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Hannibal Art Club announces ORiGINALE winners
HANNIBAL — The Hannibal Art Club has announced the award recipients of its 62nd annual area artist exhibit and competition, ORiGINALE. This year’s exhibit features 138 original works by 76 area artists, providing an impressive showcase of the talent and creativity found throughout the region. Works on display represent a variety of media, including oil and oil pastel, drawing and printmaking, water media, sculpture and assemblage, mixed media and acrylic.
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This Missouri Lighthouse Is So Dreamy It Could Be A Scene Straight Out Of A Nicholas Sparks Movie
If Missouri were a movie set, the Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse in Hannibal would be the shot the director saves for the trailer. It’s white, it’s tall, it’s perched on a dramatic limestone bluff above the Mississippi River, and it has a red door that looks like it was chosen specifically to make everyone who sees it feel something.
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Hannibal Concert Association announces 2026-2027 season
HANNIBAL — The Hannibal Concert Association kicks off its 2026-2027 concert season on Oct. 3. HCA brings a variety of world-class performances to the Hannibal area and has been doing so since 1945. The upcoming season includes a wide variety of musical styles and acts with a brass quintet highlighting 250 years of American music, father-son piano duo featuring the music of George Gershwin, a male vocal quartet from New Jersey, a 65-member concert band piano/percussion duo playing ragtime, early blues and jazz.
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Celebrate Free Frank McWorter and the founding of New Philadelphia, Ill.
BARRY, Il. — The New Philadelphia Association (NPA) will celebrate the “freedom day” of Free Frank McWorter at a special public event, Sept. 13, 2026, 2-4 p.m., at the Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St., Springfield. The event is hosted by the NPA in partnership with the Illinois State Museum and the National Park Service.
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"Rushville's Story: 200 Years" Exhibit opens September 11
The Hub Arts & Cultural Center and Schuyler Jail Museum will open "Rushville's Story: 200 Years," a new exhibit celebrating the city's bicentennial, on Smiles Day, Friday, September 11, 2026. Doors open immediately following the parade and the exhibit will be open to the public until 4:00 p.m. that day.
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57th annual Barry Apple Festival set to begin Oct. 1
BARRY, Ill. — The Barry Apple Festival is set to hold their 57th annual festival from Oct.1-4 in Lafayette Park, and its surrounding streets. Every year, the center of Barry turns from a simple park to an area packed with food, crafts, rides and fun. For over 50 years, Barry has grown this festival, and in recent years turned its town of 1,400 to hold more than 30,000 people over the course of four days.
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Legacy Theater campaign surges past $625,000 toward year-end goal
The Legacy Theater in Carthage, Illinois just hit over the half-way mark for their goal to raise $1 million by the end of the year. But officials still have a long way to go before making improvements to the long-standing theater. The Legacy Theater in Carthage, Illinois launched its “Vision...
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Saturday snipits: Illini West sweeps golf titles at Mercer County Co-Ed Invitational
CAMBRIDGE, Ill. — The Illini West boys and girls golf teams swept the championships of the Mercer County Co-Ed Invitational at Valley View Club. The Illini West boys shot a 146 to win the team title by 15 strokes. Macomb was second at 161 in the 11-team field. Chargers junior Bryson Grotts took medalist honors with a 2-under 34, followed by junior Bryton Gavillet at 1-under 35 and junior Nolan Murphy at even-par 36.
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September Alliance Art Gallery exhibits focus on pottery and photography
HANNIBAL — Alliance Art Gallery welcomes guest artist Josh McCurdy for the month of September. This popular area artist is known for his amazing pottery, especially his creative pumpkins but he is highlighting his textured, glazed pots along with a few of his jack-o-lantern creatures for his time at the gallery.
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Quincy nonprofit executive Curtis Sethaler announces new book: ‘There is More’
QUINCY — What happens when you build a life you’re genuinely grateful for but still can’t shake the feeling that you’re capable of more?. Quincy nonprofit executive, entrepreneur and speaker Curtis Sethaler explores that question in his new book, There Is More, publishing Jan. 12, by Advantage Media and Maxwell Leadership. Preorders are now available at curtissethaler.com.
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This Quincy Castle Looks Straight Out of Europe but Was Built in Illinois in 1900
Tucked away on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in Quincy, Illinois, stands a structure so exotic it seems misplaced in the American Midwest. Villa Kathrine is a stunning Moroccan-style castle built in 1900 by local businessman George Metz after his travels through North Africa and the Mediterranean inspired him to bring a piece of that world home.
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Years in the making, colorful Quincy mural comes to life along Sixth Street
QUINCY — A project nearly a decade in the making is finally coming to fruition on the north side of the Horace Mann Insurance building, located at 114 N. Sixth St. along the promenade. Building owner Colin Ash said he has envisioned a mural on the property since purchasing...
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Photo gallery: QU women play Davenport to draw at Legends Stadium
QUINCY — The Quincy University women’s soccer team allowed two second-half goals and played Davenport to a 2-2 draw Saturday at Legends Stadium. Angelina Pagliaccio provided this photo gallery for Muddy River Sports.
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Champions Crowned and Breakout Drivers Shine at 2026 Quincy Raceways Season Finale
QUINCY, IL — The 2026 Quincy Raceways Season Championship was decided Sunday night, when we saw a few breakout drivers and familiar faces back in Victory Lane. The biggest story of the night was the Late Model Feature, which not only had Tommy Elston and Austin Becerra battling for the season championship in points, but also Keokuk, Iowa’s Tommy Elston and Bellevue, Nebraska’s Zach Zeitner battling for the National IMCA Points Championship.