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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A meeting for vendors interested in participating in the upcoming Central Park Farmers Market will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. Plans for the upcoming season will be discussed. The local health inspector and scale inspector will be in attendance. Rules and regulations will be outlined,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Fans of the Hannibal Pirate wrestling team lined Broadway on Friday afternoon waiting to cheer as the team passed by as part of the city’s first first-ever State Champions Parade. The parade was the finale of a celebration week for the Hannibal Public School District in recognition of the Hannibal Pirate Wrestlers…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Ramp Park at Huckleberry Park will be not be staffed and will be a skate-at-your-own-risk facility beginning Saturday, March 2. The Ramp Park will be open 8 a.m. to dusk every day for roller skates, roller blades, skateboards, bicycles and scooters. No motorized equipment will be allowed. No one is allowed…
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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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PALMYRA, Mo. — The March fish fry, sponsored by VFW Post 11041, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 1, at the hall, 316 S. Main. Cost is $12 for adults and $5 for children with a menu of catfish fillet, VFW potatoes, baked beans, cole slaw, cornbread, dessert and drink. The…
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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 YMCA of Hannibal will benefit from two recent grant awards from the George H. Riedel Foundation. Trustees awarded a $100,000 grant to fund scholarships for membership, summer camp and daycare at the YMCA. In a press release, Hannibal YMCA CEO Eric Abts said, “Thirty percent of all youth funding is made…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Rehabilitation work is set to resume, entering the final stage, on 25 rural northeast Missouri bridges on Feb. 28. Work began last summer, then halted due to winter conditions. Capital Paving and Construction, LLC was awarded the $2.2M contract last year that spans eight counties includes Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Schuyler,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council continues Art Adventures, its popular creative project series, at 5:15 p.m. Friday, March 8, at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. The March Art Adventure is a creative project for students in grades 2-5 offering the opportunity to learn a few sewing skills. Participants will learn about…
Read Full Article 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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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Republican candidates running in the Aug. 6 Missouri Republican primary for several offices spoke on Saturday morning at the Hannibal Nutrition Center for Lincoln Day. Lincoln Day is a yearly event across many counties in Missouri, and offers an opportunity for voters to meet their state and local candidates in a local…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s career fair is set for Thursday, March 14 at the Mabee Center Gym within the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Recreation and Wellness Center on the C-SC campus. Doors to the career fair will open at 9 a.m. for high school students looking for jobs and officially open to the public…
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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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The saying about weather in Missouri is true. If you don’t like it, wait a couple of days and it will change. We still have time to prune your fruit trees, grapes and brambles. Don’t want to prune after the sap starts flowing for this year. When pruning grapes, remember new grapes only grow on…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional has introduced the addition of vascular surgeon Dr. Scott Gard to its team. Gard completed his medical education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and furthered his expertise through general surgery residency at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. His journey continued with a fellowship in vascular surgery…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Taylor Painter, junior at Hannibal High School, wants to be an Ag teacher. It wasn’t a career path Taylor expected to take but joining FFA navigated her in a different direction. She is now the vice president of the school’s FFA program. Nationally, FFA is a non-profit career and technical organization that…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University announced its fourth annual Day of Giving 24-hour period will run between noon on April 11 and noon on April 12. HLGU has set a goal of 250 new gifts to the university in this 24-hour timeframe. “Your gift, combined with those of hundreds of other HLGU Day of Giving…
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