Missouri
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Parks and Recreation will offer a night hike at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 31 through Sodalis Nature Preserve as bats that hibernate all winter are starting to wake up. The program will last approximately two hours and follow a two-mile paved trail. Volunteer representatives Meagan Garey and Kristy Trevathan from…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — An event for the gals and their pals, the Great Girlfriend Getaway dedicates an entire weekend to fun on April 28-30 in downtown Hannibal. Activities and events include: Friday, April 28 Saturday, April 29 Sunday, April 30 Stop by the GGG headquarters at Java Jive for totes, tickets, swag and the schedule…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Palmyra VFW Post 11041 is selling tickets for a raffle to be held in conjunction with a fish fry at the VFW hall on July 7. First prize is a Henry Golden Boy .22 lever-action rifle. Second prize is a small cedar chest by Max Schaefer, and third prize is a framed…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College will be the host of an annual Easter egg hunt at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1. The “Hop on the Hill” event will take place at Ellison Poulton Stadium. Hop on the Hill is open to children up to age 10 with categories for 3 and under, ages 4-6 and…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — An unknown electrical malfunction of a refrigerator and extension cord has been determined as the cause of a Thursday night fire. The Hannibal Fire Department was dispatched at 8:41 p.m. Thursday, March 23 for a report of a structure fire located at 2221 Chestnut. HFD responded with eight personnel. An additional 6 off-duty…
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HANNIBAL — As children, Anie and her little brother lived in seven different foster placements in five years. (Anie’s name was changed to protect her identity.) With each move, they had to start over in a new community. When Anie was 6-years-old the promise of a “forever family” shattered when she and her brother were…
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QUINCY — The Department of Health and Human services reports an estimated 90 percent of all foster children are exposed to trauma, and one in four foster children shows symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Three foster agencies are coming together to educate foster parents and anyone who works with foster children about trauma through the annual…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Three people and one couple in Marion County who live out the mission and vision of the United Way of the Mark Twain Area within their own lives will be honored April 21 at the United Way’s Evening of Philanthropy, sponsored by Hannibal Regional Healthcare System and Benson Financial. The event will be at the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A new and colorful sign now sits in front of what was once the Buckhorn Rubber facility in Hannibal’s Industrial Loop. Jones Poultry will soon operate in the building and bring about 50 new jobs to Hannibal. An on-site recruiting event at 5151 Industrial Loop is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon April…
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Bob Gough sits in for Ashley Conrad and Dr. Julia Montejo from Blessing Hospital talks about getting through allergy season. Megan Duncan also celebrates her wedding anniversary by coming to Quincy and talk about what’s up in Hannibal.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — In recognition of March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Clarity Healthcare will have a free event, “Strollin’ Through the Colon,” from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Friday, March 24 at the Admiral Coontz Armory, 301 Warren Barrett Drive. All ages are welcome to attend and stroll through the inflatable colon while learning more…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal City Council voted Tuesday night to consider adding a monthly city manager report to its regular meeting agenda. If adopted, the report would be made by Hannibal City Manager Lisa Peck. The city manager report proposal, introduced by Councilmen Stephan Franke and Charlie Phillips, was tabled twice. The proposal then was…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal-Lagrange University Board of Trustees recently voted during its annual spring meeting on March 10 to freeze tuition for the 2024-25 school year. The recommendation came from the business and finance subcommittee and was voted on by the full HLGU board. The tuition freeze will impact incoming and current students. In…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University recently gave the full-tuition Founders Scholarship to Lauren Secoy and Josey Watznauer, who will be freshmen in the fall. To qualify for this scholarship, prospective students must apply and be admitted to HLGU and have an ACT primary composite score of 27 or higher. Students present an essay and go…
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HANNIBAL — The Hannibal Fire Department responded to a call of a structure fire at 1404 Valley at 10:49 p.m. Saturday. Flames were reported to be coming from the single-story wood frame home, which was unoccupied at the time of the fire. After an offensive attack by eight personnel and four additional fire-off-duty fighters called…
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HANNIBAL — Drivers can expect to see a lot of activity around Mark Twain High School on Missouri Route 19 near Center as construction begins on a corridor improvement project from Bus Barn Road to Mark Twain Road in Ralls County near Center. The work is scheduled to begin during the week of March 20,…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — The natural sciences department of Culver-Stockton College will have a storm spotter class at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21 in the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center inside Merillat Chapel. The storm spotter class will feature Kevin Deitsch, warning coordinator from the National Weather Service in St. Louis, presenting the course…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University has earned Tree Campus Higher Education recognition for the 10th year in a row. Tree Campus Higher Education, an Arbor Day Foundation program, honors colleges and universities for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation. To obtain this distinction, HLGU’s campus has met the five…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Options for Women will hold its second annual High Tea Celebration from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Immanuel Baptist Church, 3600 McMasters. There is no set fee to attend the event. However, free will donations will be accepted and appreciated at the door. A traditional High Tea meal and desserts will…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Douglass Community Services Foundation is offering a scholarship grant for Hannibal High School students, including students with disabilities who, following graduation, are undertaking a non-traditional career path. A non-traditional career path may include attending a technical school, certification program or a community college. Students entering directly to the workforce also qualify for…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University recently announced an anonymous donor has contributed a $100,000 challenge gift toward the school’s Day of Giving efforts. The Day of Giving will run for a 24-hour period between noon on April 20 and noon on April 21. HLGU has set a goal of 250 new gifts to the university…
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HANNIBAL, Mo — All in-person employees working at the SC Data Center facility in Hannibal, also known as Swiss Colony, will become home agents in the next several months. Representatives at SC Data Center, Inc., headquartered in Monroe, Wis., said Thursday the Hannibal facility at 3201 Palmyra Road will close on May 31. The call…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University will welcome Tawni Ferrarini as guest speaker at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23 in the L.A. Foster Student Center on campus. Ferrarini specializes in expanding the reach of sound economic education regionally, nationally and internationally. Since 2017, Ferrarini has been the Robert W. Plaster professor of economic education at Lindenwood…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Locals have come to appreciate the historic look of buildings in downtown Hannibal Part of the city’s history is maintained through its architecture. These old buildings don’t last forever, though. As they get older, they require renovations to keep them in good condition. One such building is the Main Street Bed and…
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KAHOKA, Mo. — Members of the Clark County High School marching band will participate in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17 in New York City. Directed by Robert Dooley, the marching band and color guard left Wednesday and is traveling by charter bus to New York. Known as the oldest and largest civilian…
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