Al Johnston keeps customers happy by getting his hands greasy.
Johnston runs Al’s Tire Store at 1018 Mark Twain Ave., in Hannibal.

“Would I do it again? I sure would!”
Kathy Wilson was explaining all the renovations and interior decoration she has done to the large two-story house she and her husband, Kirk, moved from U.S. 61 to their property at 54228 Trabue Lane on Sept. 27, 2005.

When Swiss Colony executives started searching for a location for a new call center in 1998, they happened upon the lovely little Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Mo. It was a match made in heaven; the company found a welcoming community and a multitude of hard-working employees, and the community gained a dependable long-term employer.

PAL Bowl recently hosted the Lorena Lake “Bowl for the Cure” Tournament.  Fifty percent of the proceeds were donated to the Hannibal Regional Hospital Foundation in support of the James E. Cary Cancer Center, and the other 50 percent was given to the children of the late Lea Porter.

The Hannibal Huck Finn Shipping Center was nearly filled with historic and special interest vehicles Saturday evening, Sept. 12.

Shelbi Walker was crowned Wake Up To Missouri Outdoors on Sept. 5 at the Miss Missouri Outdoors Pageant in St. Clair, Mo.

Lyndell Davis, Hannibal police chief, and Jimmy Shinn, Marion County sheriff, have both agreed to take turns in a dunking booth Saturday, Sept. 26, during the Northeast Missouri Humane Society’s “Bow Wow Luau” at the Mark Twain Cave.

The Hannibal High School Class of 1969 gathered for its 40th reunion at the Star Theatre in downtown Hannibal, MO, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.

The YMCA of Hannibal is now taking early bird registrations for its fall session of youth indoor soccer. The early sign-up period continues through Sunday, Sept. 27.

Most Hannibal firefighters have probably never heard of Pavel Tsatsouline. They are, however, quite familiar with the exercise tool the strength and flexibility coach helped make popular in the U.S. - kettlebells.