Cruikshank descendants are 'coming home' to see mansion
Gladys Cruikshank Warren is pictured with her three sons on Feb. 6, 1940, in St. Paul, Minn. The sons are, from left, Roger, John and...
Out of hills, valleys, Eure Place develops
Early image of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. As of 1924, The Sisters of St. Francis, a corporation of Maryville, Mo., owned lots 50-57 in the...
Brothers put heads together to establish radio station
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY 2024 In the mid 1960s, while they were both in their teens, brothers Becker and Robert Spaun, in a joint venture,...
Hope in Hand: Lessening the burden during time of transition
Jennifer Cerretti, contributed photo MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Hope in Hand Moving and Household Services is an upstart Hannibal business that...
DNA links old bone fragment to that of downed Marine pilot
Leland Yager, center of the photo, with his hand outreached, poses in front of the Phillips 66 station that he co-owned for a period...
In 1954, voters paved the way for the rerouting of U.S. 36
At left is the Johnston Bros. Shell Service station, 1201 Broadway, Hannibal, circa 1954, operated by G. Arthur and William J. Johnston....
Renovating Hannibal, one building at a time
This sword-like emblem adorns a cast-iron structural beam recently uncovered at 2201 Broadway. Photo contributed by Brad Walden. MARY LOU...
Cyrus R. McDowell: A preacher, entrepreneur
The Eighth and Center Street Baptist Church building, constructed in 1872, is still standing at 722 Church. At the rear of the building...
Bed, Breakfast represents Garth influence, Twain ties
Jason and Christine Einsporn have taken over ownership of the Garth Woodside Mansion Bed and Breakfast Inn. They took possession on March...
Black-owned newspaper editor dies after explosion
The building at left, at 210 Center, was the office for the Home Protective Record, a black-owned newspaper that served Hannibal from...