LOREN LEE (BILL) ROWLAND
LOREN LEE (BILL) ROWLAND Bill Rowland 94, of Queen City passed away Monday (August 12, 2024) in the Schuyler County Nursing Home, where he resided the last several years. The son of Orval Wesley and Golda Veach Rowland, he was born January 27, 1930, in Graysville, Missouri. He grew up in rural Putnam County and…
Read MoreHistorical Society Proud of Old Settlers’ Return
Submitted It was so nice to see the Old Settlers Reunion return to Schuyler County this year. The support and volunteerism for the event was outstanding and Cole Tippett put forth a monumental effort to make this all happen. We at the Schuyler County Historical Society were proud to participate in the parade and to…
Read MoreNEMO RPC: Building Homes to Revitalize Local Communities
By Emily Bontrager The Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission’s (NEMO RPC) main focus is to help with economic and community development in the counties of Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Schuyler, and Scotland. In 2022, the NEMO RPC conducted a housing study for the city of Kirksville. A second study was conducted with Tri- County Electric…
Read MoreLocal Boy goes to the AAU Junior Olympics
Mason Oliver 14 of Glenwood Mo is the son of Nicholas and Megan Oliver grandson of Jeffrey and Cheryl Watson of Queen City and Ronnie and Beverly Oliver of Glenwood. Mason qualified for the AAU Junior Olympics which took place in Greensboro, North Carolina on July 29th. He competed against 70+ of the country’s best…
Read More2024 Lancaster Old Settlers Reunion King & Queen
On Friday, August 2 Ronnie Oliver and Rita Brunk were crowned the 2024 Lancaster Old Settlers Reunion King & Queen. Contestants had to be over 50 years of age to compete. More photos and results from Old Settlers Day activities can be seen inside this paper.
Read MoreGlenwood Reunion: “Stars, Stripes, and Summer Nights”
This year’s Glenwood Reunion will kick off on August 16, 17, and 18. The theme for this year is “Stars, Stripes, and Summer Nights.” The Glenwood Reunion will start out on Friday, August 16 at 5:00 p.m. with the Opening Ceremony. Stick around at 6:00 p.m. and enjoy some live music by Fully Loaded! Come…
Read MoreDWIGHT HAROLD AYER
DWIGHT HAROLD AYER September 18, 1934 – August 2, 2024 Dwight Harold Ayer, 89 of Kirksville, Missouri passed away on Friday, August 2, 2024 at The Pines in Kirksville, Missouri, where he had been residing since October 2022. The son of Glen O. and Lillie May “Patsy” (Coffman) Ayer, he was born on September 18,…
Read MoreCheese Post Burglarized
In the early hours of Thursday, August 1, the Cheese Post in Downing was burglarized. There were multiple damages to property, as well as items stolen. Two suspects, believed to be a man and a woman, were seen on surveillance video. They are believed to be driving a silver 2008 Ford F-150 reported stolen from…
Read MoreOn the Cutting Edge of Agriculture
Lee Greenley Jr. Memorial Research Farm Hosts 47th Annual Field Day Event By Echo Menges Novelty, Mo. – Aug. 1, 2024 – The 2024 annual field day event hosted by the Lee Greenly Jr. Memorial Research Farm in Novelty marked 50 years of the Northeast Missouri farm’s existence and 47 years of hosting field day…
Read More4-H Fair Results
Knowledge Test Winners Horse Senior – Tilda Koser Junior – Savannah Williams Swine Senior – Ashlyn Laws Junior – Harper Jackson Rabbit Senior – Maggie Aldridge Junior – Elivia Ferdig Poultry Senior – Jaziah Ferdig Junior – Eliana Ferdig Beef Senior – Lily March Junior – Greenley Aeschliman Dairy Senior – Tilda Koser Sheep Senior…
Read More