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Minutes Submitted   The North Shelby Board of Education met Monday, April 15, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the high school library. Members Present: Board President, Shawn McEwen, Board Vice President, Scot Shively, Joshlin Yoder, Brandy Uhlmeyer, Amy Presson, Ryan Wiley and Travis Belt. Board Secretary, Ashley Dunn. Administration Present: Superintendent, Tinna Croy, Elementary Principal,…

By Mark Requet   North Shelby Senior Riley Greening committed to Westminster College to play football next season but is also pursuing another activity that he recently started participating in called powerlifting.   Greening began lifting heavier weights once he started high school, but it wasn’t until after his sophomore year that he was introduced…

Clarence Care Center: It’s been a great week at the Care Center, with all the family and friends visiting. Sunday morning Doug Beldon with the Clarence Christian Church had church for our residents and their guests.  Those attending were Joni Behringer, Harold Klingaman, Ruth Lowe, Mary Dailey, Lula Webster, Mary Peeper, Jane Stacy, Yvonne Hepworth,…

HEARTLAND COLUMN: Three more men graduated from the Heartland Recovery Program last Sunday. We celebrate these milestones because committing to and sticking with a twelve-month program is not an easy decision. As one of our Group Leaders commented, though, “it’s one year of your life, for [the sake of] the rest of your life!” Jacob,…

By Mark Requet   The Shelby County R-IV School Board met in regular session on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in the South Shelby Middle School Library.   Reorganization of the Board   Board members Aaron Kendrick and Amy Harre were sworn into office.   Kendrick was voted as the President and Darin Eleazarraraz voted as…

  The Shelbina City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at City Hall.   Unfinished Business:   The City Auditors from Williams Keepers presented to the City Council the completed audit for fiscal year 2022-2023. The areas that they felt were in deficiency for that fiscal year were bank reconciliation and…

By Marlana Smith   A two-vehicle accident closed westbound lanes on US-36 a quarter of a mile west of Shelbina on Thursday, April 4, 2024, for approximately five hours. Three people involved walked away with non-serious injuries.   According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, at 4:40 a.m., a westbound 2019 Freightliner parked…

Minutes Submitted   The Shelbyville Board of Aldermen met in regular session on Monday, April 1, 2024, at city office at 6 p.m. Present were Mayor Mike Vanskike, Aldermen Brad Willey, Jerry Myers, Gene Boyles and Rob Southers. Gina Mesmer, Randy Shores and Nathan Minear.   Mayor Vanskike opened the meeting at 6 pm.  …

By Marlana Smith   Proposition Raiders was on the General Municipal April 2 ballot. North Shelby School Board was asking voters to allow an increase to tax levy by $1.2000 to $5.019 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation for the purpose of attracting and retaining quality certified and support staff.   The levy failed…

By Mark Requet   Allen Bowling started out his adult life farming, and later went to work for the City of Shelbina. After 37 years at the city, he has retired and returned to the farm life.   Bowling worked for the Rutters on their farm for 14 months before being hired by the City…