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        • Sea plane proposal flying again May. 19, 2013
          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.
          Water fowl may not be the only things taking off from the Mississippi River in Hannibal. Mike Barron, manager of Hannibal Regional Airport, is again proposing to place a sea plane somewhere near the riverfront.
        • Seniors set sail on annual river cruise May. 18, 2013
          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 High School Class of 2013 members ready to board the Mark Twain Riverboat for their senior banquet and cruise on May 17 are, from left, Trevor Stratton, Abbey Jeffries, Jennifer Rogers and Tyler Osborne.
        • BPW Board schedules public hearing regarding rate hikes May. 17, 2013
          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.
          The Hannibal Board of Public Works Board will host a public hearing regarding proposed rate increases on Thursday, June 6.
        • American Airlines will favor passengers without roller bags May. 16, 2013
          FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — In a quest to speed up the boarding process, American Airlines is letting passengers board sooner if they travel lightly.The airline said Thursday that people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat — no rolling suitcases — will be allowed to board before most...
        • Diamond Dirt: At a loss of words May. 16, 2013
          I met my hero's son and I couldn't be prouder.
          Dominic Genetti with Randy Maris at the 2013 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame ceremony inducting Maris
        • Additional summer school teachers may be needed May. 16, 2013
          Possibility remains that additional teachers may be needed depending on the number of students who will require and/or need summer school starting next month.
        • Renovations to begin on former Blockbuster building May. 16, 2013
          A new tenant will be occupying the former Blockbuster building in the Huck Finn Shopping Center in Hannibal later this year.
          A Dirt Cheap store is reportedly going to occupy the site previously filled by Blockbuster in the Huck Finn Shopping Center in Hannibal.
        • Project progress: One intersection nears completion May. 16, 2013
          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.
          Bleigh Construction personnel were working at the intersection of Bird and Main streets in downtown Hannibal on Wednesday morning. Work in the intersection is expected to wrap up by this weekend.
        • Hannibal Expressway remains distant objective May. 15, 2013
          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.”
          A car turns onto Highway MM, west of Hannibal Tuesday afternoon. The site is near where the proposed Hannibal Expressway would end on its northern side. There is no money budgeted for the project for the next five years, according to MoDOT.
        • Pet’s owner to appeal ‘dangerous dog’ ruling May. 15, 2013
          The fate of a 6-year-old pit bull in Hannibal will apparently be determined by City Manager Jeff LaGarce.
          David Taylor, owner of Moose, a 6-year-old dog, whose behavior prompted the U.S. Postal Service to cease mail delivery in the 5000 block of College Avenue and on New London Gravel Road, plans to appeal the dog
        • CASA welcomes new volunteers May. 14, 2013
          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.
          New CASA volunteers were sworn in Monday at the Marion County Courthouse in Hannibal. DOMINIC GENETTI/COURIER-POST
        • Mail delivery cut to another neighborhood May. 14, 2013
          The U.S. Postal Service has notified residents in another Hannibal neighborhood that their home mail delivery will be discontinued, starting Tuesday, May 14.
          The U.S. Postal Service has notified residents along New London Gravel Road in Hannibal that it will not make home mail deliveries while Moose, the 6-year-old dog, whose behavior prompted the U.S. Postal Service to cease mail delivery in the 5000 block of College Avenue, stays in the area.
        • A Little Salt: Names to consider and ignore May. 14, 2013
          In the market for a baby name? Here are some to consider and some to stay away from.
        • Lauren Peters honored May. 14, 2013
          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.
          Lauren Peters, 13, who has cerebral palsy, and her mother, Angela, of Monroe City, have just arrived for Lauren Day at Hannibal
        • Mo. Sports HOF honors Cardinals stars, legnedary scout May. 13, 2013
          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.
          Randy Maris, son of the late Roger Maris, accepts his father
        • County Market to open in Louisiana May. 11, 2013
          Louisiana, Mo., has been without a grocery store since the Kroger Store closed, but that will change in about a year, when a County Market grocery store will open in the former Kroger building.
