A Hannibal tradition had hundreds on Main Street cheering kids on for a fence-painting contest. The pee-wee and girls fence painting was put on by the Hannibal Jaycees.

A 4th of July tradition is underway in Hannibal and it has local businesses excited. National Tom Sawyer Days had thousands of visitors coming into Hannibal on Saturday.

The Illinois FFA recently got new leadership at the state convention, and a local graduate is among those elected to lead the organization this year.