Area News
Winter Sports Banquet
The North Shelby winter sports banquet was held Thursday, March 18. Head coach Landon Daniel presented the following awards: Plaques: Girls Lady Raider Award – Lilly Cook Most Improved – Natalie Thrasher MVP – Caroline Linberger “Juice” Award BYOJ – Ceairra Kirby Boys The Raider Award –…
Read MoreMid-Week Rainfall Closes Roads
By Troy Treasure The official start of spring on Saturday, March 20 was preceded by an approximate 48-hour period of rain-shower activity Wednesday and Thursday. Route N at North Fork Salt River north of Lentner was closed Wednesday due to flooding. Thursday, Route DD west of Maud was closed at Otter Creek as…
Read More‘Lord God Almighty, We Thank You For The First Responders’
By Troy Treasure Gideons International saw many of its activities distributing God’s word suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through brainstorming and prayer – most members likely would cite the latter prompted the former – a national initiative was established. Reach Responders recognizes the service of individuals who put their…
Read MoreRollover Accident Near Shelbyville
MSHP Report A Shelbyville man received serious injuries in a one-vehicle accident Saturday, March 20 in Shelby County. Twenty-one-year-old Nicholas R. von Thun was eastbound on Route U three miles southwest of Shelbyville at 3 a.m. in a 1999 Buick Century, when he traveled off the right side of the roadway causing the…
Read MoreOrganization Gives Presentation On Drivers’ Ed
The North Shelby School Board met Wednesday, March 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library. Superintendent’s Report The April board meeting date was changed to April 20 at 6:30 p.m. This will be the board reorganization meeting after the April 6 election. Kim Gaines presented information to the board…
Read MoreGovernor Parson Announces Individual Tax Filing and Payment Deadline Extended to May 17, 2021
JEFFERSON CITY – Today, Governor Mike Parson announced that the Missouri Department of Revenue is extending the state individual tax filing and payment deadline for the 2020 tax year from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021. “As our state continues recovering from COVID-19, we understand that many Missourians are still feeling the effects of the…
Read MoreShelby County Route DD Closed Due to High Water
MACON – Shelby County Route DD is closed at Otter Creek due to high water. Floodwaters can be deeper than they appear and can hide such hazards as sharp objects, electrical wires, sewage and chemicals. There’s a possibility that the road that was once where the water is no longer exists. Even the best four-wheel-drive vehicle will lose…
Read MoreCLOSED Route N Shelby County Due To Flooding
HANNIBAL – Route N in Shelby County is closed at the North Fork Salt River due to flooding. Floodwaters can be deeper than they appear and can hide such hazards as sharp objects, electrical wires, sewage and chemicals. There’s a possibility that the road that was once where the water is no longer exists. Even…
Read MoreBank Donates To Fire Department
Exchange Bank of Northeast Missouri in Shelbyville donated $2,500 to the Shelby Community Fire Department on Tuesday, March 9. Pictured above, from the left: Captain Corey Cooper, Chief Mike Geisendorfer, Assistant Vice President Debbie Gibbons and Asst. Vice President Anna Maubach. “Not every rural fire department is like this one,” said Gibbons. Photograph by Marlana…
Read MoreBygones
100 Years Ago March 16, 1921 H.B. Davis, Emden, has a flock of 97 Plymouth Rock hens that frequently lay 82 eggs a day. There were 320 cases of eggs shipped from Shelbyville during the past three days. B.A. Singleton, Epworth, held a Spotted Poland China hog sale in Shelbyville…
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