VALENTINE’S DAY WITH THE YUM FACTORY
Ashley and Brittany take a field trip to The Yum Factory where Brittany Meyer shows off some great Valentine’s Day treats including chocolate covered strawberries, boozy lotus and espresso martini drinks and charcuterie.
Read MoreGOP FORUM
The Quincy Tea Party hosted a forum for candidates to speak who are running for office in 2024. The primary is March 19. Speaking were Eric Snellgrove and Kyle Moore, who are running for the Illinois House of Representative’s 99th District. Also speaking at the event were Judge Amy Lannerd, who is running for Fourth…
Read MoreVALENTINE’S DAY TREATS AT THE LIQUOR BOOTH
Our buddy Dues hooks Ashley and Brittany up with some tasty treats for Valentine’s Day at The Liquor Booth. Watch to the end to find out what is in the spray can. Yes, it was a big hit.
Read MoreChristina Engle
The mother of a two-month-old who was killed by the mother’s friend speaks out with MRN’s David Adam
Read MoreSHOTTENKIRK
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Scott Steward and Aaron Peters with Shottenkirk Toyota about the car business. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read MoreAnthony Oliver
Brittany, Bobby and Ashley talk about fan and parent behavior at local sporting events then Anthony Oliver stops in to talk about old radio days, concerts, Backwaters and working with kids.
Read MoreRYAN HINKAMPER
Frankie Murphy-Giesing talks to Ryan Hinkamper about football and politics.
Read MoreGROUNDHOG DAY
Meteorologist Brent Clair gives us a little Groundhog Day trivia and tells us what we can expect weather-wise for the next couple of weeks.
Read MoreRILEY GAINES
MRN’s Megan Duncan chats with Riley Gaines before her appearance at Hannibal LaGrange University on Wednesday, January, 31, 2024
Read MoreThe Range at KC and Twain Talk
The guys who are turning the Knights of Columbus Driving Range into a state of the art year round golf facility, Trevor Beck, Nick Hiland and Kelby Rescinito sit down with Ashley to share their vision. Megan Duncan also talks about buildings falling down in Hannibal.
Read MoreFROM CUFFS TO CHRIST
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to the author of From Cuffs to Christ is a must-read if you or someone you love uses Xanax, works in a prison system, or will soon be incarcerated. Kevin Zeiger’s story offers hope for so many who are hurting from addiction, depression, anxiety, and other challenges in their lives. …
Read MoreThe Health and Wellness Foundation of Pike Co. and Coffee Talk
Patricia McIntosh of the Health And Wellness Foundation Of Pike County stops in to talk about the organization that has its roots from the Illini Community Hospital Foundation. Then Ashley and Brittany talk about Pothole Season in Quincy.
Read MoreCANCER CAREGIVERS AND EATING DISORDERS
Ashley talks to Shari Robesky with Quincy Medical Group about helping cancer caregivers and Lauren Johnston about a play that deals with how to cope with eating disorders in “This is my brave”.
Read MoreEpisode 6
Ron Kinscherf and Chaplain Carla Green discuss how business owners can align their business mission with Godly principles and create more purpose in their work. God@Work is sponsored by Activate U.
Read MoreRachel Bringer-Shepherd
The judge and former state representative for Northeast Missouri is retiring at the end of the year. MRN’s David Adam talks to Judge Rachel Bringer-Shepherd about her career and legal work she still wants to tackle.
Read MoreDempsey, Dempsey and Hilts
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to attorney Courtney Hilts with Dempsey, Dempsey and Hilts about Social Security disability options and other legal matters. Mercantile Bank sponsors Business Spotlight.
Read MoreSarah Quinn Deien
Randy Phillips joins Bobby and Brittany to talk about the good old days at KHQA when Randy, Bobby, Brittany’s mom and Sarah Deien all worked there. Randy also gets you ready for the next Muddy River Gems, which will debut Feb. 5.
