Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent
One morning I sat on the deck, and I just watched this bee (maybe a yellow jacket) going from flower to flower. It looked happy and in its element. I thought it would be a good picture. It turned out that it does not want its picture posted on social media and chased me around…
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HANNIBAL — As children, Anie and her little brother lived in seven different foster placements in five years. (Anie’s name was changed to protect her identity.) With each move, they had to start over in a new community. When Anie was 6-years-old the promise of a “forever family” shattered when she and her brother were…
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QUINCY — The Department of Health and Human services reports an estimated 90 percent of all foster children are exposed to trauma, and one in four foster children shows symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Three foster agencies are coming together to educate foster parents and anyone who works with foster children about trauma through the annual…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A new and colorful sign now sits in front of what was once the Buckhorn Rubber facility in Hannibal’s Industrial Loop. Jones Poultry will soon operate in the building and bring about 50 new jobs to Hannibal. An on-site recruiting event at 5151 Industrial Loop is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon April…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal City Council voted Tuesday night to consider adding a monthly city manager report to its regular meeting agenda. If adopted, the report would be made by Hannibal City Manager Lisa Peck. The city manager report proposal, introduced by Councilmen Stephan Franke and Charlie Phillips, was tabled twice. The proposal then was…
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HANNIBAL — The Hannibal Fire Department responded to a call of a structure fire at 1404 Valley at 10:49 p.m. Saturday. Flames were reported to be coming from the single-story wood frame home, which was unoccupied at the time of the fire. After an offensive attack by eight personnel and four additional fire-off-duty fighters called…
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It seemed like a good idea at the time. It hung across the way from the Little Debbie snack aisle I was perusing. A black v-neck atop what looked like a long skirted dress, and I was suddenly called away from the sticky buns to a place I generally dread. The dressing room. It’s where…
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HANNIBAL, Mo — All in-person employees working at the SC Data Center facility in Hannibal, also known as Swiss Colony, will become home agents in the next several months. Representatives at SC Data Center, Inc., headquartered in Monroe, Wis., said Thursday the Hannibal facility at 3201 Palmyra Road will close on May 31. The call…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Carter Cox, senior at Hannibal High School, stood before the Hannibal Public School Board Wednesday night to talk about his experience in carpentry class. Cox learned about roofing, electrical work, building projects, and more in the class taught by Chad Kistler at the Hannibal Career and Technical Center. In carpentry, students tackle…
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If you sent a message to a Hannibal City Council member but didn't get a response, this might be why
HANNIBAL, Mo. — If you have sent a message to a member of the Hannibal City Council through their contact form on the City of Hannibal’s website but didn’t get a response, they might not have received it. The city has now updated the councilmen’s contacts with personal email addresses after discovering the previous contact…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Sitting on a small table beside the front door at Sarah’s Place, a no-cost home for patients on hospice, is a book filled with stories written about the lives of those who have stayed there. From detailed accounts written by the families to a thank-you gratefully scrawled on a napkin before leaving…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A former Hannibal councilman expressed concerns during Tuesday’s meeting of the Hannibal City Council regarding the council’s behavior, specifically referring to Feb. 21 meeting. Jim Van Hoose watched the meeting on the City of Hannibal’s YouTube channel, where each meeting is live-streamed. He was specifically concerned with the behavior of the several…
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It was recently International Women’s Day, and a big part of that is empowerment. One of my greatest moments of empowerment as a woman — or perhaps just as a human — starts with pooping. All of my life, I have been afraid to poop in public restrooms. I just can’t stand the thought of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Jessica Hawkins sees the hopelessness of addiction every day outside the windows from her desk at F&M Bank on Broadway in Hannibal. “It’s heartbreaking to see people hurting like that. They look lost,” she said. Hawkins, a member of Consumed International Ministries, is working with her church to bring hope to Hannibal…
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HANNIBAL, Mo — From a single father without insurance in need of medical care to a woman trying to manage a diabetes diagnosis, there are times when a person simply cannot do it alone. Many people in the Hannibal community are not alone because of the Hannibal Free Clinic, which serves more than 2,000 patients…
