by Patty  Cheffey The lone bid for dehydration and desalination of the county courthouses was approved during Monday’s Marion County Commission meeting. The commissioners approved the bid of $14,550 for the Palmyra Courthouse and $16,800 for the Hannibal Courthouse from Renodry, the company that has made a couple of presentations to the county about the…

by Mark Cheffey The Palmyra City Council Thursday approved an $8.3 million city-wide budget for Fiscal Year 2021-22 starting May 1. The budget which covers the Board of Public Works, city administration, police, street and parks and recreation revenue and spending, includes a five percent raise for city employees.   The BPW budget comprises the large…

by Patty Cheffey While still on track to be approved during the June meeting, the Palmyra R-I Board of Education heard an update on funds for the 2022-23 school year budget, The board, which met in regular session after reorganizing following the recent election, also congratulated Palmyra’s newest Belcher Scholarship winner, approved several purchases and…

by Patty Cheffey Clearing up an oversight and preparing for the future is the goal of Blessing Foundation’s rezoning request, heard last week during the Marion County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Jerry Jackson of Blessing Foundation, was present at the meeting, to make the request to rezone 5.66 acres from A-1 agriculture to C-2…