Hannibal
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Mark Twain Chorale, Hannibal’s community chorus, will present its spring concert titled “Songs of Spring” at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 28, at Fifth Street Baptist Church, 111 N. Fifth. The chorus is directed is Allen Means and accompanied by Alyssa Pyne. More than 30 singers will perform a variety of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum announced Friday the names of the five boys and five girls selected as finalists for this year’s Tom and Becky Program. Becky finalists are: Tom finalists are: These boys and girls will represent the city of Hannibal as goodwill ambassadors. Their year as Tom and Becky…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek was in Hannibal Friday afternoon in support of MO ABLE, a program that allows people living with disabilities to open a tax-free investment account. The program, which began in 2014, assists people to save money without losing eligibility for many public benefit programs such as Medicaid, Supplemental…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries has been working to keep kids safe for over 30 years. The mission of Coyote Hill is to provide a safe place for a child impacted by foster care. The Hill in Harrisburg, Mo., is Coyote Hill’s foster care neighborhood, featuring…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Java Jive in historic downtown Hannibal is celebrating 25 years of serving coffee, community and connection with a block party from 7 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 26. Owner Katy Welch invites friends, neighbors, and visitors to join the festivities on the 200 block of Main, which will be closed to…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Area String Orchestra’s annual spring concert is set for 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, in the Roland Fine Arts Center, 2800 Palmyra Road. Admission is free, but a free-will offering will be taken to help cover the cost of music and other expenses. “Dancing Through Life” is the theme…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The annual Hannibal spring clean-up day will be held Saturday, April 26. Volunteers should meet anytime from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Y Men’s Pavilion, 105 Hill. Volunteers can pick up gloves and trash bags at the Y Men’s Pavilion. After the trash is picked up and bagged, representatives from Hannibal…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Tree of the Month for April is a Redbud Tree at 1921 Broadway at the home of Ron and Sharon Walley. The Tree Board established a Tree of the Month Award to celebrate Hannibal’s beautiful urban forest and its stewards. The Tree Board’s mission is to encourage and inspire by example…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — April Azotea has defeated Tammy Riley in a landslide runoff victory to replace 15-year councilman Mike Dobson in the 2nd Ward seat on the Hannibal City Council. “I’m ready to be proactive and jump in head first,” Azotea said in a phone call with Muddy River News after the results were made…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Child Advocacy Center of Northeast Missouri has been partnering with community agencies since 2000. Child Advocacy Centers, or CACs, were created in 1985, and more than 1,000 of them operate in the United States. The Child Advocacy Center of Northeast Missouri is one of 15…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The annual Young Masters exhibit, celebrating the artistic talents of local students, is on display at the Hannibal Arts Council through April 29. The exhibit will culminate in two special award nights to honor standout student artists. The first event, recognizing 5th and 8th grade participants, will be held on Monday, April…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — St. Louis photographer Bruce Toulmin is Alliance Gallery’s guest artist for April. After years of taking only black and white film photos, his family gifted him a Nikon digital camera when he was in his 60s. It led to him exploring the options available to him to manipulate his images. Six months…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The opening day of Central Park Farmers Market will be Saturday, April 26. The market will be open 7:30 a.m. to noon every Saturday through Oct. 25. Starting in mid-June, the market will also be open Tuesday evenings from 3 to 7 p.m. The market will continue in Central Park through June…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — You might hear the beep of a watch or, if you’re lucky, the chimes of church bells during the course of a typical day. A symphony of chimes, cuckoos, dings and bongs can be heard every hour on the hour at Marion County Clocks, 115 S. Fourth. “It’s like the beginning of…
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MONROE CITY, Mo. — A two-vehicle crash on U.S. 36, one mile east of Monroe City in Ralls County, injured one man on the morning of April 18. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 5:25 a.m. on April 18 when a 2015 Ford F-150 struck the rear of a 2024 Dodge…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Board of Public Works has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2024. The utility earned a Diamond level designation in the category for utilities with 60,000-109,999 worker-hours of annual worker exposure. More than 200 utilities entered the annual Safety Awards for…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Mike Dobson asked at a candidate forum last month why constituents should trust April Azotea, the woman who could replace him in the 2nd Ward seat on the Hannibal City Council, with the city’s budget based on her tax status and business handlings. The same questions were not asked during that forum…
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MRN interviews the two candidates in the Tuesday Hannibal Ward 2 runoff: April Azotea and Tammy Riley.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hop with a Cop Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 20, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Central Park. Children will be divided into age groups with more than 2,000 eggs available for children to hunt. The prizes include six bicycles, pool passes, toys and…
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