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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main, will be the host of a second beginner-friendly crochet class with Grace Tate of Graceful Stitching Co. on Feb. 21 and Feb. 23. The workshop will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tate has been crocheting as a hobby for 10 years. The workshop will include practicing…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Eagle Day will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center and the Rotary Pavilion on the Hannibal riverfront. Eagle/nature-related crafts and games for children will be at the armory. Master Naturalists will provide educational information for all visitors on how eagles became endangered and…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main, will be the host of a special dinner and performance event at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22. Dinner+Music combines food for the body and music for the soul. Admission includes music by cellist and music educator Katie Schisler accompanied by pianist Michael Gaines. Before the…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation will be the host of a public information meeting about the U.S. 61 EIS Re-Evaluation Study from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21 in the Hannibal High School cafeteria, 4500 McMasters Ave. The meeting will provide an overview for the two phases of the study,…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Healthcare System will be the site of interviews for registered nurses from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20. Representatives from human resources will be set up in the Hannibal Regional Hospital mall area next to Judy’s Boutique. This event is a way to learn what Hannibal Regional has to…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — As Michael Gaines, director of the Hannibal Arts Council, sat in the audience Friday night listening to the description of the Pacesetter Award winner at the Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce banquet, his ears began to perk up. “It started hitting me when they mentioned Austria. I was like, ‘I went to…
Read Full Article Hannibal, MO – Beginning on Monday, Feb. 12 and continuing through Friday, Feb. 16, Church St. from 5th to 6th Street will be closed while the Hannibal Board of Public Works’ Sewer Crew repairs a sewer main. This portion of Church Street will be closed to through traffic for the duration of the repair. Please…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Parks and Recreation is seeking applications for seasonal employment. Applications for the seasonal jobs with Hannibal Parks and Recreation are due March 8. Approximately 30 lifeguards will be hired to work at the Hannibal Aquatic Center with eight lifeguards on duty during regular hours of operation. Applicants should be a strong…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Concert Association’s fourth concert of its 2023-24 concert season is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 with the violin and classical guitar duo Yu & I performing at Calvary Baptist Church, 4605 W. Ely Road. YuEun Kim and Ines Thomé met when they both had just moved to the…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Parks and Recreation is accepting annual boat slip rental registration for the 2024 boating season. Slips will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Renters can choose a slip based on the slips that are available, despite the renter’s past slip position. Each renter must carry a minimum of $100,000 liability…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal City Council spoke to two patrons on Tuesday night about the rights of squatters in Hannibal. A squatter is an individual who takes up residence in properties they don’t own or rent. A patron, who was not named in the meeting, spoke to the council about a situation where she…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council will continue Art Adventures, its popular creative project series, at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. The February Art Adventure is designed for kindergarten through fifth-grade students. Participation fees include all supplies, an instructor and step-by-step instructions. Participants will learn about…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Ice Bowl disc golf tournament held Jan. 27 featured more mud than ice. Disc golfers from around the area participated in the 18th annual Ice Bowl at the Don Crane Disc Golf Course in Huckleberry Park. The event was sponsored by the Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department and Excitement Disc Golf.…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Salvation Army Christmas Campaign chairs Eddie and Tracy Lennox recently announced $125,541 was raised this year, exceeding the goal of $122,000. The Tree of Lights Christmas Campaign is The Salvation Army’s major fundraising effort each year. Money raised during the campaign helps provide funding for programs and services that assist individuals…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — An upcoming art sale at the Hannibal Arts Council features 12 large-scale landscape paintings by Capt. Robert M. Lumpp (1931-2023). The works will be on display at the Hannibal Arts Council through Feb. 23. The Hannibal Arts Council is pleased to present this special exhibit and sale of 12 landscape paintings by Lumpp.…
Read Full Article ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Thursday sentenced a man who hid a video camera in a bathroom to capture images of a young girl to 25 years in prison. Stephen A. Marquez, 35, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis in November to attempted production of child pornography. He…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Ashley Bode of Palmyra finished in third place with her speech titled “The Constitution of the United States” during regional competition for the 90th annual American Legion high school oratorical scholarship program contest held Jan. 21 at Legion Post 55. Second place was awarded to Jillian Schmidt of Russellville for her speech…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A vacant apartment building at 214 S. Sixth will be demolished on Tuesday by the City of Hannibal after a portion of the back part of the building collapsed Tuesday morning. The Hannibal Fire Department was on the scene at 12:30 p.m. investigating the collapse. Hannibal Fire Chief Ryan Neisen said he…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. – Thanks to fundraising efforts through the Hannibal Salvation Army, 1,519 Northeast Missouri children received Christmas gifts in conjunction with Toys for Tots and 788 families received a box containing a full holiday meal. Eddie and Tracy Lennox were the 2023 Christmas Campaign Chairs. Eddie Lennox revealed on Monday that the total raised…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A year-long journey for Gohen, a 2-year-old German Shepherd, had a happy ending last week at the Northeast Missouri Humane Society in Hannibal. Shelter director Elise Blue said the dog was discovered neglected in the basement of a Hannibal home. Two caged puppies on the main level were covered in urine and…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The landscape architecture firm working on a master plan for Riverview Park is seeking input about improvements. Planning Design Studio recently sponsored a public forum in which participants help identify what improvements should be made in the park. As part of the master plan, Planning Design Studio will identify a vision for…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional is offering a health accountability support group that offers a foundation to help implement and maintain long-term healthy lifestyle choices. Topic areas to be discussed will include fitness, nutrition and mental