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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Masonic Lodge Hannibal No. 188 held a poker run in July to raise funds for Judevine Center for Autism and raised $1,200, then sent that amount to the Grand Lodge to be tripled. Members of Masonic Lodge Hannibal No. 188 went to Judevine Center for Autism on Jan. 27 to present a…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Hannibal Fire Department crews spent nearly six hours responding to a fire in an apartment building in downtown Hannibal. At approximately 11:18 p.m., crews were dispatched to 206 S. 4th for a report of a structure fire. All stations responded with eight on duty crew members. An additional four off duty firefighters…
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Ritchie Kracht still needs a couple more weeks to catch Roy Webb, who lasted about six weeks in the Hannibal School District superintendent’s post before changing his mind, but will Ritchie Kracht be around as long as Susan Johnson led the district? MRN Editor David Adam interviews the newly leader of the Hannibal schools.
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The past few days have really been great for outdoor work. The next few weeks look like the days will be warm, but the nights will be at or below the freezing mark. I have had several people ask if they should be cleaning off their flowerbeds. I have noticed several different types of perennials…
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QUINCY — The cast of “Waitress” at the Quincy Community Theatre is ready to serve up a story filled with heart, hope and a lot of pie. Waitress performances are March 14-16 and March 20-23. Flex season ticket holders may reserve their tickets now, and general tickets go on sale Feb. 18. Seating is reserved.…
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QUINCY — Have you ever gotten a package you didn’t order? It might seem like a fun surprise, but it might be the setup for a scam known as brushing. In a brushing scam, you receive a package you didn’t order, often without a return address. This is usually a setup by companies who found…
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Logan M. Adams, 27, 3834 Halfpap for FTA Disorderly Conduct. Lodged 161Luis A. Alanis Silva, 38, Quincy for Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle. NTA 124Skyler R. Lippert, 33, Ewing, Mo., for No Valid Registration and Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle. NTA 227Thomas A. Reynolds, 36, Pittsfield for Failure to Yield – Left Turn at 36th and Broadway.…
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QUINCY — Enrollment for Quincy’s four Catholic elementary schools — Blessed Sacrament, St. Dominic, St. Francis and St. Peter — is open for the 2025-26 school year. Each school offers preschool through eighth grade classroom in a faith-based, family environment focused on providing high-quality education. The Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools (QCES) Foundation has opened its…
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JWCC selected to participate in national initiative to help rural community college students succeed
QUINCY — John Wood Community College has been selected to participate in Phase 2 of the Rural Guided Pathways Project. Colleges that are part of Rural Pathways work with each other — and with community partners in their regions — to implement evidence-based, institution-wide reforms grounded in the guided pathways framework. The project’s rural focus…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Kelsey Jett, a professional engineer with the Missouri Geological Survey, a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, has been selected as the department’s Team Member of the Month for January 2025. She was selected for her service to the department and her efforts to assist the city of Hannibal.…
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QUINCY — Twenty-two Quincy High School students participated as Illinois All-State musicians during the Illinois Music Educators Association Convention in Peoria from Jan. 29 through Feb. 1. More than 10,000 students from elementary, junior high and high schools around Illinois participated in a virtual audition process during the fall of 2024. Of those auditions, more…
Read Full Article Quantel Kelley, 18, 2629 Random Court for Retail Theft and Possession of Ammunition without FOID at 5100 Broadway St. on 2-12. 186Richard Toolate, 69, Quincy for Resisting Arrest.Kristal Pitzer, 37, Quincy for Operate Suspended Reg,Nathan Post, 18, Goldenfor suspended registration and operating an uninsured vehicle at 12th and Broadway. 181Evan Larson, 30, Columbia, Mo., for…
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QUINCY — Great River Honor Flight is celebrating its 16th year of operation this year, offering free trips to Washington, D.C., for local veterans. “From the very first trip on April 13, 2010 to the latest one on October 10, 2024, our mission has remained constant in celebrating America’s veterans by inviting them to share…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Medical Clinics recently announced the addition of Chelsea Youmans, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, to its behavioral health team. Youmans is dual board-certified as a family nurse practitioner by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Her…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Families and childcare providers have long faced challenges in accessing and sustaining quality childcare, but partners in Hannibal and Palmyra came together to take action in 2014. Through a collaboration with Kids Win Missouri, the Hannibal Regional Economic Development Council (HREDC) partnered with United Way, Douglass Community Services, childcare providers, nonprofit leaders…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Four people were arrested Thursday after the Palmyra Police Department executed two search warrants. After two months of investigations, officers executed the search warrants simultaneously — one in the 500 block of West New and the other in the 700 block of West New. During the search of both houses, several drug-related…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Art Center recently announced the winners of its 51st annual high school student art competition. This year’s Best of Show was awarded to Kaitlyn Spence for her oil painting, “Pursuit.” Second place went to “Newspaper Boat,” a photograph by Kayden Warner, and third place went to “Large River Birch Bowl,” a…
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Brittany Boll and Emma Dalke get to sample the cuisine at the Indian Grill House, which is opening TODAY at 1800 State in Quincy.
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HANNIBAL — After last week’s Hannibal City Council meeting, Mayor Barry Louderman asked firefighters who were considering leaving the Hannibal Fire Department (HFD) for other higher-paying positions to “give (him) a week or so” to come up with a short-term fix for the department’s funding-related issues. Less than a week later, he delivered. “I kept…
Read Full Article Thomas G. Pepper Jr., Quincy for Too Fast for Conditions at S. 8th St. and R.J. Peters Dr. 107Derek T. McCulloch, 56, Grafton for No Valid DL at S. 8th St. and R.J. Peters Dr. 107Torres Ramirez, 42, Quincy for Improper Traffic Lane Usage and Operate Uninsured Motor Vehicle. 182Logan Dean, 23, Quincy for Failure…
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QUINCY — Pickleball enthusiasts Nathan and Amy Smith live in O’Fallon, Mo., and have found a home at the Paddle Up Pickleball Club, based in Lake St. Louis, Mo. However, when they head north to Quincy and Monticello, Mo., to see their parents, they can’t find an indoor facility to play in. “When we would go…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Hancock County Historical Society will welcome Vietnam-era U.S. Navy veteran and historian Reg Ankrom, who will speak about “The Statehood of Illinois and County Formation” in the Carthage Community Center, 301 W. Main, at 7 p.m. Saturday. Ankrom’s interest in Abraham Lincoln led him to a 10-year study of Stephen Douglas.…
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