Area News

By Marlana Smith    Leonard Crossroads Café opened its door on Thursday, February 13.   Owners John and Casie’s daughter, Jacie, came up with the name. The café is located at the three-way in Leonard.     Casie said in June of 2019 they started tearing down the old buildings. She said Johnny Cook did…

By Marlana Smith   The University of Missouri Extension of Shelby County held its annual banquet on Monday, February 17 at the Fest Hall in Bethel.   Community Engagement Specialist Carrie Elsen welcomed everyone to the banquet.   Mauricio Toro from Heartland gave the invocation.   Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement Marshall Stewart talked…

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites landowners, natural resources managers, and others interested in learning about prescribed fire to free workshops across northeast Missouri this winter. These clinics will cover controlled burning as a method of boosting wildlife habitat and reducing less desirable plant species. MDC staff will discuss methods and techniques…

By Echo Menges Knox County, Missouri – Sunday, February 16, 2020 – Volunteer firefighters from Edina and the Novelty/Plevna Volunteer Fire Departments were called to Cardwell Lumber in rural Knox County at approximately 6 a.m., according to a first responder. Cardwell Lumber is located approximately five miles south of Edina on Highway 15. The structure…

By Marlana Smith   Shelby County was recognized by NE Coalition for Roadway Safety on being one of three counties in northeast Missouri who had zero fatalities on Missouri roads last year on Monday, February 10 at the courthouse in Shelbyville.   This is the second year in a row Shelby County has had zero…

By Marlana Smith   Okey Stoneburner, owner of Stoneburner Drone Service in Shelbyville submitted a photo for the My Missouri 2021 photograph project. Out of 1,000 photos submitted Stoneburner made the final 200.   On Wednesday, February 5, Stoneburner was sent an email on behalf of the State Historical Society of Missouri informing him that…

  Judy said she was an Air-Force brat. She lived in Germany, Massachusetts, Alaska and Mississippi. She came to Missouri in 1960 where she lived in Queen City and then came to Shelbina in 1963.   Neal lived in Kewanee, IL and in 1951 moved to Leonard.   Before going into the service, Neal worked…

  Hurley and Charlette Schwieter both grew up in Shelby County near Shelbina.   When country school students came to Shelbina, that’s when Hurley and Charlette got acquainted with each other. Hurley said he remembers during the annual basketball tournament he was sitting in a car with some friends and Charlette came out the door.…

By Troy Treasure   Biting cold breezes swept across Hunnewell Lake, but 14 anglers did not seem deterred as a Missouri Department of Conservation ice fishing seminar concluded Saturday, February 8.   Visitors came from as far away as Putnam County and Spain … sort of.   Jaume Garcia de Sivatte and Carlos Pena Carvallo…

  The North Shelby School Board met on Wednesday, January 15. Board President Scot Shively brought the meeting to order.   Public Comment –    The board received several thank you notes from staff members for the Christmas appreciation gifts they received.   Superintendent Report –    North Shelby Superintendent Kim Gaines told the board…