Area News

By Martha Jane East An election for the various municipalities of Shelby County was rescheduled to take place Tuesday, June 2. City Offices Bethel: (Three trustees to be elected) Helen Farran, John A. Malcarne and Jon R. Miles have filed for these positions. Clarence: Wendy Timbrook has filed for mayor. (Two aldermen at large to…

By Troy Treasure   Shelby County Clerk Stephanie Bender was on an office telephone last week discussing acquisition of Lysol.   Such are the times of COVID-19 and as Tuesday, June 2 approaches, Bender and her staff find themselves not only custodians of the rescheduled April 7 municipal elections, but supervisory janitors of polling locations.…

By Troy Treasure   If there is to be a 135th Shelby County Fair July 6-11, it will be unlike any before.   There will be no Clarence Homecoming. The 2020 celebration, scheduled for June 19-22 has been cancelled due to ongoing concern with the coronavirus.   The 13-member Shelby County Fair board voted last…

By Troy Treasure   Bethel and Hunnewell voters will have different polling venues for the June 2 election due to social-distancing concerns.   The new sites are just a matter of yards away from the regular locations. Shelby County Clerk Stephanie Bender indicated there should be little inconvenience.   “We are moving Hunnewell’s polling place…

  The City of Shelbyville Board of Aldermen met on Monday, May 4. Present were Mayor Mike Vanskike, Aldermen Brad Willey and Jerry Myers; City Clerk Gina Mesmer, City Superintendent Randy Shores and City Employee Nathan Minear.   There was not a quorum so the minutes will be approved at the June 1 meeting.  …

HANNIBAL. – On Thursday, United Way of the Mark Twain Area distributed 8,600 pounds of pork to 20 area food pantries and senior centers as one of the projects the organization has tackled in their response to COVID-19. The pork, which would have collectively cost over $20,000, was donated to the community during a time…

Shelbyville, Mo. – (April 30, 2020) In recognition of nurses everywhere who are putting themselves on the frontline to treat and protect the vulnerable as we navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, WGU Missouri is kicking off National Nurses Week – which runs from May 6 through May 12 – with a new Nurse Appreciation Scholarship…

UPDATED: Shelby County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Arron Fredrickson contacted the Shelby County Herald on Tuesday, May 5 at 8:37 a.m. Fredrickson indicated that the official police report on the case referred to below cannot be released at this time due to the case’s on-going investigation. By Marlana Smith   Cole Hinshaw, a candidate running…

Shelby County Health Department Administrator Audrey Gough has informed residents of current guidelines after Governor Parson allowed Missouri’s stay-at-home order to expire beginning, Monday, May 4.  While the social distancing rule of maintaining six-feet of separation between individuals will remain in effect, beginning Monday, Missourians regained some freedoms.   Gough suggested limiting church services to…

By Marlana Smith   North Shelby High School Principal Kerri Greenwell was named Northeast Association of Secondary School Principal of the Year.   Greenwell taught English and French for 18 years before becoming an administrator. She is on her sixth year as principal.   “I feel humbled. They are so many principals in northeast Missouri…