Missouri State University awarded 1,437 degrees to students in fall 2024. The commencement ceremonies took place Dec. 13, 2024, at Great Southern...

Thank you to Kaylee Beckham, one of two students in our Student Internship Program! Kaylee volunteered two hours on Monday to help organize our...

Valentine Story It began in 1997 Robin Wood was a Junior in high school and Jimmy Gregg was working at Cerro Copper. We dated for a few months...

Applications are now being accepted to become a Century Farm. You are eligible if your family has owned a farm for 100 consecutive years or more as...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, but there's a lot you can do to prevent it. Taking time to care for your heart...

 Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows deer hunters checked 159,110 deer during Missouri's 2024 firearm deer...

Hello Monroe and Ralls County!Again, we are in search of nominations for "Farmer of the Month"! Please email robingregg@monroecountyappeal.com with...

The Ralls County Food Pantry could use some donations! These are some of the things we hand out each month. Donation items: Can Corn; Can Green...

By Robin Gregg, Publisher & General Manager Looking back at the past 7.5 years since joining the Monroe County Appeal and Ralls County Herald...

(StatePoint) Each year, up to 160,000 older adults living in the United States are hospitalized and as many as 10,000 die due to respiratory...

 "When I was a boy in a printing-office in Missouri, a loose-jointed, long-legged, tow-headed, jeans-clad countrified cub of about sixteen lounged...

 City will make drinking water system improvements The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $4.6 million in financial assistance to...

The holiday season may be warm, merry and bright, but it's also a time when it's all too easy to spend more than you plan to and rack up debt you...

 On December 13, 2024, Monroe County Christmas Is Caring gave gifts to 74 children and loaded and sent food boxes to 54 families. The event was...

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