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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A family nature program called “What’s the Buzz?” that explores how insects prepare for winter will be at 2 p.m. Sept. 25 at Becky’s Garden, the pollinator garden at Cardiff Hill Overlook, the park in the middle of the steps to the Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse. The children’s program will be guided…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — How can small towns and rural areas promote entrepreneurship to drive economic growth and revitalize their communities? University of Missouri Extension and partners in the Hannibal area will explore that question at the first Creating Entrepreneurial Communities Conference on Sept. 29-30 in downtown Hannibal. The two-day conference is open to anyone interested in…
Read Full Article MARK TWAIN LAKE, Mo. — Two multi-use trails at Mark Twain Lake have reopened after extended high water and storm damage, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday. The Lick Creek Trail and Joanna Trail provide hikers, mountain bikers, equestrian riders, backpack campers, birders and hunters many miles of natural enjoyment. Both trails meander through…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A family nature program called “Mysterious Migrations” is set for 10 a.m. Sept. 11 at Riverview Park Shelter No. 2, by the first overlook in the park. The children’s program will be guided by Gale Rublee, nature educator for Hannibal Parks & Recreation. “Summer is changing into fall, which means animals are on…
Read Full Article Missouri pediatricians recently teamed with the Missouri Foundation for Health to launch a campaign that aims to protect kids from COVID-19 by increasing adult vaccinations throughout the state. The physicians are sounding the alarm as pediatric COVID cases continue to surge throughout Missouri and much of the country. The CDC reports unvaccinated adults and teens put…
Read Full Article The Hannibal School Board set its tax rate during a public hearing on Wednesday evening. The total tax rate was set at $4.1244 for a total reduction of nearly six cents. School District Business Manager Rich Stilley said the previous tax rate was set at $4.1814 per one hundred dollars evaluation. $1.07 of that was…
Read Full Article Spectators can enjoy base ball in its purest form through a Vintage Base Ball Game during the Steampunk Festival in Hannibal. The Hannibal Nationals will play the Springfield Long Nine at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5 at the Norfolk & Southern Multi-Sports Park at Sixth Street adjacent to historic Clemens Field. Using 1858 rules of…
Read Full Article Dr. Muhammad Sami Iqbal, interventional pain management, has joined Hannibal Clinic. He holds pain management certification from the American Board of Anesthesiology. Iqbal completed a fellowship at Northwestern University and an anesthesia residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He received his medical degree in Pakistan.
Read Full Article Three local not-for-profits received grants from the Marion County Endowment Fund, held with the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri. The grants mark the sixth annual competitive grant awards presented from the Marion County Endowment Fund. “The work of nonprofits is critical to the success of our communities and our people. The…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Interventional cardiologist Dr. Imtiaz Ismail has joined Hannibal Clinic. Ismail is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He completed fellowships at the University of Louisville and Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago. Ismail completed residency at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago after completing his medical…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. – After 100 minutes of comments from patrons of the Hannibal School District, the school board maintained its policy of masks optional for students during the upcoming school year. More than a dozen people spoke on both sides of the issue but in the end, the board voted 6 to 1 in favor…
Read Full Article COLUMBIA, Mo. — Nearly empty meat aisles are a burden producers, processors and consumers don’t want to face again. To prevent that, the Missouri Department of Agriculture awarded $16.7 million to keep 150 meat and poultry processors throughout Missouri going strong. The Missouri Meat and Poultry Processing Grant helped bring 27 businesses into state-inspection status. It also…
Read Full Article How do you define “Gallery?” That was the ultimate question asked during Tuesday’s Hannibal City Council Meeting. The question was asked by 5th ward Council Member Colin Welch when the question of amending the city’s B-Multiple Family zoning to include galleries into the uses classification. The change was recommended by the Hannibal Planning and Zoning…
Read Full Article JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Douglass Community Services, 711 Grand in Hannibal, learned Tuesday it will receive $250,000 in state tax credits. The Department of Economic Development is awarding $17.7 million in 50 percent and 70 percent tax credits through its Neighborhood Assistance Program and Youth Opportunities Program Special Cycle to 104 nonprofits across Missouri. “Missouri…
