Grants – the lifeblood of rural fire departments
By BETH ZUMWALT Griggsville and Kioderhook-Hull recently received federal grants in the amounts of $6850 and $7662 respectively.
Read MoreRoodhouse looking to clean up town
By Carmen Ensinger Wanting to clean up your town and actually having the authority to do it are two very separate and distinct things – depending on the municipality’s ordinances.
Read MoreRIDGE RUNNER CHRONICLES: The “Phillie Phanatic”— A Mascot With An Attitude
It’s baseball season and once again, time to talk some baseball. Right now, the baseball topic that has my attention are the team mascots for the various major league teams. The St. Louis Cardinal team mascot is “Fredbird”, a relatively conservative fowl suitable for the Mid-West frame of mind, and then there is “Phillie Phanatic”,…
Read MoreOUTDOOR TRUTHS: Having experience
When I first began bass fishing as a young adult, I didn’t have the luxury of a bass boat and all its frills. I fished with a friend who had a “V” hull aluminum boat.
Read MoreROBIN WRITES: Blue eye shadows
The women who worked at Pursley’s U-Save Mart knew me well—I lived just up the street and spent hours that summer wandering the store aisles to keep cool and dream of what I would buy.
Read MoreBeverly ‘Jean’ Hagen | 95 | Hamburg
Beverly “Jean” Etter Hagen, 95, of Hamburg, passed away June 2, 2026. She was born July 25, 1930, in Gilead, Illinois to the late Fritz and Leta (Crader) Etter. Jean married LeRoy Hagen on November 29, 1947, at St. Mary Church in Brussels. He preceded her in death on May 19, 1996. For more than…
Read MoreDiane M. Moore | 75 | Petersburg
Diane M. Moore, 75, of Petersburg, formerly of Winchester, passed away after a courageous 5 year battle with lung cancer, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at her residence. She was born Apr. 4, 1951, in Peoria, the daughter of Vincent and Irene McGinnis Baker. She married Robert “Bob” Moore, June 23, 1973. Surviving is husband, Bob…
Read MoreMarilyn Sue Hemenway |87 | Jacksonville
Marilyn Sue Hemenway, 87, went to be with her Savior on June 1, 2026. She was born Feb. 12, 1939, the daughter of Herschel and Gladys Martin Williams. She married Sam Thornton Jr. and later Eli Hemenway. Marilyn graduated from Greenfield High School and attended Ozark Airlines College. Throughout her life, she worked as a…
Read MoreLucille Adelle Maurine Ford | 99 | Palmyra, MO
Lucille Adelle Maurine (Barnes) Ford, 99, of Palmyra, MO, formerly of White Hall, IL, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra, MO. Maurine was born Feb. 13, 1927, in East Alton, IL, to Allen T. Barnes and Reva Viola (Painter Barnes) Murphy. She married David F. Ford, on June…
Read MorePittsfield to crack down on electric scooters and bikes
By BETH ZUMWALT The City of Pittsfield met June 2 and discussed the pickup of traffic from electric bikes and scooters.
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