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It was the day my Granny warned me about. She always told me to at least have my hair presentable and clothes that weren’t embarrassing. She knew that was about as good as it was ever going to get with me. One icy day, she fell and broke her hip in our driveway. Writhing with…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Deep in the history of Pike County near Barry, Ill. is a site that was once a township named New Philadelphia. Founded in 1836, the town was the first platted and independently registered by a free African American before the Civil War. His name was Frank McWorter and he came from Kentucky…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — There are five candidates running for the three seats on the Hannibal Public School Board that will be up for vote on the April ballot. The candidates met Monday evening for a candidate forum hosted by Northeast Missouri Conservatives at the Hannibal School Board of Education Forum at Greater Days Restaurant. The…
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LAGRANGE, Mo. — It was 13 hours that Kris “Tanto” Paronto, and the rest of the CIA annex security team, held off terrorist in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11, 2012, helping to save 20 lives. Tragically losing their lives that day were J. Christopher Stevens, Sean Patrick Smith, Ty Woods, and Glen Doherty. Paronto relived…
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I hear some interesting things throughout the day as I migrate to various Hannibal coffee shops to work. I don’t always order coffee. Sometimes I get food. Other times, I get dessert. One time I got nothing because I paid for a coffee — but really just to get the booth space — then forgot…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Seats were filled, with some people standing, at the Hannibal Board of Public Works (HBPW) meeting Thursday night to discuss stormwater in Hannibal. The meeting was the result of a proposed tax that HBPW sought to add to the April ballot last month. The proposal was then killed by the HBPW after…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – This year’s Hannibal Middle School’s musical is titled “Frozen Jr.” but the performance is warm, engaging, and a whole lot of fun. From watching Elsa and Anna grow from little sisters to full-grown princesses throughout the song “Do you want to Build a Snowman?” to following Kristoff and his reindeer Sven dance…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – The Hannibal City Council meeting became a little heated Tuesday evening as several issues were discussed. The proposal by two councilmen, Charlie Phillips and Stephan Franke, that would require City Manager Lisa Peck to give monthly updates. Councilman Mike Dobson moved to table the proposal. Charlie Phillips told the group he has…
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He didn’t have to tell me he was proud of himself. He walked into the room with a plaid “Go Diego Go!” button-up shirt wrapped around his top half and his little outie belly button displayed above a pair of too-tight camouflage sweatpants. He was about 3 years old at the time, and he had…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — When Stephanie Morris walked into the church near the corner of North Hawkins and St. Marys Avenue in Hannibal, she saw in the building what she also sees in people. The building, which had a 1970s decor, had a lot of internal damage. Yet when she walked into the basement, Morris found…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Communicating with healthcare providers can be as simple as a phone call away thanks to a medical practice that began during COVID. Tamitha Ague has watched the success of audio telehealth through her 77-year-old father navigating his healthcare. After a hospital stay, Ague’s father won’t have a follow-up appointment until March. While…
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We were on a July float trip when my boyfriend decided to let me die in the raging current of the Salt River. Well, that’s the way I remember it at least. My arms flailing to catch nearby logs and sticks, I watched his backside go up the hill to lunch while I loudly vowed…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — After a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, the case against Hannibal attorney Tyler White — accused of attempting to tamper with a victim in a felony prosecution — will move forward to trial on a date to be announced. White allegedly approached Kaylee O’Toole before a preliminary hearing on June 13 in a…
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The following items recently have been recovered by the Quincy Police Department. To inquire about any recovered property, call QPD evidence department at 217-228-4489. Please refer to the ID number when calling.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Four more have been charged in connection to the death of a Hannibal man that occurred on last Wednesday, Jan. 25. On Saturday, four warrants were issued in the 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County charging the following subjects: Braden Chestnutt, 19, Assault 1st Degree, Murder 2nd Degree Chad Elliott, 20,…
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