Jayme Connell will become the new Administrative Director of the Blessing Foundation, effective Jan. 1. Connell joined Blessing in 2019 and has served in the Employee Wellbeing and Organizational Development departments. She is a graduate of the University of Central Missouri. Connell and her husband, Bill, have two adult children and live in Liberty. Connell…

The Adams County Board chairman talks about the county budget, which will be voted on by the board next month.

Ted Dabrowski is running for governor of Illinois in the March 17, 2026 Republican primary. While making a West-Central Illinois swing, he stopped by the Muddy River News studio for a chat with publisher/general manager J. Robert Gough.

Sen. Jil Tracy and Kate Shuker from the Kroc Center stop by to talk about Tuesday’s Senior Health Fair.

It’s a busy week for Hannibal’s Douglas Community Services Center and Emily Trevathan stops by to tell us all about it.

QUINCY — The four pastors of Quincy’s Catholic parishes with elementary schools, together with Bishop Thomas John Paprocki, have signed new bylaws that mark an essential step in the future of Catholic education in Quincy. These bylaws bring together Blessed Sacrament, St. Dominic, St. Francis Solanus, and St. Peter Schools to establish Quincy Catholic Schools…

MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Quincy Police Chief Adam Yates about his new contract and why he thinks he has the best job in Quincy.

MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks with the new head of the Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools Foundation about the organization’s mission — continuing the tradition of helping provide a Catholic education to anyone who wants one — and what attracted him to the position.

MRN’s J. Robert Gough sits down with Adams County Sheriff Tony Grootens to talk about his announcement to seek a second term, what his department has accomplished and what his goals are for the future.

MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Todd Hastings with Hope House of Quincy as he tries to find a home for expectant mothers who need assistance. The issue, which was not supported by the Quincy Plan Commission, goes before the full Quincy City Council Monday night.