Read MoreKate Daniels
Frankie Murphy-Giesing chats with Kate Daniels, chair of the Adams County Democratic Central Committee, about a variety of national topics.
Read MoreChuck Scholz and Megan Duncan
Ashley talks to former Quincy Mayor Chuck Scholz about accepting this year’s Friend of Catholic Education Award on behalf of his family and Megan Duncan talks about her husband’s encounter with a snowplow on Mo. 79 that led to him getting a new truck.
Read MoreGREAT RIVER EAGLE DAYS AND COFFEE TALK
It’s perfect eagle watching weather on the Mississippi and there’s no better way to watch and learn about our national symbol than taking part in Great River Eagle Days this weekend. Ashley gets the details before she and Brittany dive into Coffee Talk.
Read MoreBusiness Big Picture, Vol. 6
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Jason Watkins with Strategic Management Consulting about how making your small business more efficient. PAID PROMOTION
Read MoreDancing with the Local Stars and Prom Unlimited
Lots of fun and dancing going on as Drew Quintero stops by to talk about Cornerstone’s upcoming Dancing with the Local Stars and Paul Hathaway with No Limits Special Needs Ministry tells us what Prom Unlimited is all about.
Read MoreBRIANNA RIVERA, THE DISTRICT
MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to the executive director of The District as she steps into her new role just before the downtown organization’s annual meeting.
Read MoreAshley’s hair, Brittany’s car and the Head Cowboy in Charge
Ashley Conrad and Brittany Boll briefly visit with Muddy River News Editor David Adam to talk about Ashley’s trip to the salon, Brittany’s car problems and the news about the Range at KC project. Ashley and Brittany then meet with Terry Good, a Professional Bull Riders photographer and a retired sergeant with the Drug Enforcement…
Read MoreQUINCY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf gets us caught up on what’s happening at the Quincy Public Library.
Read MoreDavid Samuels
Frankie Murphy-Giesing talks to David Samuels about today’s political culture and changing jobs.
Read MoreDomestics, Etc.
Ashley talks to Joy Berhorst with Domestics, Etc. about her boutique store on Sixth Street and her closing of her store in the Quincy Town Center, where she has had a second shop since 2009.
Read MoreLewis Co. GOP Dinner and Ash and Brit talk Doomsday
Lewis County GOP Chairman Dan Musholt stops by to talk about the upcoming Lewis County’s annual Republican Dinner and the Missouri Caucuses in February. Then, Ashley and Brittany discuss doomsday scenarios, ranging from the cold, the bomb or the sun on a very happy and inspirational Coffee Talk.
Read MoreA special benefit and a new mobile bar coming to town
Bob Gough fills in and talks to Brittney Welch, who is helping organize a benefit for Alex Hickey, who has acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The benefit is Sunday, Jan. 21 at South Side Boat Club, 11 a.m. to 6 :00 p.m. Then Tammy Ray stops by to talk about her new mobile bar that will be…
Read MoreNicole Taylor, Miss Quincy
Nicole Taylor took an untraditional path to becoming Miss Quincy as this was the first pageant she had ever entered. MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to her about her passion for the outdoors and representing Quincy at Miss Illinois.
Read MoreLOGAN KAMMERER
Ashley, Bobby and Brittany give thanks to QPD and their efforts in Thursday’s shooting. Prayers and best wishes for the officers involved and the department as a whole. Brittany then makes fun of Bobby’s driving and then we get to listen to the talented Logan Kammerer play his guitar. Ashley and Logan are cousins. She’s…
Read MoreROME FRERICKS
Frankie Murphy Giesing talks to the executive director of the Quincy Park District about what it’s going to take to bring the Paul Dennis Soccer Complex back to life and the explosion of participation in their overall youth sports programming.
Read MoreMORGAN AND AUBREE WIDMER
Morgan Widmer, the 2023 Adams County Fair Queen, is heading to Springfield and the Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant this weekend. She and her sister, Aubree, talk about the preparation.
