Missouri
At its Sept. 9 meeting, the Mid-America Port Commission (MAPC) seated two new commissioners from Iowa. Elected were Emily Benjamin and Rachel Lindeen. They replace Denise Boyer and Shelley Oltmans who left the board earlier this year. Benjamin is vice- president at Lee County Economic Development Group. Her duties are to ensure that proper programming,…
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FLORIDA, Mo. — The seventh annual Salt River Quilt Show will be held during the first weekend in October at the Mark Twain Memorial Shrine within Mark Twain State Park and the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site at 37352 Shrine Road, Florida, Mo. The theme of this year’s quilt show is “Centennial: 100 Years…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Revenue recently said in a press release that the license office in Palmyra, 100 S. Main, Suite 003, is temporarily closed. Customers are encouraged to visit a nearby location to receive assistance with motor vehicle and driver licensing needs: A full list of license office locations and hours…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal attorney has been charged with five felonies involving a traffic crash on Sept. 13 in Shelby County. Tyler White, 33, of Hannibal was charged Friday in Shelby County Circuit Court with: If convicted by a jury, White could face up to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal attorney was arrested twice this week, with the second arrest happening Friday morning at the Marion County Courthouse while he was in the middle of a hearing. Tyler White, 33, was representing clients in traffic cases in Marion County Associate Circuit Court before Judge Brad Funk when he was removed…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s Chad DeWaard, professor of political science and chair of the college’s Department of Civic Engagement and Leadership, recently was named to the Higher Education Ambassador Program by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). DeWaard will help improve the CFR’s educational resources and methods, find new opportunities for students to engage…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Appointments are available for a no-cost cholesterol screening on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Blessing Health Hannibal, 100 Medical Drive, in the MJB conference room. The screening requires at 12-hour fast. It measures HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose levels. Appointments are required and available between 7:30 and 8:45 a.m. on Oct.…
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CLARENCE, Mo. – It’s harvest time in northeastern Missouri. Rows of corn furl their browned leaves up at the blazing sky in Shelby County, one of Missouri’s least-populated counties. Barely 6,000 residents live here, many of them on one of Shelby County’s 150 Missouri Century Farms recognized by University of Missouri Extension for being owned…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The 16th annual Senior Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. With the theme of Active and Engaged, the expo will offer about 600 participants an opportunity to learn about services and resources specific to senior adults. It provides…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Happy would be an understatement. Daniel Miller couldn’t wait to share the good news at Tuesday’s Hannibal School Board meeting that Hannibal High School students’ math test scores are significantly higher than both state and local averages. “I’m so proud of our students,” said Miller, an Algebra teacher at the high school.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Missouri Job Center, 203 N. Sixth, will hold an open house for the business and job seeker communities from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19. This event will showcase the services available to businesses and job seekers in the community. The event is free and open to…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — An evening of live jazz music, social dancing and community connection is set for Friday at the YMCA of Hannibal. The Hannibal Area Swing Association is the host of the event, designed for music lovers, dance enthusiasts and anyone interested in enjoying the rhythms of jazz. The night will kick off with…
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KAHOKA, Mo. — The Clark County Fairgrounds, 23130 E. Main in Kahoka, will be the site for the 38th annual Clark County Mule Festival Thursday through Friday, Sept. 19-21. Campsites are available. Activities held throughout the festival include mule events each day, a quilt raffle, 50/50 drawing and craft and flea market. A rodeo will…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Six regional sales are scheduled later this year, including one in Palmyra, for heifers enrolled in the University of Missouri Extension’s Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program. “Show-Me-Select is a program that benefits sellers and buyers,” Thiago Martins, state extension beef reproduction specialist, said in a press release. “Sellers are rewarded for raising heifers…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal, Mo., man who stole a Quincy Police Department squad car in July 2023 and was eventually apprehended in Hannibal received an eight-year sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections on Wednesday. Marcus McGruder, 47, appeared in Marion County Circuit Court with Public Defender Andrew Smith before Judge Rachel Bringer Shepherd.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal has earned the Tree City USA for 25 years, and Hannibal Parks and Recreation is celebrating with a “Searching for Mother Tree” nature program in Riverview Park at the shelter by the playground at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15. Nature educator Gale Rublee will lead the program. Reservations for nature…
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BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — NECAC is advising that the summer utility assistance season comes to an end Sept. 30. The agency has more than $1.2 million available for the program and is accepting applications. The Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP) pays up to $600 toward disconnect notices for any heating or cooling energy source. Applications…
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