Area News
Upcoming Planned Roadwork for Northeast Missouri
HANNIBAL – The following is a list of general highway maintenance work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in the Northeast Missouri region for the next few weeks. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned…
Read MoreHatcher Resigns as Board Member
Minutes Submitted The Shelby County R-IV School Board met in regular session on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, in the middle school library. Board President Aaron Kendrick called the Regular meeting to order. A motion was seconded and approved to approve the agenda as presented. A motion was seconded and approved to…
Read MoreShelbina City Council to Review Noise Ordinance
Minutes Submitted The Shelbina City Council met in regular session on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at city hall. A motion was seconded and approved to approve the agenda. Citizen Participation: Rick and Wendy Kocik were present to inquire about the possibility of changing the time on the noise ordinance to 10 pm rather…
Read MoreIt Came from Out of the Woods
By Dr. Jim Foster “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” Ralph Waldo Emerson There were set boundaries on our prairie farm 3 ½ miles northwest of Shelbina, Missouri. My sisters Carol Werr and Kelly McEwen and I knew those boundaries as our father and mother repeatedly instructed…
Read MoreBygones
100 Years Ago September 30, 1925 With an empty pocketbook, a fountain pen and pencil, a map of Missouri, a wash rag and cake of soap in his pockets, Eldon Keith, 14 years old, arrived in Shelbyville from Kansas City looking spick and span and inquired where Tom Freeman lived. The boy is a…
Read MoreEarly Hunnewell History
Submitted by Shelby County Historical Museum Curator Kathleen Wilham Golda V (Smith) Howe, owned and edited the HUNNEWELL GRAPHIC for 45 years, 1912-1957. On the 29 of August 2025 a huge collection of her memorabilia was temporarily loaned to the museum by Chris Lenenbauer. These records were copied and are available for research. The William…
Read MoreDonation Made To Bethel Food Bank
Historic Bethel Missouri Will Host Annual Fall Event
Historic Bethel will host it’s annual Bethel Fall Market on Saturday, September 27, 2025. This year features a Missouri Arts Council Guest Lecturer, Steve Wiegenstein, who will be giving a presentation on Missouri’s Utopian Communities. From Bethel in the north to Carthage in the south, nineteenth-century Missouri was home to a number of intentional communities…
Read MoreSanders Named Ambulance District Director
By Marlana Smith Chris Sanders has been named the new director of the Salt River Ambulance District. A Missouri native, Sanders said the opportunity allows him to return home and be closer to his wife and extended family while taking on a leadership role he is passionate about. Sanders brings a wide range of management…
Read MoreJudgment Rendered in Historical Society Dispute
By Marlana Smith A legal dispute between the Shelby County Historical Society (SCHS), petitioners, James Foster, Lea Ann Robertson and Carol Hubbard, and respondent, Kathleen Wilham, has been rendered. On Friday, September 19, 2025, 2nd Circuit Presiding Judge Matt Wilson entered a judgment formally resolving the ongoing legal dispute. The decision reflects the terms of…
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