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Real Estate 4-301. Beneficiary DeedJohn D Schaffer and Carol A Schaffer to David A Schaffer and Stephanie D SchafferAll situated in Township 59, Range 5 West, Marion County 2. General WarrantyNortheast Group LLC to Jeffrey S Lindley and Becky A LindleyAll of the East 48.6 feet of lot 4, in Block 49, Hannibal, Marion County…

1. Beneficiary DeedJohn D Schaffer and Carol A Schaffer to David A Schaffer and Stephanie D SchafferAll situated in Township 59, Range 5 West, Marion County 2. General WarrantyNortheast Group LLC to Jeffrey S Lindley and Becky A LindleyAll of the East 48.6 feet of lot 4, in Block 49, Hannibal, Marion County 3. General…

What a beautiful week it has been in the local area.  Lots of sunshine and warmer temps.   Please continue to be aware of the slow-moving farm equipment on the roadways, farmers are busy planting their crops and transporting from field to field. Congratulations to Will and Danielle Funkenbusch on the birth of their new daughter,…

There has been a lot of talk about rain for seven Sundays if we have rain on Easter. After studying about this it is an old folklore saying that does not always happen.  I thought this was one of those years until Rachel said it rained early tis morning when they were doing chores. Today…

100 YEARS AGO APRIL 29, 1925 Homer Reid, a worker on the county road gang, slipped away from the guards last Friday and after a hot chase, finally made his escape. Those living in the vicinity in which the road gang is working are to report immediately if they notice any suspicious looking characters. The…

100 YEARS AGO APRIL 29, 1925 Homer Reid, a worker on the county road gang, slipped away from the guards last Friday and after a hot chase, finally made his escape. Those living in the vicinity in which the road gang is working are to report immediately if they notice any suspicious looking characters. The…

Shelbina Chapter #159 OES held a stated meeting on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, with 10 members and guests present.  Chapter was opened in regular form with Joyce Viloria, WM presiding.  Other officers present were Mark Sizemore, WP; Ruth Ann Dixson, AM Pro Tem; Ron Kribbs, AP Pro Tem; Lois Turner, Secy; Linda Sorrell, Cond; Jessie…

Dear editor—or I could say, dear graduating seniors because this one’s for you, I hope all of our seniors have read and enjoyed Dr. Jim Foster’s regular feature article on April 23rd of this year, because it was about you. Maybe you or your parents glanced at the article with the boxed photo labeled “MAKE…

Do you think there’s no government waste / fraud / incompetency going on?  Consider the following that has been discovered: In the Department of Labor unemployment division: 24,500 people over 115 years old received $59 million in unemployment benefits during the Biden/Harris years. 28,000 people between 1 and 5 years old got $254 million in benefits. 9,700 people with…