Missouri
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Board of Public Works electric crew will be performing maintenance on electric lines beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1. Power will be shut off for a duration of 15 minutes. Areas include portions of Wildwood Court, Head Lane, and Stardust Drive. Contact the HBPW Dispatch Center at 573-221-0955…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — The Marion County Sheriff’s Office recently launched an investigation following the discovery of methamphetamine being used by inmates within the jail. Authorities became aware of the situation on early Sunday morning and are actively investigating how the substance was introduced into the facility. After reviewing body scan images, investigators located a suspect…
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PERRY, Mo. — After 25 years of helping others at a job he considered to be one of the most satisfying, John Nemes, former chief of the Marion and Ralls County Ambulance Districts (MCAD), decided last fall it was time to retire. Nemes was honored March 28 at a retirement party at The Junction restaurant,…
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CANTON, Mo. — Karen Voss and Brian Munzlinger will be seated as commissioners for the Mid-America Port Commission (MAPC) at its April 14 meeting at Culver-Stockton College in Canton. Voss was elected by the Mid-America Intermodal Authority Port District board at its March 4 meeting. She serves as the chief financial officer at Ursa Farmers…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Riedel Foundation has awarded a $1,000 grant to help put on Project Graduation for the Hannibal High School Class of 2025. The parents of the senior class are the hosts of the party each year. For each of her children, Anna Lemon has served as a chairperson of the event. With…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council fills its galleries each April with the Young Masters Exhibit —select works by Hannibal’s fifth grade, eighth grade and high school students, including both public and parochial schools. This year’s exhibit will run April 1–29. Participating schools are A.D. Stowell Elementary, Eugene Field Elementary, Holy Family School, Mark…
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RALLS COUNTY, Mo. — The Ralls County Endowment Fund recently received a $5,000 donation from Ranger Power to get closer to its goal of $15,000, which will permanently endow the fund, earn a match of $15,000 from the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri and begin providing annual grants to nonprofit organizations…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Reservations are being taken for a no-cost cholesterol and wellness screening on Thursday, April 10, at Blessing Health Hannibal in the MJB Conference Room on the second floor at 100 Medical Drive. Use the West entrance. The event will include a blood pressure reading, body composition screening and an A1C screening for…
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QUINCY — A Pittsfield man arrested in December for stealing a FedEx box truck pled guilty to two felonies on Thursday and will spend five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Devon L. Wagner, 26, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court with Public Defender Jonathan Hoover before Circuit Judge Tad Brenner. He pled guilty…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The cause of a Wednesday night fire in Hannibal remains under investigation. The Hannibal Fire Department was dispatched at 5:46 p.m. Wednesday to a structure fire at 510 Willow. Nine personnel responded initially, with four additional personnel later called in for support. Upon arrival, crews found flames and smoke coming from the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Birthday Blessings, a nonprofit organization focusing on providing needed resources to kids in care, will hold its annual Birthday Bash donor match event from Friday, March 28 through Tuesday, April 1. An anonymous business will match up to $5,000 in donations during this event. In a press release, Shannon VonAllmen, executive director…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council continues Art Adventures, its popular creative project series, at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 4, at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. The April Art Adventure is a creative project for grades K-5 students. Participation fees include all supplies, an instructor and step-by-step instructions. This one-hour event…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Several candidates appearing on the ballot for Hannibal’s next municipal election on April 8 participated in a nearly 2 1/2-hour forum hosted by the Northeast Missouri Conservative Group Monday night at the American Legion. Participants were: Dobson produces document showing Azotea’s sales tax license was revoked After the candidates responded to a…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal woman who left a child unattended in a house deemed “uninhabitable” by Hannibal police officers has been sentenced to five years of state-supervised probation. Leranie M. Norris, 29, appeared in Marion County Circuit Court on March 17 with Public Defender Christopher Terrell before Judge John Jackson. She pled guilty to…
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CANTON, Mo. — A Canton man, a registered sex offender, was arrested March 20 after he was seen in the pickup line at a school in the Canton R-V School District. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Department received a tip on March 20. Sgt. Devon Willis then began an investigation and verified Charles William Hanley, 34,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Current and prospective members of the Hannibal City Council have expressed repeatedly in the last several days that it will be difficult to find a replacement for City Manager Lisa Peck, who abruptly announced her resignation last week. Their ideal candidate, however, might not have been as difficult to find as they…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal mayoral candidates Darrell McCoy, a former 1st Ward Councilman, and Charlie Phillips, current 4th Ward Councilman, participated in a nearly 2 1/2-hour forum hosted by the Northeast Missouri Conservative Group Monday night at the American Legion. Voters can make their pick between the two April 8 municipal election, with the winner…
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CANTON, Mo. — Hooper Photography and Painted Threads are the hosts of a painting party and photo shoot Friday and Saturday, April 11-12, at Gather Event Venue, 507 Clark, and is open to all area school districts and Class of 2025 seniors. Painting being will be completed on Friday, and photo shoots will be held…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College (C-SC) will welcome acclaimed author J.E. Stamper as the keynote speaker at its upcoming education mini conference at 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 27 in the Alexander Campbell Auditorium. Stamper, the author of “Ugly Me,” will address C-SC students and visiting students from area schools during the event. The description…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Pavement improvements are scheduled to begin Wednesday on 18 miles of westbound U.S. Route 36 in Marion and Ralls counties, from seven-tenths of a mile west of U.S. Route 61 at Hannibal to a half-mile west of Route Z near Monroe City. This work includes pavement repairs, shoulder improvements, resurfacing and diamond…
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