Missouri
HANNIBAL, Mo. — No one was injured during a Monday morning fire determined by investigators to have started because of a wood stove at a Hannibal residence. The Hannibal Fire Department was dispatched and responded at approximately 10:55 a.m. to 419 Riverside for structure fire with flames and heavy smoke showing. Fire crews were on…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A public informational meeting will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Missouri Department of Transportation, 1711 Highway 61 South, to share information about the bridge replacement project on Missouri Route 79 in Marion County. The meeting is open-house style, so no formal presentation will be made.…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — More than 40 entries were submitted during a snowman contest sponsored by the Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department. Dawson Heflin, 3, from Frankford, and Carley Kitzmiller, 10, and Emelia Kitzmiller, 5, of Hannibal, earned the most shares, likes and comments on the Hannibal Parks Facebook page. The winners earned prize packages from…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council will host a beginner-friendly crochet class with Grace Tate of Graceful Stitching Co. at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7. at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. Tate has been crocheting as a hobby for 10 years. The workshop will include making pocket-size hearts and worry worms while…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Jacob Nacke, director of Hannibal Emergency Management, has identified the following locations available as warming shelters during the current stretch of cold weather.
Read Full Article CLARKSVILLE, Mo. — One of the world’s richest men said it well. “If you want to soar like an eagle in life, you can’t be flocking with the turkeys,” admonished businessman Warren Buffett. Hundreds of people will look skyward during Clarksville Eagle Days Jan. 27-28. Activities will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal community members chimed in on the Riverview Park Master Plan on Thursday night at a public input session. Andrew Franke, principal and professional landscape architect at Planning Design Studio, fielded public suggestions and comments to five questions he posed to the group. Also with him was Martin Meyer, architect lead at…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal School District Board of Education is moving along in the process of hiring a new superintendent to replace Susan Johnson, who will retire in June after 33 years at the district. The district reported In an update sent Friday that 16 people applied, with eight from outside Missouri. After a review of…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Board of Public Works issued a precautionary 48-hour boil order for Third Street from Broadway to Bird and Center from North Main to Fourth Street. The boil order started at 7 a.m. Friday and remains in effect until 7 a.m. Sunday. For additional instructions, visit https://www.hannibalbpw.org/…/boil-orders-instructions/ or contact the HBPW Dispatch…
Read Full Article PALMYRA, Mo. — Judge David Mobley sentenced a Hannibal man on Wednesday to 14 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after he entered an Alford plea to two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy. William E. Earle, 41, now is serving two consecutive seven-year sentences after accepting a plea agreement earlier this month, in which…
Read Full Article From Meteorologist Brent Clair: The line between a lot of snow and all rain is quite possible 10-15 miles either side of the Adams/Hancock County Line. Models are swinging the transition back and forth every run, so it is almost impossible to accurately forecast the setup. Best forecast for now is snow beginning around 9-10 p.m. tonight. …
Read Full Article WILLIAMSTOWN, Mo. — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in conjunction with the Missouri Division of Fire Safety and the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people responsible for a fire at the Providence Baptist Church and parsonage…
Read Full Article ST. LOUIS – A jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Tuesday found a man from Hannibal guilty of a methamphetamine offense and two gun crimes. At the end of the second day of his trial, Justin L. Fuget, 35, was found guilty of three felony counts — being a felon in possession of…
Read Full Article BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension will offer a six-part webinar series on the production of blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, grapes, elderberries and specialty berries. The classes will stream 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays from Jan. 30 to March 5. Attendees also will receive access to previously recorded classes on fruit production. Topics…
Read Full Article Kaylee N. Barnes, 23, Palmyra, Mo., Operating Uninsured at 8th St and Maine St. NTABrennan A. McDonald, 35, Liberty for disobeying a traffic control device and operating an uninsured vehicle at 18th and Broadway. NTA 142Brooke S. Miller, 20, Hannibal, Mo., for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. NTA 111
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