        • Postal Service considers cutting mail delivery in different neighborhood May. 11, 2013
          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.
          Moose, the 6-year-old dog, whose behavior prompted the U.S. Postal Service to cease mail delivery in the 5000 block of College Avenue may prompt postal officials to halt home mail delivery near where he
        • Taylor to not appeal ‘dangerous dog’ ruling May. 11, 2013
          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.
          David Taylor of Hannibal receives a lick to the face by his dog, Moose, which on Thursday was declared a dangerous dog. Taylor said Friday he wanted to appeal the ruling, but likely won
        • New business coming to Hannibal May. 10, 2013
          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.
          Shoppers enter the Sears store in the Huck Finn Shopping Center in Hannibal on Wednesday. According to a spokesman with Hauck Holdings, LTD, owner of the shopping center, a department store is interested in leasing a portion of the storefront now occupied by Sears.
        • Moose deemed dangerous; mail delivery resumes on College Avenue May. 10, 2013
          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.
          Moose, the 6-year-old dog, whose behavior prompted the U.S. Postal Service to cease mail delivery in the 5000 block of College Avenue in Hannibal, has been declared a
        • BASF making $30M investment at Hannibal site May. 10, 2013
          Improvements totaling around $30 million will be made in the months ahead by BASF at its Hannibal site.
          BASF intends to make infrastructure improvements of around $30 million at its Hannibal site. Included in the upgrades will be the conversion from coal to natural gas boilers.
        • Moose no longer on College Avenue, but still in city May. 9, 2013
          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.
          Moose, the 6-year-old dog, whose behavior prompted the U.S. Postal Service to cease mail delivery in the 5000 block of College Avenue in Hannibal, has been relocated. However, he
        • KIM program adding new projects May. 9, 2013
          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.
          KIids In Motion (KIM) youth in summer of 2012 take a break from their work to do a team building exercise with their group.
        • New judge gets Kirk case details May. 8, 2013
          A second trial setting for Rebecca Kirk could come later this summer or in the early fall.
          Rebecca Kirk jail photo. Courtesy Pike County Jail.
        • Hubbard trial setting delayed May. 8, 2013
          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.
          Trevor Hubbard
        • Diamond Dirt: Why I'm not a sports writer May. 8, 2013
          Why am I not a sports writer?
          Dominic Genetti
        • Downtown project work resumes for now May. 8, 2013
          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.
          A Bleigh Construction worker uses a saw Tuesday afternoon to cut into a pipe buried in the Bird Street and Main Street intersection in Hannibal.
        • North Main rec area project pushing ahead May. 7, 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.
          Plans for the North Main Street Recreation Area will be moving forward in the near future. The Hannibal City Council gave its approval to a contract between the Parks Department and Bleigh Construction on Tuesday night.
        • Birdno gets life plus 100 years May. 7, 2013
          Birdno was sentenced to life plus 100 years in prison for five counts of statutory sodomy.
          Jason Birdno is escorted into the Audrain County Courthouse in Mexico, Mo. for his sentencing May 6, 2013. DOMINIC GENETTI/COURIER-POST
        • A Little Salt: What kind of neighbor am I? May. 7, 2013
          Ever wonder what kind of a neighbor you are?
        • Demolition company still waiting for OSHA’s approval May. 7, 2013
          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.
          A pile of rubble lays on the sidewalk in front of the old Maryland Hotel in downtown Hannibal. The demolition company is still waiting for OSHA to give it the green light to complete the project.
        • HHS finance Dream Team is second in nation May. 6, 2013
          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 Hannibal High School Dream Team won second place in the nation May 2 in the National Finance Challenge. Pictured are, from left, Kurt Haner, their personal finance teacher; Dalton Powell; Joseph Frye; Alex Addison; Laura Meidl; and Mr. English, president/CFO of the Missouri Council on Economic Education, co-sponsor of the contest with Wells Fargo.
        • HLGU grads advised to claim God’s promises May. 5, 2013
          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.
          At the May 4, 2013, Hannibal-LaGrange University commencement, Jacob Weir receives his bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from HLGU President Dr. Anthony Allen.
