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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Options for Women will hold its second annual High Tea Celebration from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Immanuel Baptist Church, 3600 McMasters. There is no set fee to attend the event. However, free will donations will be accepted and appreciated at the door. A traditional High Tea meal and desserts will…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Douglass Community Services Foundation is offering a scholarship grant for Hannibal High School students, including students with disabilities who, following graduation, are undertaking a non-traditional career path. A non-traditional career path may include attending a technical school, certification program or a community college. Students entering directly to the workforce also qualify for…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University recently announced an anonymous donor has contributed a $100,000 challenge gift toward the school’s Day of Giving efforts. The Day of Giving will run for a 24-hour period between noon on April 20 and noon on April 21. HLGU has set a goal of 250 new gifts to the university…
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HANNIBAL, Mo — All in-person employees working at the SC Data Center facility in Hannibal, also known as Swiss Colony, will become home agents in the next several months. Representatives at SC Data Center, Inc., headquartered in Monroe, Wis., said Thursday the Hannibal facility at 3201 Palmyra Road will close on May 31. The call…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University will welcome Tawni Ferrarini as guest speaker at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23 in the L.A. Foster Student Center on campus. Ferrarini specializes in expanding the reach of sound economic education regionally, nationally and internationally. Since 2017, Ferrarini has been the Robert W. Plaster professor of economic education at Lindenwood…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Locals have come to appreciate the historic look of buildings in downtown Hannibal Part of the city’s history is maintained through its architecture. These old buildings don’t last forever, though. As they get older, they require renovations to keep them in good condition. One such building is the Main Street Bed and…
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KAHOKA, Mo. — Members of the Clark County High School marching band will participate in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17 in New York City. Directed by Robert Dooley, the marching band and color guard left Wednesday and is traveling by charter bus to New York. Known as the oldest and largest civilian…
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I knew Sam Leake as a farmer and family friend before he decided to run for State Representative in the late 1980’s. His second son, Scott, was one of my best friends from Kindergarten through graduation at Mark Twain High. Scott’s wife, Rhonda, also grew up two blocks from me in Perry. We were also…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — During its regular meeting on March 8, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded two contracts for four bridge rehabilitation projects in the northeast district. A $1,360,618 contract was awarded to Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc., for two bridge rehabilitation projects in Lewis County at the following locations: A $816,999 contract was…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Carter Cox, senior at Hannibal High School, stood before the Hannibal Public School Board Wednesday night to talk about his experience in carpentry class. Cox learned about roofing, electrical work, building projects, and more in the class taught by Chad Kistler at the Hannibal Career and Technical Center. In carpentry, students tackle…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s annual scholarship donor event, “24 Hours of Giving,” begins at noon on Thursday, March 16, and continues until noon on Friday, March 17. The 24-hour giving campaign, done primarily on social media, aims to raise $170,000 for the Student Scholarship Fund, which includes a $50,000 match from an anonymous donor.…
Read Full Article PALMYRA, Mo. — Options for Women will hold its first Marion County Walk For Life and pancake and sausage breakfast on Saturday, May 13, at the Flower City Park in Palmyra. Breakfast will be provided by the Palmyra Knights of Columbus at the Sesqui Hall from 8-11 a.m. Free will donations will be accepted. Registration for the walk and…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal residents with Bradford pear trees on their property have the option to cut down their trees and receive a free, non-invasive tree at a “buy-back” event on April 18. Starting Wednesday, March 15, participants may register for the program at www.moinvasives.org/2023/02/15/pearbuy-back-2023/. To qualify, people need to submit a photo of themselves…
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If you sent a message to a Hannibal City Council member but didn't get a response, this might be why
HANNIBAL, Mo. — If you have sent a message to a member of the Hannibal City Council through their contact form on the City of Hannibal’s website but didn’t get a response, they might not have received it. The city has now updated the councilmen’s contacts with personal email addresses after discovering the previous contact…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Sitting on a small table beside the front door at Sarah’s Place, a no-cost home for patients on hospice, is a book filled with stories written about the lives of those who have stayed there. From detailed accounts written by the families to a thank-you gratefully scrawled on a napkin before leaving…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Early Bird Kiwanis Club recently presented a check for $1,000 to the Hannibal YMCA in support of its Youth Scholarship Fund. This is the third year is a row that this support has been provided to the Y by the club. Early Bird Kiwanis Club is honored to support youth programs…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A former Hannibal councilman expressed concerns during Tuesday’s meeting of the Hannibal City Council regarding the council’s behavior, specifically referring to Feb. 21 meeting. Jim Van Hoose watched the meeting on the City of Hannibal’s YouTube channel, where each meeting is live-streamed. He was specifically concerned with the behavior of the several…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A $6,000 grant award from the Riedel Foundation will help expand services to victims of child abuse in Hannibal. The Child Advocacy Center will use the money to buy a sophisticated recording system for a new forensic interview room. In a press release, CAC employee Stephanie Tufts said, “Professionally recorded interviews are…
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PARIS, Mo. — An opportunity to establish a charitable endowment fund for Monroe County and receive a $15,000 matching gift was announced Thursday by community leaders at the Monroe County Courthouse. The Monroe County Endowment Fund, held at the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri, will serve as a permanent source of…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College criminal justice students are honoring fallen heroes for the sixth consecutive year with their Fallen Officer Project, culminating with a memorial walk on Saturday, April 1 in the Mabee Center Gymnasium from 9-11 a.m. Participants can walk while paying tribute to law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — EMBRACE Children and Families will hold its second annual masquerade ball beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the American Legion, 3819 Highway MM. Money raised during the event is used to provide essentials such as clothing, bedding, cribs, dressers and financial assistance. Last year’s gala raised more than $10,000. EMBRACE…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Clinic Health and Safety Fair is scheduled from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, March 11, in the clinic’s main lobby. Children can make their own mini first aid kits and meet Hannibal first responders. For adults, a Stop the Bleed presentation will take place from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the clinic’s MJB…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree harassment in connection to a shooting incident involving a Hannibal police officer. A warrant was issued Tuesday, March 7 in the 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County charging Jacob T. Wilson, 37, of Hannibal. The charges are a…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A vendors meeting for anyone interested in participating in the Central Park Farmers Market is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9 at Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. Steve Huse, market manager, said plans for the upcoming season will be discussed. Opening day will be Saturday, April 29, and continue every Saturday through…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Jessica Hawkins sees the hopelessness of addiction every day outside the windows from her desk at F&M Bank on Broadway in Hannibal. “It’s heartbreaking to see people hurting like that. They look lost,” she said. Hawkins, a member of Consumed International Ministries, is working with her church to bring hope to Hannibal…
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