hannibal.net http://www.hannibal.net/section/NEWS hannibal.net delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Mon, 9 Dec 2013 1:11:47 +0000 Pearl Harbor eyewitness wrote essay of the event http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131207/NEWS/131209096/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Sat, 7 Dec 2013 0:01:00 +0000 By Virginia Clayton Gentry http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131207/NEWS/131209096/0/tv guide Gentry experienced Pearl Harbor attack http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131207/NEWS/131209097/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Sat, 7 Dec 2013 0:01:00 +0000 BEV DARR bev.darr@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131207/NEWS/131209097/0/tv guide Higdon-Griggs http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131206/NEWS/131209098/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Fri, 6 Dec 2013 21:28:49 +0000 http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131206/NEWS/131209098/0/tv guide Lasby- Ranabargar http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131206/NEWS/131209099/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Fri, 6 Dec 2013 21:22:54 +0000 http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131206/NEWS/131209099/0/tv guide Haines, Munson families left their mark on Hannibal's brick trade http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131206/NEWS/131209271/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Fri, 6 Dec 2013 0:01:00 +0000 MARY LOU MONTGOMERY marylou.montgomery @courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131206/NEWS/131209271/0/tv guide Editor’s note: Mary Nell Hall of Austin, Texas, was in charge of the estate of Mildred Haines Alford, who was born in 1907 and spent her earliest years in Hannibal. Mary Nell had possession of this childhood photo of Mildred Haines in Hannibal, and wanted to share it with Courier-Post readers. A little research produced family ties to Hannibal and the Northeast Missouri region.

Mildred Haines sits proudly in her Studebaker Junior goat wagon, an oversized bow [...]]]> Weather forces postponement of Gene Watson and Rhonda Vincent concert http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131205/NEWS/131209270/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Thu, 5 Dec 2013 19:51:52 +0000 http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131205/NEWS/131209270/0/tv guide
A winter storm that’s blanketed the Plains and Midwest has forced the postponement of the Gene Watson and Rhonda Vincent concert scheduled for Friday night in Bowling Green.
Watson lives in Texas, and was stranded Thursday awaiting a flight out of Dallas.
The concert, sponsored by the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce and the Turnbull family of Curryville, was to have been held at 8 p.m. Friday at the Bowling Green High School Auditorium.
The concert will [...]]]> Project progress: Windows arrive for new building http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131205/NEWS/131209371/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Thu, 5 Dec 2013 18:15:00 +0000 http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131205/NEWS/131209371/0/tv guide A parish center is being built at 218 S. Maple Ave. in Hannibal. The two-level structure will feature 5,400 square feet.]]> Police looking for robbery suspect http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131205/NEWS/131209375/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Thu, 5 Dec 2013 11:34:13 +0000 http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131205/NEWS/131209375/0/tv guide When snow falls, streets take priority http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131205/NEWS/131209404/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Thu, 5 Dec 2013 10:19:23 +0000 DANNY HENLEY danny.henley@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131205/NEWS/131209404/0/tv guide Project progress: Downtown project close to completion http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131204/NEWS/131209547/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Thu, 5 Dec 2013 8:30:00 +0000 http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131204/NEWS/131209547/0/tv guide An assortment of work is planned, including the installation of storm water drainage on North Main, the construction of new sidewalks, curb and gutters on North Main, plus the grading and overlaying of the Main Street driving surface.]]> Harry Lieberman and 'Doc' Greene had local ties & 'checkered' pasts http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131205/NEWS/131209652/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Thu, 5 Dec 2013 0:01:00 +0000 MARY LOU MONTGOMERY marylou.montgomery @courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131205/NEWS/131209652/0/tv guide
Harry Lieberman was little more than a twig on the tree of life when he took to the road back in 1910 in order to show off an impressive skill he had mastered by the age 15. Short in stature, patient and analytic by nature, Lieberman was billed as "the famous juvenile checker expert," in 1911, having already toured East Coast checkers hot spots before being booked for a demonstration at the Rock Island, Iowa, YMCA in late November.
The Rock Island Argus in 1911 promoted [...]]]> School board takes step in finding next superintendent http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131204/NEWS/131209580/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Wed, 4 Dec 2013 10:06:38 +0000 DANNY HENLEY danny.henley@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131204/NEWS/131209580/0/tv guide Judge takes Vandyne Ervin bond reduction request under advisement http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131204/NEWS/131209633/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Wed, 4 Dec 2013 0:01:00 +0000 http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131204/NEWS/131209633/0/tv guide
 Lucas James Glaesman, special public defender, was in court at Hannibal on Monday, Dec. 2, on behalf of Vandyne Ervin, who is being housed in the Marion County Jail at Palmyra awaiting trial on felony receiving stolen property.
Glaesman asked the judge to reduce Ervin’s bond, which is currently set at $25,000.
The case dates back to September 2006, when Ervin entered a guilty plea to receiving stolen property, a Class C felony. He received a suspended [...]]]> Jermale M. Miller enters not guilty plea http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131204/NEWS/131209634/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Wed, 4 Dec 2013 0:01:00 +0000 http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131204/NEWS/131209634/0/tv guide Jermale M. Miller, Ewing, (born 1975) pled not guilty to a Class B felony drug charge in Marion County Circuit Court at Hannibal on Monday, Dec. 2. Miller’s next court date is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Dec. 13. He is represented by the law firm of Goehl, Schuering, Cassens & Bier of Quincy, Ill.
He is being held in the Marion County Jail on $100,000 cash-only bond. He was arrested by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department.


