Missouri
EWING, Mo. — A Ewing man is in the Lewis County Jail and faces fourth-degree assault charges. Deputies with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department responded to a 911 call on Tuesday, May 14, in Ewing. A female victim reported she had been assaulted by her boyfriend, who had fled. The deputies responded to the residents…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Four Hannibal men allegedly involved in the January 2023 death of Taurean Snoddy pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to assault and murder charges during an arraignment in the Marion County Courthouse. Braden Chestnutt, 20, Damien McCulley, 26, Robert O’Connell, 37, and Dakota Laster, 24, all appeared by video before Judge David Mobley…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A longtime musician and now author will be signing books at 4 p.m. Friday, May 17, at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. Virgil Watts wrote the book “The Life of a Steel Player” and will be signing copies of the book before the Spring Festival of Country Music, which begins at 6…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Salvation Army Family Services in Hannibal will have a block party from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, within the Steamboat Bend Shopping Center parking lot near the Family Services/Family Store storefront. This event is free and open to the public. “We will have games with prizes, free items…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — In honor of National Women’s Health Month, Hannibal Regional will offer $99 3D mammograms during May. The 3D mammography exams were developed by Hologic, Inc., a worldwide leader in women’s health. Utilizing advanced breast tomosynthesis technology, these exams are clinically proven to significantly increase the detection of breast cancers, while simultaneously decreasing…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Area String Orchestra will present its annual spring concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, in the Roland Fine Arts Center, 2800 Palmyra Road. The public is invited to attend. Admission is free, but a free-will offering will be taken to help cover the cost of music and other…
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LEWIS COUNTY, Mo. — A resurfacing project on Route N in Lewis County, from Missouri Route 6 to end-of-state maintenance is scheduled to begin as early as the week of May 13. The $7 million contract was awarded last year to W.L. Miller Company of Hamilton, Ill., and includes several additional resurfacing projects scheduled to…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Salvation Army of Hannibal and VFW Auxiliary have a new program for local veterans, Service for Sacrifice, a food box appreciation program. The appreciation box will contain proteins, soups, veggies and options for a quick meal. Each box will contain a special treat donated by the local Girl Scout organization and…
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Missouri’s murky and complicated past with puppy mills has resurfaced once again with the release of the Humane Society’s 2024 Horrible Hundred report. According to the Humane Society, the report is a “list of known, problematic puppy breeding and/or puppy brokering facilities” across the country and it ranks states based on how many of these…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Aquatic Center will officially be renamed to honor longtime employee Ronny Ferrel during a ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16, before the Hannibal Park Board meeting at the aquatic center. Monetary memorials were made in his name to fund swim lessons this summer. Ferrel’s favorite part of working at…
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers and grandmothers. Make sure you tell them how much you love them. I’ve seen several pairs of barn swallows in the past few days, and the weather has been changing, so spring is here for a while. Many of you in the past few days have got much-needed…
Read Full Article MARION COUNTY, Mo. — Pavement repairs on 32.5 miles of westbound U.S. Route 36 are scheduled to begin as early as May 13 in Marion and Shelby counties, from five-tenths of a mile west of U.S. Route 24 near Monroe City in Marion County to three-tenths of a mile west of the Macon County line…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Spring Festival of Country Music will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 17, at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. Admittance is free but donations will be accepted for the band. Food and drink concessions will be available from Curryville Christian School. The show will feature music performed by Memory Lane,…
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CANTON, Mo. — A Canton woman with previous drug convictions in Adams and Hancock counties in Illinois faces more drug charges in Lewis County. A Lewis County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducted a traffic stop for speed in rural Lewis County on May 3. The driver was identified as Leslie A. Kirby, 41. After further investigation,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Loafers Car Club of Hannibal will be holding its 28th annual car show from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, on N. Main Street from Broadway to North Street. The charge for entering a collector vehicle is $30. Spectators are free. Space limits the number of show vehicles…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The May/June Art for the Health of It exhibit at the Hannibal Arts Council’s satellite gallery within Blessing Health Hannibal features works by artist Dennis Babbitt. Babbitt lives on 60 wooded acres outside of Louisiana that inspires him to capture the beauty and calm surrounding him in his paintings. Babbitt works primarily…
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Being a native of Northeast Missouri and having spent the vast majority of my professional career in local media, the ever-evolving landscape is just something I’m accustomed to. It’s what allowed Muddy River News/Sports/TV to fill some of the breach. But, there are some things you thought would always be there. Like high school sports…
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