Missouri
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The 18th annual Ice Bowl disc golf tournament will be Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Don Crane Disc Golf Course in Huckleberry Park. The event is sponsored by the Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department with prizes are donated by Excitement Disc Golf. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with tee-off beginning at 10…
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NEW LONDON, Mo. — A second-degree murder trial for a New London man was scheduled to begin Monday, but the closure of the Ralls County Courthouse complicated travel plans for witnesses and forced Marion County Prosecuting Attorney Luke Bryant to dismiss the case — for now. John M.R. Kurth, 24, was released from the Marion…
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LA GRANGE, Mo. – A LaGrange man was arrested Monday for an attempted robbery of Town & Country Bank, 110 S. Main. NECOMM 911 notified the LaGrange Police Department at approximately 1:13 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, about a hold-up alarm at the bank. An officer at the police department, which is just around the corner from the bank,…
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BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — A local legislator is seeking to end the death penalty in Missouri. House Bill 1780, sponsored by Rep. Chad Perkins of District 40, which represents parts of Ralls, Pike, Monroe and Lincoln counties, abolishes the death penalty and specifies that any person who received the death penalty must instead be sentenced…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University will welcome Riley Gaines as a guest speaker at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, in the Roland Fine Arts Center. Gaines is a leader in defending women’s single-sex spaces, advocating for equality and fairness, and standing up for women’s safety, privacy and equal opportunities. The event is free and…
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HANNIBAL, Mo.—The Hannibal Board of Education recently approved a bond that will save the Hannibal Public School district more than $3 million. The resolution was approved at a special meeting on Dec. 14 that authorized the sale of $14,310,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds to its Municipal Bond Underwriter, L.J. Hart & Company (L.J. Hart) of…
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Happy New Year to everyone from Laura, Hillary, Sandra and myself. We’re praying that 2024 will be a great year for you and your families in everything you plan on doing in your garden, flowerbeds, yard and the rest of your life. Great news: The daylight hours are getting longer if you haven’t noticed. The…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — VFW Post 11041 will have its first fish fry of 2024 from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the hall, 316 S. Main. Cost is $12 for adults and $5 for children with a menu of catfish fillet, VFW potatoes, baked beans, cole slaw, cornbread, dessert and drink. The VFW hall is…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The arrival of the first baby born at Hannibal Regional Hospital in the new year is a boy named Arrow. Proud parents Ryan and Ashlie Gilmore welcomed him into the world at 1:18 p.m. Jan. 1. Arrow weighed 7 pounds and 2 ounces. This is the Gilmores’ second son born at Hannibal…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A conversation began Tuesday night at the Hannibal City Council meeting regarding the burden of derelict properties on Hannibal taxpayers. The city of Hannibal currently lists nearly 70 private properties and vacant lots owned by the city, with three scheduled for demolition. “Presently we tear down these old houses and end up…
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QUINCY, Ill. — Dutton Ray Eugene Black was the first baby born in 2024 at Blessing Hospital’s Blessed Beginnings maternity center. Dutton was born at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1, according to a press release from Blessing Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds and 1 ounce and was 18 inches long at birth. He is the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Early Bird Kiwanis Club recently presented a check for $400 to the Hannibal Free Clinic. The Hannibal Free Clinic provides medical and dental support to people who do not have adequate medical and dental insurance coverage. The clinic covers a six-county area of northeast Missouri and receives financial support through various…
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MAYWOOD, Mo. — Rachel Bringer Shepherd announced Monday in an email that she will not seek re-election as presiding circuit judge of the 10th Judicial Circuit, which includes Marion, Monroe and Ralls counties in Missouri, in 2024. She has held the position since 2010. “I have been very grateful for the opportunity to serve as a presiding…
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CENTER, Mo. — The Ralls County Library will welcome visiting authors throughout the new year, thanks to a recent $5,000 donation they received from EDF Renewables. The $5,000.00 donation from EDF Renewables for the Visiting Author Fund. The library reported in a recent press release that the donation will provide future author visits to the…
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