Robert Koehn
July 2, 2025 | By Aspen Gengenbacher, MRN Journalist
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Mayor Darrell McCoy let out a nervous laugh at the Hannibal City Council meeting Tuesday night as the final vote on an ordinance to allow Fourth of July fireworks within city limits resulted in a tie — forcing him to break it. “Our backs are against the wall regardless of what…
Read Full Article June 17, 2025 | By Aspen Gengenbacher, MRN Journalist
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Robert Koehn, 3rd Ward Council Member, brought the issue of fireworks to the floor for the third time at Tuesday night’s Hannibal City Council meeting. “This was a subject that’s come up again … It’s come up twice for discussion and been tabled both times,” Koehn said. “We owe it to the…
Read Full Article May 21, 2025 | By Aspen Gengenbacher, MRN Journalist
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal City Council is considering amending the city’s fireworks ordinance in an effort to strike a balance between celebration and public safety before things go boom this summer. Though exceptions are permitted, the current ordinance generally prohibits the sale and discharge of fireworks within city limits. After his initial proposal to…
Read Full Article February 7, 2025 | By Aspen Gengenbacher, MRN Journalist
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal City Council voted 4-1 to have fluoride removed from the city’s water supply. However, the resolution itself doesn’t have the authority to halt the addition of fluoride into the city’s water. Instead, it simply recommends its removal to the Hannibal Board of Public Works. “It is not an instruction,” City…
Read Full Article January 8, 2025 | By Aspen Gengenbacher, MRN Journalist
UPDATE: This article has been updated to reflect new comments from Colin Welch given after the article’s original publication on Jan. 7, 2025. HANNIBAL — Colin Welch resigned from his position as 5th Ward Council member on the Hannibal City Council at the body’s first meeting of the new year Tuesday night. Though he wasn’t…
Read Full Article December 18, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal City Council voted to table a series of ordinances proposed by Mayor Barry Louderman that would change the city charter, giving more oversight of the Hannibal Board of Public Works (HBPW) to the city. Louderman’s proposal called for: The proposal met resistance from Councilmen Robert Koehn, Mike Dobson and Scott…
Read Full Article July 14, 2025
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