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NEW LONDON, Mo. — A former Hannibal man charged with 12 felonies for rape, sodomy and incest was sentenced to 40 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections last week. Terence L. Higgins, 46, pled guilty on May 28 in Ralls County Circuit Court before Judge Rachel Bringer Shepherd. He was facing five counts of…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — This year’s campaign for the United Way of the Mark Twain Area focuses on the concept that “Everyone Can Help Someone.” Though the campaign is held to raise dollars to be invested in local nonprofit organizations, leadership with United Way wants to look beyond just money as something people can give. In…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Arkansas-based Phillips Media Group (PMG), a media company that owns The Herald-Whig in Quincy and The Courier-Post in Hannibal, announced Friday, Aug. 30, that it has reached an agreement to sell 16 community newspapers in three states to Carpenter Media Group (CMG), which owns more than 125 community news publications throughout the United States. “It has…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A free class for anyone interested in learning about pickleball will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9, at the Huckleberry Park courts. Hannibal pickleball enthusiasts Bill Baker and Tom Batenhorst are offering this class to teach people how to play what is often called America’s fastest-growing sport.…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The CHART Teen Task Force is the latest Hannibal non-profit organization to receive a grant from the Riedel Foundation. CHART will use the $7,500 Riedel grant to put on a teen health fair and to fund sexuality education in the Hannibal school district. CHART has been the host of 27 teen health…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main, is the host of its 11th annual art history luncheon at noon on Friday, Sept. 6. The art history luncheon is a special event designed to fit into a workday lunch hour. The time is used to educate, enrich and engage through focusing on a…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The cause of a Tuesday afternoon fire in Hannibal has been ruled as electrical and determined to be accidental. The Hannibal Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 1904 Broadway at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. Upon arrival at the scene, firefighters reported flames and smoke coming from a second-story window. All occupants were…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional is offering an “ABCs of Medicare 2025” event, presented by Managed Care Partners, designed to help Medicare beneficiaries navigate the complexities of Medicare and Medicare Advantage information. This free in-person educational session will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Hannibal Regional Conference Center inside the Hannibal…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A New London woman charged in a stabbing incident is in the Marion County Jail. The 10th Judicial District Court of Marion County issued a warrant on Monday, Aug. 26, for Olivia A. Malone, 18 of New London, charging her with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. The…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Quincy Bicycle Club and the Goldinger family of Palmyra recently donated a gift of more than $5,000 to the Life.Light.Hope Fund at the Hannibal Regional Cary Cancer Center and Cancer Institute in memory of Charlotte Goldinger, a retired Palmyra school teacher and avid bicyclist who passed away from leukemia. The 10th…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Tree Board is celebrating its 25th year of Hannibal earning the Tree City USA designation. A Tree City USA proclamation at the Tuesday, Aug. 20, City Council meeting. Kristy Trevathan, president of the Hannibal Tree Board, said receiving the Tree City USA designation means Hannibal residents enjoy the benefits of…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Connie Benson first sat with a kindergarten student as a mentor from the Hannibal Alliance for Youth Support (HAYS) program through the Hannibal Public School District nearly 15 years ago. Benson, who has a background as a high school teacher, worried if she could connect with an elementary student. “On that first…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Tree of the Month for August is a magnolia tree at 18 Surrey Hills at the home of Monica Williams. The Hannibal 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…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A bird walk is set for 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Sodalis Nature Preserve sponsored by Hannibal Parks and Recreation. Gale Rublee, a nationally certified interpreter guide with more than 25 years of experience in outdoor education, will lead the walk, along with members of the Mississippi Hills Master Naturalists.…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Parks and Recreation, Hannibal Street Department and Parents as Teachers will sponsor The Big Dirt Dig from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Street Department maintenance facility, 701 Warren Barrett Drive. The Big Dirt Dig gives children a chance to enjoy an immersive, hands-on play experience that excites both their…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Trustees of the George H. Riedel Foundation recently awarded a $9,000 grant for the Junior Achievement program to be presented in Hannibal schools for the upcoming school year. About 1,200 students will benefit with JA being offered at the grade school level at Oakwood Elementary, Mark Twain Elementary and St. John’s Lutheran…
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