Straus, Keilholz make MS&SA NEMO all-district
Two Marion County R-II Lady Mustangs were named to the 2021-22 Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Northeast Class 1 All District Basketball team. Senior, Delaney Straus was named to the first team, while senior, Halle Keilholz received second team honors. In addition, Reed Plunkett was also named coach of the year after leading Marion County…
Read MoreHigh-wire act
Performers walk a high-wire act during the Circus Spectacular at the Rockin’ A Arena west of Palmyra last Wednesday. Many acrobatic and animal acts were performed in front of a packed house. (Photo by Sheila Scholl)
Read MoreBallots set for August primary
Marion County voters will decide five Republican races for county offices on the Aug. 2 Republican primary election ballot, following the end of the filing period March 29. The five races are for presiding commissioner, prosecuting attorney, associate circuit judge, collector of revenue and circuit clerk-District I. Meanwhile, only two Democratic candidates have filed for…
Read MoreSt. Joseph Catholic Church Stations of the Cross renovated
Holy Week is one week away, and Palmyra’s St. Joseph Catholic Church is ready to observe it now, having completed an ambitious project to restore the sanctuary’s Stations of the Cross. The congregation completed a fundraising campaign to restore the statuesque stations, over 75 years old, depicting scenes along the way Jesus took while carrying…
Read MoreCounty reaching end of first round of ARPA funding
by Patty Cheffey In reviewing ARPA funds Monday morning, the Marion County Commission learned they may have already spent or set aside the first amount allocated by the federal government. The ARPA funds were among several items discussed during Monday’s commission meeting, at which they also approved a bid, approved a trustee sale bid, approved…
Read MoreBramblett wins Career Makover
Adult students continue to reinvent their careers by taking courses and earning degrees at John Wood Community College. This opportunity is now open to Sarah Bramblett of Palmyra, who won this year’s JWCC Foundation and WGEM Career Makeover competition. Bramblett emerged from a field of more than 40 applicants to earn a two-year, full-tuition scholarship,…
Read MoreBernie Joel (BJ) Kuhn
Bernie Joel (BJ) Kuhn, 87, Monroe City, Mo., passed away at 10:45 p.m., Thursday, March 31, 2022, at his home in Monroe City. Bernie was born Jan. 31, 1935, in Gurdon, Ark., to Albert Burton Kuhn and Josie Virginia (Brown) Kuhn. He was married to Laura Joost-Kuhn on July 24, 1998, in Dubuque, Iowa. She…
Read MorePanther golf team hopes to continue success
by Mark Cheffey After winning the school’s first state golf title last season, the PHS boys are hoping to maintain success. Three key members of last year’s team are gone, but 20 golfers are eager to start making their mark on the team this year. “We obviously graduated three key pieces to last year’s state…
Read MorePHS boys take second at Winfield track meet
The PHS boys track and field team opened the season by finishing second in the seven-team Winfield Open meet last Monday. Palmyra had two first-place finishes and scored 169.5 points to finish behind Bowling Green, 228.5, but ahead of Silex, 169, Winfield, 154, St. Charles, 125, Louisiana, 92, and Clopton, 16. Meanwhile, the home meet…
Read MorePHS girls placed fifth at Winfield track meet
The PHS girls track and field team opened the season by placing fifth out of eight teams at the Winfield Open last Monday. The team had five first place finishes and collected 103 points to finish behind Bowling Green, 223, St. Charles, 210, Louisiana, 181, and Winfield, 106, but ahead of Elsberry, 34, Clopton, 14,…
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