John Lyng

City of Hannibal faces lawsuit for closed meeting sessions

January 17, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent

HANNIBAL, Mo. — A lawsuit has been filed against the City of Hannibal regarding their closed council sessions. John Lyng, former Hannibal mayor, filed the lawsuit on Oct. 20, 2023. In his petition, Lyng named each closed session held in 2023 from January through September, including Jan. 17, Feb. 21, March 7, May 2, May…

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Former mayor addresses Hannibal City Council

February 17, 2022 | By Jim Dewey, Muddy River News Contributor

Tuesday’s meeting of the Hannibal City Council included a visit from former Mayor John Lyng, who has filed several lawsuits against the city related to the open meetings/open records statute of the state of Missouri. Lyng has been on the winning end of at least one of the suits with others still pending. He used…

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