Read Full Article Forty area nonprofits received $169,524 in grant funding through the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri’s competitive grant program. Forty-four grants, awarded from 48 endowment funds held at the Community Foundation, will support a wide range of local, charitable interests. The checks were awarded Tuesday morning during a presentation hosted by the…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Dr. JessicaAnn Tuia has joined the internal medicine team at Hannibal Regional Medical Group. Tuia earned her medical degree from A.T. Still University in Kirksville and completed her residency at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. Tuia’s father served in the military, and her mother is a registered nurse. She says serving…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. – A powerful wind storm knocked down trees, and limbs as it roared through Hannibal around 4:45 p.m. Thursday. Most of the town was without power when it hit and many were still without power this morning. Hannibal Country Club was especially hard hit. Hannibal Police had no reports of storm related injuries…
Read Full Article The 2020 Census numbers are in and, as expected, the news wasn’t great for most of the Muddy River News region running from the Illinois River, over the Mississippi River and to Mark Twain Lake. According to the data, Quincy’s population fell to 39,463 in 2020, down from 40,633 in 2010 for a loss of…
Read Full Article PALMYRA, Mo. — Ethan’s Rodeo will return on Aug. 20-21 at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Palmyra. Ethan’s Rodeo is named in memory of Ethan Weiman, a young cowboy who fought neuroblastoma — a childhood cancer responsible for 15 percent of all childhood cancer deaths — from 2007-09. His family and friends continue the fight…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Explore the arts in a new way with an art experience that requires with no art experience. “Decoupage Dragonfly Arty Party” will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. Participants will paint a pastel-inspired acrylic background, apply pre-printed dragonfly and butterfly cutouts and additional embellishments…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Dr. Richard Valuck celebrated practicing invasive cardiology in Hannibal for 30 years on July 29. Two things led him and his wife, Jenny, back to the community in July 1991. Dr. Valuck grew up in Kirksville, and Jenny is a native of Hannibal, so they knew they wanted to be close to family…
Read Full Article Katie Thurston’s season on “The Bachelorette” is in full swing on ABC-TV. The next Bachelorette already has started her journey to find love. One of the contestants attempting to become the fiancé of Michelle Young has been seen making regular sales visits to Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Mo. Clayton Echard is from Eureka, Mo.,…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The 2021 Wild & Wacky Art Adventure, a free art festival for kids ages 3 to 12 and their families, will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday in Central Park. This year’s theme is “Ubiquitous Art – Art is Everywhere.” The Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main, is partnering with…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Hospital updated its visitor guidelines for patients being admitted the hospital, beginning Monday. All patients will be limited to one support person/visitor at a time, with the exception of the Chris Coons Women’s Care Unit. Each patient will receive one armband upon admittance that is removable and can be used by…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL – Polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday in Hannibal where the only issue on the ballot is a one half cent sales tax hike. If approved, revenue from Proposition 1 will be used for infrastructure and remedial improvements. In proposing the tax hike in March, Hannibal City Councilman Alan Bowen (4th Ward) noted a…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Regional Medical Group recently added Emma Wright to its pediatrics team. Wright earned her medical degree from A.T. Still University in Kirksville and completed her residency at the University of Missouri Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Columbia. Wright chose to pursue pediatrics because she loves taking care of children. “I always…
Read Full Article Grand Pharmacy recently opened a new location inside the building that also houses Hannibal Clinic’s office in Center, Mo. The new pharmacy, Grand Pharmacy Ralls County, opened July 19. Grand Pharmacy also operates the oldest pharmacy in Hannibal. “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20 to 30 percent of new prescriptions are…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Troop B of the Missouri State Highway Patrol is seeking people interested in attending its 16th Community Alliance Program which begins Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 at the Hannibal Career and Technical Center. Participants will meet for 10 consecutive Monday nights. The program allows citizens to gain insight and understanding of the training…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — All programming inside the Hannibal Free Public Library, 200 S. Fifth, is suspended through Tuesday, Aug. 10. The Pre-Teen Party, Teen Night, Preschool Story Time, Babies and Books and Read and Blue programs are all suspended. However, the library remains open. The summer reading program continues. Participants should to continue to read…
