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Douglas Community Services in Hannibal is holding assessment of what help is needed by residents following the recent storms. The assessment will be Friday, June 7, from 1 - 3 p.m. in the community room at Douglas Community Services.

The Twain on Main Festival will proceed as planned in Hannibal during Memorial Day Weekend. “This year’s festival is gearing up to be even bigger and better than last year,” said Gail Bryant, Director of the Hannibal Convention & Visitors Bureau.  With the levee gates out there is plenty of public parking downtown and several special activities planned throughout the festival.  The stores and

(HANNIBAL)—After the storm comes the cleanup and the scammers. Hannibal city officials encourage you to only hire credible, licensed companies and exercise caution before you hire.

Over a hundred utility workers are busy restoring electric service around Hannibal. Lights went out shortly after 7:30 Monday evening as 80 to 100 mile per hour straight line winds roared through parts of town.

An extended power outage in Hannibal following the storm on May 20 made shopping for basic necessities in Hannibal a bit difficult. Some residents report having had difficulty in buying groceries because so many businesses were without power and closed.

The City of Hannibal will be helping residents clean up from Monday night's devastating storm by providing curb-side cleanup for tree debris, but residents are asked not block streets and sidewalks with this material.

Marion County Emergency Management Director John Hark made comments to the media regarding last night's severe storms that caused significant damage to the City of Hannibal. Hark says that an official call on whether or not the storm was a tornado has yet to be made, though weather experts are investigating.

Following a bout of severe weather that passed through the area on Wednesday night, residents of Monroe City are now cleaning up debris scattered throughout the town. Monroe County was under a tornado warning on Wednesday, and Monroe County Sheriff's deputies report that a tornado did touch down south of Madison.

It's so hard to watch/read the news these days.  Wading through the load of political smear stories and articles about cannibals, rising drug crime and other crud from society can really get you down.  But, it never fails to stop me in my tracks when I read amazing stories of mothers who sacrifice for their kids.  And, in some cases, they even give their lives to save their kids.