Friday was a busy day for the Hannibal Police Department, which provided security during two back-to-back downtown events Friday morning, while maintaining its normal manpower levels elsewhere in the city.
History came alive for a 9-year-old Hannibal girl on Friday. Why? Because she had the opportunity to meet a presidential candidate - Rick Santorum - during his campaign stop in America’s Hometown on Friday.
Rick Santorum, who many consider a lightweight in the looming heavyweight bout for the White House, took jabs at both the GOP’s leading contender and the Democrat’s reigning “champ” in Washington, D.C., during a campaign stop in Hannibal on Friday.
WHAT IS IT? A helicopter was utilized in downtown Hannibal Friday morning to lift a handful of air conditioning units to the roof of the old Orpheum Theater which is being renovated by The Crossing Church of Quincy, Ill. The work took approximately 15 minutes.
If you’ve yet to hear the phrase “m dot,” you’re behind the electronic communication curve.
Thanksgiving weekend, the Courier-Post launched a new mobile site on the Internet, designed specifically for people who keep up with news on the go.
Highway MM in Marion County will close at the Bear Creek bridge on Monday, Feb. 6, while the bridge is replaced.
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum visited Hannibal on Friday morning, making a stop at the Mark Twain Dinette where he greeted diners.
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