

County purchases 800 Broadway for use as Public Defender office
Marion County is the new owner of the building at 800 Broadway. The east side of the building will be renovated for use as the Missouri...


Mo. Supreme Court ruling saves woman from gallows
This image of Alice McLain Nesenhener was published in the St. Louis Post Dispatch on Feb. 3, 1901. She is holding her son, Howard Milton...


Quick response saves historic house from ruin
This 2021 file photo shows the historic house located at 3520 Hamilton St., in Oakwood. A fire started on the front porch roof on...


Golden Ruler expansion puts stock, services under one roof
Rex Hicks, owner of The Golden Ruler Business Center in Hannibal and Quincy, Ill., recently consolidated his two local Hannibal...


‘Hannibals’ ‘goal tosser’ was valedictorian in ’05
Thomas C. Bacon, a Hannibal attorney, autographed a copy of his new book, “Mirror of Hannibal” for Lela Adele Tucker. Miss Tucker was...


Cause of vacant building fire considered ‘criminal in intent’
The early Saturday morning fire at 408 Rock Street consumed a vacant structure which had previously been condemned by the city. The...


Molly Brown’s home a lasting example of how the poor lived
This is a photo of a framed drawing of the Molly Brown birthplace, by the late John Bolton Stoeckley of Louisiana, Mo. He drew this image...


‘Uncle Lige’ criss-crossed country serving VIPs on rail car ‘Lycoming’
This is a rare image of the VIP rail car, Lycoming, pictured circa 1890. Hannibal resident, Elijah Spencer, a long-time porter for the...


Champion turkey caller fulfilling life-long dream
Billy Yargus of Hannibal is holding one of the four turkey callers marketed under his name. He, with assistance of his wife and several...


Scandal deals final death blow to First Congregational Church
This is an early postcard featuring the Immaculate Conception Church. The building, constructed in the early 1870s, formerly served the...