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The Hort Report
The weather is hot and humid most days with little or no rain. Hopefully we will be getting more rain in the coming days. The Japanese Beetles has started to show itself. They appear in late June and are around for about 6 weeks. One customer shows me one inside a bag with a leaf.…
Read MoreIn the past couple of weeks, the 2025 Heat Softball Teams wrapped up their seasons.
10U Heat: Back row, from the left: Lindsey Klusmeyer, Chistiana Robbins, Addyson Willey, Emersyn Foreman, Haven Brower, Ava Eitel, Brielle Dodd. Front row, from the left: Aizlynn Million, Brenneleigh Thrasher, Alexa Eitel, Ella Eckler, Josey Jackson. Photograph submitted In the past couple of weeks, the 2025 Heat Softball Teams wrapped up their seasons. 10U Heat was…
Read MoreBoard Reviews Budget Report
Minutes Submitted The Shelbyville Board of Aldermen met in regular session on Monday, July 7, 2025 at city office at 6 pm. Present were Mayor Mike Vanskike, Aldermen Brad Willey, James Dunn, Gene Boyles and Rob Southers. Gina Mesmer, Randy Shores and Nathan Minear. Mayor Vanskike opened the meeting at 6 pm. A motion…
Read MoreUncle Ike’s
When my daughter was a kid, I can remember a vacation we took to Branson. While planning this vacation, I did some research about various activities that were available and then let her decide which of these we would do while we were there. Somehow, I found myself on the back of a horse at…
Read MoreCouncil Approves Bid For Electric Supplies
Minutes Submitted The Shelbina City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at City Hall. Councilman James Simpson was absent from the meeting. Mayor Al Dimmitt called for a motion to approve the agenda. A motion was seconded and approved to approve the agenda. Citizen Participation Residents…
Read MoreShelby County to Receive Over $9 Million in Highway and Bridge Improvements
Shelby County is slated to see more than $9 million in transportation improvements over the next five years, following the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission’s approval of the FY 2026-2030 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Key projects include: MO 168 Pavement Improvement (2026) A $5.4 million pavement improvement project will take place along MO 168 from Route…
Read MoreNow Enrolling: Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program
Cattle producers interested in improving the quality, consistency, and marketability of their replacement heifers are encouraged to enroll in the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program (SMS), Missouri’s premier heifer development initiative. Backed by research and supported by University of Missouri Extension livestock specialists, the program emphasizes reproductive soundness, health, genetics, and overall herd management. Enrollment deadlines…
Read MoreCommission Minutes
June 30, 2025 The Shelby County Commission met on Monday, June 30, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. at the Courthouse. Those present were Presiding Commissioner Terry Helmick, Commissioners, Ray Bacon, Terry Mefford, and County Clerk, Stephanie Bender. The Commission reviewed and approved the minutes of the June 26, 2025 meeting by a vote of 3-0 with…
Read MoreBygones
50 Years Ago – Four citations from the Shelby County Chapter of the American Cancer Society were awarded recently to the county's three weekly newspapers and a Leonard girl. Making the citations was Vernie Wallace, second from right, chapter president. Receiving awards were, from left to right, Herb Williams, Clarence Courier; Rogers Hewitt, Shelby County…
Read MoreTony’s Risk
Tony Nassir Airship copy By Dr. Jim Foster “They used to say if man could fly, he’d have wings. But he did fly. He discovered he had to.” Captain James Tiberius Kirk, Star Trek: The Original Series I am sixty years of age and still remember an experiment in physics that went wrong in…
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