Area News
Northeast Missouri Genealogical Society to Meet
The Northeast Missouri Genealogical Society will hold their third meeting of the year on Saturday, August 23 at 10:00 a.m., at the Mexico-Audrain County Library, 305 W. Jackson St., Mexico, MO. The Library Staff will be presenting the program. After the program Donna Lawson, president of the Northeast Missouri Genealogical Society, will conduct the business meeting. For year 2025 the other…
Read MoreUpcoming Planned Roadwork for Northeast Missouri, August 18 – 29, 2025
HANNIBAL – The following is a list of general highway maintenance work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in the Northeast Missouri region for the next few weeks. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned…
Read MoreMeet the Teachers
Lexie Pantaleo, South Shelby. My name is Lexie Pantaleo, I graduated from South Shelby in 2013 and worked in retail for 9 years. I have been a stay at home mom for the last two years to my kids, Easton and Emerson Jones. I serve as vice president of the Clarence Baseball Association, Clarence Children's…
Read MoreNS Grant Winner
Rebecca Trivette, 6th. Grade Reading Teacher at North Shelby Elementary, receives MRTF $500 Classroom Grant. Fom the left: North Shelby Teacher Retiree, Donna Myers; North Shelby Superintendent, Josh Brummit; Region 3 VP, Jane Callis; Grant Recipient, Rebecca Trivette; North Shelby Elementary Principal, Jennifer Rich. .
Read MoreYouth Exhibitors Donate Hogs to Fight Hunger in Missouri
4-H and FFA members from across the state have joined with Missouri Farmers Care to make a difference far beyond the showring this year. After competing at the Missouri State Fair, they chose to donate their market hogs through Hogs for Hunger, a program that turns livestock projects into high quality protein for Missouri families…
Read MoreResurfacing Work Scheduled in Shelby and Knox Counties
HANNIBAL – Weather permitting, as early as August 15, contractor crews will begin resurfacing 22.5 miles of Missouri Route 151, from Missouri Route 156 in Knox County to 0.3 miles north of U.S. Route 36 near Clarence in Shelby County. Once complete, resurfacing operations will continue on two additional routes at the following locations in the…
Read MoreFreshen Up Your Late Season Gardens and Containers with Strawflowers
By Melinda Myers As summer is winding down and fall approaches, your thoughts may turn to mums, asters, and pansies. Consider changing things up this year by adding deer-resistant strawflowers to your late summer and fall containers and gardens. Grow strawflowers (Xerochrysum bracteatum formerly Bracteantha) in full to part sun and moist well-drained soil.…
Read MoreHunnewell Woman Charged with Three Felonies Following Alleged Burglary, Harassment
Stephanie O'Connor By Marlana Smith A Hunnewell woman is facing three felony charges after allegedly burglarizing a home, stealing property and harassing an individual on August 7, 2025 According to the probable cause statement, filed by a Shelbina Police Officer, Stephanie Lee O’Connor, 51, is accused of stealing personal property valued at more than…
Read MoreTwo Tornadoes Confirmed In Shelby County
Photograph courtesy of National Weather Service St. Louis By Marlana Smith The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis confirmed two EF-1 tornadoes touched down near Leonard on Saturday, August 9, 2025. The first tornado touched down about one mile northeast of Leonard on county road 129 and traveled 0.4 miles with an estimated…
Read MoreMinor Injuries In Rollover Accident
By Marlana Smith A Macon woman received minor injuries after being involved in a rollover accident on Shelby County Road 416, three miles southwest of Lentner on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at 12:15 a.m. in Shelby County. According to the Missouri State Highway crash report, an 18-year-old female from Clarence was driving a 2008…
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