Muddy River News

Ray Weast talks golf and tequila with Brittany and Bobby. Steve Eighinger also stops by for his first ever Club Muddy experience. And as we work on our studio conversion, please excuse the hollow audio. We’ll have it fixed for next week.

The new CEO of Blessing Health talks to J. Robert Gough about healthcare and recruiting to Quincy as he takes over as the head of the region’s top employer. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.

Bobby talks about his first Quincy Target experience, then Brittany and Ashley talk to Bret Austin about fantasy football, unblocking on Facebook, mea culpas and attempting to find common ground.

Ashley and Brittany stop in to see Dues at The Liquor Booth and learn more about sports. They also sample what’s hot for Labor Day Weekend and the beginning of football season. Nathan Halfpap of Good Samaritan Home also talks to Ashley about their upcoming fundraiser and projects happening around the facility.

Ashley’s back from yet another break (divas take so much vacation time!) and talks to Scott Edlin from On the Rail about the latest installment of the Gem City Concert Series, including country music superstar Tracy Lawrence and Quincy’s own Annie Bushmeyer. Buy your tickets at gemcityconcerts.com or at On the Rail. Kathie Palmer also stops by…

Josh Kiltz decided to buy a bar with his cousin AND THEN tell his wife he did it. How did that work out for him? We find out about how Hooligans came to be. David Adam, Bob Gough and Brittany Boll also talk about kids running around in the heat and how schools and other…

Frankie Murphy-Giesing talks to the grande dame of Quincy, Lee Lindsay. Frankie and Lee talk about her upbringing in Quincy as her family owned the largest shares of what was Quincy Newspapers/Quincy Media, going to college in the deep south and her current labors of love to help those who need it.

Dr. Julia Montejo with Blessing Hospital talks about food allergies as kids head back to school. Why are they more prevalent now than in the post. Also, Dan Teefey of the Tracy Family Foundation stops by to talk about “Date Night”, which the foundation is sponsoring to help moms and dads get a little alone time.

Brittany Boll and Matt Schuckman take a bite out of LaGondola’s Hot Sicilian to wrap up the Great Quincy Sandwich Debate. J. Robert Gough also talks to the folks at Chaddock about Foster Care.

MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Morgan Miles, owner of Miles Design about her new business, which is a full service interior design firm with experience in a wide variety of commercial projects of various sizes and complexities. Mercantile Bank brings you the MRN Business Spotlight.

MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Quincy Notre Dame Principal Mark McDowell about the start of the school year and QND’s role in the community.

Roberto Stellino and his team have made Quincy’s Tiramisu ristorante one of the region’s premier dining establishments — now at Fourth and Hampshire on the city’s square at Washington Park. The food, the ambiance and the service are elite. After 27 years, Stellino is stepping away from the restaurant. He and his wife, Terri, are…

Bobby explains who Fernando Valenzuela is and Ashley and Brittany talk to Quincy Police Detective Sergeant James Brown about sexually violent persons and homeless in our community.

Ashley Conrad talks to Nancy Bluhm from the United Way of Adams County and Megan Duncan about the latest Hannibal news.

MRN’s Bob Gough sits down with Alicia and Dave Weiman to talk about this weekend’s Ethan’s Rodeo and attorney Ryan Schnack talks about his health struggles and the issue of mold in the Adams County Courthouse.

With this week’s start of school, MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Victoria Dement with the Quincy Public Library about the library’s new offerings for students and teachers. The Quincy Public Library brings you Book Nook.

Ashley talks to Sarah Stevens and Bob Daly about the Moonlight Ride for Hunger and also Trudy Willis with Trudy’s Trendy Boutique about their new homecoming dress line.

Brittany Boll and Steve Eighinger sample the burgers at The Scoreboard at the next stop of our Great Quincy Sandwich Debate. Ashley Conrad also interviews Brittany McKeown from John Wood Community College about the school’s Smart Start program.

Macy Ferguson-Smith of Quincy Medical Group talks to MRN Publisher Bob Gough about diversity and inclusion in her hometown and the honor she just received as being selected as one of 100 Obama Foundation leaders.

Defense Attorney Casey Schnack joins the Club to talk about the Bliefnick case and all the reaction that came with it as the convicted murderer’s sentencing approaches on August 11. Ashley, Brittany and Casey also talk about feminism in today’s world. WARNING: This podcast has very graphic language. It was not edited out due to…

Frankie Murphy Giesing talks to Ali Power about cocktails (including frothy tequila) and hosting parties.

Ashley talks to Michael Gaines of the Hannibal Arts Council about all of their programs that are happening over the next few weeks.

MRN Editor David Adam talks to Cheryl and Dennis Williams of Bella Ease and how they have expanded their services to help local youth.

