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QUINCY — A Quincy woman was arrested Tuesday and lodged in the Adams County Jail for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after a Tuesday morning incident. Officers with the Quincy Police Department were sent to the 300 block of Elm at approximately 6:49 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, to investigate an attempted break-in and shooting…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal High School boys soccer team was the host of the eighth annual Kickin’ Cancer game on Oct. 8 at Veterans Field. Players were escorted onto the field by local cancer survivors during the announcement of the starting lineups. The players sold apparel, pink ribbons and drawing tickets to raise funds for…
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. — One more person will stand trial in the St. Charles County Courthouse later this month for the 2022 death of a Hannibal man. Jason D. Anderson, 26, of Hannibal, has been charged with first-degree assault and second-degree murder — the same charges Tiara Bonner was found guilty of after nearly 5½ hours…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A fire at 216 Broadway on Monday morning was determined to be accidental. The Hannibal Fire Department was dispatched to 216 Broadway at approximately 8:56 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, for a report of a structure fire. All stations responded with 10 on-duty crew members. Upon arrival on the scene, crews found a…
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Brittany stops by her favorite Hannibal haunt, Ole Wolfhound Pub, to talk about the comfort food fare just in time for fall and also in time for this weekend’s Hannibal Folklife Festival.
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The fall weather is here, and we are dealing with it in many ways. Hopefully, you got much-needed rain. With the cooler temperatures, you know it is fall. I have noticed that people, when they mow, are mowing dirt, weeds and not much else. I have talked about mowing based on the height of the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Judge Rachel Bringer Shepherd, presiding judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, recently announced she has appointed Joseph Meidl as the new chief juvenile officer for the Tenth Judicial Circuit, which includes Marion, Monroe and Ralls counties. Shepherd administered the oath of office to Meidl on Oct. 7. Meidl, a Hannibal High School…
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EWING, Mo. — Staff and volunteers at Heartland Resources are now preparing daily meals in an upgraded kitchen. Thanks to a federal grant promoting food security, which they were made aware of through the Lewis County Health Department, Heartland has replaced two outdated appliances with more to come. Heartland Resources, a community impact partner of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Tree of the Month for October is a Sweetgum tree at 14 Cardiff Lane, the home of Alan Atkins. The Tree Board established a Tree of the Month Award to celebrate Hannibal’s beautiful urbanforest and its stewards. The Tree Board’s mission is to encourage and inspire by example proper planting and…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The George H. Riedel Foundation’s latest grant will help the Hannibal Arts Council provide a host of programs for Hannibal youth. These programs reach more than 500 children ages 3-17. The $10,000 award will help expand the IMPACT youth summer art camps for ages 9-11 and 12-14. It will also fund monthly…
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Mary Wilson wanted jurors to know her son wasn’t just a name on a marble slab in the cemetery. Tracy Wilson wanted them to know her husband was the closest to a perfect human being she’s ever known. Taylor Wilson said she and her father were “like peanut butter and jelly.”…
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QUINCY — The first of nine open-house-style informational sessions on Medicare Advantage plan changes at Blessing Health System will take place Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th. Seniors and their caregivers are invited to stop between 3 and 6 p.m. to talk with certified staff to help understand the benefits…
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. — A former medical examiner for the city of St. Louis told a jury of six men and six women that he “fundamentally agreed” with the cause of death reported by the Boone County pathologist who recently completed an autopsy on Dusty Wilson. However, he disagreed with the report from a neuropathologist now living…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A bird walk will be held beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 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…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Exhibitors will fill the streets of Hannibal’s Main Street on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19 and 20, for the Hannibal Arts Council’s 48th annual Hannibal Folklife Festival. Festival hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The two-day festival features artists, artisans,…
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Watching the body camera video from Allison Hamm, an officer with the Hannibal Police Department, as she attended to a lifeless Dusty Wilson on the morning of Oct. 9, 2022, brought tears to the eyes of many members of Wilson’s family Wednesday afternoon in a St. Charles County Courthouse courtroom. It…
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Karli Rickey said she went to Rumor Has It Bar and Grill on Hannibal’s Main Street in the early morning hours of Oct. 9, 2022, to pick up a bag of clothes from her sister, Kaelin. Moments later, Karli saw Dusty Wilson die in the street just 10 feet away as…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Kiwanis Club recently was awarded a $3,000 grant from the Riedel Foundation to buy coats and shoes for Hannibal students in need. This is the 39th year for the program. The George H. Riedel Foundation works with non-profit organizations in Hannibal to make Hannibal a better place to live and…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Beau and Company LLC, an event venue located just off U.S. 61 outside of Palmyra at 7109 County Road 402, will be the site for live music by Soul Root on Saturday, Oct. 12. Gates will open at 6 p.m. with the band playing from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $10…
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Marion County Prosecuting Attorney Luke Bryant told jurors during his opening statement in the Tiara Bonner trial that a confrontation outside Rumor Has It Bar and Grill in Hannibal during the early morning hours of Oct. 9, 2022, was anything but a typical bar fight. “There is nothing normal about four…
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