Council accepts bid for street overlay
by Mark Cheffey The Palmyra City Council accepted a bid for street resurfacing and approved a lease agreement for the fairgrounds with the Palmyra Chamber of Commerce, during last Thursday’s regular meeting. By a unanimous vote, the council accepted the bid from Emery, Sapp & Sons for street overlay work costing $186,817.50. To be resurfaced…
Read MoreMaple Lawn Nursing Home going through administrative transition
by Mark Cheffey Maple Lawn Nursing Home’s long-time administrator will be retiring later this year, and is in the process of preparing his successor. Jeff Funkenbusch, who has been employed at the home for almost 32 years, including the last 21 as administrator, will work his last day Oct. 15. At that time, Dave Stieglitz,…
Read MoreBlunt talks infrastructure, broadband during six-city tour of Northeast Missouri
by Mike Scott NEMOnews Media Group United States Senator Roy Blunt held a six-community tour of northeast Missouri on Wednesday, June 30, addressing several important topics of interest to Missourians. The tour started in Perry, where he met with members of the Mark Twain Regional Council of Governments. There he discussed infrastructure and the response…
Read MoreRound-table discussion centers on ways to help Palmyra remain a thriving community
by Mark Cheffey Taking Palmyra to a brighter future was the top of a round-table discussion in the Sesquicentennial Building Thursday. Deb Brown, an authority on creating thriving downtowns, led the discussion as part of an effort in northeast Missouri initiated by the Mark Twain Regional Council of Governments. Brown’s goal was to learn more…
Read MoreCounty signs letter for Hannibal bypass
by Patty Cheffey Although expressing some reservations about doing an engineering study that will probably have to be done again before funding is available, the Marion County Commission signed a letter supporting a grant for the Hannibal bypass. The grant application is for Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity or RAISE Discretionary grant to…
Read MoreAmbulance district working with Hannibal Regional to address improvement of transfers
by Patty Cheffey In an attempt to help things run smoother in the future, the Marion County Ambulance District has been meeting with Hannibal Regional administration and has plans to visit with skilled care facilities. The district board of directors heard reports on these two items during their recent meeting, at which they also heard…
Read MoreRelay For Life event to be held in Hannibal Aug. 12
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Marion County invites the community to rally together as part of Light The Night, a Luminaria Event Thursday, Aug. 12, at the Hannibal Riverfront to help save lives from cancer. Luminaria will be sold onsite from 7 to 8 p.m., and the ceremony will begin at…
Read MoreWeltha “Kay” Condon
Weltha “Kay” Condon, 70, Louisiana, Mo., passed away at 6:49 p.m., Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Northcare Hospice in Kansas City, Mo. Kay was born April 5, 1951, in Hannibal, Mo. to Buryl and Alberta Bockhold McElwee. She was married to Steve Condon on July 31, 1972, in Hannibal. He survives. Other survivors include her…
Read MoreEarl David Palmer
Earl David Palmer, 70, Ewing, Mo., passed away at 12:30 p.m., Monday, June 21, at his home in Ewing. There is no service at this time. Memorials may be made to the family, payable to Todd David Palmer. The family is being served by Lewis Brothers Funeral Online condolences may be shared at www.lewisbrothersfuneralchapel.com.
Read MoreStice named to all-state baseball team
Palmyra’s ace pitcher, Bennett Stice, earned all-state honors courtesy of the state’s baseball coaches. Stice, a senior right-hander, was honored as a second team class 3 all-state pitcher by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association. Stice dominated en route to a 7-1 record on the season with a 0.64 earned run average, striking out…
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