Shelby County Herald
Raiders Fall to Tigers
By Marlana Smith North Shelby (12-13) lost to Scotland County on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 77-43. Both teams scored double digits in the first quarter. The Raiders collected 15 points. Gannon Bowen scored five points while TJ Belt and Bo Bacon each tallied four. Drake Prange put in bucket. The Tigers led 18-15…
Read MoreCardinals Wrap Up Conference Play with Loss at Centralia
By Mark Requet The South Shelby Cardinals traveled to Centralia on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, and lost 71-39 to the Panthers in its final Clarence Cannon Conference match of the season. Both teams came out strong to start the game. After Centralia took a lead of 4-0, South Shelby’s Peyson Larrick put the…
Read MoreLady Birds Lose at Centralia, Finish 5-1 in CCC
By Mark Requet The South Shelby Lady Birds ran into a buzz saw on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, when they traveled to Centralia and lost to the Lady Panthers 48-16, suffering its first Clarence Cannon Conference loss this season. The Lady Birds were held to three points in the first quarter and three…
Read MorePublic Safety Director Speaks in Shelbina
By Marlana Smith The Shelby County Republican Club held its annual Lincoln Day event at the Shelby County Senior Center in Shelbina on Saturday, February 21, 2026, beginning at 6:00 p.m. A soup supper was offered, and donations were accepted to go towards scholarships for the local students. Myrna Schroy welcomed those in attendance. Troy…
Read MoreCCC Basketball Selections Released
The following is the 2025-26 All Clarence Cannon Conference Girls Teams. CCC Records Centralia 23-3 (6-0) South Shelby 17-8 (5-1) Highland 20-5 (4-2) Macon 13-13 (2-4) Monroe City 15-10 (2-4) Palmyra 6-20 (2-4) Clark County 0-25 (0-6) 1st Team All Conference Braylin Brunkhorst, Senior, Centralia Ryenn Gordon, Junior, Centralia Keera Rothweiler, Junior, Highland Naaron Hays,…
Read MoreAI for Small Business: Your New Intern Isn’t Human
By Ella Aguilar Artificial intelligence might sound like something built for Silicon Valley tech giants. Still, at this month’s Chamber of Commerce meeting, made one thing clear: AI is already here, and small businesses cannot afford to ignore it. To put the speed of change into perspective, Bareis opened with a comparison. It took the…
Read MoreNew Tax Break On Overtime Pay Comes With Limits
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A new federal tax provision allows some workers to deduct part of their overtime pay from their taxable income, but the change is narrower and more complicated than it may sound. The provision, in effect for tax years 2025 through 2028, does not eliminate taxes on all overtime pay, according to Andrew…
Read MoreApplications for Missouri Century Farms open Feb. 1
COLUMBIA, Mo. – If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1926, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm. The University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, MU Extension Ag and Environment team and Missouri Farm Bureau sponsor the program. Applications to be recognized…
Read MoreOutdoors With Kevin Fox: The Necessity of Shooting Sticks
The buck suddenly appeared on the path that ran below me along a dry creek bed. Sometimes that’s what deer do — one minute there’s nothing to see, and the next there’s a deer standing there. If the buck continued on the way he was walking, he would come to within more than 50 yards…
Read More“That’s powerful. That’s America.”
The Inside Story About One Northeast Missouri Man’s Journey to Become a U.S. Citizen By Echo Menges For those of us born into it, citizenship is often something we don’t think much about. We grow up with a passport, the right to vote, the ability to work and live freely — and rarely question whether…
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