick in calls in the Taylor and West Quincy area. The station is being paid for through funds that...
Anonymous donor gifts 250 pounds of beef to Ralls County NECAC
NEW LONDON, Mo. (KHQA) — The Northeast Community Action Corporation (NECAC) of Ralls County received a generous donation of 250 pounds of ground wagyu beef this week. According to Stephanie Dunker with NECAC, she received a call Tuesday to go pick up the donation from an anonymous donor. The...
Philpot promises Park District will honor contract to make $50,000 in improvements on two Wavering T-Ball fields
QUINCY — Quincy Park Board President Mark Philpot said the Quincy Park District will honor an agreement made with Darin Dodd, founder of Qtown Tournaments, to make $50,000 worth of improvements in 2025 to one of the two T-ball fields in the Wavering Park complex. “It was on paper,...
County Board green lights $740,000 in housing funding
QUINCY — The Adams County Board has approved the first grant allocations from the $1 million set aside for housing out of American Rescue Plan Act dollars. There were 21 applicants for the Growing Residential Opportunities County-Wide (GROW) program and 17 were awarded funds totaling $740,000. The Great River...
100 local 4-H members show general projects at Illinois State Fair in Springfield
More than 100 4-H members from Adams, Brown, Hancock, Schuyler and Pike counties competed Aug. 11 at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield with their 4-H general projects in areas ranging from welding to photography and more. Six local 4-H members — Marissa Mintle, Everett Hodgson and Claire Taute of...
United Way brings Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to Adams County
Quincy, Ill. (KHQA) — United Way of Adams County is teaming up with Dolly Parton to bring her imagination library program to Adams County. United Way will launch Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for Adams County with a special event on Saturday morning, September 7th, at the Quincy Public Library from 10:00 a.m. to noon.
Quincy Park Board, local boaters voice concerns with Art Keller Marina future
QUINCY, Ill. (KHQA) — The Art Keller Marina on Quinsippi Island has long served the community as a location for residents to dock their boats year-round. In the last few years, the marina has seen a decrease in slips being used, as well as maintenance issues that have exceeded the park board's budget.
No details yet on referendum proposal, but Park Board reinstates boating committee to see if marina can succeed
QUINCY — About 35 people from Quincy’s boating community attended the Quincy Park Board meeting Wednesday night to learn more about a possible advisory referendum that could help determine the future of Art Keller Marina. No plans for the referendum were determined, but boaters learned from Park Board...
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