Read Full Article BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — A woman who makes fudge and sends it to military personnel around the world will offer confections at the Pike County Fair. Vicki Hansen will share a booth with North East Community Action Corporation Pike County Service Coordinator Kirsten White, who will offer information on agency programs and services. Hansen will…
Read Full Article Shocker! Weed electrocution research sparks interest as herbicide resistance impedes current methods
By LINDA GEISTUniversity of Missouri Extension COLUMBIA, Mo. – Move over, herbicides. There’s a new sheriff in town, and he’s toting powerful guns loaded with electricity to kill weeds. This shocking new method of weed control recently was demonstrated at the 2021 Pest Management Field Day at the University of Missouri Bradford Research Center in…
Read Full Article by Jim Dewey HANNIBAL – City officials officially opened Hannibal’s newest park with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday morning, although there is still some work left to be done. The park features plenty of walking area, green space and several benches for sitting and watching the Mississippi River. It also includes a new marina…
Read Full Article by Jim Dewey HANNIBAL – Masks will be optional at Hannibal Public Schools when classes resume next month. During Wednesday’s meeting of the Hannibal Board of Education, Superintendent Susan Johnson said after much research and consultation with members of the community, state and federal officials and other school districts, she was recommending that students, faculty…
Read Full Article by Jim Dewey Hannibal Regional Airport will be getting an upgrade soon. During Tuesday’s meeting, the Hannibal City Council approved applying for a MoDOT Aviation Grant that will result in replacement of runway lights, Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPIs) and Runway End Identifier Lights (REILs). The current runway lights “are out of compliance due to…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A story about oversize goldfish causing problems in Minnesota caught the attention of the national news media this week. Authorities in Burnsville, Minn., are urging residents and owners of pet goldfish not to dispose of the family pet in lakes and ponds. The city wrote on Twitter to inform citizens one local lake…
Read Full Article ‘The surge is coming’: Springfield Mayor Ken McClure warns other Missouri cities about Delta variant
With hospitals swamped and hundreds of cases daily from a Delta variant surge of infection, Springfield is a warning of what is ahead for the rest of the state if vaccination rates do not increase dramatically, Mayor Ken McClure said Sunday morning on a national news program. And McClure defended door-to-door efforts to boost vaccinations, calling the…
Read Full Article QUINCY – A truck was rear-ended on Bayview Bridge Friday afternoon, stalling traffic for over 30 minutes for some drivers. The accident occurred in the eastbound lane coming into Quincy from West Quincy, Mo. a little after 1 pm. Once traffic movement resumed around 1:45 pm, it moved slowly so both east and west traffic…
Read Full Article MARK TWAIN LAKE — The Frank Russell, Ray Behrens and Indian Creek Campgrounds will be unavailable for future reservations from July 18 to September 13. The Ray Behrens and Frank Russell campgrounds are closed through Sunday, July 25 for damage repairs caused by a July 9 storm. The Indian Creek Campground also was impacted, but…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College recently announced the creation of a program designed for people whose education was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. College Restart will pay half of the tuition for transfer students who paused their degree, as well as 2020 high school graduates who took a gap year due to the pandemic. This…
Read Full Article PERRY, MO – Perry, a town of about 700 residents in southern Ralls County, was hit by high winds Friday night as a result of storms that passed through the region. Residents are assessing the damage and, so far, there have been no reports of casualties. According to Meteorologist Ben Herzog of the National Weather…
Read Full Article by Jim Dewey HANNIBAL – Hannibal’s new official Tom and Becky were named during ceremonies following the annual Fourth of July parade. Jaxson Lay and Greta Welch will be the official Ambassadors for the city until next July when their successors are selected. Jaxson Lay, son of Matthew Lay and Edie Graupman, is the official…
Read Full Article From stltoday.com – A bear that gained a social media following while wandering hundreds of miles in the Midwest — including a stop in Wentzville — and eventually reached Louisiana has died after being hit by a vehicle, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Wednesday. The male bear dubbed Bruno was euthanized Tuesday…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Juliet Smith has been hired as Douglass Community Services’ first workforce development director. Douglass Community Services assists people with developing the skills needed to find and retain employment through the activities of the Workforce Development department, which houses the Kids in Motion program, Connections to Success and the Court Appointed Special Advocates.…
