Green City Hosts 4th of July Celebration
Fireworks light up the sky behind the restored 1931 Shell Filling Station where gangster Fred (Killer) Burke was identified and later captured at Green City on March 26,1931, located southeast corner of square. Photo submitted
Read MorePalmrya Awarded TAP Grant for Sidewalk Project
By Ella Aguilar The City of Palmyra has been awarded the MoDOT TAP Grant to replace the sidewalks from the 100 Block through the 300 Block of South Main on the east side. City Clerk Deena Parsons announced this at their Thursday, July 12th meeting at the Palmyra City Council meeting. Palmyra will receive $548,349.44…
Read More$45,000 Donation To Running Fox
On Thursday, July 11, St. Francisville Lodge #588 A.F. & A.M., presented Running Fox Elementary School with a check for $45,000. The Lodge raised funds in the community, assisted by the Running Fox PTO, which were then double-matched by the Masonic Home of Missouri’s Create a Partnership program. The school will use the funds to…
Read MoreFree In-Person FAFSA Support Held at Sever Library
By Emily Bontrager A free in-person MOCAN FAFSA Initiative Support event will be held on Tuesday, July 23 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the H.E. Sever Library in Kahoka, Missouri. The library is located at 207 West Chestnut Street in Kahoka, MO. The Northeast Missouri FAFSA Support event will be hosted by Jill…
Read MoreBuilding Coming Down
Demolition work began on the old City Hall building on the southwest corner of the Memphis square on Saturday morning. Later in the day, the adjacent building collapsed, causing the Home Style Restaurant to temporarily close. On Monday, workers continued with the demolition, with both buildings being down by Monday night.
Read MoreMissouri Bill Completes Life-Long Dream
Happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to do what it takes to make those dreams come true. That phrase is what Bill Cottrell, local long-distance canoe enthusiast, reflected on when he began his canoe trip down the Missouri River last summer. Cottrell, known as “Missouri Bill,” when on the river, started a…
Read MoreSullivan County Fair Queen & Junior Miss
An excited crowd was on hand for the 2024 Sullivan County Fair Queen & Junior Miss Pageant on Monday, July 8, 2024.. There were 5 young ladies vying for the Junior Miss title, and 3 ladies vying for the Fair queen title. Selected as the queen was Miss Jocelyn Dykes daughter of Rikki McConkey. Miss…
Read MoreMeet the New Palmyra Spectator Reporter
My name is Gabriella Aguilar, but I go by Ella. I am a New Orleans born, East Texas transplant that moved to the Hannibal area in the Fall of 2021. I have my Associates degree in Business Administration, and I am also a Senior at the University of Missouri and plan to receive my bachelor’s…
Read MoreMissouri Governor Candidate Holds Meet and Greet in Knox Co.
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and the Knox County Republican Committee held a public meet and greet campaign event at the Baring Community Center. The July 7, 2024 event was part of Secretary Ashcroft’s campaign for the Republican Party nomination for Governor of Missouri. Residents of Knox County and surrounding communities had the opportunity…
Read MoreTemporary Closure of U.S. 61 Scheduled for Roadway Reconstruction Project Near Alexandria
HANNIBAL – Weather permitting, beginning July 22, U.S. Route 61 is tentatively scheduled to close from just south of the Iowa State line to east of U.S. Route 136, near Alexandria in Clark County, as work begins on the initial phase of a project to raise the roadway approximately 2.5 feet on 1.3 miles of…
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