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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Early Bird Kiwanis Club recently presented six $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors from Hannibal High School for their academic achievements. Scholarship recipients were: The community’s support of various fundraisers of the club over the years allows the club to provide scholarships and support other youth activities throughout the year.
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CANTON, Mo. — Rob Carmichael, head athletic trainer for Culver-Stockton College for nearly 30 years, recently was inducted into the Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame during a ceremony presented by the Missouri Athletic Trainers’ Association on June 9. People have been honored annually since 1984 in the Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame for…
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HANNIBAL, MO. – Nothing says Fourth of July in Hannibal quite like a mud-covered volleyball players sloshing knee-deep and diving face first into the sludge. It’s the 44th annual Mud Volleyball at National Tom Sawyer Days. From kids to adults, it’s a tradition for many who play and who sit in the stands cheering trying…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Kristy Trevathan announced Thursday morning she will run for Hannibal Mayor during a gathering at Riverview Park. A special election for Hannibal City Mayor will take place on Nov. 7. Candidates can file petitions on July 11 through Aug. 1. The person elected will finish former Mayor James Hark’s term, which runs…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — After the conclusion of year’s annual Shoeless Joe Celebrity Golf Classic on June 14, the Hannibal Regional Foundation announced the event has cumulatively raised more than $1 million in support of local healthcare. The foundation has partnered with the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame to bring celebrities from various sports and regions…
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Options for Women, Immanuel Baptist Church offering free breakfast for pastors, congregation members
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Options for Women and Immanuel Baptist Church invite local pastors and two members of their congregation to a free breakfast from 8-9 a.m. Tuesday, July 25 at Immanuel Baptist Church, 3600 McMasters Avenue. In a press release, Paul Brunner, executive director of Options for Women, said, “The pregnancy help movement brings the…
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Beth MacKenzie of the Quincy Family YMCA stops by to talk about Y Senior Day and Megan Duncan gets ready to cover National Tom Sawyer Days in Hannibal. And Ron Kinscherf gives you a scientific explanation on why we have hazy weather these days…or not.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A resurfacing project is set to begin as early as July 5 on Missouri Route 156 from Missouri Route 149 in Macon County to Route 6 at Ewing in Lewis County. The total length of improvement is 52.5 miles and spans across Knox, Lewis and Macon counties. This project is anticipated to…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Missouri Department of Transportation officials are reaching for a big goal — the number zero. The initiative is “Show-Me Zero” and MoDot hopes that will one day be the number of traffic crash fatalities in Missouri. On Wednesday evening, MoDot officials and local citizens gathered at the Sesquicentennial Building in Palmyra, Mo.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Ron and Elsie Gaber of Kirksville recently made a generous donation to Hannibal Regional Foundation to support hospice services in northeast Missouri. This donation will help to create the Gaber Founder’s Award for Excellence in Hospice Services Endowment for Hospice of Northeast Missouri. The purpose of the endowment is to establish, in…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College recognized 131 students for academic merit with the distinction of President’s List, representing the highest honor of excellence within the college. Requirements of the President’s List are as follows: The following students at Culver-Stockton College were named to the President’s List for spring 2023:
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Several streets in Hannibal will be closed at various times on Saturday, July 1, for the 28th annual Hannibal Cannibal. There will be no parking along the Main and Church sections of the race course from 3 a.m. July 1 until the end of the race. There is still time to register…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — An Edwardsville, Ill. man was injured in a one-car crash Tuesday night in Ralls County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) reported a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt driven by Mark C. Taylor, 46, was heading north at just before 8 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 61, south of Meyers Trail in northern Ralls County,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – The Fourth of July fireworks craze isn’t quite as busy this year due to dry conditions in the area. Brent Newman, owner of B&L Discount Fireworks, said many of his customers are purchasing fireworks with hope that the rain will come before the holiday or with a plan to delay celebrations until…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — A 63-year-old Missouri Department of Transportation worker was seriously injured in a pedestrian accident on Monday near Palmyra. Rodney Miller, a resident of Palmyra, was outside a John Deere front end loader on U.S. Route 61 at 10:15 a.m. when a Chevrolet Avalanche, driven by a 52-year-old Canton woman, went off the…
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QUINCY — The Salvation Army Area Command Food Pantries in Quincy and Hannibal are in immediate need of meat donations. Servings of meat are used for the food boxes given to families in need. The organization requests donations of one-pound meat packages such as ground beef or pork, brown and serve sausage, hot dogs, pork…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College recently recognized 89 students for academic merit with the distinction of Honors List within the college. Requirements of the Honors List are: The following students were named to the Honors List for spring 2023:
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Jazz saxophonist Bennett Wood, pianist Andrew Ouellette and drummer Marty Morrison will return to their hometown to perform at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) Sunday, July 9, at Finn’s Food and Spirits, 214 N. Main. Joining the group will be bassist Bob DeBoo. The group will perform selections from Wood’s…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation will be the host of a town hall meeting in northeast Missouri this month. Excessive speeds, distracted driving, impaired driving and not wearing seat belts remain prevalent behaviors and are leading causes of traffic fatalities and serious injuries in Missouri. In northeast Missouri, seat belt use is…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University recently named the winners of the Parkway Distinguished Professor Award and the Immanuel Staff Member of the Year for the 2022-23 academic year. This year’s Parkway Distinguished Professor Award recipient is Christy Jung, a 1997 graduate of HLGU. She had a career as a multimedia journalist at several news organizations…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The pickleball courts in Huckleberry Park will be ready for play during the week of June 26 now that painting is finished. The project began in April with demolition of the old tennis courts, re-asphalting, surfacing, painting and sealing the courts, along with building new poles, nets and fencing. The construction included…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Dr. Michael Bukstein, surgeon and physician executive director for Blessing Health Hannibal, is retiring on July 1 after 48 years of service. “When I joined Hannibal Clinic in 1975, I was physician number 11,” he said. “The friendships and relationships that I have made and enjoyed are enduring.” A Missouri native who…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Destiny Mantia’s life changed forever on September 20, 2014 when her husband Corey and 1-year-old son Parker were killed by a drunk driver. The driver, who had a suspended license, slammed into the family’s Chrysler Town and Country at a speed of 87 MPH on September 20, 2014 on highway 47 between…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton College Board of Trustees recently voted to confer the title Professor Emerita to Debra Scoggin-Myers and the Professor Emeritus title to Patrick Hotle. The title of “emerita” (female) or “emeritus” (male) often is given to a person retiring from professional life, along with continued rights to participate in campus events.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Early Bird Kiwanis Club presented its annual Youth Community Service Award to Mallory Sublette, a recent graduate of the Palmyra High School, for outstanding achievement in a community service project while also serving as “Miss Missouri Teen” this past year. This title gave Sublette the opportunity to perform more than…
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