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MARK TWAIN LAKE — The Frank Russell, Ray Behrens and Indian Creek Campgrounds will be unavailable for future reservations from July 18 to September 13. The Ray Behrens and Frank Russell campgrounds are closed through Sunday, July 25 for damage repairs caused by a July 9 storm. The Indian Creek Campground also was impacted, but…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College recently announced the creation of a program designed for people whose education was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. College Restart will pay half of the tuition for transfer students who paused their degree, as well as 2020 high school graduates who took a gap year due to the pandemic. This…
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PERRY, MO – Perry, a town of about 700 residents in southern Ralls County, was hit by high winds Friday night as a result of storms that passed through the region. Residents are assessing the damage and, so far, there have been no reports of casualties. According to Meteorologist Ben Herzog of the National Weather…
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by Jim Dewey HANNIBAL – Hannibal’s new official Tom and Becky were named during ceremonies following the annual Fourth of July parade. Jaxson Lay and Greta Welch will be the official Ambassadors for the city until next July when their successors are selected. Jaxson Lay, son of Matthew Lay and Edie Graupman, is the official…
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From stltoday.com – A bear that gained a social media following while wandering hundreds of miles in the Midwest — including a stop in Wentzville — and eventually reached Louisiana has died after being hit by a vehicle, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Wednesday. The male bear dubbed Bruno was euthanized Tuesday…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Juliet Smith has been hired as Douglass Community Services’ first workforce development director. Douglass Community Services assists people with developing the skills needed to find and retain employment through the activities of the Workforce Development department, which houses the Kids in Motion program, Connections to Success and the Court Appointed Special Advocates.…
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By JIM DEWEY Hannibal’s annual celebration of America’s independence is underway. The 66th annual National Tom Sawyer Days kicked off June 19 with the Hannibal Beautiful Baby contest that included Pee-Wee, Little Tot and Miss Hannibal pageants. The event is new to National Tom Sawyer Days. The next event in the celebration will be a…
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by Jim Dewey HANNIBAL – The Hannibal School Board approved a preliminary budget for 2021-2022. Although the budget is not finalized, approval was needed so the district can continue operating through July. Superintendent Susan Johnson told board members that revenues are estimated at $43,991,479. Estimated expenditures are $43,987,914 leaving a surplus of just over $3,500.…
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by Jim Dewey HANNIBAL – The Hannibal City Council Tuesday night gave its second and final reading to the city’s two annual budget ordinances. As noted after the June 1 meeting, the General Fund is $13,054,739 and the citywide budget with operating expenses and capital expenses is $25,489,731. Hannibal Director of Finance Karen Burditt said…
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GOLDEN, Ill. — Larissa Schuster was sentenced in May 2008 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing her estranged husband, Golden native Timothy Schuster. Timothy Schuster’s brother, Ted, never figured the ordeal was ever truly over. “When (Larissa) was convicted, the state’s attorney’s office in Fresno County told us to be…
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Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) sent a clear message today that any attempt to revive the Obama-era WOTUS rule would be met with staunch resistance in Congress and from farmers and ranchers across America. “The Obama-era WOTUS rule was a direct assault on farm families everywhere,” said Graves. “Farmers and ranchers across America came together to fight this blatant executive…
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The former Center, Missouri city clerk who embezzled more than $300,000 from the small Ralls County town of about 500 people, has pleaded guilty to a few of the myriad of charges she faces. Tracey Ray was in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Friday. She pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Amy Jo Allen, 27, of Hannibal was arrested Wednesday by detectives with the Hannibal Police Department after having inappropriate conduct with a student. The 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County issued an arrest warrant for Allen, a paraprofessional at Hannibal Middle School. She is charged with second degree statutory sodomy, child…
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by Jim Dewey HANNIBAL – The Hannibal City Council gave first reading city’s operating budget during Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Hannibal City Council. Director of Finance Karen Burditt said the General Fund is $13,054,739 and the citywide budget with operating expenses and capital expenses is $25,489,731. The Covid crisis did not affect Hannibal’s last…
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Jordan and Megan Branstetter’s reasoning for buying a small family-owned grocery store was influenced by more than just one number-crunching business decision. “We love Perry,” said Jordan Bransetter of the Ralls County community of just under 700, but swells a bit in the summer as patrons of Mark Twain Lake visit primarily between Memorial Day…
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Officers with the Hannibal Police Department responded to a panic alarm at Check n’ Go, 120 Steamboat Bend at 11:30 Thursday morning. When officers arrived, employees said a man had entered the business with a weapon and took an undisclosed amount of cash. The man was wearing a white shirt over a black hooded sweatshirt.…
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by JIM DEWEY HANNIBAL – The Hannibal City Council had a full agenda for a meeting that lasted 2.5 hours meeting Tuesday night in council chambers. The issue of trash collection was brought up by Jared Campbell, co-owner of Haul-A-Way Company. Campbell proposed the development of software which would locate residents that are without a…
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Dan Musholt, chairman of the Lewis County (Mo.) Republican Party, was very excited to have Mark and Patty McCloskey make a pit stop in LaGrange earlier this month on their way to the annual Pella Tulip Festival in Iowa. The couple gained notoriety when in June of 2020 a crowd of about 500 Black Lives Matters…
Read Full Article The Hannibal Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in reference to the shooting that occurred at 905 Center Street on Sunday. The images of the two males are persons of interest in this case. The third photo is of Gage L. Haynes, 21 of Hannibal, who is also being sought for his involvement. Anyone…
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Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida has hired Greg McVey to be the college’s new Athletic Director, replacing Jim Keites who is retiring after a quarter-century of service to SF. McVey, who will begin at SF May 17, most recently served as Athletic Director at Garden City Community College in Kansas, where he oversaw 15…
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At approximately 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office was called to a domestic disturbance in rural Lewis County near Durham. The Deputy Sheriff and a Missouri State Highway Patrolman located a female victim who had significant injuries. She alleged she had been assaulted by Daniel Noe, her boyfriend. Noe, 40, is now…
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Doug Palmer wants to life at Culver-Stockton College to return to what it was before the pandemic as soon as possible. “We believe strongly that it is in our best interest to get back to our core mission of teaching and learning,” he said. Palmer believes the best path to do that is by mandating…
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From The Missouri Times: State Auditor Nicole Galloway said her office has begun a regularly scheduled audit of Ralls County. The county received an overall rating of “fair” from the most recent state audit, issued in November 2015.
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The Hannibal Area String Orchestra will present their annual Spring Concert on Saturday, May 8th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Roland Fine Arts Center, 2800 Palmyra Road, Hannibal, Missouri. The orchestra will play folk music from around the world. Currently the organization is made up of three groups: the Beginning and Intermediate String Orchestras,…
Read Full Article From www.hannibalpd.com On Friday, April 23, Officers assigned to the Anti-Crime Enforcement Squad (ACES) conducted a search warrant for narcotics at 2216 Grace St. When the ACES entered the residence Anthony L. Swan, 32 of Hannibal, attempted to destroy capsules that were filled with a substance believed to be heroin. A handgun, pills believed to…
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