David Keith Spicknall
David Keith Spicknall, 64, Palmyra, Mo., passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at his home in Palmyra. David was born May 16, 1957, in Kirksville, Mo., to Donald Keith and Mary Georgene Callahan Spicknall. Survivors include his son, Travis Spicknall (Brandy Peters), Palmyra; grandchildren, Tyler and Brayton Spicknall; special nephew and niece, Donnie Hubble (Tammy),…
Read MorePatricia Ann “Pat” Cottrell
Patricia Ann “Pat” Cottrell, 83, La Grange, Mo., passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Bradford Villa in Quincy, Ill. She was born April 28, 1938 in Hunnewell, Mo., a daughter of Charlie Russell and Viola Barnett Yager. She married Bert Richard Cottrell on Jan. 11, 1959, in La Grange. He passed away Dec. 5,…
Read MoreArch earns wrestling post-season honors
Palmyra High School’s three-time state champion wrestler, Collin Arch, is the recipient of prestigious post-season honors. The junior was named the Missouri Wrestling Association’s Class 1 State and District Wrestler of the year. He also received academic all-state honors for his classroom performance off the matt. “Collin is a hard nose kid that does things…
Read MorePanther baseball team loses season openers
by Mark Cheffey The PHS varsity baseball team got off to a tough start losing both games at a cluster at Southern Boone Saturday. The Panthers fell to the host team, 13-3, and Fulton, 10-2, both larger Class 4 schools. Despite the scores, Coach Mark Loman found it a positive in that it was good…
Read MoreStraus leads 2022 R-II girls track team
by Mark Cheffey Five-time state champion Delaney Straus will highlight a 2022 Marion County R-II girls track and field season as the senior finishes out her stellar athletic career. She and fellow state qualifier, Halle Keilholz, a senior, will lead a group that also includes sophomores, Shayleigh Whetstone and Savanna Worrell; and freshmen, Samantha Kindhard…
Read MoreMustang baseball team hopes to reach playoffs
by Mark Cheffey The Marion County R-II baseball team has its sights set on winning districts this season. With his team coming off of a 9-6 season, Coach Henry Whetson said the Mustangs have goals of playing fundamentally sound defense and offense with the hope a group of seven returning starters can lead the team…
Read MoreFlower City Open Disc Golf Tournament draws 180 entrants for first-time event
by Mark Cheffey The discs were flying in Flower City Park Thursday. One-hundred eighty golfers, both professional and amateur, competed in the first-ever Flower City Open Disc Golf Tournament Saturday, providing yet a new height for Palmyra’s reputation in the growing disc golf world. “I’m very pleased,” said Chase Gordon, a disc golf enthusiast from…
Read MoreCity reminds public about codes, required permits
by Mark Cheffey Palmyra’s building inspector/code enforcer is hoping to head off problems with a springtime reminder about codes and permit requirements. “People don’t get permits, because they don’t know they need to many times,” said Chuck Anderson, who serves as part-time building inspector and code enforcer for the city of Palmyra. Anderson said permits…
Read MorePalmyra City council finalizing new budget
by Mark Cheffey The Palmyra City Council last week learned the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget is being finalized. In addition, the council discussed future increased costs for computer software, the need for approving an ordinance revision requested by the Department of Natural Resources, and new information allowing the go-head to sell a piece of city-owned…
Read MoreNierman a National Merit Scholarship finalist
Evan Nierman, a senior at Palmyra High School has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious National Merit Scholarship. Scholarship winners will be announced starting in April. Nierman, the son of Scott Nierman, a production manager at the BASF Hannibal Plant, and Dawn Nierman, a Palmyra kindergarten teacher, plans to study zoology following graduation…
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