Fourth-Inning Surge Propels Marion County Past Madison, But Fifth Inning Costs Against Highland
Marion County’s baseball team split a pair of road games this week, dominating Madison with a 14-0 win on Monday before falling to Highland 9-3 on Tuesday after a late-inning collapse. In the rout over Madison, Marion County exploded for 12 runs in the fourth inning to secure the shutout victory. The big frame featured…
Read MorePanthers Turn in Full-Team Effort at Gerald Mansfield Invitational
Palmyra High School athletes delivered a strong showing at the Gerald Mansfield Invitational in Macon on April 29, highlighted by Wyatt Augsburg’s win in the boys long jump, Luke Sheppard’s runner-up finish in the 110-meter hurdles, and a first-place performance from the boys 4×400-meter relay. The girls 4×800-meter relay also reached the podium, taking third,…
Read MorePHS Science Olympiad Competes at State Competition
Three members of the Palmyra High School Science Olympiad team attended the State Competition at University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO on Saturday, April 26. These students qualified for the state competition by placing first in their respective events at the Northeast Regional competition at Truman State University in March.Livia Bross, Chloe Welch and…
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By Betsy Welty Who is Peg Leg Shannon? And what did he have to do with Palmyra? Peg Leg Shannon was born George Shannon 1785 in Pennsylvania Pa. He had nine siblings , six of them being brothers and was the oldest of them. At the age of nineteen , he had joined up…
Read MorePalmyra City Council Discusses Erosion Solutions, Approves Budget, and Updates Local Policies
By Ella Aguilar The Palmyra City Council met on Thursday, May 1st, 7 o’clock at the Palmyra City Hall. The meeting began with City Mayor Rusty Adrain swearing in the newest addition to the Palmyra Police Department, Officer Brady Miller. The Palmyra City Council progressed through the meeting by starting with comments from a…
Read MoreCouple To Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Jerry and Carlene Crane celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on February 8, 2025. They were married at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on February 8, 1975 in Palmyra, MO. Attendants were groomsmen Darrell Lynn White (deceased) cousin and Keith Voepol cousin and best man Bobby Watkins (deceased); bridesmaids cousin Cathy Hudson Williams, sister Angela Lochman Brown…
Read MoreHannibal Regional to Host Stroke Education Expo
A stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted. Every 40 seconds someone in the United States suffers from a stroke, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Life after a stroke often brings new challenges for stroke survivors, their families, and caregivers. Without prompt medical intervention,…
Read MoreWho Was Peg Leg Shannon — And What Was His Connection to Palmyra?
Who Was Peg Leg Shannon — And What Was His Connection to Palmyra? Peg Leg Shannon was born George Shannon in 1785 in Pennsylvania. He was the oldest of ten children, including six brothers. At the age of 19, Shannon joined a group of men who would become known as the “Nine Young Men from…
Read MoreTaylor news 5-7
Taylor newsHAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all the wonderful mothers out there. It is so nice to see all of the yards, pastures, and wheat fields so green, with the nice rain showers we have gotten recently everything has brightened up so nicely. Sympathy is extended to the family of Mary Lou Bates who passed away on Monday…
Read MoreElizabeth Slater Elected to Membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
BATON ROUGE, LA (04/30/2025)– Elizabeth Slater of Hannibal, Missouri, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign. Slater is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa…
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