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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Great River Honor Flight’s next mission to Washington, D.C. will be Thursday, Aug. 18. This will be the 60th mission overall for local veterans since the program started serving the region in 2010. Since then, 1,916 local veterans who served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and between those conflicts have…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal’s ramp park was full of spins, twists and flips Saturday, July 30 as extreme athletes showed off their skills at ShredFest. The competition and exhibition was sponsored by Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department, Coolbyke and Independent’s Service. Free entry was allowed into the ramp park. Helmets were given to the first…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Free Public Library is having a book sale Aug. 12-20. Hours will be Monday and Tuesday, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. and Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Library director Hallie Yundt Silver said in a press release, “The book sale will be self-service in the Woman’s Club Room with payment taken at the front desk. This time, we…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Good Dads program is coming to Hannibal with the help of a $10,000 matching grant from the Riedel Foundation after a successful Rotary Riverfest fundraiser. The Hannibal Rotary Club applied for a Riedel grant to help Hannibal establish the program, which helps at-risk dads to become involved parents. It consists of…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Ethan’s Rodeo will be held Aug. 19-20 at Flower City Park in Palmyra. Ethan’s Rodeo is named in memory of Ethan Weiman, a young cowboy who fought neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer responsible for 15% of all childhood cancer deaths, from 2007-09. Ethan’s family and friends continue the fight by presenting Ethan’s Rodeo…
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ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Monday sentenced a man from Hannibalwho was caught with stolen firearms to five years and three months in prison. The Hannibal Police Department and the Ralls County Sheriff’s Office were investigating the theft of firearms when they located Ronald Allen on Dec. 24, 2020 in…
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QUINCY — Grace and June Hendrian, daughters of Adam and Kellea Hendrian of Quincy, are operating a lemonade stand to benefit The Salvation Army. The sisters are inviting children in the community and surrounding area to join them in helping their neighbors in need by operating a lemonade stand of their own. “Every year that…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Benson Financial Group, a financial planning company, recently added five people to its staff. Jason Nichols of Hannibal serves as director of operations. He previously served as athletic director and head women’s soccer coach at Hannibal-LaGrange University for 24 years. He received his bachelor’s degree in human services from Westmar University and…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Stand-up comedian Jeremy Nunes has been performing his brand of comedy – Front Porch Comedy – all over the United States for 20 years. He can be heard on Sirius/XM’s comedy channels. Nunes will be performing three shows live at the Bluff City Theater in Hannibal on Friday, Aug. 5, and Saturday,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Two programs that help at-risk children will train more volunteers with the help of recent grants from Hannibal’s Riedel Foundation. The Riedel Board of Trustees awarded $3,160 to the foster grandparent program and $1,490 to the Court-Appointed Special Advocates program. Both programs are led by Douglass Community Services. The foster grandparent program…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Tuesday’s meeting was short, but the Hannibal City Council set itself up for a longer meeting in two weeks. Council members hold three public hearings before the August 16 meeting with the first set for 6:15 pm. That meeting was requested by Corey Mehaffy, the Executive Director of Northeast Missouri Economic Development…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Riedel Foundation is teaming up to help educate and train future leaders in business by awarding a $17,500 grant to help establish a Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities Chapter at the Hannibal Career and Technical Center. The Hannibal Regional Economic Development Council applied for the grant. It is partnering with the Hannibal Public…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Heart Failure Society of America estimates nearly 6.5 million Americans over the age of 20 have heart failure. Hannibal Regional now offers a heart failure clinic that will operate under a collaborative practice model, utilizing a clinical pharmacist and registered nurse. Components of this program include individualized care for each patient…
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ST. LOUIS — Ameren Missouri has agreed to buy the 200 megawatt Huck Finn solar project in Central Missouri under a build-transfer agreement with EDF Renewables. Planned to be built on the border of Missouri’s Audrain and Ralls counties, Huck Finn will have the capacity to power nearly 40,000 homes in the region. The financial details of the deal have not been…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College recently named Timothy Williams as the assistant dean of student life. Williams began his responsibilities on July 1, 2022, as a central member of the student life team with primary strategic direction for the areas of residence life and student conduct. Williams has experience managing policy, student affairs programming and…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Quincy Bicycle Club and the Goldinger family of Palmyra, Mo., recently presented the Life.Light.Hope Fund at the James E. Cary Cancer Center and the Hannibal Regional Cancer Institute with a gift of $5,000 in memory of Charlotte Goldinger, a retired Palmyra teacher and avid bicyclist who died from leukemia. The eighth annual Memorial…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — ShredFest is back at the Hannibal Ramp Park at Huckleberry Park after a two-year absence. The extreme sports competition and exhibition, sponsored by Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department, Coolbyke and Independent’s Service, will be held Saturday, July 30. The ramp park will open at 10 a.m. with free entry into the park…
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MACON, Mo. — Captain Erik A. Gottman, commanding officer of Troop B of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, has promoted Trooper Chad W. Walton will be promoted to corporal and designated assistant zone supervisor of Zone 7, Knox and Lewis counties. Walton was appointed to the patrol on Oct. 16, 2001. After graduation from the…
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MRN Editor David Adam talks with Corey Mehaffy of the Northeast Missouri Economic Development Council. As president of the NEMO EDC, Mehaffy is responsible for all economic development efforts including business retention and expansion, business attraction and entrepreneurship for Hannibal, Marion County and Ralls County. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Dr. Ma’en Al-Dabbas has been added to the cardiology team at Hannibal Regional Medical Group. Al-Dabbas earned his medical degree from Jordan University for Science and Technology. He completed his internal medicine residency as chief resident, as well as his cardiology fellowship, at Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. A cardiologist…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University needs volunteers to help prepare the campus for the new school year. The annual Alumni and Friends Work Day will be held from 7:30-11 a.m. on Saturday, August 13, 2022. No advanced skills are necessary. Work will begin in the lobby of the first floor of the Burt Administration Building…
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BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — The federal government has recognized a program developed by the North East Community Action Corporation. Wade Johnson, apprenticeship and training representative for the U.S. Department of Labor, presented certificates to Clintan Caldwell and Thomas Branham, the first two graduates of a job training apprenticeship NECAC set up for its newly-hired weatherization…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal School Board has approved a plan designed to aid in retention and recruitment in the school district. Superintendent Susan Johnson began developing the staff daycare plan several months ago and now plans to open three classrooms at Stowell School in time for the beginning of the upcoming school year. Under…
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CANTON, Mo. — Belle Cowden recently was appointed as dean of graduate and professional studies at Culver-Stockton College. Cowden began her role on June 27. She previously served as the executive director for online learning at the University of Southern Indiana. Cowden has extensive experience in distance education, online learning, instructional design and promoting new…
Read Full Article Hannibal is one step closer to the replacement of a storm sewer that collapsed several years ago under Union Street. On Tuesday, the city council approved a bid of $705,634 for the replacement of 175 feet of stone archway stormwater conveyance with T&B Trucking and Excavating. The bid was about $45,000 under engineer estimates. The…
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