Deployment impacts three HPD officers, 1 dog

Tom Sawyer lived with Aunt Polly.  The Widow Douglas offered a home to Huckleberry Finn.  Fictional characters – real situations.  In the mid-1800s, there was no official safety net for orphans, like Tom Sawyer, or abused children, like Huck Finn.  Even by the early 1900s things had not changed much.  My own grandfather and his siblings were farmed out to different families when their mother died in 1905.  This was common practice, and siblings often never saw each other ever again.

The issue: Relocating National Tom Sawyer Days away from the immediate downtown area.
Our stance: We encourage people taking in the NTSD events and carnival to also visit the downtown Hannibal.

Among those who have been spending a lot of time watching The Weather Channel this week is Bryan Hammock, who is chairman of this year’s fireworks show for the Hannibal Jaycees. As Saturday night’s show has drawn closer, Hammock admits he’s turned his TV off.

The recent wave of military call-ups is claiming more than three officers with the Hannibal Police Department. Also being lost is the service provided by the HPD’s canine, Jury.

The Hannibal Cavemen were looking to get back on the winning track Thursday night against the Chillicothe Paints. Their wait continues.

The Louisiana State University baseball team faced a decision about Shane Riedie’s summer plans. The Tigers could take the freshman hurler with them for its post-season run, or Riedie could be sent packing to Hannibal to join his summer-league squad, the Cavemen.