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Hannibal Parks and Recreation to hold ‘Momma Bats and Baby Bats’ night hike Friday
HANNIBAL, Mo. — “Momma Bats and Baby Bats” will be the theme for a night hike through Sodalis Nature Preserve at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10. The hike will be led by Gale Rublee, interpreter guide at Hannibal Parks and Recreation. Participants will meet at the new Sodalis shelter on Ely Street. The full program will last about two hours and covers a two-mile paved loop with a steep incline, but there are options for a shorter period.
Hannibal man found guilty of burglary, meth charges; could be sentenced to up to 22 years in prison
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man is facing up to 22 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after being found guilty of three felonies. A jury in Marion County, Mo., on Tuesday, April 30, found Joshua Stevens, 42, of Hannibal guilty of burglary in the first degree, possession of a controlled substance and assault in the fourth degree. Stevens is scheduled to be sentenced on June 18 in Marion County Circuit Court by Judge Rachel Bringer-Shepherd. He could be sentenced to between five and 15 years on the burglary charge and up to seven years on the possession of a controlled substance charge. He could also receive up to one year in the county jail on the assault charge.
Construction on removable floodwall breathing new life into Pike County community
CLARKSVILLE, Mo. — Despite days of rain, residents along the Mississippi are breathing sights of relief as the river slowly starts to recede. After 16 years as the Mayor of Clarksville, Missouri, Jo Anne Smiley has learned she always has to keep one eye on the river. “Last week...
American Legion Riders Chapter 55 poker run Saturday to assist with hats, gloves for Hannibal children
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The American Legion Riders Chapter 55 third annual poker run will be held Saturday, May 11. The poker run will start and end at 3819 Highway MM. Registration will be held at 11 a.m., with the poker run at 12:15 p.m. This ride will be 125 miles, covering Bowling Green and up through Mark Twain Lake to Monroe City and ending at the American Legion in Hannibal. Stops along the route are Southside Bar, Goodfellas, Hitching Post and the Dug Out.
Free recycling program for agrichemical containers offered at three local sites
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) encourages farmers and agrichemical facilities to take part in a free agrichemical container recycling program. Beginning in the middle of July and continuing into August, sites throughout the state will collect containers that are recycled to make shipping pallets. Locally,...
County Board questions process on how it was represented in TIF vote
QUINCY — Seventeen of the 21 members of the Adams County Board attended a hastily called special meeting Thursday evening to discuss one topic. County Board Chairman Kent Snider followed the guidelines of calling a special meeting by public announcing it 48 hours in advance as it was posted Tuesday afternoon.
UPDATE: Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers Fugitive of the Week, Chevey Coffman, now in DOC
Chevey M. Coffman, 26, last known address in the 4000 block of Stardust Drive in Hannibal, Mo., is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for possession of meth, driving on a revoked license and shoplifting. Coffman is 5 foot tall and 180 pounds with red hair and brown...
Quincy man facing attempted murder charge for stabbing woman picks up another felony for punching jail sergeant
QUINCY — A Quincy man already in the Adams County Jail facing a charge of attempted first-degree murder picked up another felony the day after he was arrested. Thomas Delcour, 34, appeared with public defender John Citro in Adams County Circuit Court on Monday morning before Circuit Judge Zach Boren. Delcour has been charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, a Class 2 felony.
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