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This week brought a lot of rain and some thunderstorms! Several around the area reported as much as eight total inches for the Thursday and Friday rains, and it rained again much of the day on Saturday. Area creeks, streams, and ditches overflowed; and several area roads were closed due to flooding. South Union Baptist…
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125 Years Ago April 18, 1901 Dr. A.M. Raines was buried at Emerson Sunday at 11 a.m., and his funeral was very largely attended. He practiced medicine at Emerson for years and was one of the best known physicians in the county, but moved to St. Louis several years ago. When Rural Mail Route No.…
Read MoreGrandson Of President Harry S Truman To Share Personal Memories In Lamar Presentation
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, MARCH 27, 2026 – History will come to life in the birthplace of the 33rd President when Clifton Truman Daniel, the eldest grandson of Harry and Bess Truman, visits Lamar on Thursday, April 30. Daniel will host a special evening of storytelling and personal reflection at Lamar’s Thiebaud Auditorium, offering a rare…
Read MoreUnited Way of the Mark Twain Area Executive Director Joins Statewide Leaders at Governor’s Mansion
Hannibal, MO – The Executive Director of the United Way of the Mark Twain Area, Denise Damron, recently joined fellow United Way leaders from across Missouri for a special evening at the Missouri Governor’s Mansion hosted by Governor Mike Kehoe. The gathering provided an opportunity for collaboration and discussion around strengthening communities throughout the state.…
Read MoreFabius 4-H holds April Meeting
The Fabius 4-H Club held their April meeting on Wednesday, April 8th at 6 p.m. at the Fabius Community House. Members named their favorite part about spring. April birthdays were Maggie Krietemeyer, Janie Triplett, and Emily Bowman. The Community House Hog Roast will be April 25th. Serving will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Members…
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Written by Cindy Griesbaum April showers bring May flowers as the saying goes; We have had some well-needed rainfall this past week. I had a couple inches here at my house, there were different amounts around the local area, all was welcomed. The grass has really greened up and the flowering trees have started to…
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WOW! What a beautiful week it has been, I am so enjoying these temps in the 80’s and the sunshine that has been beaming down on us. This all makes me so ready to plant some flowers and garden. There is some rain in the forecast for this upcoming week, let’s hope we can get…
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125 Years Ago March 21, 1901 While Mary, the little daughter of Price Spratt of near Benbow and her little cousin were playing Monday afternoon, they got hold of a revolver. The consequence was that Mary was shot in the face but not fatally hurt. What pleases a woman? It pleasures her to be told…
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We certainly experienced weather extremes this week. On Monday, the temperature hovered around 15 degrees, and a vicious wind blew most of the day. I don’t think we were the only farm that had newborn animals suffer in the bitter, windy cold. By Friday, the temperature had reached 87 degrees, and the newborns then suffered…
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In the 1880 April 9 edition of the Palmyra Spectator on page 1 is a description of what many farmers in this time era went thru. This article was titled ,Cheese-Making in Palmyra, written by William P. Phillips. He starts out by saying that he is engaged in the Dairy Business with Mr. J Budlong…
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