Read MoreMORE SNOW AND BITTER COLD ON THE WAY
Meteorologist Brent Clair tells us that this weekend is going to be bitter and nasty.
Read MorePictures of sand and snow and Coffee Talk about migrants
Ethan Beckler of 1of1 Images has some amazing art using photographs of snowflakes, sand and bugs. It’s much cooler than it sounds. Ashley and Brittany discuss migrants following the Quincy City Council discussion on the issue.
Read MoreEpisode 5
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Chaplain Carla Green about workplace culture and how God fits into that environment. God@Work is sponsored by Activate U.
Read MoreWEEMS ARREST NEWS CONFERENCE
Quincy Police Chief Adam Yates said the investigation had been ongoing since Lawton was shot in May 2023. There had been reports of Weems being in Chicago and also in the St. Charles, Mo. area.
Read MoreSnowmageddon …but first, DOB and the BBB
Meteorologist Brent Clair gives us the latest on this week’s snow. Teachers and kids have started their snow day dances, even though they haven’t had a full week of school in a month. Don O’Brien from the Better Business Bureau gives Ashley five resolutions to make sure she doesn’t get scammed this year.
Read MoreDan Veihl, The Butcher Block
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Dan Veihl of The Butcher Block about the lost art of meat cutting and running a small business today. Mercantile Bank sponsors The Business Spotlight.
Read MoreUpdated Forecast for the week of Jan. 7
Meteorologist Brent Clair checks in to give us a snow update for next week’s forecast.
Read MoreAdam Yates
We convince Quincy Police Chief Adam Yates to lose the uniform for a day, but his cocktail was Diet Pepsi. Ashley and Brittany made up for his drinking (Okay, Bob was in on that too). Adam talks about some non-police issues and some on the job stuff as he wraps up a year as chief.…
Read MoreAdam Booth
Frankie Murphy-Giesing talks to businessman Adam Booth about the local economy and ways to improve it. They also dip their toes in some national issues, including Adam’s beloved Crimson Tide.
Read MoreDAILY MUDDY: Helping the Homeless and Twain Talk
Ashley talks to Mary Francis Barthel with Blessing Hospital about a group working to help out Quincy’s homeless population and Megan Duncan gets us caught up on what’s been going on in Hannibal with another installment of “Twain Talk”.
Read MoreSkilled nursing care and Coffee Talk
Ashley talks to Tammy Harr with Blessing Skilled Nursing Care about the service they offer. Then, Ashley and Brittany get in their first Coffee Talk of the new year.
Read MoreSpringfield’s Pillsbury Mills plant
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips take you inside the Pillsbury Mills plant, where a group looks to bring new life to a long-abandoned structure in the heart of the state capital. In 2019, a community working group started meeting to discuss the public safety and environmental issues posed by the site. They…
Read MoreLimitless Medical
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Dr. Justin Felsman with Limitless Medical about how chiropractic care has evolved and the other services offered. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read More2023 and the Year That Was
Ashley, Bobby and Brittany reflect on 2023, the good, the bad and the ugly in a very special edition of Club Muddy.
Read MoreHannibal Regional Auxiliary and restoring Riverview Park
Ashley chats with J.D. Dodd of Hannibal Regional about how you can volunteer to be a part of their auxiliary team and Kristy Trevathan talks about the effort to restore Hannibal’s Riverview Park.
Read MoreSnow? Really? When?
Meteorologist Brent Clair said we might finally see a little snow. Might. Maybe. Here’s his forecast.
Read MorePaul Havermale
The former Quincy alderman is heading up the new Adams County Veterans Commission. The Army veteran talks with MRN’s David Adam about what this program means to local veterans.
Read MorePolice chief delivers surprises to people throughout city as part of Project Christmas Cheer
Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, drove around Quincy to give away gift cards to unsuspecting people as part of the department’s annual Operation Christmas Cheer promotion on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The cards were donated by Stifel and Niemann’s.
