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HANNIBAL — Despite encountering some weather-related delays, the Palmyra Road sidewalk project has been completed earlier than expected.

HANNIBAL — The city of Hannibal is purchasing a truck capable of meeting multiple municipal needs.

HANNIBAL — Plans continue to be developed that would see a roughly one-acre plat of land at Hannibal Regional Airport converted into a prairie area that features native vegetation. During a recent meeting of the Hannibal Park Board, Andy Dorian, the city’s director of central services, reported having talked with representatives of two of the Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department’s prairie restoration project partners, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Maste...

HANNIBAL — The coronavirus pandemic resulted in many public pools remaining closed a year ago. With the summer swim season rapidly approaching a shortage of lifeguards may have the same

HANNIBAL — Trees planted in recent years in the downtown Hannibal area are doing well, according to members of the Hannibal Tree Board. Some of the newest plantings occurred last fall off of South Main Street, where a grove of Bald Cypress went into the ground. According to Tree Board President Kristy Trevathan only three of 70 trees did not survive. “That is a pretty good track record,” she said. ”It looks good down there.” According to Trevathan, two of the trees in t...

HANNIBAL — Students from Holy Family Catholic School and Stowell Elementary School teamed up on Friday to help plant a swamp white oak tree with representatives from the Hannibal Tree Board, Hannibal Parks and Recreation and the Missouri Department of Conservation. Hannibal Tree Board President Kristy Trevathan said children have traditionally planted trees in Hannibal to celebrate National Arbor Day, including in Central Park and on school campuses in past years. The swamp white oak tree ...

HANNIBAL — Work continues on the Hannibal riverfront. “We have a lot of things going on right now with the riverfront,” said Andy Dorian, the city of Hannibal’s director of central services, during the April meeting of the Hannibal Park Board in council chambers at Hannibal City Hall. One area of focus is the boat gangways. “We are going to have to make some adjustments to the boat gangways,” Dorian said. “The far gangway goes under water too early. We are goi...

Today Rain showers early with clear skies overnight. Widespread frost likely. Low around 30F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.. Tonight Rain showers early with clear skies overnight. Widespread frost likely. Low around 30F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Updated: April 21, 2021 @ 8:24 pm

HANNIBAL — Rainbow trout will again be added to the pond in Huckleberry Park next year. The announcement was made by Andy Dorian, Hannibal’s director of central services, during the March meeting of the Hannibal Park Board. “The trout fishing has been wildly popular,” Dorian told the park board members. “People kept sending me pictures of themselves catching the limits. I don’t know what they were doing (bait-wise), but it was really neat to see.” The daily li...

HANNIBAL — Several years ago the Hannibal Board of Public Works contemplated building a solar farm on some open land at Hannibal Regional Airport. The Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department is planning on creating something more natural at the airport, a prairie garden. “We are going to develop a large wildflower prairie garden out there,” said Andy Dorian, the city’s director of central services, during the March meeting of the Hannibal Park Board. “It is going to be...