Healthcare providers in Marion, Ralls, Pike, Lewis, Shelby, and Monroe counties are currently conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). The assessment process includes a confidential survey developed by VVV Research & Development, Inc., an Olathe, Kan. based marketing, research, and consulting firm. Although participation in the survey process has already been strong, more area residents are encouraged to complete the online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HannibalCHNA. The results of this assessment,

The Clarksville Garden Club will sponsor a program next month on Purple Martins. John Miller, of St. Louis, will be the guest speaker and present the program, “Learn All About Purple Martins.” The program will be held on Thursday, June 13, at 1 p.m. on Carroll Drive in Clarksville. The public is invited and encouraged to bring lawn chairs. Miller is a volunteer with the Purple Martin Conservation Association. Miller

By Annette M. Dixon, DVM Heartworm disease is one of the easiest diseases to prevent. However veterinarians throughout the area and the United States diagnose it regularly in dogs and cats. Why is such a preventable disease such a problem? Maybe it is because the owner does not see it as a threat. Heartworms, or Dirofilaria immitis, are long, thread-like parasitic worms that live in the heart and pulmonary arteries

The Louisiana Elementary Fifth graders once again sponsored Happy Kids Night at Louisiana Elementary School. The event was held on Friday, May 10. 17 fifth-grade and second-grade students ran the entire show giving them the chance to practice their public speaking skills as they explained the seven habits of happy kids and how they use them in their daily lives. The seven Habits of Happy Kids are part of the