Monroe County, Missouri
PARIS, Mo. — The seventh annual Salt River Quilt Show, “Centennial: 100 Years at Mark Twain State Park, 1924-2024,” will be held Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5-6, at the Mark Twain Memorial Shrine in Florida, Mo. Doors will open both days at 9 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. on Saturday, and at 3 p.m.…
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QUINCY — The Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri invites nonprofits throughout its 12-county service area to apply for a grant of up to $7,500 through its annual Community Grant program. Grants totaling more than $210,000 will be awarded to nonprofit organizations advancing arts and culture, community betterment, education, health and human…
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MONROE CITY, Mo. – Rachel Turnbull still can’t believe she won a $50,583 jackpot from the Ace of Diamonds fundraiser hosted by the Monroe City R-I Education Foundation. “I was shocked by the win,” Turnbull said. “I still feel like I am in a state of shock.” Turnbull lives in Columbia, Mo., and graduated from…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Extension 4-H state meats judging contest on Feb. 17 drew 54 competing 4-H members from across the state. Held in partnership with the MU Meat Science Program, the event gave contestants the opportunity to hone their judging skills and explore career and educational opportunities, said Maria Calvert, MU…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for bridge rehabilitation, bridge replacement, pavement improvement and roadway elevation/rebuild projects in the Northeast District during its regular meeting on Feb. 14. A $928,839 contract was awarded to Gene Haile Excavating, Inc., for a bridge replacement project on Route AA in Monroe County, over…
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MRN”s Brittany Boll and Randy Phillips take you to Monroe City, Mo., where you will find some amazing fried chicken and other great food in Taste of the Town. How good is the fried chicken at BK’s Place? Well, there is a fella who lives near Camp Point, Ill. who drives all the way to…
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United Way Community Impact Partner Highlight: Audrey Pickett at YMCA – A Passion for Helping Others
HANNIBAL, Mo. – Audrey Pickett can be found nearly every day rolling around in her wheelchair with a smile on her face at the YMCA of Hannibal. For her, this agency has become a home. “It’s different when you don’t see the impact the YMCA has every day, but when you live it every day…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — John Jackson of Hannibal announced Tuesday he will be running for presiding circuit judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit in Missouri in 2024. The Tenth Judicial Circuit covers Marion, Monroe and Ralls counties. Rachel Bringer Shepherd announced last month that she will not seek re-election. She has held the position since 2010.…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Monroe County Route J is scheduled to close Monday, Feb. 19, as work begins on the bridge rehabilitation project located over the Middle Fork Salt River, 0.5 miles east of Route OO, near Duncans Bridge. The project is anticipated to be completed by mid-May. Included in this contract are two additional bridge…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Thanks to fundraising efforts through the Hannibal Salvation Army, 1,519 Northeast Missouri children received Christmas gifts in conjunction with Toys for Tots and 788 families received a box containing a full holiday meal. Eddie and Tracy Lennox were the 2023 Christmas Campaign Chairs. Eddie Lennox revealed on Monday that the total raised…
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MAYWOOD, Mo. — Rachel Bringer Shepherd announced Monday in an email that she will not seek re-election as presiding circuit judge of the 10th Judicial Circuit, which includes Marion, Monroe and Ralls counties in Missouri, in 2024. She has held the position since 2010. “I have been very grateful for the opportunity to serve as a presiding…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Amanda Bowen, the Salvation Army family services caseworker in Hannibal, joined the Salvation Army in August 2020. When people in the community turn to the Salvation Army for help, they connect to the Hannibal native. “It is hard to ask for help,” Bowen said. She knows this personally. “We say all of…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — A Boone County judge on Friday sentenced Thomas Payne of Monroe City to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after an October 2023 jury found him guilty of third-degree assault in connection to the October 2022 death of a man outside a Hannibal bar. Payne was found guilty on Oct.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The construction on the new building for Douglass Community Services has reached ground zero are ready to start building back up. The old Douglass Community Services building at 711 Grand in Hannibal has been torn down. The building first housed the Hannibal Clinic and was gifted to Douglass in 2006 when they…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Statistics show that teenagers are the most dangerous drivers on the road. According to those at First Impact, a class for adults to learn about young driver safety, 16 to 19-year-olds have the highest crash risk, and are three times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than all other…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri Pork Association recently announced Scott Hays as its next executive director. Hays is a fifth-generation pork producer from Monroe City and is currently president of the National Pork Producers Council board of directors. He will join the Missouri Pork Association team on April 1, 2024. Hays will step into the…
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PARIS, Mo. — The Monroe County Historical Society recently published a comprehensive book and photo CD for 10 cemeteries in Monroe County — Union, Mount Airy, Atterberry, Dry-Hulen, Dunaway, Forest Grove, Fox, Heathman, Jackson Chapel and Lasley-Gillispie. This is the 11th volume in a series of updated cemetery transcriptions with a companion photo CD published…
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…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. – During its regular meeting on Oct. 12, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for a bridge replacement, as well as seal coat and resurfacing projects in the Northeast District. A $12.4M contract was awarded to KCI Construction Company for a bridge replacement project on Missouri Route 79, over Bear Creek,…
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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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PARIS, Mo. — The Monroe County Historical Society will hold its annual banquet Monday, Oct. 23, at Mark Twain Country Club, just east of Paris on Highway 154. The doors will open at 4 p.m. for viewing of the historic displays, with dinner to be served at 6 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Howard…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) is taking applications from the elderly and disabled for the federally-funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and the Energy Crisis Intervention Program in 12 Missouri counties. The program is under way for applications from the elderly and disabled with applications for all others starting Nov.…
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PARIS, Mo. – A Madison man accused of killing an 88-year-old woman in 2021 waived his right to have amended charges read to him and pled not guilty to first-degree murder on Monday morning. Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney Nicole D. Volkert filed her complaint, amending the original second-degree murder charge against Lyle W. Miller, 65…
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SEDALIA, Mo. – The Missouri 4-H community honored this year’s inductees into the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame in August at State Fair Community College in Sedalia. Local Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame inductees include: In a press release, Rachel Augustine, senior director of advancement for the Missouri 4-H Foundation, said, “This year’s inductees represent…
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HOLLIDAY, Mo. — A Madison, Mo., man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after human remains were found. Investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search on Friday, July 28 of a pond in Monroe County. The investigation was…
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