R-I board adopts $11 million budget
by Patty Cheffey The Palmyra R-I staff and personnel will receive a raise next year, following approval by the R-I Board of Education of an $11.2 million budget for FY22. The 2021-2022 school year budget was approved during last week’s meeting, at which they also included prepayment on the 2014 bus barn lease, a transfer…
Read MoreCounty OKs final plans for storm water drainage work
by Patty Cheffey If the city of Palmyra approves the final plans, work should begin on the storm drainage project on Lafayette Street at the Marion County Courthouse by late July. The Marion County Commission approved the plans during their meeting Monday and those plans will be reviewed at the City Council meeting on Thursday…
Read MoreMissouri Rural Electric Coop celebrating 85 years
Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative celebrates its 85th anniversary this month. There have been many changes since the cooperative was first formed, and change remains a constant factor in the business. It was June 16, 1936, when Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative’s original letter of incorporation was signed by the following 17 residents of Marion County:…
Read MoreAlma Caroline (Kroeger) Schwartz
Alma Caroline (Kroeger) Schwartz, 94, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 10:57 a.m., Sunday, June 13, 2021, at her home. Alma was born March 14, 1927, in Palmyra, to George Henry Kroeger and Anna Mae (Bockhold) Kroeger. She was married to Harold J. Schwartz on Feb. 15, 1949, at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Palmyra.…
Read MoreWilliam D. “Bill” Huffman
William D. “Bill” Huffman, 93, Palmyra, Mo., passed away peacefully at his home at 6:32 a.m., Friday, June 11, 2021. Bill was born Oct. 7, 1927, in Melbourne, Mo., to Glenn Oleath Huffman and Sarah Jennie (Shepherd) Huffman. He was married to Donna D. Cooper on Nov. 5, 1971, in Palmyra. She preceded him in…
Read MoreDustin W. Strachan
Dustin W Strachan, 39, New London, Mo., passed away at 8:30 p.m., Sunday, June 6, 2021, at University Hospital in Columbia, Mo. Dusty was born Feb. 27, 1982, in Hannibal, Mo., to Randall W. and Glenna K. Calvert Strachan. Survivors include his parents; children, Braydon Strachan and Alexis Ellison; three younger sisters, Erica (Trey) Martin,…
Read MoreFive Panthers make all-district baseball team
Five Panthers were named to the 2021 Class 3, District 7 All-District Baseball team. After helping Palmyra win the district title, seniors Bennett Stice, Brody Lehenbauer and Wade Begley, and juniors Adam Goodwin and Nolyn Richards, made the all-district squad. Stice went 7-1 on the season with a 0.64 earned run average. The right-hander struck…
Read MoreTaking the plunge
A youngster takes the plunge off the diving board at the Palmyra City Pool Friday. The pool is open after a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreDodd named Flag Day parade grand marshall
Robert M. “Bobby” Dodd, a local veteran and long-time active member of the American Legion, will be the grand marshall for this year’s Flag Day parade in Palmyra, Saturday evening. A Vietnam veteran, Dodd has been an indispensable member of Boots-Dickson Post 174 American Legion in Palmyra through his involvement in program activities both inside…
Read MoreCounty approves speed limit, road signs for CR 266
by Patty Cheffey With plans in the works to black top County Road 266 this summer, the Marion County Commission approved setting a speed limit for the road. The posted speed limit will be 45 MPH on the road, which will probably be black topped sometime in July. The decision on the speed limit was…
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