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Meridian Waste Acquires Sutton Disposal Service Assets
Meridian Waste announced the asset acquisition of Sutton Disposal Service, LLC (Sutton Disposal), a Hannibal, Missouri-based provider of frontload, roll-off and residential collection services. The transaction closed effective August 1, 2026. The tuck-in acquisition strengthens Meridian Waste’s growing Missouri operations through the addition of residential collection vehicles, front-load and roll-off trucks, containers and customer service agreements. The acquisition expands Meridian Waste’s service footprint farther into Marion and Ralls Counties, while creating additional operational efficiencies throughout the region.
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Quincy Fire Department now accepting applications
Deputy Chief says recruitment in the fire service is down. QUINCY–The Quincy Fire Department has now opened the application process to become a city firefighter. The department is accepting applications until September 4. The jobs are open to people ages 20 to 35. The written test will be dellivered...
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Behind the gates at Lock and Dam 20 in Canton, Missouri
Canton, Mo. – Before the symposiums and networking lunch about churning up more barge business in the upper Mississippi River, the large fenced gates that are usually closed at the entrance of Lock and Dam 20 opened as the Chief of Operations, Division of Rock Island, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Thomas Heinold, shared his insight into the daily operations and future aspirations.
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Longtime Hy-Vee employees recognized with pictures on a semi-trailer
QUINCY, Ill. — Hy-Vee officials rallied together to recognize four different employees from both Iowa and Illinois Tuesday, as Hy-Vee leadership revealed a semi-trailer that displayed all four employees’ faces for their over 40 years of service to the grocery store. A stop was made in Ottumwa, Iowa,...
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Corn Belt Ports harvesting new ideas to grow waterborne commerce
CANTON, Mo.–It’s time to shake those old ways of thinking when it comes to the Mississippi River, and that it’s just about floods and moving corn and soybeans. That was the message of a special panel of experts assembled to speak about leveraging port districts during Thursday’s Corn Belt Ports and Mid-America Port Commission Annual Meeting at Culver-Stockton College.
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Cannabis plant workers in Barry celebrate contract after 30-day unfair labor practice strike
BARRY, Ill. -Teamsters Local 916 reports that more than 300 workers at the Ascend Wellness grow house overwhelmingly voted in favor of a contract to end the month-long picket. It is the first contract between the marijuana provider and the union. “This victory belongs to the men and women at...
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Quincy Plan Commission recommends two more solar permits
QUINCY — It is not a done deal yet, but the offer is on the table. At Tuesday’s meeting, the Quincy Plan Commission ultimately sided with staff’s recommendation of two special permits for planned development to allow for the construction and operation by Arena Cavern Solar, LLC of solar energy facilities on four different sites near 12th Street and Nieders Lane.
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HANNIBAL HIRES: Grand Pharmacy
On this episode of Hannibal Hires, brought to you by the Hannibal Regional Economic Development Council, Randy Phillips takes you inside Grand Pharmacy in Hannibal, Missouri. Owner and pharmacist Greg Gilmore shares how he went from working for the pharmacy to eventually becoming its owner, while giving viewers an inside look at the career opportunities available today. From pharmacists to pharmacy technicians, discover how employees build rewarding careers in a fast-paced environment by filling prescriptions, administering immunizations, making deliveries, synchronizing medications, and expanding into compounding services, including HRT.
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Quincy commission OKs special use permit for solar farm above Huber caves
Two more solar facility proposals came before the Quincy Planning Commission on Tuesday night, but unlike previous projects, these plans drew significantly more opposition from nearby residents. The city has recently begun directing solar companies to locate facilities in industrial zones outside city limits to reduce conflicts with neighboring homes...
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Proposed zoning changes to address housing shortage take shape, renewed push for landlord registry
Alderman Ben Uzelac: “I think it’s clear to see that the issue is not going away by looking the other way or, in some cases, closing our eyes.”. QUINCY–Monday’s City Council meeting was a chance for Alderman Karol Ehmen (R-Ward 4) to give an update from the mayor’s task force on housing, for which she serves as co-chair.
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Longtime Quincy Hy-Vee employees to be honored with pictures on trucks, unveiling being held July 28
QUINCY — Two Quincy Hy-Vee employees are about to see their faces big and bold on one of the company’s semi-trailers. On Tuesday, both employees will be celebrated for their more than 40 years of service during two separate events. Hy-Vee leadership will unveil the semi-trailers to the employees outside their respective stores.
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Community Foundation awards grants to advance local agricultural education
QUINCY — Seven local organizations received a total of $30,000 from the Community Foundation to strengthen their agricultural education programs. The grants result from the AgForward grant program, which in its second year, is made possible by the Bob W. Richter Endowment for Agricultural Education and the Compeer Financial Rural Collaboration Project.