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Payment Apps
Warmer weather means summer trips, patio season, farmer’s markets and more: In short, lots of reasons to send money between friends, neighbors or small businesses. Peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps like Venmo, PayPal, Zelle or CashApp are a convenient way to split checks, pay rent or purchase from vendors. Unfortunately, scammers are finding creative ways to…
Read MorePalmyra Buses Earn Perfect Inspection Rating
PALMYRA — Two Marion County-area school districts recently completed the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 2026 annual school bus inspection program, with no buses from either district placed out of service. Palmyra R-I earned a perfect inspection rating, with all 18 buses approved during the initial inspection. No Palmyra buses were listed as defective. Marion County…
Read MoreArea Students Recognized by Northwest Missouri State
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Northwest Missouri State University has announced its spring 2026 honor rolls and graduates, including several students from Marion County. The Office of the Registrar announced students named to the Academic Honor Roll and President’s Honor Roll at the end of the spring semester. To be named to the Academic Honor Roll, students…
Read MorePalmyra Man Arrested After Search Warranty Leads to Drug Trafficking Case
PALMYRA — A Palmyra man was arrested following the execution of a search warrant that authorities say resulted in the seizure of approximately 141 grams of suspected methamphetamine. Cliff Shepherd, also listed in court documents as Clifton Lester Shepherd, was arrested June 1 after members of the Palmyra Police Department and the East Central Drug…
Read MoreReal Estate
1. Beneficiary Deed Lisa Marien Raunyon to Calvin Zachary Runyon All of the South 50 feet of the West 150 feet of Lot 7 in Draper’s Subdivision of Out Lot 10 in the City of Hannibal, fronting 50 feet on the East Line of Park Avenue by 150 feet in Marion County 2. Revocation of…
Read MoreMuseum Musing
Summer is here! Picnics, reunions, holidays, vacations, Ball games are being planned and excited for Fair time. Seems like everything is running together in one big calendar month and before you know it, December is knocking on our doors. In other words, time surely flies by. Our first ship tours will start on Saturday, June…
Read MoreHow Extreme Precipitation Can Affect Crop Health, Yields
University of Missouri Extension NOVELTY, Mo. – Waterlogging and flooding are among the most damaging weather-related stresses in crop production worldwide, and their impacts are increasing as extreme rainfall becomes more frequent. Flooding ranks second only to drought among abiotic stresses. Research by Gurbir Singh, a soil scientist with University of Missouri Extension at MU’s…
Read MoreMarcia Elaine Schachtsiek Obituary
Marcia Elaine (Schulz) Schachtsiek 82 of rural Palmyra, Missouri, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2026 at the Monroe City Manor, Monroe City, Missouri. Marcia was born March 18, 1944, in Julesburg, Colorado, to Reverand Roy and Elvira (Bruns) Schulz and baptized by her father into the family of Christ April 2, 1944, at St. Paul’s…
Read MoreSpectator Shelf
125 Years Ago May 29, 1901 Joshua B. Taylor and Miss Grace McLeod will be married at the home of the father of the bride, Mr. J. B. McLeod in Fabius township this evening at 8:30 o’clock. The attendants will be John J. McLeod and Miss Maud Hansbrough, and the ceremony will be performed by…
Read MoreLarry Franklin Ridings Obituary
Larry Franklin Ridings, 80, of Palmyra, MO, passed away at 7:08 PM, Monday, May 25, 2026, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, May 29, 2026, at the Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel in Palmyra, MO. Pastor Nathan Meyers will officiate. Burial will follow at Lick Creek…
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