Area News
Auto Accident Saturday Near Maud
A Mexico man received minor injuries in a one-vehicle on Saturday, March 13 in southwestern Shelby County. Forty-two year-old Dennis O. Atim was southbound on Mo-151 four miles west of Maud at noon when he drove off the right side of the roadway. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Atim overcorrected,…
Read MoreBlunt To Step Away From Senate
By Troy Treasure Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt announced Monday, March 8 he would not seek a third term in 2022. Blunt stated at a press conference in Springfield he felt good about his re-election chances. “What I felt less good about (was) whether I wanted to go 26 years in the…
Read More‘This Old Shelbina House’
By Troy Treasure Tim Hercules used to drive to and from his job teaching music at South Shelby in the mid-2010s. Living at 110 Circle Drive in Shelbina, every day he would observe the house at 308 South Center Street. Hercules experienced emotions ranging from sadness to excitement, mostly the latter. Tim…
Read MoreMedicinal Cannabis Dispensary Opens in Northeast Missouri
By Echo Menges, NEMOnews Media Group One of the first northeast Missouri medicinal cannabis dispensaries, the Missouri Health & Wellness Dispensary (MHWD), officially opened on Monday morning, March 1, 2021. The dispensary is located on the north side of Kirksville at 215 East Charles Street, which is off Broadway Street just north of the Walmart…
Read MoreDespite Warmer Weather, Missourians Still Impacted By Propane Price Jump
By Mike Scott NEMOnews Media Group Although February’s cold weather is past, propane users across the area continue to feel its effects. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) website, retail propane prices in Missouri have jumped by more than 34 percent since the last week of January, from $1.807 per gallon to $2.429…
Read MoreBill Halting Agricultural Land Sales to Foreigners Offered to Senate Committee
By Troy Treasure A state senator wants to stop foreign individuals from buying Missouri agricultural land. Doug Beck (D-Affton) presented Senate Bill 243 to the Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee on Monday, March 1. In a press release, Beck indicated the proposed measure would not change current land ownership status.…
Read MoreAgencies Respond To Natural Cover Fires
Shelby County fire agencies responded to two natural cover fires Saturday, March 6. Shelbina Fire Protection District was called to 26405 Monroe Road 239, south of Shelbina off Highway MM at 12:30 p.m. Multiple structures were in immediate danger but were not damaged. According to Shelbina Assistant Fire Chief Allan Wilt,…
Read MoreLocal Woman Recalls Churchill, Truman Visit
By Troy Treasure Jerri Hewitt of Shelbyville remembers March 5, 1946. As a 13-year-old resident of Fulton, what Jerri could not know was her future in-laws were in town that day. Seventy-five years ago this week, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered what would become known as the Iron Curtain speech…
Read MoreBygones
100 Years Ago March 2, 1921 A splendid supply of garden seed has been received at the Herald office this week from Congressman M.A. Romjue for free distribution among the people of the community. Seeds include varieties of corn, beets, radishes, lettuce, turnips, carrots and tomatoes. On Monday, E.D. Jameson again…
Read MoreMajor Changes Taken At Sheriff’s Office
By Marlana Smith Shelby County Sheriff Arron Fredrickson admitted his first couple of months in office have been both fun and challenging. “I have used a lot more brain power, than I thought I would versus going out and doing traffic stops,” Fredrickson added. He is still investigating crimes and working cases,…
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