It was roughly five years ago when Mike Barron, manager of Hannibal Regional Airport, proposed putting a plane on floats on the city’s riverfront. While it hasn’t happened, Barron hasn’t forgotten or given up.

Mother Nature provided dry skies for the Hannibal High School Class of 2013 senior banquet and cruise on Friday, May 17, after a light spattering of rain had fallen earlier that afternoon.

Hannibal residents will have a chance to voice their opinion regarding proposed electric (3 percent), water (4 percent) and sewer (4 percent) rate hikes during a public hearing next month.

I met my hero's son and I couldn't be prouder.

A new tenant will be occupying the former Blockbuster building in the Huck Finn Shopping Center in Hannibal later this year.

The project: 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.

The time line for many projects can be summed up with the phrase “sooner or later.” When it comes to construction of the Hannibal Expressway, the appropriate phrase would be “later, rather than sooner.”

The fate of a 6-year-old pit bull in Hannibal will apparently be determined by City Manager Jeff LaGarce.

Four new members of Missouri's 10th Judicial Court's Court Appointed Special Advocates (better known as CASA) were sworn in to their volunteer positions by Bringer Shepherd.

The U.S. Postal Service has notified residents in another Hannibal neighborhood that their home mail delivery will be discontinued, starting Tuesday, May 14.

Saturday, May 11, was Lauren Day at Hannibal’s Walmart Supercenter, where 13-year-old Lauren Peters of Monroe City was honored by many associates, along with her family and friends.

The St. Louis Cardinals won two World Championships in the 1960s.Within that decade, legends and hall of famers wore the birds on the bat and Thursday, May 9, three of St. Louis' most popular players from this significant era of team history were honored.

Residents on a portion of New London Gravel Road could see their home mail delivery cut off. If it happens, the reason will be the same as what prompted U.S. Postal officials to take the same step for over two weeks on College Avenue - Moose, a 6-year-old pitbull.

When Friday dawned, David Taylor of Hannibal was prepared to appeal Thursday’s ruling that his 6-year-old pitbull, Moose, was a dangerous dog. However, by 4 p.m. Thursday, Taylor said it appeared an appeal to the city manager would be pointless.

An official with Hauck Holdings, LTD, owner of the Huck Finn Shopping Center, says a new business will be joining Hannibal’s retail community, but it won’t be filling the void left when Kroger closed its doors late last year.

Thursday marked the first time in over two weeks residents in the 5000 block of College Avenue in Hannibal didn’t have to make a trip to the post office to get their mail.

Improvements totaling around $30 million will be made in the months ahead by BASF at its Hannibal site.

Home mail deliveries could resume soon in the 5000 block of College Avenue in Hannibal since Moose, David and Kristi Taylor's large dog, has been relocated.

Each year since 1996, a large number of Hannibal, Mo., youth have participated in Kids In Motion (KIM), a summer pre-employment training program that teaches at-risk youth some skills needed to become successful adults.

A second trial setting for Rebecca Kirk could come later this summer or in the early fall.

Yesterday's trial setting was delayed because attorneys are waiting for the results of DNA tests, opening the door to more time for discovery.Afterwards, Hubbard's attorney, James Ochs, said a trial has potential for being set for the fall, but it all depends on discovery and Judge Rachel Bringer Shepherd's available schedule for trial.

Why am I not a sports writer?

Work on the downtown improvement project resumed Tuesday morning, but just hours after Bleigh Construction personnel cracked open Main Street, questions were being asked regarding when work would be shut down in advance of Hannibal's first major street event of 2013.

Plans for the North Main Street Recreation Area will be moving forward. On Tuesday night, the Hannibal City Council gave its approval to a contract between the Parks Department and Bleigh Construction regarding the planned improvements.

Birdno was sentenced to life plus 100 years in prison for five counts of statutory sodomy.

Roughly a month since representatives of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) came to the deconstruction site of the old Maryland Hotel (Conklin Hotel) in downtown Hannibal to take air and material samples, no test results have yet been received.

The four Hannibal High School members of the state champion Dream Team have another reason to celebrate - the team won second place in the national finance contest on May 2, competing with teams from 19 states in the National Finance Challenge.

The nearly 300 Hannibal-LaGrange University graduates who received degrees on Saturday, May 4, were advised to “see obstacles as opportunities” and remember that their future is in God’s hands.

Although the late Dr. Howard Brant Goodrich, a well-known local doctor, moved his family to Florida many years ago, 26 family members have gathered in Hannibal for the joint burial of two of Dr. Goodrich's daughters.

The five boys and five girls who are finalists in the Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce's Tom and Becky Program for 2013-2014 are being announced today, May 4.

Council chambers at city hall in Hannibal will look about the same when the Council convenes on Tuesday night, but some big changes will have been implemented since it last met on April 16.

Through their shouts of “Amen,” their hand waves and loud applauses for the Lord, they prayed with great passion.It was the National Day of Prayer Thursday and the 50 patrons at Fifth Street Baptist Church made it clear they turn to the power of prayer for all and for their country.

After delivering over 900 quilts to wounded vets, Quilts of Valor group stops in Hannibal.

The installation of a downtown storm-water system in Hannibal will require in the weeks ahead the closing of Main Street where it intersects with Bird, Hill and Center streets.

What’s going on?: Parents, students and karate enthusiasts gathered for a presentation at Cindy Powell’s Blackbelt Karate. Usually it is Powell who is going from school to school giving presentations, but this time the tables were turned. Making it interesting, Powell brought in a special guest.

Aaron Rush is going to do his best to bring an old culture to downtown Hannibal.Back in the day, barbershops were a place to be. Men would come in and it didn't really matter if they needed a trim or not. The tight walls of the neighborhood barbershop offered a place to socialize, talk about the news or ballgames, and everything in between.

Predicting what the Mississippi River is going to do is not easy. No one knows that any better than long-time river-watcher John Hark, Hannibal’s emergency management director.

Moose is a big dog, whose behavior has led to bigger headaches for residents of a quiet Hannibal neighborhood, who now must go to the post office in order to pick up their mail.

Dennis Tate doesn't go unnoticed when he's out driving his truck.He can be heard approaching several yards away and by the time he gets from Destination A to Destination B, just about every other motorist has slowed down to stare, wave, give a thumbs up or a combination of all three.

For a solid hour, the nation will bow, the nation will pause, the nation will take a moment to reach out to a higher power.The 62nd Annual National Day of Prayer will take place Thursday at Noon and Hannibal's participation will be strongly noted.

When the Mississippi River was on the rise, the Hannibal flood wall overlook was a hub of activity.

The initial step in creating a community garden in Hannibal will take place Saturday, May 4, when the construction of raised gardens takes place.

Many women arrived in downtown Hannibal in groups of two or three on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 26 to 29, for the 11th annual Just Girls Weekend, which several merchants believed was the busiest ever.