]]> Donald R. Thomas makes appearances on two cases http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131204/NEWS/131209635/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Wed, 4 Dec 2013 0:01:00 +0000 http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131204/NEWS/131209635/0/tv guide During a revocation hearing on Monday, Dec. 2, Donald R. Thomas, 3221 James Road, Hannibal (born 1962) admitted that he violated his probation in a drug case stemming from 2011.
In January 2012, Thomas entered a guilty plea to a Class B felony drug charge, and was ordered to serve 120 days of shock incarceration with the Missouri Department of Corrections. In April 2012, he received a five-year sentence with the DOC, and was granted a suspended execution of sentence and placed [...]]]> Holliday donating doll collection, to benefit Salvation Army http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131204/NEWS/131209813/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Wed, 4 Dec 2013 0:01:00 +0000 BEV DARR bev.darr@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131204/NEWS/131209813/0/tv guide Council approves sale of city-owned property http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131203/NEWS/131209631/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Tue, 3 Dec 2013 21:05:57 +0000 DANNY HENLEY danny.henley@courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131203/NEWS/131209631/0/tv guide Judge issues sound advice during court session http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131203/NEWS/131209632/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Tue, 3 Dec 2013 19:38:52 +0000 http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131203/NEWS/131209632/0/tv guide Courier-Post Editor Mary Lou Montgomery sat in on the Monday, Dec. 2, afternoon session of Marion County Circuit Court at Hannibal, while Judge Rachel Bringer Shepherd dealt with probation issues.

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 David W. Swank, 2931 Bowling Ave., Hannibal, (born 1976) entered a guilty plea to a Class C drug charge in Marion County Circuit Court at Hannibal on Monday, Dec. 2.
Swank was one of 21 individuals who were either [...]]]> Motleys enter not guilty pleas http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131203/NEWS/131209636/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Tue, 3 Dec 2013 19:28:59 +0000 http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131203/NEWS/131209636/0/tv guide Deanna R. Motley waived the formal reading of charges at her arraignment in Marion County Circuit Court at Hannibal on Monday, Dec. 2. She entered a plea of not guilty before Judge Rachel Bringer Shepherd via a computer link between the Hannibal courthouse and the Marion County Jail at Palmyra.
The judge set her next hearing for 9:30 a.m. Dec. 16. Motley, of 810 Hayward St., Hannibal, (born 1969) is charged with a Class B felony drug charge. She is represented by Lucas James [...]]]> Court reverses 2006 conviction http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131203/NEWS/131209637/0/tv guide?rssfeed=true Tue, 3 Dec 2013 19:26:31 +0000 MARY LOU MONTGOMERY marylou.montgomery@ courierpost.com http://www.hannibal.net/article/20131203/NEWS/131209637/0/tv guide Published in the Hannibal Courier-Post on Oct. 25, 2013

The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, reversed a conviction and sentence on Oct. 15, ordering a new trial for Vandyne Ervin (Movant), charged with a class C felony count of receiving stolen property in excess of $500.
The case in question dates back to July 25, 2006, following Ervin’s arrest by the Hannibal Police Department. According to appeals court documents, [...]]]> hannibal.net http://www.hannibal.net/section/NEWS hannibal.net delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Mon, 9 Dec 2013 1:11:47 +0000