Quincy-area news with the seams left in.
Muddy River News is a busy local-news feed built around Quincy, Hannibal, and the surrounding community calendar. It mixes civic updates, arts previews, business spotlights, public-safety talk, and loose table-side banter without sanding off the local texture.
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Muddy River News is local coverage with the table talk left in. It is built around Quincy, Hannibal, and the nearby communities where a theater opening, a city council meeting, a bat preserve anniversary, and a brunch reservation can all count as real news. Ashley Conrad frequently appears, asking practical questions and keeping guests moving. The show does not try to sound distant from the people it covers. It sounds close to them. Daily Muddy segments bring in arts groups, civic voices, business owners, community organizers, and local institutions to explain what is coming up and how people can take part. Business Spotlight episodes lean into small-business origin stories, family ownership, special events, and the kind of details that matter when someone might actually drive over this weekend. Minutes with the Mayor gives room for local-government talk, including city council engagement, nuisance properties, town halls, budget cycles, and the public’s role in solving problems. Coffee Talk loosens the collar further. Those conversations can turn blunt, opinionated, and funny, especially around hot-button local behavior such as car takeovers and the way people argue about policing online. The feed also has a strong arts-and-events spine, with visits from the Quincy Symphony Orchestra, Hannibal Arts Council, and Quincy Community Theater. It likes a good calendar item, but it also wants the human reason behind it. A children’s museum segment becomes a discussion of protected time for little kids, summer outreach, and being visible at community events. A nature-preserve conversation becomes a story about endangered Indiana bats and how a local place got its name. Even sponsored reads and segment handoffs feel woven into the same small-town rhythm. That can make the show uneven, but it also makes it feel unusually alive. Muddy River News suits listeners who want more than a clean headline. It gives them the names, the side chatter, the event details, and the local mood around the story.
Made for: For listeners around Quincy, Hannibal, and nearby communities who want local events, civic issues, arts coverage, and neighbor-level context in one place. It also works for former locals keeping tabs from away.
What sets it apart: Unlike a polished news brief, Muddy River News keeps the live local texture: sponsor breaks, quick jokes, practical directions, strong opinions, and guests explaining the work behind community life.
The latest from Muddy River News in Quincy, IL
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Muddy River News makes Quincy-area civic life tangible through practical interviews with students, community groups, and local business owners.
Muddy River News turns community life around Quincy into conversation, with Ashley Conrad and Brittany Boll asking local guests to explain their work in approachable terms.
Quincy curiosity takes you from pontoon math to tattoo placement before you've finished your coffee.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A loose, funny hang that turns a wrong shirt into easy, lived-in banter.
This episode starts with a wrong shirt and keeps that small embarrassment alive long enough to turn it into a loose, funny back and forth. It never hurries to a bigger point, and that is part of the appeal.
A practical tattoo-shop profile with solid craft detail and a brief golf coda.
Daily Muddy spends most of this episode at Dreamline Tattoo in Palmyra, and the shop comes across as a practical small-town business rather than a polished brand pitch.
Practical home-staging advice with a scam-safety side note.
This episode keeps things grounded in practical advice, pairing a home-staging conversation with a scam-safety check-in. Margo Myers of Martin K.
A Quincy student story and a Breakfast Kiwanis segment make for a plain, useful local listen.
The episode pairs a Quincy student story with a look at Quincy Breakfast Kiwanis, and that gives it a clear local purpose. Libby Goodwin, a sophomore and presidential scholar at John Wood Community College, talks about choosing JWCC because it was close to home and affordable.
This episode features an interview with Rita and Jessica Speckhardt, owners of Point Divine, discussing how their family-owned wedding venue business started when their daughter wanted to get married on their 35-acre property.
This episode highlights April 17th celebrations including National Cheeseball Day and Bat Appreciation Day, featuring upcoming interviews and local events.
Muddy River News interviews Marcy Inman Phillips about birdwatching, beginning with her childhood 4-H bird-counting project and her interest in red-headed woodpeckers.
This episode features an interview with Jane Paulette from the Quincy Symphony Orchestra discussing their upcoming concert 'Triumph of the Spirit', including details about a commissioned overture by composer Stephanie Berg.
This episode features an interview with Michael Gaines from the Hannibal Arts Council discussing upcoming arts events, sold-out workshops, concerts, and gallery openings in Hannibal.
Mayor Linda Moore discusses the high turnout and diverse engagement at the recent city council meeting.
Hosts discuss recent car takeover incidents in Quincy, IL, and community reactions.
Interview about the 10-year anniversary of Sedalis Nature Preserve and upcoming Bat Day events, including a night hike and bat netting demonstration.
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A wrong shirt kicks the show off crooked.
The hosts discuss local journalism and their upcoming fifth anniversary as a locally owned news outlet in Quincy, IL.
Mindy brings Dreamline Tattoo into the mix and walks Brittany Boll through how sixteen years of on-and-off tattooing turned into a Palmyra shop.
An interview with a representative from the Hannibal Writers Guild about their community, meetings, and resources for writers.
Host Brittany Bull interviews Sarah Rushall about the Tracy Family Foundation's philanthropic work in West Central Illinois.
The hosts discuss a Facebook scanner page and a drone dropping something into a prison yard in Pike County.
Hosts discuss local jewelry store promotions and fun April holidays.
Bob Goff interviews Mike Schull about Quincy's housing task force report and the debate over building more housing to attract workers.
A family name starts the staging story.
This episode features an interview with Shelby Kammerer, a nurse turned nutrition and fitness coach, discussing her transition from traditional healthcare to preventative wellness and her work with clients on weight loss programs and medications like JLP.
This Business Spotlight episode features an interview with Kelly Langston, the owner of Sweet Apricot Shop, discussing her journey as the new owner since 2023 and the store's history since its founding in 2011.
The host recounts attending a local planning commission meeting about proposed storage units, criticizing its inefficiency while acknowledging the committee's dedication.
The hosts discuss National Days for March 27th, including Scribble Day and Spanish Paella Day, and promote Udry Damon Hurdle Jewelers and Crazy Cakes cafe.
A casual conversation about adult cartoons like Family Guy and American Dad, with nostalgic reflections on Saturday morning cartoons from the 1980s.
Host Ashley Conrad interviews Caleb Goings, owner of Going Crazy Rentals, about his dumpster rental and junk removal services in Quincy, IL.
Ashley starts with John Wood pride.
Two hosts discuss the upcoming library budget presentation to the Quincy City Council and the debate over funding and taxing authority.
A local morning show in Quincy, IL announces a new co-host and discusses various national days and the first day of spring.
A local news roundtable discusses a controversial Facebook post about a drone dropping something into a prison yard.
Interview with a representative from the Illinois Division of Rehabilitation Services discussing programs for employment and independent living for people with disabilities.
Hosts Ash and Britt discuss St.
A tattoo talk show where the host and guest answer listener questions about getting tattoos and choosing artists.
A young entrepreneur discusses how she started and franchised Hula Bowls and 30 Hot.
A local news show covering Quincy city council budget discussions and community events.
Two hosts joke about a knee injury and promote a local murder mystery event and a SunMed giveaway.
Two comedians engage in crude, shock-value humor about noisy vaginas, dick farts, and toilet paper orientation.