Read MoreMayor Mike Troup
Ashley, Brittany and Bobby talk about getting ready for Christmas then Quincy’s mayor stops by to discuss retail and the City Council and we see where he is on running for a second term.
Read MoreSanta Dues and his elves
Get your holiday spirits at The Liquor Booth. Ash C., Britt B. and Dues sample some cheer for you. Santa Dues also gives away a 70 inch TV!
Read MoreMayor Brittany (for a day)
MRN’s Brittany Boll won the chance to rule the world…or at least Quincy…for a day. She finds out quickly heavy is the head that wears the crown.
Read MoreChristmas Coffee Talk and Rotary after Dark
Sally Westerhoff talks with Ashley about another Quincy Rotary Club you may not now about and then Brittany brings her glow for a very special holiday edition of Coffee Talk.
Read MoreChristmas Forecast – No Snow
You’d better go north if you’re looking for a White Christmas. Meteorologist Brent Clair gives you the Christmas forecast.
Read MoreEpisode 4
Ron Kinscherf and Chaplain Carla Green discuss how business owners can align their business mission with Godly principles and create more purpose in their work. God@Work is sponsored by Activate U.
Read MoreBUSINESS BIG PICTURE: Volume 5
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Jason Watkins of Strategic Management and Consulting about finding employees. When starting a new business, who do you want with you on the ground floor? PAID PROMOTION
Read MoreA Bookmobile update and a chat with McCleery Law
Quincy Public Library Director Kathleen Helsabeck talks about the final fundraising push for a new bookmobile and Daniel McCleery with McCleery Law stops by to talk about a legal issue involving your auto insurance that you’re going to want to check out.
Read MoreKent Snider
The Adams County Board Chairman begins his final year in the chair as he wraps up 20 years on the board. He talks about roundabouts, jail construction and the passing of his dear friend and community leader Jeff Spear.
Read MoreImmunotek
Derek Oestreich of Immunotek talks about what the plasma company does at its location which formerly housed Quincy’s latest Golden Corral. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read MoreJeff Kennedy
Frankie Murphy Giesing talks to Jeff Kennedy about financial planning and getting kids ready for future careers and investments.
Read MoreChris Pratt
Adams County Assistant Public Defender Chris Pratt talks about “switching teams” as he prepares to run for state’s attorney in Hancock County. He also discusses going back to school a little later in life, working at the late, great Elder’s Restaurant and sharing his name with a famous actor.
Read MoreKids ringing Bells for the Salvation Army and Twain Talk
Brittany steps in again and talks to Xavier Richardson from Quincy Junior High about getting his own kettle to raise money for the Salvation Army. Megan Duncan also comes over from Hannibal for Twain Talk.
Read MoreWreaths Across America and Coffee Talk
Brittany fills in for our ailing Ashley who is suffering from Post-Cruise Disorder and she and Bob talk about great local gifts to give. Then, Kodi Duke tells us about the wonderful Wreaths Across America program, that will take place Saturday at Quincy Memorial Cemetery.
Read MoreSome tech talk and EMBRACE
Ashley Conrad is back from her cruise…sort of. She still needs Dramamine. She talks to Katie Carlin with EMBRACE of Hannibal about their capital campaign and J.R. Bareis from TigerHawk Technologies about consumer IT needs.
Read MoreWhat’s happening at the Quincy Public Library in December
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf chats with Madeline Brandon with the Quincy Public Library about what’s happening over the holidays at the library and gets an update on the new Bookmobile.
Read MoreChristopher Seals and DDP Yoga
Need inspiration for the new year? Meet Christopher Seals who has lost 170 pounds over the last 18 months. How did he do it? Well, aside from breaking his Little Debbie’s addiction, he did yoga, but not just any yoga. Chris tells us about working with former professional wrestler Diamond Dallas Page to get into…
Read MoreDr. Jose Torres
Dr. Jose Torres from Hannibal Regional Hospital performed the hospital’s first open heart surgery last month. MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to him about cardiovascular surgery. Mercantile Bank sponsors MRN Business Spotlight.