        • Goodrich family returns to bury sisters May. 4, 2013
          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 Goodrich family came to Hannibal for the May 4, 2013, burial of two daughters of Dr. Howard Brant and Mary Sydney Roy Goodrich at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Their childhood photo includes, from left, their brother, the Rev. Howard Brant Goodrich Jr.,  Jane Baldwin Goodrich Hurst and Sydney Roy Goodrich Burkhart.
        • Tom, Becky finalists announced May. 4, 2013
          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.
          Keaton Bartz
        • Council chambers to feature technology upgrade May. 4, 2013
          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.
          Tim Basch of Communitronics Corp. of St. Louis stands atop scaffolding in council chambers at Hannibal City Hall on Wednesday as he worked to install new electronic devices.
        • For the love of God May. 3, 2013
          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.
          Vivian Hawkins participated along with many others in the National Day of Prayer ceremony at Fifth Street Baptist Church in Hannibal. DOMINIC GENETTI/COURIER-POST
        • ‘Quilts of Valor’ group makes stop in Hannibal May. 3, 2013
          After delivering over 900 quilts to wounded vets, Quilts of Valor group stops in Hannibal.
          Jenny Caughey, president of Otter Tail County, Minn., Quilts of Valor chapter, smiles as she talks about the group
        • Downtown project will require closing intersections May. 2, 2013
          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.
          A young woman dashes across the intersection at Main and Bird streets in Hannibal on Thursday afternoon. The intersection is slated to be closed next week so the installation of a storm-water system can begin.
        • A Lesson in heroism May. 2, 2013
          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.
          Students and parents at Cindy Powell
        • Making the cut: New barber wants to bring classic culture downtown May. 2, 2013
          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.
          Aaron Rush has opened up a new barbershop downtown. He
        • Hark: Flood gates to stay in for now May. 2, 2013
          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.
          Members of the Hannibal Street Department are shown installing a Broadway flood gate last month. Because of an anticipated rise in the river the flood gates will not be removed as planned on Thursday.
        • Canine complications: Post office cuts off mail service to neighborhood because of dog May. 1, 2013
          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.
          David Taylor pats his dog, Moose, in front of his College Avenue home in Hannibal on Wednesday afternoon. The Postal Service has ceased delivering mail to residences in the block where Taylor and his wife, Kristi, live, citing concerns over the dog
        • Still trucking May. 1, 2013
          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.
          Dennis Tate and his 1929 Ford. DOMINIC GENETTI/COURIER-POST
        • National Day of Prayer Thursday May. 1, 2013
          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.
          Fifth Street Baptist Church is where Hannibalians will gather to celebrate the National Day of Prayer. DOMINIC GENETTI/COURIER-POST
        • Hark: Flood gates could come out Thursday Apr. 30, 2013
          When the Mississippi River was on the rise, the Hannibal flood wall overlook was a hub of activity.
          Alicia Weir of Palmyra had the flood wall overlook area in Hannibal all to herself on Tuesday afternoon. The river has dropped to a point where the flood gates could be pulled later this week.
        • A Little Salt: Thankful for an answered prayer Apr. 30, 2013
          Do you believe in prayer? If you do, check out today's "A Little Salt" column.
        • Work to begin on first flood buyout community garden Apr. 29, 2013
          The initial step in creating a community garden in Hannibal will take place Saturday, May 4, when the construction of raised gardens takes place.
          Jessie Dryden, a social engineer with Common Sense for an Uncommon Bond who is partnering with the Parks Department on the community garden project, talks about the use of recycled rocks and stone pavers in the community garden at 322 S. Eighth St. in Hannibal.
        • Just Girls Weekend brings women together Apr. 28, 2013
          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.
          Shopping at Pudd
        • Young artists to be honored April 30 Apr. 27, 2013
          Fifteen young artists will be honored at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at the closing reception of the Young Masters Exhibit at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main.
          Fifth-graders made these fish and pictures that are on display in the Young Masters Exhibit at the Hannibal Arts Council. Creators of the fish were, from left, Josh Paubel, Abby Baumann and Lily Brewer.
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