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Hannibal has half the money it needs to build a Veterans Memorial overlooking the Mississippi River.

There was no TV then, so radio was king. Little did we know how much of a king radio was until people were seated around the radio listening to "The Mercury Theatre on the Air".

The Hannibal Bicentennial time capsule will be closed in a ceremony at 10 a.m. Oct. 26 in Central Park, which is the last day of the Farmers' Market.

It's one of the biggest weekends of the year in Hannibal as thousands of people stroll Main Street at the 43rd Annual Folklife Festival. More than 100 exhibitors will line the streets in this 1800's-themed festival. It features artisans, craftsmen, and artists in period-style dress doing…

The Great River Honor Flight’s fifth mission for 2019 left early this morning from the campus of John Wood Community College.

So the question is, what's your top one-hit wonder songs?

This week the D.A.R. will commemorate the 232nd anniversary of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States by the Constitutional Convention.

To be honest, the opening of Hannibal's bicentennial time capsule earlier this year was a bit of a bust.  Most everything concealed inside was water damaged.  Here's to a better outcome in 2069.

Why not re-locate the 9-11 display on the property where the Newcomb Hotel was? Think of the thousands of people who would get to see it at that location.

I was asked by the National Alzheimer's Association office in Chicago if I would submit my story as to why I will be at the Walk to End Alzheimer's in Quincy on Saturday, September 15th at Clat Adams Park. Here is that story.