Local News

    Record Broken at Cancer Event
    March 4, 2019
    By Robin Gregg Assisting, caring, and providing Cancer Awareness in Monroe County is the goal of the Monroe County Cancer Supporters who held...

    Aftermath of Holliday Fire. Photo by Janice Carman Holliday Fire Cause is Unknown
    February 27, 2019
    Early Tuesday morning (February 26, 2019) Madison-West Monroe Fire Protection Department was called to a fully involved structure fire at 101 W....

    Longtime Wavering’s Ben Franklin customer Cathy Tonsor (left) pictured with Monroe City manager Jenine Zeiger (right). Monroe City Chamber of Commerce Spotlight on Wavering’s Ben Franklin
    February 25, 2019
    By Abbey Gerveler Ben Franklin has been a Monroe City business for decades and owned by the Waverings for just that. In the early 1970s,...

    Spring Outlook for Farmers
    February 25, 2019
    By Robin Gregg Most of us are suffering from the Winter blues, however, those that are Farmers in Monroe County, aren't exactly looking forward...

    NECAC’s homeownership programs director Marsha Signoracci presents the agency’s homeownership goal for area banks at the NECAC Ralls County Service Center. Photo by Abbey Gerveler NECAC Seeking to Partner with Banks on Homeownership
    February 25, 2019
    By Abbey Gerveler Last Thursday, the North East Community Action Corp. (NECAC) invited banks from around the Tri-State area to discuss...

    AREA NON-PROFITS INVITED TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP INTO UNITED WAY
    February 22, 2019
    Hannibal, Mo. – Each year non-profit organizations providing human services in Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Ralls and/or Shelby Counties can apply to...

    STRIKE UP THE SAVINGS AT MOBERLY GORDMANS! SHOPPERS INVITED TO FUN...
    February 21, 2019
    Retailer to Donate $1,000 to Moberly High School MOBERLY, Mo. (Feb. 21, 2019) – Apparel and home décor retailer Gordmans, a division of Stage...

    Paris House Fire Official Release
    February 18, 2019
    By Robin Gregg A family was awoken to a fire early Saturday morning around 6:00am at the corner of business 24/15 on the south end of Paris; 865...

    Bridge Rehabilitation Projects Will Begin for Bridges near Monroe...
    February 18, 2019
    MACON – Weather permitting, Randolph County Route C will be reduced to one lane on Monday, September 17th, at the bridge over U.S. Route 24 near...

    Ronnie Fields....photo by Abby Gerveler Fields Reaches Forty-Year Mark
    February 18, 2019
    By Abbey Gerveler Paris Missouri resident Ronnie Fields has hit the forty-year mark working for the Monroe County Road and Bridge...

    UPDATE on House Fire in Paris
    February 17, 2019
    According to the Paris R-II Facebook page, yesterday's house fire victim was Donny Horner, a 7th grader at Paris Junior High, and his family. They...

    Photo by Janice Carman House Fire a Total Loss
    February 16, 2019
    By Robin Gregg A family was awoken to a fire early Saturday morning around 5:30am at the corner of business 24/15 on the south end of Paris....

    Photo by Tara Garside Small Town, Big Hearts
    February 15, 2019
    By Tara Garside The Paris community has once again rallied together to help Paris Senior Center raise funds for a desperately needed walk-in...

    Sarah Huber Foster Third Annual Sarah Huber Foster Memorial Catfish Tournament Scheduled
    February 14, 2019
    By Robin Gregg Remembering Sarah’s memory is one of her cousin’s Ethan Chapman’s way of expressing her memory of her love for the outdoors....

    FBI in Monroe City
    February 12, 2019
    Early this morning, Tuesday, February 12, 2019 the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted Law Enforcement Operations at multiple locations...

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