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Governor Parson Announces $400 Million Plan to Improve Broadband Infrastructure in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Today, during a press conference at the Missouri State Fair hosted by the Missouri Farm Bureau, Governor Mike Parson announced plans to deploy more than $400 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to increase broadband internet access, adoption, and assistance statewide. “Investing in our broadband infrastructure is critical to unlocking…
Read MoreFall’s Approach Means the Return to The Woods – Outdoor Column by Kevin Fox
I have this mental calendar in my head that I go into this time of year when it comes to articles. Around the first part of August, I start thinking about and writing about dove hunting. The following week will be squirrel hunting because toward the end of the month, we should start seeing…
Read MoreBygones – August 18, 2021
100 Years Ago August 17, 1921 One of the biggest and most disastrous fires in Palmyra occurred August 17 when the Burlington Railroad Station was totally destroyed by fire. It is thought the fire started from sparks of an engine. The Bethel Chatauqua closed at Bethel Thursday night in a blaze…
Read MoreBible Grove School Celebrates 100th Year
The Bible Grove Historical Preservation Committee is hosting a 100th celebration of the school on August 20-22, 2021, in Bible Grove. The school is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Tours of the school will be on Saturday. The volunteer effort is for the purposes of education and raising funds for the preservation…
Read MoreNew Update for County Weather Warnings
By Marlana Smith The National Weather Service (NWS) will better convey the severity and potential impacts from thunderstorm winds and hail by adding a “damage threat” tag to Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, similar to Tornado and Flash Flood Warnings. Shelby County 911 Director Lori Miles was notified by NWS at the end of July about the…
Read MoreMeet the New North Shelby Educators
The North Shelby School District will be welcoming six new educators to the district. Anne Barratt Anne is a retired teacher coming back into the field of education because of the opportunity to teach Art. Barratt will be teaching K-12 Art at North Shelby. She formally taught art and music…
Read MoreLimestone Producers Association Announce Environmental Award
August 10, 2021, Lake Ozark – The Missouri Limestone Producers Association (MLPA) announced that Central Stone has won 18 environmental awards from the MLPA Environmental Committee. Central Stone quarries have been in operation in the eastern Missouri area since 1925 and have over 150 employees in Missouri. “Members have embraced the Environmental Awards program and…
Read MoreRich To Begin Administrative Career
By Marlana Smith Jennifer Rich will begin her first year as North Shelby’s Elementary Principal. “When the opportunity arose, I thought I was ready for a change,” Rich said. Rich, who has spent her entire education career in the district since 1996 wants to make sure to keep North Shelby’s tradition of…
Read MoreClarence Woman Dies in Crash Near Centralia
MSHP Report A ruptured tire was the cause of a three-vehicle accident on Missouri 22 west of Angell School Road in Boone County on Tuesday, August 10 at 4:10 p.m. Fifty-three-year-old, Monte D Hayes, Moberly, was traveling eastbound when the front left tire of his 1993 GMC 6000 ruptured, causing pieces of his pickup to…
Read MoreEditorial by Publishers Mike & Sue Scott
Sooner or later, the day had to come. The post office has announced an 8.8 percent increase on periodicals postage, effective August 29, 2021. That’s on top of their 1.456 percent increase earlier in 2021, and their nearly 2 percent increase in January of 2020. In fact, since 2017, the postage we pay to mail…
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