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The Hannibal and Quincy area has been fortunate to not experience the kind of tornado like the one that destroyed much of Joplin in 2011. However, there is a deep history of devasting twisters that have caused incredible amounts of damage in the tri-state area. Here are the 9 most destructive tornadoes over the past 150 years.

The Hannibal and Quincy area has been fortunate to not experience the kind of tornado like the one that destroyed much of Joplin in 2011. However, there is a deep history of devasting twisters that have caused incredible amounts of damage in the tri-state area. Here are the 9 most destructive tornadoes over the past 150 years.

HANNIBAL — Fred Stohr, working as a meat cutter in Hannibal as early as 1873, had a number of setbacks during his business years including:

Frederick W. Waller was a splendid man. Or so says his death announcement in the Ralls County Record newspaper on Jan. 7, 1916.

PALMYRA, Mo. — Would the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of West Ely Road and Veterans Road effectively reduce the number of traffic accidents that occur at that

At school drop-off, I sent him off with my usual have-a-good-day-I-love-you speech. It wasn’t until he walked away that I noticed his sweatshirt hood was full of sawdust.

The Repository It was an uncertain year for the City of Alliance, as the coronavirus pandemic changed the way people functioned in their day-to-day lives. Despite the pandemics effects on health, business and the economy, the city made progress with several development projects that it looks to continue in 2021.  Alliance development activity Director of Planning and Development Joe Mazzola said the pandemic did not significantly affect the city in terms of development activity.  "Those thi...