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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Quincy Bicycle Club and the Goldinger family of Palmyra recently donated a gift of more than $5,000 to the Life.Light.Hope Fund at the Hannibal Regional Cary Cancer Center and Cancer Institute in memory of Charlotte Goldinger, a retired Palmyra school teacher and avid bicyclist who passed away from leukemia. The 10th…
Read Full Article Marijuana companies face a hard deadline to meet Missouri’s new plain packaging requirements on Sept. 1 — more than a year after the rule was initially put in place. For decades, there’s been a global movement urging “plain packaging” on tobacco products — or packaging with limited colors and frills — after numerous studies found it makes…
Read Full Article The dog days of summer are over. The weather has been great to be doing all types of garden work and harvesting all types of vegetables. I was asked when to harvest cantaloupe the other day. Look at the stem on the cantaloupe where it is attached to the vine. Put pressure on it. If…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Tree Board is celebrating its 25th year of Hannibal earning the Tree City USA designation. A Tree City USA proclamation at the Tuesday, Aug. 20, City Council meeting. Kristy Trevathan, president of the Hannibal Tree Board, said receiving the Tree City USA designation means Hannibal residents enjoy the benefits of…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Connie Benson first sat with a kindergarten student as a mentor from the Hannibal Alliance for Youth Support (HAYS) program through the Hannibal Public School District nearly 15 years ago. Benson, who has a background as a high school teacher, worried if she could connect with an elementary student. “On that first…
Read Full Article BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — A $10,000 donation from Community State Bank of Missouri will help NECAC renovate more Pike County homes through the Self-Help Housing program. A check presentation was held Aug. 22 at the bank on the Bowling Green square. The Self-Help program allows homeowners to upgrade their houses by doing the work themselves.…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Tree of the Month for August is a magnolia tree at 18 Surrey Hills at the home of Monica Williams. The Hannibal Tree Board established a Tree of the Month Award to celebrate Hannibal’s beautiful urban forest and its stewards. The Tree Board’s mission is to encourage and inspire by example…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A bird walk is set for 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Sodalis Nature Preserve sponsored by Hannibal Parks and Recreation. Gale Rublee, a nationally certified interpreter guide with more than 25 years of experience in outdoor education, will lead the walk, along with members of the Mississippi Hills Master Naturalists.…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Parks and Recreation, Hannibal Street Department and Parents as Teachers will sponsor The Big Dirt Dig from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Street Department maintenance facility, 701 Warren Barrett Drive. The Big Dirt Dig gives children a chance to enjoy an immersive, hands-on play experience that excites both their…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Trustees of the George H. Riedel Foundation recently awarded a $9,000 grant for the Junior Achievement program to be presented in Hannibal schools for the upcoming school year. About 1,200 students will benefit with JA being offered at the grade school level at Oakwood Elementary, Mark Twain Elementary and St. John’s Lutheran…
Read Full Article A group hoping to build a new casino near the Lake of the Ozarks filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing it collected more than enough signatures to earn a spot on the November ballot. The Osage River Gaming & Convention Committee is asking a judge to reverse a decision by the Missouri secretary of state’s office…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College will welcome new students to campus on Thursday, Aug. 22, marking the beginning of a new chapter in their academic journeys. The new student move-in will kick off a weekend of cherished traditions and community engagement. Once students are settled into their rooms and parents are gathered in the Quad,…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — A La Grange man who fled law enforcement officers a week earlier turned himself in and was charged with burglary. Deputies with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department were called on Aug. 2 to a property in rural Canton for a suspicious vehicle. While deputies were at the property, a vehicle belonging to…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — American Legion Post 55 recently installed new officers for the 2024-25 term. Officers installed were: Upcoming events and activities include the cemetery on Sept. 11, upgrading the kitchen, the Veterans Ball on Nov. 9 and the community Thanksgiving dinner. American Legion also offers Boys State and Girls State and an oratorical contest…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Public Schools athletics/activities director Clint Graham knows that no matter how much success the district’s student-athletes have, their long list of achievements sometimes gets lost in the shuffle. “We get a lot of notoriety in the public and in the media, which is tremendous, but over the year I think people…
Read Full Article LEWISTOWN, Mo. — A traffic stop near Lewistown led to the arrest of a Quincy, Ill., man on drug charges. A deputy with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on Aug. 10 and noticed the driver, Cameron J. Coulter, 31, of Quincy was sweating and shaking. The deputy asked if anything illegal…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Elks Lodge, 411 Broadway, will be the site for the first Hannibal Jaycees Adopt-A-Family fundraiser that will begin with a cocktail hour from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, with dinner served at 6:30. The evening will include a fully catered meal, silent auction, live auction and DJ.…
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