Area News
UPDATED Missing Person Case May Have Shelby County Connection
Updated with Shelby County Charges at 2:30 p.m. By Troy Treasure Law enforcement agencies throughout the region are involved in the search for a missing Monroe City woman. The Monroe City Police Department has issued an Endangered Person Advisory for 32-year-old Amanda K. Johnston. She is described as white with red hair, hazel…
Read MoreMonroe City Police Issues Endangered Person Advisory
The Monroe City Police Department has issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing person incident that occurred at 536 W Summer Apartment D, Monroe City, MO on August 5, 2020. Amanda K. Johnston a white, female, age 32 has went missing. She is a white, female, hgt 5’7″, 112 lbs, red hair,…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: Incident Under Investigation
By Troy Treasure At approximately 2:30 p.m. today, multiple law enforcement agencies converged upon a location east of Shelbina on Shelby County Rd. 449, just south of U.S. 36. An officer has told the Herald the incident involved, “a manhunt from Monroe City.” “I saw a lot of commotion,” a nearby resident…
Read MoreRemembering World War II 75 Years Later
Editor’s Note: Corrects year in print edition regarding bombing of Hiroshima, Japan By Troy Treasure On June 2, 2004, the Herald featured an extensive story by then-reporter Debbie Coonrod Ed.D on five Shelby County men who served the United States during World War II. This week marks the 75th anniversary of America’s atomic…
Read MoreShelbina Man Indicted in Multi-Jurisdictional Federal Meth Investigation
A Shelbina man was arrested after allegedly being involved in a $4.1 million drug-trafficking conspiracy that distributed more than 520 kilograms of methamphetamine over three years. On Thursday, July 23, Logan Tanner Laws, 28, was among 11 people, many of the others from the Kansas City and St. Joseph areas, who were added to a…
Read MoreTroop B Announces Retirement Of Sergeant Thomas R. Rohn
Captain Erik A. Gottman, commanding officer of Troop B, announces effective August 1, 2020, Sergeant Thomas R. “Tom” Rohn, retired from the Missouri State Highway Patrol after 34 years of dedicated service. Rohn was appointed to the Patrol on August 1, 1986, as a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 58th Recruit Class. He…
Read MoreMacon Electric Cooperative to Hold Special Meeting Tuesday, August 11
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a special meeting is being called in place of the 81st Annual Membership Meeting. This special meeting will be held on August 11, for the sole purpose of electing directors in the eastern, western, and northwestern areas. While a physical group meeting will not take place, a drive-through voting system…
Read MorePrimary Election Set for Next Tuesday
Voters in Shelby County as well as elsewhere in Missouri will go to the polls next Tuesday, August 4 to make their choices for the various elective offices. Also on the ballot will be the Constitutional Amendment No. 2 which was proposed by initiative petition. This amendment would allow Medicaid expansion in the State.…
Read MoreVehicular Pile-up Results in Highway Closure
By Marlana Smith A Clarence man received serious injuries in a seven-vehicle accident Tuesday morning, July 28 on U.S. 24 three miles west of Paris, near the roadside park in Monroe County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, six vehicles were stopped for a flagman in a construction zone when a 2001 Western…
Read MoreCounty Sees Rise in Positive COVID-19 Cases
Four people in Shelby County tested positive for the coronavirus last week, according the County Health Department. That is the highest one-week total to date. As of the Herald’s press time Monday morning, the four instances were the only active cases for the week ending July 25. Eight individuals previously recovered. On…
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