Area News
Culvert Work Will Temporarily Close Shelby County Route K
MACON – Weather permitting, Aug. 17, MoDOT crews will close Shelby County Route K from Missouri Route 15 to Shelby County Route N for a culvert replacement. This work will take place between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m that day. Motorists will need to use alternate routes during this time. Please always use caution if you will be…
Read MoreMDC, partners offer youth and mobility impaired dove hunt in Macon County Sept. 12
ATLANTA, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), in partnership with Missouri Disabled Sportsmen (MDS), will offer a dove clinic and hunt for youth- and mobility-impaired hunters, Sept. 12, in Macon County. The event will take place from 8 a.m.–3 p.m. at Atlanta Conservation Area, north of Macon, and will provide a free opportunity for disabled…
Read MoreMDC temporarily closes road at Hunnewell Lake Conservation Area
HUNNEWELL, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will temporarily close a section of road at Hunnewell Lake Conservation Area in order to install infrastructure upgrades. Workers will close a 1000-foot section of Shelby County Road 471 beginning Aug. 19. Weather permitting, the road should reopen by early October. Crews will raise the height of a…
Read MoreNew program offers residents of 11 Missouri counties up to $4,000 to further their education or complete a degree
“Jump Start Your Future” is a partnership of the Northeast Missouri Workforce Development Board, Connections to Success and the North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC). The deadline to register is Oct. 31. Applicants must be 18 or older and meet income guidelines. Those who receive food stamps, have gotten unemployment payments in the past…
Read MoreBlessing to Take Place in Honor of New Elementary School
Andrew Coon, pastor of the Shelbina Methodist Church, is inviting all churches of Clarence and Shelbina to have their pastor or another representative take part in praying for South Shelby students, teachers and all others who will fill the new elementary building with life and laughter. The blessing will take place on Sunday, August 23…
Read MoreRemembering World War II 75 Years Later; Second of a Two-Part Report
By Troy Treasure The Empire of Japan did not immediately surrender following the United States’ bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. The Aug. 9 attack on Nagasaki was more persuasive, but another development was at play. Author Ian W. Toll emphasizes in his upcoming book Twilight Of The Gods: War in the…
Read MoreArrest Leads to Five Charges
A Monroe City man was arrested Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5 following a vehicular pursuit in Shelby County. Twenty-six-year-old Linkon Harold Rickard was taken into custody just east of Shelbina. Earlier that day, Rickard was believed to have been involved in the burglary of a Monroe City storage shed complex. During the pursuit in Shelby…
Read MoreMissouri State Highway Patrol Seeking Applicants For 111th Recruit Class
The Missouri State Highway Patrol, a premier law enforcement agency, is testing for new troopers. The Patrol is encouraging qualified individuals of all backgrounds to apply, and will offer testing at nine different locations in Missouri. Those who successfully complete testing will be eligible to continue in the selection process for the 111th Recruit Class,…
Read MoreCounty Experiences Uptick in COVID-19 Cases
The Shelby County Health Department released information on Shelby County’s 30th positive case of COVID-19 on Thursday, August 6. Administrator Audrey Gough told the Herald Monday, August 10 the following information: Total cases, 38; active cases, nine and recovered cases, 29.
Read MoreMonroe City Woman Found Dead
Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop B Sgt. Eric Brown said this afternoon Monroe City resident Amanda K. Johnston has been found dead. Johnston’s body was discovered at approximately 5 a.m. this morning in northern Pike County, Missouri off Missouri Route B south of Frankford, according to Brown. Preliminary information indicates Johnston, 32, was shot on…
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