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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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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal residents with Bradford pear trees on their property have the option to cut down their trees and receive a free, non-invasive tree at a “buy-back” event on April 18. Starting Wednesday, March 15, participants may register for the program at www.moinvasives.org/2023/02/15/pearbuy-back-2023/. To qualify, people need to submit a photo of themselves…
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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. — The Hannibal Early Bird Kiwanis Club recently presented a check for $1,000 to the Hannibal YMCA in support of its Youth Scholarship Fund. This is the third year is a row that this support has been provided to the Y by the club. Early Bird Kiwanis Club is honored to support youth programs…
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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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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A $6,000 grant award from the Riedel Foundation will help expand services to victims of child abuse in Hannibal. The Child Advocacy Center will use the money to buy a sophisticated recording system for a new forensic interview room. In a press release, CAC employee Stephanie Tufts said, “Professionally recorded interviews are…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — EMBRACE Children and Families will hold its second annual masquerade ball beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the American Legion, 3819 Highway MM. Money raised during the event is used to provide essentials such as clothing, bedding, cribs, dressers and financial assistance. Last year’s gala raised more than $10,000. EMBRACE…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Clinic Health and Safety Fair is scheduled from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, March 11, in the clinic’s main lobby. Children can make their own mini first aid kits and meet Hannibal first responders. For adults, a Stop the Bleed presentation will take place from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the clinic’s MJB…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree harassment in connection to a shooting incident involving a Hannibal police officer. A warrant was issued Tuesday, March 7 in the 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County charging Jacob T. Wilson, 37, of Hannibal. The charges are a…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A vendors meeting for anyone interested in participating in the Central Park Farmers Market is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9 at Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. Steve Huse, market manager, said plans for the upcoming season will be discussed. Opening day will be Saturday, April 29, and continue every Saturday through…
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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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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Chocolate Extravaganza will be held March 10-12 in downtown Hannibal. This event will offer an entire day of sweets, fun, friends and chocolate. Chocolate passports will be available for purchase. The passports include several different treats from most downtown businesses, of which you get to choose five you would like to…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal High School’s Project Graduation will benefit from a $1,000 grant from the Riedel Foundation. During Project Graduation on May 25, Hannibal High School seniors will spend the entire night of graduation at a party as a safe way to celebrate their achievements. In a press release, Riedel trustee Dr. Michael Bukstein…
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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. — The Hannibal Early Bird Kiwanis Club announced a gift of $1,000 to the Hannibal area shooter education program at their Feb. 16 meeting. The donation was awarded from the Roy Dietle Memorial Fund to provide continued support of this program, a program that Roy Dietle had a passion for. Travis Moore, coordinator…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Sources have told Muddy River News that an agreement has been reached in the labor dispute between members of United Steelworkers Local 11-205 and management at Hannibal’s Continental Cement plant. About 100 workers took to the picket line on February 22 over multiple issues with management. The contract between the union and…
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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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HANNIBAL, Mo. — United Steelworkers (USW) who have been on strike against Continental Cement since Wednesday rallied with the union’s “bat signal” projector Monday at the plant entrance’s just off Mo. 79. About 100 members of USW Local 11-205 are striking over scheduling, overtime and cross training among other issues. The previous contract originally expired…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The opening day for the Ramp Park at Huckleberry Park is March 4. The park will be open on weekends in March from 1-6 p.m., weather permitting. In a press release, Paula Epker, manager of the Ramp Park, said, “We’re providing space for athletes to hone their skills and stay active. The…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Parks and Recreation is seeking applicants for seasonal employment. The following positions are available: Online applications are due March 3. They are available at https://www.hannibalparks.org/application-for-employment/.
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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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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Community Foundation and FosterAdoptConnect will recognize area graduating seniors with a dinner at First Methodist Church, Tuesday, April 18. Graduating students from Hannibal, Mark Twain, Monroe City, Palmyra, Bowling Green, Highland and Louisiana high schools and their caregivers will attend the dinner. In addition to recognizing the graduating seniors, the program…
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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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