Lewis County, Missouri
CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College and Hannibal Regional Healthcare System recently created a partnership to assist in broadening educational opportunities for nursing students in northeast Missouri. This program will combine the educational expertise of Culver-Stockton College and the clinical learning opportunities of Hannibal Regional to create a program for new or advancing nurses to further…
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CANTON, Mo. — About 100 people jammed into City Council chambers in Canton’s City Hall, with some even sitting on the floor. A few dozen more listened and fanned themselves in a crowded hallway. Most of them appeared to endorse the idea of maintaining the Canton Police Department. However, it won’t be long before the…
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CANTON, Mo. – Jarrod Phillips resigned as the mayor of Canton on Friday in a two-sentence news release submitted to the town’s Board of Aldermen. A copy of the letter was sent out at 6 p.m. Friday, saying the resignation is effective on August 8. An unsigned letter from city officials was also in the…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Canton Police Department went from four officers to one on Monday night, and Canton Mayor Jarrod Phillips wants to plan for a forum next week to discuss public law enforcement options in the city. However, Lewis County Sheriff David Parrish says he won’t recommend his department make any deals with the…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Lewis County Prosecutor recently told the mayor of Canton and the city’s Board of Aldermen that her office will not file any cases investigated by the Canton Police Department unless an outside law enforcement agency provides assistance. Chelsea Fellinger also said, because of “ethical obligations” to the state, she recommended the…
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HANNIBAL — The Missouri Route 6 bridge over U.S. Route 24/61 is now open to one-lane traffic. The bridge will remain reduced to a single lane of traffic with signals utilized for traffic control. A width restriction of 14 feet will be in place until repairs are made. All ramps at the interchange will remain open to…
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CANTON, Mo. — Canton Central Park, at the corner of Fifth and Lewis Streets, will be the site for the Lewis County Back-to-School drive on Wednesday, Aug. 2. Hours for the drive are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Recipients can drive through the parking lot to pick up items. NECAC and other organizations, along with…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A resurfacing project located on Missouri Route 81 from the Iowa State line to Route EE in Kahoka is expected to begin Monday, Aug. 7. The $9,737,007 contract was awarded last year to W.L. Miller Company of Hamilton, Ill. The contract includes an additional resurfacing project located on U.S. 136 in Lewis…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College recently announced the schedule for the annual Tri-State Development Summit set for Sept. 13-14 at the Oakley-Lindsay Center, 300 Civic Center Plaza, in Quincy, Ill. Tri-State Development operates as a collaborative effort among stakeholders to support economic initiatives within the 36-county region of northeast Missouri, southeast Iowa and west central…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Route 16 in Lewis County is scheduled to close on Monday, July 24, as work begins on the bridge rehabilitation project located over U.S. Route 61, 0.7 mile north of Route P at Canton. A signed detour will be in place to route traffic around the bridge closure. All entrance and exit…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton College Board of Trustees elected H.B. Turner to serve as chairman of the board effective July 1. He will lead a board of 31 trustees, three of whom were newly elected. Turner succeeds Ronald W. Leftwich after 33 years of service to the Board of Trustees, including 14 years as…
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CANTON, Mo. — Rob Carmichael, head athletic trainer for Culver-Stockton College for nearly 30 years, recently was inducted into the Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame during a ceremony presented by the Missouri Athletic Trainers’ Association on June 9. People have been honored annually since 1984 in the Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame for…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A resurfacing project is set to begin as early as July 5 on Missouri Route 156 from Missouri Route 149 in Macon County to Route 6 at Ewing in Lewis County. The total length of improvement is 52.5 miles and spans across Knox, Lewis and Macon counties. This project is anticipated to…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College recognized 131 students for academic merit with the distinction of President’s List, representing the highest honor of excellence within the college. Requirements of the President’s List are as follows: The following students at Culver-Stockton College were named to the President’s List for spring 2023:
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College recently recognized 89 students for academic merit with the distinction of Honors List within the college. Requirements of the Honors List are: The following students were named to the Honors List for spring 2023:
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CANTON, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton College Board of Trustees recently voted to confer the title Professor Emerita to Debra Scoggin-Myers and the Professor Emeritus title to Patrick Hotle. The title of “emerita” (female) or “emeritus” (male) often is given to a person retiring from professional life, along with continued rights to participate in campus events.…
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Ameren Missouri and Cool Down Missouri have donated 75 window air conditioning units to the North East Community Action Corporation to be distributed to qualifying elderly and disabled residents in nine Missouri counties. Locally, Ameren customers living in Lewis, Monroe, Pike and Ralls counties can participate. In a press release, NECAC’s Kayla Wasson said, “We…
Read Full Article (CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College recently recognized 160 students for academic merit during the spring 2023 semester with the distinction of Provost’s List, the second-highest honor of excellence within the college. Requirements of the Provost’s List are as follows: The following students at Culver-Stockton College were recognized:
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BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — NECAC recently announced the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program is ending. The two-year emergency program provided help to income-qualifying people for water and sewer bills. NECAC will be taking applications for a water bill assistance program through June 30. Applications may be dropped off at NECAC County Service Centers. They may…
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QUINCY — Eighteen area students pursuing higher education and a local teacher have been awarded more than $30,000 in scholarships and recognition awards from the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri. Recipients of the scholarships, most of which come from permanently endowed funds at the Community Foundation, will receive financial support towards…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College recently announced the promotion to three members of the faculty — Jay Hoffman, professor; David Lane, senior lecturer; and Angel Knoverek, associate professor, who was also granted tenure. These three were recognized for their overall excellence and commitment to developing students of promise at C-SC. In a press release, President…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College, a private Christian liberal arts college offering 80 major and minor tracks, recently announced Kimberly Gaither will be the interim vice president of academic affairs. Gaither will replace Lauren Schellenberger, who accepted the position of president at C-SC. Both begin their new roles on July 1, 2023. Previously serving as…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College recently announced the retirement of three professors effective at the end of the 2022-23 academic year — Patrick Hotle, Debra Scoggin-Myers and Kay Dyer. Hotle began his career with C-SC in 1993, following nearly 13 years of teaching history and then humanities in several countries throughout the world. His global…
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QUINCY — The Salvation Army Quincy Area Command is collecting and distributing electric fans to those in need this summer. Distribution of fans began June 1 from its Family Services facilities in both Quincy and Hannibal. Anyone living within the Quincy Area Command’s service area of Adams, Pike and Brown counties in Illinois and Marion,…
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The Mississippi River flowed lazily under the Centennial Bridge, which connects Illinois and Iowa in the Quad Cities. Cars cruised past on a Saturday afternoon in early May, waving and occasionally honking at a long line of environmentalists who say the river is alive. Glenda Guster was among the roughly 80 people to join the…
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