County port authority awarded grant
The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority recently announced the awarding of value-added grants totaling $626,771. Two of the recipients are the Marion County Port Authority and Missouri Beef Processsors of Palmyra. For more than two decades, MASBDA, which is housed at the Missouri Department of Agriculture, has awarded value-added grants to foster new…
Read MorePHS celebrates notable national signing day
by Mark Cheffey As PHS football coach Kevin Miles would put it, Wednesday, Feb. 3 was a “great day to be a Palmyra Panther.” It was national college signing day, and no less than seven PHS athletes signed their names to attend college and continue playing their favorite sport, including four members of Miles’ 2020…
Read MoreMarvin G. Wiegand
Marvin G. Wiegand, 86, Taylor, Mo., passed away at 2:10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, Ill. Marvin was born Sept. 25, 1934, in Peoria, Ill., to George and Fannie Rinkenberger Wiegand. He was married to Joann Hoerr on July 2, 1961, at the Apostolic Christian Church in Taylor.…
Read MorePanthers beat Brookfield, fall to Macon
The PHS varsity boys basketball team went 1-1 last week beating Brookfield at home, Tuesday, before falling at Macon, Friday. The Panthers (9-7) got out to an 11-5 lead before trailing by five at the half but staged a 14-11 comeback in the third quarter before the Tigers out-scored them 13-6 down the stretch. Zane…
Read MorePHS girls split two CCC contests
The PHS varsity girls basketball team split Clarence Cannon Conference games last week, downing Brookfield before losing to Macon. The Lady Tigers trounced Palmyra, 56-21, in Macon Friday, shutting out the Lady Panthers 16-0 in the first quarter. Palmyra out-scored Macon 12-7 in the second quarter, before the Lady Tigers took control with a 33-9…
Read MorePHS to host boys district wrestling tournament
The Missouri State High School Activities Association has announced a modified schedule for its postseason wrestling championships. The modifications include changes to some dates as well as a change in the championships location. As announced earlier, the number of districts was expanded from four to eight. A sectional round was also added to the post-season. …
Read MorePalmyra wrestlers compete at Mexico Quad
The PHS boys and girls wrestling teams competed at a Mexico quad meet Friday. In boys action the Panthers lost all three matches against Mexico, Brookfield and Kirksville. Palmyra wrestlers went 1-2 in actual matches in a 42-30 loss to Brookfield. Nolan Richards won his match in the 195-pound class by fall at 4:49 over…
Read MoreLady Mustangs get back to winning ways
The Marion County R-II varsity girls basketball team returned to its winning ways with home victories last week over Atlanta and Mark Twain. The Lady Mustangs broke a three-game losing steak with a 56-49 come-back win over Atlanta last Tuesday. Atlanta got out to an 18-11 lead and went into halftime up 33-27. But the…
Read MoreMustangs fall to Atlanta, Mark Twain
The Marion County R-II varsity boys basketball team suffered home losses to Atlanta and Mark Twain last week. The Mustangs (1-14) fell behind early Tuesday to Atlanta, which led 37 to 11 at the half, before going on a 21-7 third-quarter run to put the game out of reach. Scoring for Marion County were Wyatt…
Read MoreClearing the way
Shovels big and small had to be brought out to clear the snow dumped on the area during a winter storm last week.
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