Palmyra boys, girls teams seeded second in Monroe City Basketball Tournament
Both the Palmyra boys and girls varsity basketball teams received the second seed in the 98th annual Monroe City Tournament Dec. 5-10. The Lady Panthers will open play at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6, against seventh-seeded Marion County, while the Panthers will play at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 against seventh-seeded Paris. A win would…
Read MoreCoach Rea hopes Panthers will be high-fiving a lot this season
by Mark Cheffey PHS boys basketball coach Brian Rea would love for his team to have the most rebounds and score the most points, but it’s another more obscure statistical category he hopes the Panthers excel in this season. “I want our team to have the most high fives,” said Rea, who enters his second…
Read MoreNew coach excited to take on PHS girls basketball team
by Mark Cheffey Timothy Southers said he has already been a big fan of the PHS girls basketball team, and is now excited to take over as head coach. Southers, an experienced high school girls and college women’s basketball coach served as assistant boys coach last season under Coach Brian Rea, who told him before…
Read MoreMarion County R-II Mustangs hope to continue trending improvement
by Mark Cheffey Last year’s Marion County R-II boys basketball team’s five win season was an improvement over the previous one, and Coach Reed Plunkett hopes this year’s squad continues the trend. “Our hope is to continue to tread in the right direction this year,” said Plunkett of a team that features basically the same…
Read MoreYoung Lady Mustang squad hopes to build on recent success
by Mark Cheffey The Marion County R-II girls basketball team will hope to build on the success of last year’s season but will be doing so with virtually a new cast. “We are almost a totally different team than a year ago,” said Coach Reed Plunkett, who has three returning players from last year’s 21-6…
Read MorePre-winter wonderland
Palmyra and the area was turned into a pre-winter wonderland, albeit for a brief time Tuesday morning. About two inches of snow came down over night and into the morning, flocking the trees and making for snowy scenes like the one above in Flower City Park. The snow was pretty much all gone by mid…
Read MoreR-I school district seeking public input
The Palmyra R-I School District is seeking input about the future direction of the district. Superintendent Jason Harper said an online survey is now open for all district residents to complete in order to help the district “better understand the concerns, expectations and priorities of local students.” “We value the input of the local community…
Read MorePalmyra Chamber of Commerce awards first-ever Business Development Grants
by Mark Cheffey The Palmyra Chamber of Commerce has awarded its first two Business Development Grants. And the recipients said they were pleasantly surprised and believe they were very helpful to their businesses. Receiving the $2,500 grants were Zane Meyers, who recently opened Meyers Barber Co in downtown Palmyra, and Katelyn Ferry, owner of Simply…
Read MoreKing’s Daughters to host Nativity show Dec. 11
The Mildred L. Brisco Circle of King’s Daughters and Sons invites the public to attend their annual Oh Come Let Us Adore Him nativity display. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, Dec. 11, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Monsignor Farischon Hall, 401 South Lane St. in Palmyra. “Not only will attendees get…
Read MoreCity council approves new health insurance coverage for coming year
by Mark Cheffey The Palmyra City Council last Thursday voted to change the city’s employee health insurance carrier. Following the recommendation of the Finance Committee, the council voted 4-0 in favor of going with MIRMA, which already carries the city’s liability insurance. Council member Ellen Goodwin, who chairs the Finance Committee, said the committee met…
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