My Turn: National Newspaper Week
Did you notice something different about your newspaper today? The space above is intentionally blank to ask our readers to think about this question: What if your local newspaper suddenly disappeared? This isn’t a hypothetical scenario. Since 2005, nearly 3,000 local newspapers have closed across…
Read MoreMDC Hosts DIY Deer Processing Event Oct. 15 In Kirksville
This free event will show participants how to process their deer from field to freezer. KIRKVSILLE, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites the public to learn how to process deer themselves before they fill their tags this fall. This free workshop will be on Oct. 15 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at MDC’s Northeast…
Read MoreA Homecoming Win For The Rams
By Sara Smith The Rams played their homecoming game at Queen City on September 27, 2024, versus the visiting Knox County Eagles. These opponents have met six times in 8-man football format, with the Rams winning the last four, one of which was during postseason play last year. The Rams came into the game at…
Read MoreSchuyler R-1 School Board Approves Policy Updates, Hears Reports on Enrollment and Upcoming Events
Queen City, Mo., Sept. 18, 2024 – The Schuyler R-1 School District Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday evening, with President Andy Akers calling the session to order at 6 p.m. All board members were present. In the initial actions of the meeting, the board approved an amended agenda item under…
Read MoreRams Back on Track, Victory Versus Thunder
By Sara Smith September 20, 2024, the Rams traveled to Keytesville for their fourth game of the season. Keytesville coops with Brunswick and Northwestern (Mendon) for football, baseball, and softball. Their collective mascot is the Thunder. The history between the Rams and the Thunder is short but interesting. Their first meeting was in August of…
Read MoreTERRI LYNN (SPEES) SPEARS
December 19, 1964 – September 22, 2024 Terri Lynn Spears, 59, of Downing, Missouri passed away at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri on Sunday, September 22, 2024. The daughter of Verne Edward and Wilhelminia June (Phillips) Spees, Terri was born on December 19, 1964 in Rock Island, Illinois. She attended school…
Read MoreJAMES ERIC FORD
Nov. 15,1961 – Sept. 12, 2024 James Eric Ford, 62, of Kirksville, Missouri, formerly of Glenwood, Missouri and St. Louis, Missouri passed away at his home on Thursday, September 12, 2024. James was born on November 15, 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri to Gordon and Berniece Lavelle (Tallman) Ford. James graduated in 1980 from Schuyler R-1…
Read MoreRALPH WILCOX
Ralph Wilcox, 90, passed away Tuesday, September 10th, 2024, in the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City, Missouri, where he had been a patient for the last seventeen days. The son of Clarence R. and Effie (Mendenhall) Wilcox, he was born in Schuyler County north of Glenwood, Missouri, on August 15th, 1934. At age…
Read MoreMissouri Shakeout Earthquake Drill Coming Oct. 17
More than 260,000 Missourians already registered for annual “Drop, Cover, Hold On” exercise JEFFERSON CITY – Many recognize the southeast region of the state as Missouri’s Bootheel, but did you know it is also at the center of one of the country’s most active earthquake zones? The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) spans more than…
Read MoreFBLA Attends Career Day
September 12, the Schuyler R-1 FBLA chapter had the fun opportunity to go to the Cardinals VS. Reds game at Busch Stadium. They started the day off at Busch Stadium, which held a Career Day and college fair at the Cardinals baseball game. Students were able to talk to different college recruiters about their future…
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