Featured Stories Johnston Named to Merit Scholarship Program October 5, 2023 Man Dies in UTV Accident July 28, 2023 Latest E-Edition Area News Disarming Suicide Initiative Training to be Held November 8, 2023 US Cellular Awarded $5.8 Million from the Missouri Cell Towers Grant Program November 8, 2023 Veterans Day Celebrations to be Held November 8, 2023 Area Sports 2023 Basketball Pre-season Scrimmage to be Held at South Shelby November 8, 2023 Cross Country Boys Team Finishes Seventh at State Meet, Abigail Places 32nd November 8, 2023 NS Blows Past Princeton in First Round of Districts November 8, 2023 Area Obituaries Charles “Danny” Reese October 19, 2023 Gary Wayne O’Bryan October 19, 2023 Robert “Bob” Leftridge October 19, 2023 NEMOnews.net State News Missouri IndependentA St. Louis cop says he’s too sick to testify. Now murder cases are crumbling‘Food is medicine’: Farmers market, food bank dedicated to nourishing MissouriansGun violence as a public health crisis explored by U.S. Senate DemocratsMissouri attorney general opposes proposed federal rule supporting LGBTQ foster kidsEvery state is about to dole out federal funds for broadband. Not every state is readyNew life for old coal: Minelands and power plants are hot renewable development spotsAmeren seeks to shutter Missouri coal plant early, recoup investment from ratepayersAround the country, some states are mandating cursive writing in public schoolsDonald Suggs’ legacy with St. Louis American: ‘Local history would look entirely different’Missouri farmers adopt practices that improve their land, support environment National Headlines