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HANNIBAL, Mo. — An event for the gals and their pals, the Great Girlfriend Getaway dedicates an entire weekend to fun on April 28-30 in downtown Hannibal. Pub crawl from 4-11 p.m. Cost is $25 per person. Saturday, April 29. Tea party at Finn’s Food and Spirits at 1...

Joseph M Lindsay (24) Quincy for Criminal Damage Under $500 at 1005 Broadway. NTA. Zackery L Schneider-Morales (20) Quincy for Domestic Battery and Endangering the Life of a Child in the 3400 block of College. Lodged. Jordan T Peterson (33) Quincy for Aggravated Domestic Battery and Battery in the 900...

QUINCY — Megabus, which offers city-to-city bus tickets for as low as $1 throughout North America, is expanding its service to 48 Midwest cities beginning Monday, March 27. Quincy, Hannibal, Mo., and Canton, Mo., will benefit from this expansion. Through a new partnership with Iowa-based Burlington Trailways, Megabus will offer a daily trip from Cedar Rapids, Iowa to St. Louis and one from St. Louis to Cedar Rapids — with stops in Quincy, Hannibal and Canton.

PALMYRA, Mo. — Palmyra VFW Post 11041 is selling tickets for a raffle to be held in conjunction with a fish fry at the VFW hall on July 7. First prize is a Henry Golden Boy .22 lever-action rifle. Second prize is a small cedar chest by Max Schaefer, and third prize is a framed art print titled “Spirit of the Land” by Derek Hansen.

HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council will host a paper marbling workshop with John Bielik of Period Paper Artisan on Saturday, April 8 at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. Sessions will be offered at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The paper marbling workshop is intended to...

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Due to popular demand, Hannibal Parks and Recreation is keeping the Clemens Training Facility open for a few weeks in April. The facility will be open for walk-ins 5-8 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday April 1-12. Individuals can use the facility for $6 per hour in 10-minute increments.

HANNIBAL, Mo. – Three people and one couple in Marion County who live out the mission and vision of the United Way of the Mark Twain Area within their own lives will be honored April 21 at the United Way’s Evening of Philanthropy, sponsored by Hannibal Regional Healthcare System and Benson Financial. The event will be at the Olive Branch in Palmyra.

HANNIBAL — As children, Anie and her little brother lived in seven different foster placements in five years. (Anie’s name was changed to protect her identity.) With each move, they had to start over in a new community. When Anie was 6-years-old the promise of a “forever family”...

HANNIBAL – The following is a list of general highway maintenance work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in the Northeast Missouri region for the next few weeks. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause...

The April 4 election may seem unimportant with no mayoral race and few contested alderman races, but one of the most important roles in our community is that of a board member for the Quincy Public Schools. We have the opportunity to continue exemplary service to our community by the...

QUINCY — John Wood Community College Workforce Development Center will offer an OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) 10-hour general industry training class on Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at JWCC’s Workforce Development Center, 2710 N. 42nd. The class is...

HANNIBAL, Mo. — An in-person registration event for summer softball and baseball leagues will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at Bear Creek Sports Park. The leagues are for boys and girls ages 4-14 and will be divided into T-ball, coach pitch, machine pitch and kid pitch. Games will begin in mid-May.

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A former contestant on the long-running television game show “Family Feud” has been charged with first-degree murder and home invasion in the slaying of his estranged wife in western Illinois. Timothy Bliefnick, 39, pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon at his arraignment in Adams...

QUINCY — The excitement in Tanner Klingele’s voice made it perfectly clear the dirt-track racing season is drawing close. Klingele, who will be a contender in the rugged sport mod class at Adams County Speedway, was one of the drivers on hand Saturday at the first day of the annual preseason race show at the Quincy Town Center.

There are 2 high school ⚽ games in Quincy. The Quincy Notre Dame High School soccer team will have a game with Quincy Senior High School on March 27, 2023, 16:30:00 CST. The Quincy Notre Dame High School soccer team will have a game with Quincy Senior High School on March 27, 2023, 18:00:00 CST.

QUINCY — The Department of Health and Human services reports an estimated 90 percent of all foster children are exposed to trauma, and one in four foster children shows symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Three foster agencies are coming together to educate foster parents and anyone who works with...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD)– An Illinois prison guard has been sentenced for civil rights deprivation resulting in bodily injury, death and obstruction of justice. 43-year-old Willie Hedden was sentenced to six years after pleading guilty. He is the third officer to be sentenced in the death of inmate 65-year-old Larry Earvin.

QUINCY — The Quincy Noon Kiwanis will be the host of the 27th annual Bids for Kids charity auction at noon on Thursday, March 30. The entire auction takes place online and runs through 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 2. Bidders can register for free at bidsforkids.auction and be...

Every now and then I will watch myself watch an episode of Jeopardy!, and not get a single answer correct. But every now and then I get lucky. There have been a few times through Jeopardy's history when questions about Hannibal have made the show. Let me set the stage....

Anthony Sassen, 27, Quincy for Operating Uninsured Vehicle. PTC. Ryan McChirsty, 39, Quincy for Leaving the Scene-Accident. NTA. Randolph Rudd Jr, 32, Quincy for DWLS, Operating Uninsured Vehicle, Suspended Registration. NTA. STEP/Arrest. Teri Gibbons, 40, Quincy for Speed. PTC. Zane Willis, 18, Quincy for Speed. PTC. Alexis Ormond, 36. Liberty,...