Death Notices
Lois (Stafford) Hahn Lois (Stafford) Hahn, age 74, died December 7, 2025 in Fredericktown. She was born January 20, 1951. Funeral Services were December 12, 2025 at Follis & Sons Funeral Home. follisandsonsfh.com Robert “Bob” Tesreau Robert “Bob” Tesreau, age 60, died December 9, 2025 in Fredericktown. He was born March 8, 1965. Funeral Services…
Read MoreGlenda Nell Robinson Skaggs-Pierce
Glenda Nell Robinson Skaggs-Pierce, born July 2, 1934, in Patton, Missouri, to Joseph C. and Pearl (Stanfill) Robinson, entered into eternal rest on December 4, 2025, at Presbyterian Manor in Farmington, Missouri. Glenda was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Lindel and Paul Robinson; her sisters, Mabel Boland, Wanda Green, Delma “Robb” Meyer,…
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100 YEARS AGO – December 17, 1925 Hugh H. Humphreys, local road construction man, was awarded two good jobs in Iron County at the meeting in Jefferson City Saturday of last week. One of the jobs is near Annapolis and consists of an overhead bridge over the Missouri Pacific railroad tracks on Highway No 49.…
Read MoreMadison County Commission Minutes
At 9:00 A.M., Monday, November 17, 2025, the Honorable Madison County Commission met pursuant to adjournment on November 10, 2025. Presiding Commissioner Jason Green, First District Commissioner Tom Stephens and Second District Commissioner Larry Kemp attended the meeting. County Clerk Don Firebaugh recorded the proceedings. After the Pledge of Allegiance, Presiding Commissioner Green called the…
Read MoreNovember busy month for Eta Eta Circle of Sisters
Shirley Baxter Debbie Shoemaker hosted our November 6 meeting at her home. We were able to help 16 Madison County Seniors with their December utilities. Following the regular business meeting, Debbie gave a spectacular presentation on her recent trip to Ireland. Awesome food was enjoyed by all, and Irish coffee served in beautiful cups from…
Read MoreNew Materials in the Ozark Regional Library System
Michelle Swane, Library Director If you don’t see it at your local branch, ask your librarian to order it for you (or you can go to our online catalogue and place a hold on the item yourself). Remember, a library card is free! Fiction Awad, Mona. Baldacci, David. Brown, Rita Mae. Cousens, Sophie. Cussler, Clive,…
Read MoreMOFB IMPACT Academy: A year to remember
As 2025 comes to a close, I look back on the year and my participation in the Missouri Farm Bureau’s (MOFB) 2025 IMPACT Leadership Academy as a great experience. The program kicked off in March at the home office, when class members met for the first time. In that initial gathering, we met several inspiring…
Read MoreMadison County Senior Center Receives $5,000 Boost from New Era Bank
New Era Bank recently stepped up to help Senior’s in the community by donating $5,000.00 to the Madison County Senior Center to help keep the center open. Pictured are: Crystal Sherrick, Administrator Madison County Senior Center and Paul Hale, Jr. Senior Vice President, New Era Bank.
Read MoreInvesting in Our Nation’s Children
Congressman Smith Capitol Report Thanks to President Trump and the One, Big, Beautiful Bill – the landmark legislation I authored that delivered the Working Families Tax Cuts – every eligible American child born between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2028, will receive a Trump Account, giving them a meaningful financial head start as they…
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100 YEARS AGO – December 10, 1925 W.H. Harris, president of the recently incorporated Madison Ice and Fuel Co., announced this week that a 30-ton ice machine will be installed complete in the company’s plant here during the next few weeks, and in ample time for use before the coming of warm weather next spring.…
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