health. In a press release, registered dietitian Kristy Taylor said, “Many people share that the maintenance phase of healthy…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council will continue Art Adventures, its popular creative project series, at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. Art Adventures are designed for students in grades K-5. Participation fees include all supplies, an instructor and step-by-step instructions. Participants will learn about surrealism and…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Voters in Marion and Ralls counties will decide in April if the Hannibal Public School District can borrow $30 million to construct, equip and furnish the Hannibal Innovation Campus. At Wednesday’s meeting, the Hannibal School Board approved the ballot measure “Proposition Innovation” for the April 2 election. Susan Johnson, superintendent of the Hannibal…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — During the morning commute to school on Wednesday, a Hannibal school bus collided with a pick-up truck in a low-speed crash on Highway 61 near Warren Barrett Dr. The Hannibal School District confirmed no injuries were reported in the crash, which happened after the bus hit a small patch of ice causing…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Concert Association’s third concert of its 2023-2024 concert season is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 19. Joanne O’Brien will present a Karen Carpenter tribute show titled “Yesterday Once More” beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Roland Fine Arts Center’s Parker Theater on the campus of HLGU, 2800 Palmyra Road. “Yesterday Once…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — No one was injured during a Monday morning fire determined by investigators to have started because of a wood stove at a Hannibal residence. The Hannibal Fire Department was dispatched and responded at approximately 10:55 a.m. to 419 Riverside for structure fire with flames and heavy smoke showing. Fire crews were on…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A public informational meeting will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Missouri Department of Transportation, 1711 Highway 61 South, to share information about the bridge replacement project on Missouri Route 79 in Marion County. The meeting is open-house style, so no formal presentation will be made.…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — More than 40 entries were submitted during a snowman contest sponsored by the Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department. Dawson Heflin, 3, from Frankford, and Carley Kitzmiller, 10, and Emelia Kitzmiller, 5, of Hannibal, earned the most shares, likes and comments on the Hannibal Parks Facebook page. The winners earned prize packages from…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council will host a beginner-friendly crochet class with Grace Tate of Graceful Stitching Co. at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7. at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. Tate has been crocheting as a hobby for 10 years. The workshop will include making pocket-size hearts and worry worms while…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Jacob Nacke, director of Hannibal Emergency Management, has identified the following locations available as warming shelters during the current stretch of cold weather.
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal community members chimed in on the Riverview Park Master Plan on Thursday night at a public input session. Andrew Franke, principal and professional landscape architect at Planning Design Studio, fielded public suggestions and comments to five questions he posed to the group. Also with him was Martin Meyer, architect lead at…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal School District Board of Education is moving along in the process of hiring a new superintendent to replace Susan Johnson, who will retire in June after 33 years at the district. The district reported In an update sent Friday that 16 people applied, with eight from outside Missouri. After a review of…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Board of Public Works issued a precautionary 48-hour boil order for Third Street from Broadway to Bird and Center from North Main to Fourth Street. The boil order started at 7 a.m. Friday and remains in effect until 7 a.m. Sunday. For additional instructions, visit https://www.hannibalbpw.org/…/boil-orders-instructions/ or contact the HBPW Dispatch…
Read Full Article ST. LOUIS – A jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Tuesday found a man from Hannibal guilty of a methamphetamine offense and two gun crimes. At the end of the second day of his trial, Justin L. Fuget, 35, was found guilty of three felony counts — being a felon in possession of…
Read Full Article Kaylee N. Barnes, 23, Palmyra, Mo., Operating Uninsured at 8th St and Maine St. NTABrennan A. McDonald, 35, Liberty for disobeying a traffic control device and operating an uninsured vehicle at 18th and Broadway. NTA 142Brooke S. Miller, 20, Hannibal, Mo., for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. NTA 111
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The 18th annual Ice Bowl disc golf tournament will be Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Don Crane Disc Golf Course in Huckleberry Park. The event is sponsored by the Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department with prizes are donated by Excitement Disc Golf. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with tee-off beginning at 10…
Read Full Article BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — A local legislator is seeking to end the death penalty in Missouri. House Bill 1780, sponsored by Rep. Chad Perkins of District 40, which represents parts of Ralls, Pike, Monroe and Lincoln counties, abolishes the death penalty and specifies that any person who received the death penalty must instead be sentenced…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University will welcome Riley Gaines as a guest speaker at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, in the Roland Fine Arts Center. Gaines is a leader in defending women’s single-sex spaces, advocating for equality and fairness, and standing up for women’s safety, privacy and equal opportunities. The event is free and…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo.—The Hannibal Board of Education recently approved a bond that will save the Hannibal Public School district more than $3 million. The resolution was approved at a special meeting on Dec. 14 that authorized the sale of $14,310,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds to its Municipal Bond Underwriter, L.J. Hart & Company (L.J. Hart) of…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The arrival of the first baby born at Hannibal Regional Hospital in the new year is a boy named Arrow. Proud parents Ryan and Ashlie Gilmore welcomed him into the world at 1:18 p.m. Jan. 1. Arrow weighed 7 pounds and 2 ounces. This is the Gilmores’ second son born at Hannibal…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Early Bird Kiwanis Club recently presented a check for $400 to the Hannibal Free Clinic. The Hannibal Free Clinic provides medical and dental support to people who do not have adequate medical and dental insurance coverage. The clinic covers a six-county area of northeast Missouri and receives financial support through various…
Read Full Article CENTER, Mo. — The Ralls County Library will welcome visiting authors throughout the new year, thanks to a recent $5,000 donation they received from EDF Renewables. The $5,000.00 donation from EDF Renewables for the Visiting Author Fund. The library reported in a recent press release that the donation will provide future author visits to the…
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