Read MoreChris Duerr
KHQA-TV’s Chris Duerr is known for his local sports acumen, but how did he end up in Quincy from Sacramento, California? Bobby and Brittany talk to Chris about his career, movies, TV, the greatness of the University of Missouri and being a grandpa.
Read MoreQFD crews respond to second apartment fire in two days
QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department responded to a structure fire in a two-story residential house converted into apartments Thursday morning. Crews arrived on the scene around 9:20 a.m. Thursday to find smoke coming from the roof and eaves at 123 N. 14th Street. They deployed a hose line and forced entry at the back…
Read MoreCurtis Sethaler
Frankie Murphy-Giesing talks to Curtis Sethaler about business, kids and other sundry topics. A&B Properties sponsors Frankie Say.
Read MoreQU’s Handshake program and some Twain Talk
Brittany likes naming things, so she has designated Megan Duncan’s visits from Hannibal as “Twain Talk”. Supercute. Kristen Liesen from Quincy University also stops by talk about the Handshake program to help students with career management and job placement.
Read MoreUnited Way December Spotlight on Salvation Army
Host Megan Duncan and Denise Damron, director of the United Way of the Mark Twain Area, talk to Chad Douglas and Amanda Bowen of the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army has volunteers out there ringing bells for Christmas, but find out their hard work for the community all year long.
Read MoreEpisode 3
Ron Kinscherf and Carla Green discuss how business owners can align their business mission with Godly principles and create more purpose in their work. God@Work is sponsored by Activate U.
Read MoreRiverfront update and paying for legal help
Brittany gets the latest on Riverfront development from Tieraney Craig and then she and Bob have coffee talk with Bret Austin to talk about paying for the shortage of attorneys in Adams County.
Read MoreAndy Douglas
Three Blue Devils get together to talk hoops…well, sort of. QHS basketball coach Andy Douglas gives Ashley and Brittany a glimpse of what Blue Devil Basketball means. Before that, Bobby talks to the ladies about his vacay.
Read MoreNOI SONETHONGKHAM
Frankie Murphy Giesing talks to Noi Sonethongkham about being born in Asia, business, golf and how do you pronounce his last name? A&B Properties sponsors Frankie Say.
Read MoreGive the gift of flags for Christmas and get ready for a concert this weekend
Brittany Boll talks to Jeff Dorsey with the Quincy Service Club about the club’s American Flag program and how you can give the give of a flag in someone’s yard. Then, Bill Machold of the Quincy Civic Music Association tells us about this weekend’s concert at the State Street Theater.
Read MoreChristmas Bells and Toys for Tots
‘Tis the season. Find out how you can help with Toys for Tots or when you can ring in some Christmas cheer with a bell choir to benefit Chaddock.
Read MoreDr. Niharika Yedla
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Dr. Niharika Yedla of Quincy Medical Group about diabetes. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read MoreRick Gengenbacher
After more than 30 years with the Illinois Veterans Home, Rick Gengenbacher has retired. MRN Publisher J. Robert Gough talks to him about the facility and what he plans to do after stepping away from a place he still dearly loves.
Read MoreMark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum
Mark McDonald and Randy Phillips take you on a tour of one of the area’s greatest treasurers led by the man who put it all together, Henry Sweets of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum. Dot Foods brings you Muddy River Gems.
Read MoreHolidays in Hannibal and at the John Wood Mansion
Lynn Niewohner with the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County stops by to talk about touring the John Wood Mansion over the holidays and Meg Duncan and Ashley Conrad talk about talking window displays as part of Hannibal’s Christmas celebration.