Read Full Article by Jim Dewey HANNIBAL – The Hannibal School Board approved a preliminary budget for 2021-2022. Although the budget is not finalized, approval was needed so the district can continue operating through July. Superintendent Susan Johnson told board members that revenues are estimated at $43,991,479. Estimated expenditures are $43,987,914 leaving a surplus of just over $3,500.…
Read Full Article by Jim Dewey HANNIBAL – The Hannibal City Council Tuesday night gave its second and final reading to the city’s two annual budget ordinances. As noted after the June 1 meeting, the General Fund is $13,054,739 and the citywide budget with operating expenses and capital expenses is $25,489,731. Hannibal Director of Finance Karen Burditt said…
Read Full Article Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) sent a clear message today that any attempt to revive the Obama-era WOTUS rule would be met with staunch resistance in Congress and from farmers and ranchers across America. “The Obama-era WOTUS rule was a direct assault on farm families everywhere,” said Graves. “Farmers and ranchers across America came together to fight this blatant executive…
Read Full Article The former Center, Missouri city clerk who embezzled more than $300,000 from the small Ralls County town of about 500 people, has pleaded guilty to a few of the myriad of charges she faces. Tracey Ray was in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Friday. She pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Amy Jo Allen, 27, of Hannibal was arrested Wednesday by detectives with the Hannibal Police Department after having inappropriate conduct with a student. The 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County issued an arrest warrant for Allen, a paraprofessional at Hannibal Middle School. She is charged with second degree statutory sodomy, child…
Read Full Article by Jim Dewey HANNIBAL – The Hannibal City Council gave first reading city’s operating budget during Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Hannibal City Council. Director of Finance Karen Burditt said the General Fund is $13,054,739 and the citywide budget with operating expenses and capital expenses is $25,489,731. The Covid crisis did not affect Hannibal’s last…
Read Full Article Officers with the Hannibal Police Department responded to a panic alarm at Check n’ Go, 120 Steamboat Bend at 11:30 Thursday morning. When officers arrived, employees said a man had entered the business with a weapon and took an undisclosed amount of cash. The man was wearing a white shirt over a black hooded sweatshirt.…
Read Full Article by JIM DEWEY HANNIBAL – The Hannibal City Council had a full agenda for a meeting that lasted 2.5 hours meeting Tuesday night in council chambers. The issue of trash collection was brought up by Jared Campbell, co-owner of Haul-A-Way Company. Campbell proposed the development of software which would locate residents that are without a…
Read Full Article Dan Musholt, chairman of the Lewis County (Mo.) Republican Party, was very excited to have Mark and Patty McCloskey make a pit stop in LaGrange earlier this month on their way to the annual Pella Tulip Festival in Iowa. The couple gained notoriety when in June of 2020 a crowd of about 500 Black Lives Matters…
Read Full Article The Hannibal Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in reference to the shooting that occurred at 905 Center Street on Sunday. The images of the two males are persons of interest in this case. The third photo is of Gage L. Haynes, 21 of Hannibal, who is also being sought for his involvement. Anyone…
Read Full Article Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida has hired Greg McVey to be the college’s new Athletic Director, replacing Jim Keites who is retiring after a quarter-century of service to SF. McVey, who will begin at SF May 17, most recently served as Athletic Director at Garden City Community College in Kansas, where he oversaw 15…
Read Full Article At approximately 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office was called to a domestic disturbance in rural Lewis County near Durham. The Deputy Sheriff and a Missouri State Highway Patrolman located a female victim who had significant injuries. She alleged she had been assaulted by Daniel Noe, her boyfriend. Noe, 40, is now…
Read Full Article From The Missouri Times: State Auditor Nicole Galloway said her office has begun a regularly scheduled audit of Ralls County. The county received an overall rating of “fair” from the most recent state audit, issued in November 2015.
Read Full Article The Hannibal Area String Orchestra will present their annual Spring Concert on Saturday, May 8th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Roland Fine Arts Center, 2800 Palmyra Road, Hannibal, Missouri. The orchestra will play folk music from around the world. Currently the organization is made up of three groups: the Beginning and Intermediate String Orchestras,…
Read Full Article From www.hannibalpd.com On Friday, April 23, Officers assigned to the Anti-Crime Enforcement Squad (ACES) conducted a search warrant for narcotics at 2216 Grace St. When the ACES entered the residence Anthony L. Swan, 32 of Hannibal, attempted to destroy capsules that were filled with a substance believed to be heroin. A handgun, pills believed to…
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