By Robin Gregg April is World Autism Awareness Month and the Day is actually April 2, 2020. We all know at least one person who lives with some...

By Aimee Higgins The Madison-West Monroe Fire Department has been chosen as the Heroes of the Month for their continued diligence in keeping...

Laura Kehl is the school counselor at Paris Elementary School. Laura has experience working in higher education where she helped middle school and...

Who: ALL of Monroe County welcome When: Friday April 3rd 6-8pm Where: Paris, MO- turn around spots are MFA in South End of town and then circle...

Name: Macy Holohan, daughter of Shannon Holohan Favorite High School Memory: My favorite high school memory is when I was a freshman and the...

Madison Lion, Don Willingham, is giving Elsie Mallory a sack of groceries and toiletries to help our Senior Citizens during these trying times....

By Robin Gregg We asked our Facebook readers, “What are you not able to do right now because of COVID-19 that you miss terribly?” Because let’s...

The Missouri Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) would like to remind producers of the program sign-up deadlines to be considered for FY...

Paris R-II Board of Education met March 18, 2020. Current business items discussed were as follows: Summer Help, OPAA Food Service Agreement...

Concerning the "My Turn" editorial in the March 19, 2020 edition of the Appeal: In Mr. Fredrick's column titled "Changing Minds in a Crisis", it...

All U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recreation areas, including boat ramps, day use areas and campgrounds at Mark Twain Lake will continue to...

By Robin Gregg Bear Hunts are taking off around Monroe County to bring some innocent entertainment to all ages. Local businesses and residents...

The Monroe City Police Department turned into an assembly line putting together dental hygiene packs and buddy packs for the kiddos and elderly on...

If you are a small business or have family that operate a small business, please share...... The State of Missouri was declared economically...

We're working every day to bring you the news of how our area is affected and how things are changing quickly during the Coronavirus outbreak. If...