Safe Kids Northeast Missouri and Coalition members, and the Marion County Health Department will be at Palmyra Middle School at 9:05 a.m. and 1:05 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6 doing a preteen event encouraging kids to buckle up in the back seat.

The Hannibal Pirates 7th grade volleyball team placed first in the Troy tournament this weekend.

Hannibal Hurricanes hosted the first home meet of the season on Sept. 27, 2008.  Mexico YMCA participated in the meet.

Commerce Bank recently provided a grant of $15,000 to the Missouri Colleges Fund.

The Hannibal Booster Club raised around $4,000 on Saturday, during the Drive One/Cruise 4 UR School test drive event.

Michael A. Saul, supervisor of instrumental music at Hannibal High School, said the Pirate Pride Marching Band presented its best performance of the year Saturday, Oct. 4, when they competed at Washington.

Betty Pfaff of Hannibal took a Ford for a test drive Saturday, in conjunction with Ford's "Drive One 4 UR School" program. Ford donated $20 to the Hannibal Booster Club for each person who test drove one of the selected vehicles. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY/COURIER-POST

The Pirate Pride Marching Band prepares for competition in Washington, Mo. Oct. 4, 2008.

The Pirate Pride Marching Band prepares for competition in Washington, Mo. Oct. 4, 2008. How will they do in the competition? Read Monday's edition of the Courier-Post to find out!