Voters to go to poles in General Election next Tuesday – No county races to be decided
Marion County voters will not have any local races decide Nov. 8, but do have three state and district contests to determine along with the four state constitutional amendments and the constitutional convention question. The General Election ballot, a copy of which can be found inside this issue, includes races for U.S. senator and representative,…
Read MoreJames Donald “Donny” Davis
James Donald “Donny” Davis, 88, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 12:19 a.m., Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, at Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Mo. James was born Feb. 12, 1934, in Hannibal, to John Russell and Alma Faye (Gibbs) Davis. He was married to Dora Nadine Puls on June 30, 1962, in Ewing, Mo. She preceded…
Read MoreJeannine Marie Leeds
Jeannine Marie Leeds, 64, Cleveland, Tenn., formerly of Quincy, Ill., died on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at 3:20 p.m. in her home. Jeannine was born Dec. 5, 1957 in Hannibal, Mo., the daughter of Gene and Joan Wiley Carroll. She married Gary H. Leeds on July 3, 1976 in Quincy. He survives. Other survivors include…
Read MorePalmyra falls to South Shelby, 31-6
The PHS varsity football team ended the regular season with a 31-6 loss at home to South Shelby Friday. The Panthers (1-8, 1-6 CCC will now move on to the Class 2, District 7 Tournament and play as the sixth seed at third-seeded Hallsville this Friday. Palmyra had opportunities early on to make a game…
Read MoreFour Lady Panthers make all-conference
Four Lady Panthers were named to the 2022 Clarence Cannon Conference All-Conference Softball Team. Abbey Redd, a senior, and Lexie Peuster, a junior, made the second team, while Kennedy Wilson, a senior, and Alaina Loman, a junior earned honorable mention. Macon’s Brooke Weimer was named player of the year, while LeeAnn Hamlin was named coach…
Read MoreTwo PHS girls golfers compete at state
Two members of the PHS girls golf team competed last week at the MSHSAA Class 2 State Championship Tournament in Bolivar. Ella Goldinger, a senior finished in 50th place out of 81 golfers Tuesday following two rounds at the Silo Ridge Golf Course, while Ava Weiman, a junior, finished in a two-way tie for 76th.…
Read MorePHS XC team competes at Bowling Green meet
The PHS boys and girls cross country teams competed at the Bowling Green Invitational Saturday leading up to this Saturday’s district meet. The boys team placed 16th out of 21 teams. Competing for Palmyra were: Jacob Barnes, 64th place out of 196 runners, in a time of 19:33.62; Connor Bross, 75th, 19:54.72; Carter Harper, 103rd,…
Read MorePES student to become published author
by Mark Cheffey A Palmyra Elementary School student is going to become a published author. Emmalynn Jones, a third grader, was the local winner of a flash fiction writing contest, hosted by ReadyAimWrite Kids, LLC. “This is a big deal,” said PES Principal Bridgette Augspurg, during a Friday morning school assembly when Jones was announced…
Read MoreCounty talks property values, reviews NEMO Power document
by Patty Cheffey The Marion County Commission covered a light agenda Monday morning, but it included reviewing property values with their insurance company. In addition, the commissioners reviewed a document submitted for the Northeast Electric Cooperative’s request to have the county submit a grant application for them, approve the sale of two trustee-held properties and…
Read MoreHalloween town
Many Palmyra residents have been busy getting into the Halloween mode by decorating their homes and lawns for the popular holiday, such as this place on E. Ross St.
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