Mayor urges Palmyra residents to wear masks
Mayor Loren Graham announced Monday morning he is urging citizens to wear masks in public places, in particular local businesses due to increasing cases of COVID-19 that have even hit the city employees. “I think we need to. It’s getting nuts,” he said of the spread of the virus locally. Graham said he has the…
Read MorePalmyra to host Hallsville Saturday
by Mark Cheffey Palmyra will have its third rematch in a row as they host Hallsville in the Class 2 Quarterfinals at 1 p.m. Saturday. The winner will advance to the semifinals and play the winner of Friday’s quarterfinal between Butler and St. Pius X of Kansas City. Palmyra never had Hallsville on the schedule…
Read MorePanthers win rematch over Monroe, 26-22, advance to state quarterfinals
by Mark Cheffey The Panthers called a timeout with just under eight minutes left in regulation, at the crucial moment of their 26-22 district title win over Monroe City Friday. After building a strong 20-8 halftime lead, Palmyra was facing a gut-check after Monroe trimmed the lead to four, and were facing fourth down and…
Read MoreFalling gold
Motorists along Main Street in Palmyra Friday received a shower of gold flakes as they were instead of snow flakes as the large Ginkgo tree in the 400 block dropped all of its leaves. If made for a festive gold touch on fall day along with the red, white and blue of the U.S. flags…
Read MoreChamber cancels Christmas in Palmyra due to COVID-19
While the saying is you can’t stop Christmas from coming, the coronovirus can definintely stop Christmas in Palmyra. The Palmyra Chamber of Commerce announced last week, that in an effort to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the Palmyra Chamber’s Christmas in Palmyra event at the Palmyra Courthouse will not be held this December.…
Read MoreParents address Palmyra R-I School Board concerning health, safety guidelines
by Patty Cheffey Several Palmyra R-1 School District parents expressed their concerns regarding the district health and safety guidelines during last week’s R-1 Board of Education meeting. During that meeting, the board also approved the filing dates for the April 6, 2021 election, approved the 2020-21 school year Christmas card design, heard a legislative update…
Read MoreCounty opens two repaired, closed roads
by Patty Cheffey Two roads, which have been closed because of bridge issues, have been reopened in Marion County. Mike Schaefer, county highway supervisor, reported to the Marion County Commission Monday morning that both County Road 230 and County Road 302 are back open to full traffic. The bridge on County Road 230 had…
Read MoreCounty audit released
State Auditor Nicole Galloway Monday released a regularly scheduled audit of Marion County. Concerns addressed in the report included procedures related to the inmate commissary and transportation provided by sheriff’s deputies, as well as accounting procedures in other county offices. The audit found the sheriff is not transmitting net proceeds from the inmate commissary fund…
Read MoreWilliam “Forrest” Logan
William “Forrest” Logan, 94, Taylor, Mo., passed away at 1:38 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Mo. with his family at his side. Forrest was born Oct. 3, 1926, on the LaGrange, Mo. family farm to Luke and Lorene (Bilderback) Logan. He was married to Georgia E. Fletcher, June 11,…
Read MoreJackie A. Cosgrove
Jackie A. Cosgrove, 64, Hannibal, Mo., passed away at 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at Hannibal Regional Hospital. Jackie was born on March 29, 1956, in Hannibal, the daughter of Ray and Shirley (Cooper) Hayes. She was previously married to Donald Cosgrove, and he survives her. Other survivors include a daughter, Rebecca Cosgrove, Hannibal;…
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