Michele McCormack

QUINCY–A judge gave Thomas Delcour, 36, a sentence of 20 years, with around 800 days credit for time served, after he admitted to stabbing and wounding a woman who drove herself to the hospital in April 2024. Delcour agreed to a plea deal in June. He must serve 85% of the sentence. In exchange for...

QUINCY–Defense attorney Tony Cameron issued the following statement after his client, Thomas Delcour, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting to stabbing and wounding Quincy landlord Dorothy Hankins while she wroked around her rental property in the Spring of 2024. “As most of you know, I virtually never comment on a criminal case...

Nearly ten speakers, adjacent property owners, implored council members to delay a vote during public comment QUINCY–By a vote of 10 to 3, with one absent, the Quincy City Council approved the purchase of 123 acres of land near the Interstate 172 and Highway 24 interchange for the “Quincy Clay Sports Complex.” While the vote...

The police union had hoped to open the field to more candidates by not requiring a degree and giving credit to real job experience QUINCY–The three-member panel in charge of picking the next Quincy Police Chief has decided to make a degree requirement part of the job posting after all. Back in June, Chair Curt...

The male staffer was knocked to the ground by a man who had been living in the library parking lot QUINCY–A Quincy Public Library worker is recovering at home after being knocked down to the ground by a man who had been living in a vehicle with a woman in the library parking lot. Library...

QUINCY–Leadership changes on the Quincy Public Library Board. Clairice Hetzler is now president, with Megan Duesterhaus, former secretary/treasurer, now serving as vice president, and Jonathan Hoover, formerly president, assuming the role of secretary/treasurer. Mayor Linda Moore attended Tuesday’s meeting to swear in Erica Perry-Brockemeier as the newest member of the board of trustees. As reported...

Board members say this is the first time anybody asked QUINCY – Citizen journalist Kent Voth told the Quincy Public Library Board of Trustees they’re violating Illinois state laws by not recording and publishing their meetings. He made the demand and announced his intent to pursue legal action during the public comment section of Tuesday...

QUINCY–Craig A. Gay, Jr., 24, appeared before Judge Holly Henze on Wednesday afternoon in connection with the shots fired call back on March 21 near the basketball courts in Berrian Park, near 13th and Cherry. Witnesses say people and cars scattered amidst the gunfire. No victims were ever located. The charges are: Public Defender Jonathan...

James Scott is 33 years into a life sentence for causing a catastrophe Publisher’s note: In the interest of full disclosure, MRN’s Michele McCormack interviewed Scott on the scene of the levee breach back in July 16, 1993 QUINCY – An official with the Missouri Parole Board in Jefferson City, Mo., confirms that a parole...

QUINCY–The Quincy woman who admitted to helping conceal evidence and the suspect in the deadly shooting of Damien Gardner in February was sentenced Thursday to 30 months felony probation. Kimberly Brown, 21, had already been furloughed from custody while her case worked its way through Problem-Solving Court, an intense intervention program for substance users. Brown...