Area News

The Behavioral Health Response Agency (BHR), based in St. Louis, will present a free post-approved training for law enforcement, fire, EMS, and all first responders at two locations in Shelby County on Friday, November 17, 2023. BHR is teaming up with Shelby County Cares, a non-profit organization, to present suicide prevention strategies. One training session…

UScellular has been awarded more than $5.8 million from the Missouri Cell Towers Grant Program to enhance mobile and in-home connectivity in several counties across the state. The Missouri Cell Towers Grant Program is managed by the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) and funded through the American Rescue Plan Act. It is focused on…

  Local schools will be holding Veterans Day Celebrations on Friday, November 10, 2023, to honor local veterans. All veterans and community members are invited to attend the events.   Living Water Christian Academy (LWCA) will be honoring local veterans at 11:00 a.m. LWCA is located at 892 Highway B, Leonard.   South Shelby will…

Shelbina Fire Protection District was dispatched to a structure fire at 2:09 a.m. on Monday, November 6, 2023. The fire was located on Shelby 431, southwest of Shelbina. Upon arrival, firefighters found a detached garage heavily involved with fire. Crews were able to quickly knock down the fire and protect a nearby shed and propane…

By Marlana Smith   The Shelby County Herald emailed North Shelby Superintendent Tinna Croy questions regarding the projects the district has completed or are looking to complete after the current debt service property tax levy was approved.   1) You’ve talked about the track being Phase 1. How many phases are there? Were these phases…

By Marlana Smith A Shelby County man is being charged with multiple felony counts of statutory sodomy, statutory rape and forcible rape. Faren J. Lindsey, 46, of Shelbyville, was indicted by a Grand Jury and an arrest warrant was issued and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department took Lindsey into custody and transported him to the…

By Marlana Smith   It all started when Rodney Carr was a young boy. His father brought him hunting in this area because it reminded his father of Kentucky, which is where the family was from.   “I remember, when we came rabbit hunting in the winter, I was always invited into a house. People…

By Marlana Smith   Bill Reitz brings 22 years of experience in the United States Postal Service (USPS) as he recently filled the position as Central Area H Postmaster after the retirement of Alice Thomas.   Reitz had friends working for the USPS and that’s how his career began in 2002.   Reitz began as…

By Marlana Smith Shelbyville, MO – Wednesday, October 18, 2023 – Husband and wife defendants, Joshua Dodd and Sara Dodd of Shelbyville, cried in court today as a Shelby County Jury found them guilty on all counts after deliberating for only 45 minutes. Joshua Dodd, 31, has been found guilty of one count of statutory…

Join us this Saturday, October 14 at the 1st Annual Shelby County Classic. The Shelby County Classic is a band competition where bands from around NE Missouri will perform during a parade in Shelbyville, as well as indoor performances and a field show at South Shelby High School. In addition, vendors will be at the…