Two arrested on drug charges
Two persons, including one from Palmyra face felony drug charges following a search of a vehicle in Palmyra last Wednesday. According to the Palmyra Police Chief Eddie Bogue, Betty M. Bates, 41, of Palmyra, and Daniel Slavin, 61, of Gibbs, Mo., are being held in the Marion County Jail awaiting court hearings. Bates is charged…
Read MoreCounty commissioners discuss storm drainage issue
by Patty Cheffey The Marion County Commission will be trying to address a storm water drainage issue at the Palmyra Courthouse, meeting with the city and an engineering firm to discuss the situation. The commissioners met with Mayor Loren Graham, Austin Dornberger, city street commissioner, and Mark Bross with Klingner & Associates, P.C. during their…
Read MorePHS boys lose to Monroe again for title
The PHS varsity boys basketball team suffered their second title game loss of the season to their arch nemesis, Monroe City, Saturday. Palmyra (8-5) was within striking distance, trailing by seven points going into the second half, but Monroe City turned it on with a 38-15 run to win the Tony Lenzini Tournament Championship for…
Read MorePHS girls fall to Clark Co. in third place game
The PHS girls basketball team lost the third place game of their home tournament, 36-49, Friday. The Lady Panthers (5-8) fell behind early and were unable to close the gap the rest of the game. Scoring for Palmyra were Candra King, 10, Taytum White, nine, Rylie McKinney, five, Grace Krigbaum, four, Abbey Redd, four, Mallory…
Read MorePalmyra wrestlers compete at St. Clair
The PHS boys wrestling team competed at the sixth annual St. Clair Classic Tournament Saturday with seven Panthers finishing in the top five. Fourteen schools competed in the event including Capital City, Eldon, Herculaneum, Kirksville, Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau, Parkway North, Parkway South, Parkway West, Southern Boone, St. Clair, St. James, Union and Wright City.…
Read MorePHS girls wrestle at Osage
The PHS girls wrestling team competed at a tournament in Osage, Mo. Saturday along with teams from 22 other schools. Dyoni Mundy (122) won all five of her matches by fall, at 0:59 over Versailes’ Ella Dunklee, at 0:53 over Fulton’s Emma Oglesby, at 1:15 over Bolivar’s Mollie Stimpson, at 2:49 over Monett’s Brooke Bluel…
Read MoreR-II girls fall out of North Shelby Tournament
The Marion County R-II girls basketball team went 0-2, losing to Knox County and Scotland County at the North Shelby Tournament last week. The Lady Mustangs (7-6) fell out of the tournament with a 50-40 loss to Knox County in the consolation semifinals Thursday. Trailing by seven at the half, the Lady Mustangs drew to…
Read MoreA different tournament
This year’s Tony Lenzini Basketball Tournament was unlike any other thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which limited the number of fans who could attend the week- long event. At top, the gym would normally be packed with fans at the tip-off boys championship game Saturday between Palmyra and Monroe City. Unchanged was Tony Lenzini…
Read MoreCounty approves $15 million budget
by Patty Cheffey Marion County approved a budget of a little over $15 million which includes a $1 an hour raise for employees. The budget was approved during Monday’s Marion County Commission meeting, at which they also signed court orders to transfer funds, discussed bridge funding and approved a bid (see related article). The balanced…
Read MoreElection filing ends with no races formed
The filing period for the April 6 election ended Jan. 19 with no races but with complete slates of candidates for Palmyra City Council and the Palmyra R-I and Marion County R-II school boards. Rusty Adrian was the lone person to file for mayor of Palmyra and will be the presumed replacement for Loren Graham…
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