40+ min ago   (195+ words) Published 5:19 pm Saturday, August 29, 2026 JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek announced that 2025 was the most successful year in the history of MO ABLE, a state savings program for residents with disabilities, setting records for both new accounts and total…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (695+ words) Published 4:57 pm Saturday, August 29, 2026 By DEBORAH GERTZ HUSAR, Staff Writer HANNIBAL — The take-home message from a new girls group resonates both now and into the future for its members. “I learned to not let my color define me, to take…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago   (177+ words) Published 4:50 pm Saturday, August 29, 2026 JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Missouri Office of Administration held an auction Aug. 19 in Jefferson City, offering six decommissioned environmental emergency response vehicles to local public safety agencies from across the…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (168+ words) hannibal.net Agape House of Vandalia to replace flooring with charity donation Published 4:12 pm Saturday, August 29, 2026 VANDALIA — The Agape House of Vandalia is replacing the flooring in all of its downstairs guest rooms, thanks to a donation from Columbian Charities…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (211+ words) Published 4:08 pm Wednesday, August 26, 2026 HANNIBAL — The Hannibal Arts Council will host 138 original works by 76 artists from within a 50-mile radius of Hannibal for the Hannibal Art Club’s 62nd Annual Area Artist Exhibit and Competition, known as ORiGINALE. The exhibit will open…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (232+ words) Published 3:48 pm Wednesday, August 26, 2026 HANNIBAL — Average gasoline prices in Missouri rose 5.8 cents per gallon over the past week, reaching $3.88 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations across the state. Prices in Missouri are up just 0.7 cents from a month…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (215+ words) Published 4:14 pm Wednesday, August 26, 2026 QUINCY — Blessing Health System will offer free prostate cancer screenings at two locations in Quincy and Hannibal this September, encouraging men across the region to take advantage of the preventive care opportunity. Prostate cancer is among…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (177+ words) Published 3:52 pm Wednesday, August 26, 2026 PALMYRA — Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative held its 90th annual meeting Saturday in a drive-through format in the parking lot of Palmyra High School, with 401 members registering to vote on three director positions. Registration confirmed that the number…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1061+ words) Published 10:36 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 By MIKE THOMAS/Herald-Whig Sports Editor There’s been a little change in the Tri-States area with high school football this year, with Illinois starting their football season a week early to accommodate a playoff expansion. This…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (826+ words) Published 9:56 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 By MIKE SORENSEN, Staff Writer QUINCY — Around 230 motorcycles set out from Lincoln, Neb., on Sunday for the 20th Annual National Legacy Run of the American Legion Riders, on the way to Louisville, Ky. On Tuesday, the roughly…...