Missouri
PALMYRA, Mo. — A Hannibal woman and a teen boy were injured Thursday night when a vehicle rolled over east of Palmyra. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Hyundai Elantra, driven by Christina L. Chestnutt, 40, of Hannibal, was heading east on Marion County Road 408, five miles east of Palmyra, at 6:40…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — VFW Post 11041, 316 S. Main, will hold its monthly fish fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday. Items on the menu are catfish fillets, VFW spuds, baked beans, cole slaw, cornbread, dessert and drinks. Cost for the meal is $12 for adults and $5 for children. Members of VFW Post 11041…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A student at Hannibal Middle School was removed from school grounds Thursday morning after bringing a BB gun to school. Hannibal Public School officials notified the Hannibal Police Department School Resource Officer at approximately 8:08 a.m. about the gun. The gun was recovered, and the juvenile was transported to the 10th Circuit Juvenile Office. Lt.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — If you ask leadership at HAYS (Hannibal Alliance for Youth Success) how to help the program, they usually respond with two words. Peanut butter. “It is the most expensive item we pack, but it’s also rich in protein and easy for kids to open and make sandwiches themselves,” Andrea Campbell, director of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hot pink slime slathered the front steps, and busted eggshells were scattered Wednesday night across the entrance floor of the Northeast Missouri (NEMO) Humane Society. In a room beyond the main corridor, a trail of whipped cream paralleled a wall of cages holding dogs and puppies. “Thank God our cleaning service comes…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man was arrested Tuesday after a vehicle allegedly was stolen from St. Francois County and driven to Hannibal. The 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County issued a warrant on Wednesday, Sept. 4, for Dylan R. Zimmer, 18, charging him with receiving stolen property. The charge stems from an incident that…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A program will offer free computer coding league for local seventh and eighth grade students through a collaboration with the city of Hannibal, Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce, Hannibal Regional Economic Development Council and Hannibal-LaGrange University. The class will meet from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays starting Sept. 10 in Room…
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CANTON, Mo — Culver-Stockton College’s first exhibit of the fall semester will be ‘Shared Spaces’ by artist Andy Brown in the C-SC Mabee Art Gallery. The gallery opening is set for Thursday, Sept. 5, and closes Oct. 14 with the artist’s talk at 6:30 p.m. on the closing day. Gallery shows are free and open…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The city of Hannibal took a crucial first step in the potential demolition of historic St. Elizabeth Hospital. At Tuesday’s Hannibal City Council meeting aldermen gave approval for City Manager Lisa Peck to begin the 106 process to remove the hospital from the National Register of Historic Places. “The 106 process will…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Corey Bennett, principal at Stowell Elementary and vice president of the Hannibal Alliance for Youth Success (HAYS) program, knows the need for food security within the Hannibal Public School District. Bennett is often the person handing Buddy Packs to some of the 400 Hannibal children who might otherwise go without food on…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Langhorne Meats and Provisions, the Hannibal Chamber of Commerce and Ignite will have a ribbon cutting followed by a networking event on Thursday, Sept. 5. The ribbon cutting will begin at 4:30 p.m., with networking and refreshments continuing until 6 p.m. Langhorne Meats and Provisions, which opened in May, offers beef, pork…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Foundation will be the host of its 10th annual Paws for a Cause event at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7. The walk, held on the Hannibal Regional Healthy Way Fitness Trail, provides cancer survivors, friends and family an opportunity to join together in a walk of hope. Participants are…
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NEW LONDON, Mo. — A former Hannibal man charged with 12 felonies for rape, sodomy and incest was sentenced to 40 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections last week. Terence L. Higgins, 46, pled guilty on May 28 in Ralls County Circuit Court before Judge Rachel Bringer Shepherd. He was facing five counts of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — This year’s campaign for the United Way of the Mark Twain Area focuses on the concept that “Everyone Can Help Someone.” Though the campaign is held to raise dollars to be invested in local nonprofit organizations, leadership with United Way wants to look beyond just money as something people can give. In…
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QUINCY — Arkansas-based Phillips Media Group (PMG), a media company that owns The Herald-Whig in Quincy and The Courier-Post in Hannibal, announced Friday, Aug. 30, that it has reached an agreement to sell 16 community newspapers in three states to Carpenter Media Group (CMG), which owns more than 125 community news publications throughout the United States. “It has…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A free class for anyone interested in learning about pickleball will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9, at the Huckleberry Park courts. Hannibal pickleball enthusiasts Bill Baker and Tom Batenhorst are offering this class to teach people how to play what is often called America’s fastest-growing sport.…
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