Area News
Teaching English in Todays’ Times
By Troy Treasure Kathy Jackson began teaching at North Shelby in 1993 and language arts in 1996. It is overstating the obvious Jackson has seen technological advancements affect reading and writing. Jackson strives to teach good sentences, paragraphs and essays but one aspect has almost become obsolete. “Hand writing is something…
Read MoreBoard Discusses Minimum Wage Increase
By Marlana Smith The North Shelby school board met on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Superintendent Report Kim Gaines told the board that Jackson Strain received a $20,000 scholarship from Central Methodist University after submitting an essay, interviewing and a giving singing audition. Board filings opened Tuesday, Dec. 15. As of Friday, Dec.…
Read MoreLocal Farmers Aid Middle East Assistance Effort
By Troy Treasure In November, the Leonard-Area Growing Project harvested 60 acres of soybeans on the Jeff and Leah Otto farm just north of Cherry Box in southern Knox County. Culmination of the planting-to-combine endeavor produced $32,346, of which $29,111 has been designated to help alleviate hunger in the strife-torn Palestine-Gaza region…
Read MoreJudge Decides Dispute Between Dovin, Shelbina
A civil lawsuit filed on behalf of a former Shelbina City Marshal against the city was dismissed last week. Circuit Court Judge Frederick Paul Tucker ruled against Daniel Dovin on Dec. 14 in case number 20SB-CC00012. According to court documents, Dovin originally filed the suit on Oct. 19 alleging his opponent in…
Read MoreWoman Dead After Auto Mishap
MSHP Report An unknown medical event contributed to a one-vehicle accident Thursday, Dec. 17 resulting in the death of a Shelbina woman. Donna M. Dennis, 70, was driving east on U.S. 36 one-half mile west of Shelbina when her 2011 Nissan Juke traveled off the right side of the highway and struck a…
Read MoreNS To Go Virtual Learning Next Week
A special North Shelby school board meeting was held Thursday, Dec. 10. With the increase in numbers of students and staff being quarantined, staff members testing positive and the upcoming Christmas season, the board voted 7-0 to finish the semester on Dec. 14-18 using the distance learning model. Health Department Administrator Audrey Gough told the…
Read MoreCARES Committee Releases Results of October Meeting
The Shelby County CARES Act Committee met on Oct. 29. In attendance were members Glenn Eagan, Larry Roberts, Tom Shively, Stephanie Bender, Andrew Coon, Kelly McEwen and Gina Mesmer. Wendeline Brumbaugh joined by telephone. All letters and payments approved at the meeting have been sent out. McEwen submitted a bill for People’s Clinic…
Read MoreCulvert Replacements Will Temporarily Close Missouri Route 168
MACON – Weather permitting, MoDOT crews will close Missouri Route 168 in Shelby County. This work will take place between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m each day. Please see the locations and dates below. Missouri Rote 168 – Dec. 15, road will be closed from Missouri Route 15 to Shelby County Route T for a culvert replacement. Missouri Rote 168 –…
Read MoreCounty COVID-19 Cases Surge
County Health Administrator Audrey Gough confirmed to the Herald Monday morning the county had its third death due to COVID-19. “It’s coming at all of us like a freight train,” Gough said. County-wide, there were 58 active cases. One individual was hospitalized. Show Me Strong Recovery Plan showed Shelby…
Read MoreWoman Killed in Auto Crash
MSHP Report A two-vehicle collision Sunday Dec. 6 resulted in the death of 75-year-old Shelbina resident Cecelia R. Kendrick. The accident occurred at 12:47 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Kendrick was eastbound on U.S. 36 ¾ of a mile west of Hannibal when she lost control of her 2003 Toyota…
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