Today I awoke to the news of the Mission Hills Church fire. The call came at 4:30 a.m., and was reflective of the shocking news that it brought. First thing this morning, Danny Henley and Brent Engel of our staff headed out to our neighboring church to the north. The trip was familiar; it was just four months ago that our staff covered the tornado that hit Palmyra and seriously damaged the church.

Thanks to the efforts of Brent and Danny, we have a video, story and photos on our Web page, a full 12 hours before our next publication cycle.

We hope the information provided at hannibal.net will help you made some sense of this tragedy.

Mary Lou