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Sunday, April 28, 2013  Reenacters gathered in Rand Park to celebrate two historic battles. The battle of Chickasaw Bayou and Champion Hall.

Friday, April 26, 2013  City crews and business owners in Hannibal are ready to get to work.

Friday, April 19, 2013  The road is closed just south of the entrances to Sawyer's Creek and the Mark Twain Cave.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Missouri's paddlefish-snagging season opens Friday, March 15. Meanwhile at least eight people face federal charges for illegally trafficking paddlefish caviar from the Show-Me-State.

Monday, March 04, 2013  There is a move underway to try and get a group of first responders based in Hamilton Illinois to assist the Hancock County Ambulance Service.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Agricultural chemical company Syngenta will pay cities and towns across the Midwest 105 million dollars for contaminating water supplies with the herbicide atrazine.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Suspect stabbed a man in the stomach and claimed that someone was trying to kill him.

Sunday, January 13, 2013  A small-town grocery store plans to close its doors for good, and the owners say big-box stores are to blame.

Friday, January 11, 2013  UPDATE: An arrest has been made in the ongoing investigation of a sawmill fire and stabbing that took place Wednesday near Wayland.

Friday, January 04, 2013  As area high school seniors enter their last semester, they tend to have a lot of questions about the next step.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  The first bundle of joy in 2013 arrived at Blessing Hospital at 9:51 p.m. Wednesday, January 2.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  A grant from the ISBE has helped the Warsaw School District save their Pre-K program from being cut from next years's budget.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  We looked back through our archives once again to find out what the Top 10 most popular stories were on ConnectTriStates.com ...  this time for 2012. Did we miss any?

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  The Warsaw fire department had a busy night Tuesday and early morning Wednesday attending an unusual fire.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Voters will decide on Tuesday whether or not to increase the current ambulance service tax levy in Hancock County Illinois.