MRN This Week

Adams Co. Assistant State’s Attorney Tim Bass won the Republican primary for Eighth Circuit Judge. Should he win the general election come November (there is no Democratic candidate and write-ins really have no chance), he would become judge in December. MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to him about the campaign, the legal system and how…

On MRN This Week, Bob Gough sits down with the head of the Adams County, IL – Emergency Management and Adams County Ambulance & Emergency Medical Services, John Simon.

Martha Rapp joins MRN Publisher J. Robert Gough to discuss her series “Mideastern Odyssey”, which has chronicled the recent trip she took with her husband, Jim, to Jordan and Egypt. She talks about the spiritual aspect of travel and reflecting on other cultures.

MRN Publisher J. Robert Gough talks to Adams Co. Clerk and Recorder Ryan Niekamp about election integrity during a time when people are howling that there is no such thing. Niekamp also gives his thoughts to the County Board’s consideration in potentially hiring a full-time county administrator.

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…