Read MoreBourbon tasting in Hannibal and Coffee Talk
Ashley talks to Steve Viorel about this weekend’s bourbon tasking benefit in Hannibal to support the Mark Twain Home Foundation. Then Brittany and Ashley have coffee talk about who is paying for all of the lawyers these days.
Read MoreQPD’s “Who’s got the Voice?” fundraiser and Christmas in Payson
Ashley Conrad returns from Thanksgiving break and talks to Kyle Beckman about Payson’s Christmas celebration. Then, members of the Quincy Police Benevolent and Protective Association stop by to talk about their latest fundraiser: “Who’s got the Voice?”
Read MoreJohn Wood Community College President Bryan Renfro
MRN Editor David Adam talks with John Wood Community College President Bryan Renfro about the Aspen Prize, spring enrollment numbers, expansion at the Workforce Development Center, the Pathways to Promise Scholarship and the strange combination of pizza and Mexican food in Quincy’s restaurants. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s Furniture.
Read MoreSwick Realty
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Glenn Swick with Swick Realty about the current real estate market and how the business has changed over the last 30 years. Mercantile Bank brings you the Business Spotlight.
Read MoreThanksgiving temperatures should be ideal, but be prepared for snow (already?) on Sunday
Brent Clair tells us the weather for Thanksgiving Day will be ideal for November and a little cooler for Black Friday, but he warns that snow could be in the forecast for Sunday.
Read MorePretrial release denied for two facing robbery charges; Jones said teen killed was shot in head
QUINCY — Assistant State’s Attorney Josh Jones said Mackenzie Bullard was shot in the head and killed as the result of an armed robbery during which a group of adults and juveniles allegedly conspired to steal a gun. Jones revealed that information during status hearings Tuesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court for Tristian L.…
Read MoreUnited Way November Spotlight Coyote Hill
Megan Duncan and Denise Damron, director of United Way of the Mark Twain Area, discuss foster care and how to support those in it with Brittany McCaskey of Coyote Hill, a foster care licensing and support service organization. Coyote Hill is the November Spotlight for the United Way of the Mark Twain Area.
Read MoreBricktown Inn
MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Sara and Ted Lung about their restored hotel, Camp Point’s Bricktown Inn. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read MoreScorpios and Thanksgiving
How can a nest of Scorpios survive and even thrive? Let’s ask three of them.
Read MoreTyler Myers
Frankie Murphy Giesing talks to Tyler Myers, the lead minister at Madison Park Church, about faith and family.
Read MoreWILEY GUILTY: Verdict Video
An Adams County jury has found Travis Wiley guilty of first-degree murder in the case of Airyana Huffman, a baby who died of head trauma five years ago. Wiley’s sentencing will be on Jan. 26.
Read MoreFestival of Lights
Eric Dooley gets us ready for Christmas with the annual light show through Moorman Park. The Festival of Lights begins for the 2023 season at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving night and ends on New Year’s Eve.
Read MoreWho do you believe? Dueling experts offer different theories for cause of death in Wiley first-degree murder trial
Video testimony from Thursday included QUINCY — “Her severe head injuries were due to abusive head trauma and led to her death.” That was the opinion of Dr. Channing Petrak, a child abuse pediatrician from Peoria, as to how 2-month-old Airyana Hoffman died on Jan. 22, 2018, after being found unresponsive in her mother’s apartment…
Read MoreEpisode 2
Ron Kinscherf and Pastor Carla Green bring you the latest episode of God@Work, Brought to you by Activate U.
Read MoreCrushing Karaoke and Megan Duncan
Courtney Huff gives us a sample of her winning Karaoke talent and Megan Duncan and Ashley talk about women’s health as they prepare for tests they have to have at certain stages of life.
Read MoreThe Holiday Gift Show
Don O’Brien from the Better Business Bureau joins Ashley to talk about holiday online scams and then David Adam and Maggie Flowerree reminisce about the Pink Monkeys soccer team, but then get you ready for this weekend’s Holiday Gift Show at the Oakley-Lindsay Center.
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