Area News
Old Settlers Car Show Successful
The 2022 Old Settlers Car Show was held Sunday, May 29, 2022 in Shelbyville. There were 122 entries in the car show. The winners are as followed: Best of Show: Bill Mayes, Lentner MO,1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Class A: Original Car to 1959: 1st, Jim Dice, Quincy Ill., 1954 Studebaker Landcruiser Runners up: Sue Johnson, Durham,…
Read MoreMemorial Service Held in Shelbina
By Martha Jane East The American Legion Teachenor Post 376 at Shelbina conducted a Memorial Service on Monday, May 30, to honor the brave men and women who gave their lives to protect their country. Post Commander Gale Buckman conducted the ceremonial service with the POW/MIA Table and the Post Memorial Pledge to Comrades. The…
Read MoreNorth Shelby Receives $5,000 Donation
Local farmer Mary Davidson recently directed a $5,000 Bayer Fund America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to the North Shelby School District. Kindergarten through 12th grade teachers will use the funds to buy more STEM resources. “Thanks to Mary Davidson, our students at North Shelby high school will get to further their STEM education through the…
Read MoreNorth Shelby Band Heading to Liberty Bowl
The North Shelby Raider Band has been invited to participate in the 64th AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, December 2023. The AutoZone Liberty is the 7th oldest college bowl game and is the most tradition-rich and patriotic of all the bowl games. Bands from across the country are selected each year to participate. This…
Read MoreSalt River Limiting Use of Lights and Siren
By Martha Jane East The Salt River Ambulance District Board met Wednesday, May 18 at the ambulance base in Shelbyville. The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman Connie Snider at 6:30 p.m. Included in the information Director Kieth Pantaleo provided about services were statistics regarding use of lights and siren by emergency vehicles.…
Read MoreWitnesses Take the Stand in Alleged Sodomy, Molestation Case
By Echo Menges and Marlana Smith A preliminary hearing was held in case No. 22SC-00020, State of Missouri versus David Kiser, at the Shelby County Courthouse on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Kiser stands accused of one felony count of statutory sodomy – first degree – deviant sexual intercourse with a person less than 14 years…
Read MoreSecond Alleged Sodomy Case Against Kiser Bound Over to Circuit Court
By Echo Menges and Marlana Smith Shelbyville, MO – Wednesday, May 18, 2022 – A preliminary hearing was held in case No. 22SC-00020, State of Missouri versus David Kiser, at the Shelby County Courthouse on Wednesday morning. Kiser stands accused of one felony count of statutory sodomy – first degree – deviant sexual intercourse with…
Read MoreClarence Cannon Commission Vote Ties for Fluoridation
DRAFT MINUTES CLARENCE CANNON WHOLESALE WATER COMMISSION BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING MAY 11, 2022 COMMISSION OFFICE, STOUTSVILLE, MO. At 9:00 a.m. the meeting was duly called to order by Chairman Tony Stiefel pursuant to written notice. Roll call was taken, and a quorum was present. Directors present at time of roll call: Rhonda Elliott,…
Read MoreShelbyville Man Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse
By Marlana Smith A Shelbyville man plead guilty to four felony counts of abuse or neglect of a child – no sexual contact on Thursday, April 28, 2022. According to court documents in the case No. 20CK-CR00249, Christopher B. Flowers, 45, pled guilty in front of Frederick Paul Tucker in the Clark County…
Read MoreAppell To Make First Stop of Workshop Tour in Shelby County
Nationally recognized renowned preservationist Jonathan Appell will be in Shelby County on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, for a cemetery workshop at Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, north of Bethel on County Road 142. In September of 2020, Appell was at Shelby Memorial Cemetery for a workshop which was hosted by Shelby County Historical Society and Museum. Appell…
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