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10/07/2025

Wayland Harris, 85, of Piedmont, MO, passed away Monday, October 6, 2025. Visitation will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral service will follow at 1:00 pm, also in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery with full military honors. Online condolences can be made at

Ruegg Funeral Homes Inc. has always meant quality and caring service to the communities in Wayne County. From the beginning in 1931 when our name was Gish Funeral Homes, when it stood for quality and caring to the present, as our name has changed over the years, the philosophy has not. We are known....

08/20/2025

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New PCC Board Elected By Editor | August 19, 2025 | 0 Kathleen Loyd and Vickie Clubb Patterson check in voters Tuesday during an election of a new Patterson Community Center board. Susan Elayer was elected the new president of the Patterson Community Center Tuesday evening. Nearly 100 votes were cas...

08/11/2025

We want to remind our readers that tomorrow (Tuesday) is the date for the public hearing on the proposed sewer and water rate increases in Piedmont. There will also be a tax levy hearing, followed by the August city council meeting. The two hearings are slated for 1 p.m. The agenda lists the start time of the city council meeting at 2 p.m. The meetings will be held in the regular meeting area of city hall.

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08/07/2025

Our office is closed until 1 for a going to college luncheon for Madison.

07/08/2025

FYI readers: This is from the state statues—If a vacancy occurs in any elective office other than the office of mayor, a successor to the vacant office shall be selected by appointment by the mayor with the advice and consent of a majority of the remaining members of the council. The council may adopt procedures to fill vacancies consistent with this section. The successor shall serve until the next available regular municipal April election. If a vacancy occurs in any office not elective, the mayor shall appoint a suitable person to discharge the duties of the same until the first regular meeting of the council thereafter, at which time the vacancy shall be permanently filled.

07/08/2025

The date for public comment on the proposed water and sewer rate increase has changed. The public hearing will not be held July 22. It will now be held during the August city council meeting, which WILL NOT be a 5 p.m. meeting, but another 1 p.m. meeting on Aug 12. Currently, the city council is operating with a three-person council, after Chris Harris tendered his resignation due to selling his home inside the city limits of Piedmont. With Kyle Allen's job, he cannot attend 5 p.m. meetings and in order to have a quorum, they need Kyle at the meetings so dates are being switched to accommodate his work schedule.

07/07/2025

The time of the Tuesday, July 8, Piedmont City Council meeting has been moved to 1 p.m.

04/19/2025

An obituary like no other: Death could not hold Him. Remembering Jesus Christ this Easter.

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04/10/2025

S*X OFFENDER ARRESTED AT SCHOOL BUS STOP

The School Resource Officer Division of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office received information that a registered s*x offender was frequenting a bus stop, in violation of the conditions of his s*x offender registration. SRO Deputies James Clubb and Cpl. Donnie Robinson conducted an investigation and identified Steven Walker of Shook as the offender. Walker was subsequently located at the school bus stop and arrested. The deputies filed with the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

Under the law, the accused is entitled to a presumption of innocence until proven guilty in a court of law.

This arrest was made due to the vigilance of the public. Reporting suspicious activity to law enforcement is encouraged and appreciated.

The Missouri S*x Offender Registry can be found at: https://statepatrol.dps.mo.gov/

The safety of our children is our utmost concern.

Sheriff Kyle Shearrer