MRN’s Ron’s Kinscherf interviews New York Times best-selling children’s author Sherri Rinker. The Quincy Public Library sponsors Book Nook.

Adams Co. State’s Attorney Josh Jones stops by Club Muddy to talk about court, whiskey, tattoos and other topics.

Ashley’s done with Bradley Yohn (who isn’t?), Brittany makes drinks and Bob talks about herding cats.

Ashley speaks with Bob Weirather of the Quincy Astronomy Club then she and Brittany talk about the new Club Muddy format and the start of the Bradley Yohn trial.

Stop by the Liquor Booth to enter a raffle to win a giant Snoop Dogg Corona bobblehead and pickup your July 4th beverages.

Ashley, Bobby and Frankie celebrate the fourth early and the team announces a new podcast and some tweaks to the old one.

Summer will be gone before you know it, so MRN’s Megan Duncan talks to Andrea Campbell of the Hannibal School District to see how they are preparing for the 2023-2024 school year.

This week’s Book Nook features award winning author Lisa Towles. This month, she released ‘Salt Island’, book two from her series with Private Detective Mari Ellwyn. MRN’s Ron Kinscherf has our report and Book Nook is brought to you by the Quincy Public Library.

Ashley and Brittany spend this week’s Coffee Talk getting the tea on tax increment financing (TIF) from Jason Parrott with the City of Quincy’s planning department.

As Maureen Kahn wraps up her tenure of leading Blessing Health, she sits down with MRN’s J. Robert Gough to discuss the challenges, the successes and some of the regrets of her more than 20 years at the helm. From Blessing Health: Maureen Kahn, MSN, MHA, RN, president/chief executive officer, Blessing Health, retires July 1…

Frankie, Bobby and Ashley discuss having kids at certain ages and about the ever-shifting landscape and evolution of local media.

Angie Wilcoxsen of the Hannibal Regional Hospital Foundation gets us ready for the upcoming Hannibal Cannibal race along hilly Mo. 79. MRN’s Megan Duncan also tries to talk Ashley into running…or walking…or drinking.

Kaylee Buckman and Brant Dooley let us know what is coming up for National Tom Sawyer Days in Hannibal and David Adam joins Ashley Conrad to tackle Silver Dollar’s Smash Burger. They also let you know about a great Sunday burger special. Perfect for a stop just before you hit the Adams County Speedway. Also,…

Frankie’s back, David pinch-hits for Bob and Ashley is fired up for the latest edition of Club Muddy on Friday, June 16, 2023.

Ashley and Brittany dive into some Facebook posts about potential stalkers in Quincy while they wait for more information (or David to tell them what’s up on Thursday).

The second installment of the Great Quincy Sandwich Debate takes us to Maid-Rite and the home of the loose meat sandwich. Brittany Boll tries to extract the secret recipe from Mike Geise and Steve Eighinger just eats.

The incoming president of Culver-Stockton College is no stranger to The Hill. Lauren Schellenberger talks about her new role, her love and familiarity with the college and what knowledge she has taken from her predecessors.

Not potholes, but actual living on the streets, or on the sidewalks. Or the parks. As summer approaches, the homeless become more visible. But nearly two years after the closing of the Welcome Inn, what progress has been made to alleviate the problem? What will the housing study that’s being conducted tell us?

Megan Duncan shows Ashley her new Hannibal office and they talk about this week’s shakeup at Hannibal City Hall. And David Adam chats with an old friend and local legend, Dan Sherman, about a well-deserved honor he recently received.

Kelsey Thompson and Megan Costigan stop by to talk about their “Get Talking” project. Ashley and Brittany have their first Coffee Talk guest, who talks about hanging out with Dierks Bentley on the east side last weekend (no comment on the Sauget Ballet).

Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman’s Facebook brainchild has evolved into a real-life taste test. Muddy Buddies will spend the summer going around Q-Town to experience the best in local sandwiches. After you’ve had a chance to follow along, you can vote at the end of the summer to see which one is the city’s…

MRN’s Ron Kinscherf gets you caught up on all of the happenings at the Quincy Public Library with Victoria Dement.

Brittany, Bobby and Ashley wrap up discussions of the Tim Bliefnick trial saga as it ends this week. The focus is now on how these families can move forward after such a terrible tragedy.

Brittany, Bobby and Ashley get you caught up on the Tim Bliefnick murder trial through Thursday’s court testimony.

Ashley and Brittany talk about observing the Tim Bliefnick murder trial via social media and news reports and Ashley chats with Brandon Weber about scouting.

David Adam talks to the newly-elected president of the Quincy Park District Board of Commissioners about his vision for the city’s park system.

Ron Kinscherf talks with the new president of Dot Foods, George Eversman, about his role in leading the area’s largest employer.