Hannibal
HANNIBAL, Mo. – Students from the Hannibal School District went home extra warm over the weekend. Members of the American Legion Riders of Post 55 in Hannibal kicked off a day of giving at Stowell Elementary’s Friday morning assembly by passing out several of the nearly 1,800 pairs of gloves and hats they collected for…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Emily Hultgren, aquatics director and recreation supervisor for Hannibal Parks and Recreation, recently earned certifications as aquatic facility operator and American Red Cross lifeguard instruction. As an aquatic facility operator, Hultgren passed tests to prove comprehension of all basic design, mechanical and operational concepts involved in the functioning of an institutional/commercial swimming…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — When Maria Kuhns moved to Hannibal, she decided it was a community she wanted to invest in. “I just saw that what we have here is special and I really wanted to contribute to that,” she said. Kuhns joined the Hannibal Regional Development Council in 2021 as an entrepreneur specialist. She was…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal-LaGrange University board of trustees met on campus for its annual fall meeting on Oct. 13. Highlights from the meeting were: President Matz shared four strategic initiatives as HLGU strives to continue to grow for the future. In a press release, Mark Anderson, chairman of the trustees, said, “We had an…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A virtual awards ceremony was held Oct. 12 for The Baptist Communicators Association Student Awards Competition. All entries in the competition must have been produced or published from January 2022 through May 2023. A record-setting 98 entries were submitted by students from six Baptist universities in this year’s competition. Participating schools were…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Hannibal voters will choose a new mayor next Tuesday. Barry Louderman, Kristy Trevathan and Stephen Colyar will be on the Nov. 7 ballot for the special election to finish James Hark’s term as Hannibal mayor, which expires April 2025. Hark resigned in June because of expanding work duties at his job at…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The trial for a Hannibal woman facing first-degree assault and second-degree murder charges after an October 2022 bar fight was scheduled to begin next month, but a judge now has moved it to June. Tiara Bonner, 28, appeared Tuesday, Oct. 31 by video conference with Public Defender Austin Smith and Marion County…
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The Machinists Lodge is hosting a fundraiser for guide dogs and Megan Duncan drops by to talk about next week’s Hannibal mayor’s race.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — More college students might choose to stay local thanks to a partnership between Moberly Area Community College and Hannibal LaGrange College. On Wednesday afternoon at a press conference held at HLGU, representatives from the two schools announced a 2+2 partnership available for 17 different programs. Dr. Robert Matz, president of HLGU, said…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A free firearm safety awareness program for children ages 8-18 class will begin Thursday. Topics include ethics, sportsmanship, fundamentals for firing a gun, ammunition knowledge and safe gun handling, wildlife management and animal identification. This is not a hunter certification course. Participants can earn awards for improvement in target practice. Classes begin…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Northeast Missouri Humane Society announced 24 adoptions during its participation in BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Fall National “Empty the Shelters” event. NEMO Humane Society participated in the event from Oct. 1-15, by offering $50 dog and $0 adult cats for adoption including dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens Nationwide, a total of 19,415 pets…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. – Coyote Hill is United Way of the Mark Twain Area’s Community Impact Agency that will be highlighted throughout November. Coyote Hill Hannibal is a satellite operation of Coyote Hill based in Harrisburg, Mo outside of Columbia, Mo. The organization began in the early 1990s with the goal to provide safe, quality foster…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal-LaGrange University Theatre Department will be presenting Thornton Wilder’s play “Our Town” Nov. 2-4 in the Parker Theatre of the Roland Fine Arts Center. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Set in the small town of Grover’s Corners, N.H., in the early 1900s, “Our Town” shows the lives of its townspeople…
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HANNIBAL Mo. — Four entrepreneurs will present when Ignite hosts its third SparkNIGHT at the Rialto at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1. SparkNIGHT is the catalyst of Ignite, an initiative to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Hannibal region. SparkNIGHT is an event where local entrepreneurs and small business owners pitch their businesses to investors.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council has added an Art @ City Hall exhibit in the customer service area of the Collector’s Office. The exhibit, which will be on display through the end of January, features photographic reproductions of Young Masters Select winners from eighth grade entries from the Young Masters exhibit. Art @…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The new construction in front of the Hannibal Middle School is expected to one day provide cost savings and funds for district programs. Work began in June on the 60’ x 80’ Hannibal Career and Technical Center expansion called the Hannibal Ag-Science Center which sits beside the green house. The building is…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and the Hannibal Regional Diabetes Center will be site of a diabetes health fair from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2. Diabetes impacts 37.3 million people in the United States, and 8.5 million of those are unaware that they have diabetes. Raising awareness of diabetes is…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Medical Group recently added Dr. Allyson Munch to its family medicine team. Munch earned her medical degree from A.T. Still University in Kirksville and completed her residency at SIU School of Medicine. In a press release, Munch said, “I’ve always been drawn towards being able to care for patients of all…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal High School boys soccer team played host to its seventh annual Kickin’ Cancer game on Monday, Oct. 9 at Veterans Field. The team presented Hannibal Regional Foundation with a check for $2,000. Players were escorted onto the field by local cancer survivors during the announcing of the starting lineup. The…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Laura Berry, who lives at River Bluff Senior Apartments in Hannibal, hopes to see a decrease in her utility bill this year after workers from Northeast Community Action Corporation spent their morning weatherizing her home. Berry’s apartment is one of 40 units at River Bluff Senior Apartments to receive new smoke detectors,…
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SHELBYVILLE, Mo. — A Shelbyville, Mo., man has been arrested for sodomy and rape and is in the Macon County Jail. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control arrested Faren J. Lindsey, 46, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, for three counts of statutory sodomy, one count of statutory rape and one count…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A string of early morning vehicle break-ins on Wednesday that occurred around the western edge of Hannibal are under investigation by the Hannibal Police Department and Marion County Sheriff’s Department. Both departments report that officers are in the process of obtaining further information from witnesses and victims. Hannibal Police Chief Jacob Nacke…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Eric and Patty Happekotte, owners of Sidekick BBQ & Sweets, handle their business the same way they handle their barbecue – low and slow. “Our motto has always been to take it slow,” Patty said. From first serving barbecue underneath a canopy in downtown Hannibal on Bird street to handing plates out…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council selects special award winners during its annual Hannibal Folklife Festival. Awards are decided based upon the quality and uniqueness of the exhibitor’s work, adherence to the folklife theme and overall presentation. Awards were presented by HAC Staff. Winning Artists Each year, the Hannibal Arts Council selects one award…
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