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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Clinic invites youngsters to pack their bikes and trikes and attend “Ride Cool” this weekend. The popular bike and helmet-centered safety event is back on Saturday, June 4, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Hannibal Clinic’s parking lot. The first 200 children will receive a free bicycle safety helmet and…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Summer hours for Ramp Park at Huckleberry Park will begin June 6. The park is for roller skates, roller blades, skateboards, bicycles and scooters. Ramp Park will be open noon to 8 p.m. every day, weather permitting. Cost is $3 for a daily admission and $40 for an annual pass. Helmets are required. An attendant…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Jenna McDonald, aquatics director at Hannibal Parks and Recreation, recently earned the Aquatic Examiner Service award from the American Red Cross. The award was given for excellent evaluations from the Aquatic Examiner Service program. McDonald trains up to 30 lifeguards each year for water safety proficiency at the Hannibal Aquatic Center. The…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The George H. Riedel Foundation recently approved a $25,000 matching grant for Hannibal-LaGrange University’s Scarlet and Blue fundraising auction. Ray Carty, vice president for institutional advancement at HLGU, said the school is experiencing a financial challenge. The award expresses a vote of confidence in the university and its economic impact in Hannibal. Riedel trustee…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Aquatic Center, 1700 Pleasant, opens Saturday, May 28. The hours of the center are from noon to 6 p.m. every day. Admission prices are adults (ages 18-54) $6, seniors (ages 55 and over) $4, youth (ages 3-17) $5, and children (2 and under) free. A 10-punch pass is available for $30 at the pool or may be…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Douglas Community Services Foundation will honor two high school senior scholarship recipients at a breakfast Tuesday, June 8 at the Rialto in Hannibal. A six-person table for the event costs $90. Individual tickets are $20. Doors open at 7:45 a.m. with a program from 8:15 to 9 a.m. Reservations can be made at development@douglassonline.org or by calling 573-221-3892.…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Douglass Community Services of Hannibal is seeking volunteers to assist with its summer meals program beginning June 6. The program helps feed young people age 18 and under when school is not in session, according to community outreach initiatives director LeAndra Bridgeman. Adult volunteers are needed to distribute the meals at community sites, which…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Parks & Recreation is sponsoring a night hike through Sodalis Nature Preserve from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 27. The program, which follows a two-mile paved trail, is led by certified nature educator Gale Rublee. Participants may stay with the group or return to the parking lot on their own. Activities…
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MACOMB — A total of 1,080 undergraduate students enrolled at Western Illinois University were named to the 2022 spring dean’s list. To receive this award, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.6 grade point average on a scale of 4.0, which equals an A in a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Several ongoing projects were addressed by the Hannibal City Council Tuesday night. Up first was funding for the Marion Ralls Regional Port Authority. Hannibal Regional Economic Development Council Executive Director Corey Mehaffy spoke on behalf of the MRRPA. Mehaffy said the MRRPA is negotiating with some landowners in Marion County for the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Bat biologists are celebrating the news the number of endangered Indiana bats at Sodalis Nature Preserve has increased almost 20 percent. The bat census at Sodalis, conducted in February 2022, confirms its place as the country’s most important hibernation spot for this species with an estimated 215,296 Indiana bats. Vona Kuczynska, biologist…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Two programs at Douglass Community Services recently received grants from the General Mills Foundation hometown grant making program. The Kids in Motion program received $3,000, and the Food Pantry received $5,000. The Food Pantry at Douglass Community Services provides food assistance to more than 500 families each month. Kids in Motion will provide volunteer opportunities…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. —The George H. Riedel Foundation’s latest award will help Hannibal children whostruggle with the trauma of child abuse. The Riedel Foundation recently awarded a $5,000 grant to the Child Advocacy Center of Northeast Missouri. The grant will fund mental health services for Hannibal children who are victims of physical, sexual and emotional abuse…
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MACON, Mo. — Sgt. Roland H. Bartels, zone supervisor of Zone 9, will retire June 1 with almost 27 years of dedicated service to the Missouri Highway Patrol. Bartels was appointed to the patrol on July 1, 1996, as a member of the 72nd recruit class. After graduating from the patrol academy, he was assigned…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo — Hannibal-LaGrange University’s Scarlet and Blue Auction is set for on Friday, May 20, in the Roland Fine Arts Center. Doors for the event will open at 5:30 p.m., with a silent auction beginning at the same time. The silent auction will end at 7 p.m. and the live auction will begin. Heavy…
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CANTON, Mo. — A building dedication for the Johnson-Turner IDEA Center at Culver-Stockton College is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 in the plaza by the IDEA Center. The Johnson-Turner IDEA Center was named to honor of two alumni who also serve as members of the C-SC Board of Trustees — Scott Johnson, Class…
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HANNIBAL — Astronomy buffs will be over the moon about a nature program offered by Hannibal Parks and Recreation at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14. “Earth’s Companion: The Moon” will begin at City Hall, 320 Broadway, then participants will go to Lover’s Leap to view the moon. Robert Sadler, professor of physical science at Culver-Stockton…
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Union officials say hundreds of people have left the railroad in the last three months, adding to BNSF’s struggles to move freight through Montana. Brady Wassam knew what to expect when he took a job on the railroad. Wassam, 30, of Columbia Falls, Montana came from a family of railroaders who have spent years moving…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Dr. Brandon Brown recently was added to Hannibal Regional Medical Group’s team at its Bowling Green facility. Brown earned his medical degree from the Medical University of the Americas in the West Indies and completed his family medicine residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center in Oklahoma City. “Family medicine was…
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NEW LONDON, Mo. — Idahoan Foods recently contributed 20 cases of its potato products — 10 cases of boxed sweet potatoes and 10 cases of buttery homestyle potatoes — to the NECAC Ralls County Food Pantry in New London. Additional contributions are welcomed and may be made by calling NECAC Ralls County Service Coordinator Stephanie…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The George H. Riedel Foundation has awarded a $4,000 grant to Bluff City Theater for two free performances in Hannibal. The grant will help fund an upcoming show in May called “Forgottonia.” With the partnership of the Riedel Foundation, this show will have nine performances live in Central Park, with free admission. The award also funded the…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Just eight weeks since fiscal exigency measures were enacted at Hannibal-LaGrange University, the school announced Thursday in a press release that it has received more than $1 million in gifts from local churches and people, including a record $227,815 from HLGU’s 2022 Day of Giving, and that it will be open for…
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The Hannibal City Council held two meetings Tuesday night. During the first meeting the council gave second and final reading to three ordinances before adjourning Sine Die. The first bill approved changes the city’s smoking ordinance to allow smoking at private clubs. The second deals with renovating and replacing the runway lights at Hannibal Regional…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Doyle Equipment Manufacturing and Riverview Manufacturing, worldwide leaders in manufacturing dry fertilizer handling equipment, are expanding operations in Palmyra, Mo. The project will include an additional 80,000 square feet of production space, a capital investment of more than $5 million and the creation of 50 new full-time positions ranging from production assembly,…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The art of foraging for food is as old as mankind. What is a hobby for many today, was a necessity for people throughout human history. A nature program on wild edibles is scheduled from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Sodalis Nature Preserve. Gale Rublee, Hannibal Parks and Recreation nature…
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