The Savannah Reporter

09/01/2025

“Our first day was awesome! It was great to see all of the kids faces. Their return brings the heartbeat and breath back to our hallways,” said Becky Grimes, Superintendent of Avenue City R-IX School District.

“Our first day was awesome! It was great to see all of the kids faces. Their return brings the heartbeat and breath back to our hallways,” said Becky Grimes, Superintendent of Avenue City R-IX School District.

08/31/2025

The Family Investment Center, a financial planning, analysis and investment firm, delivered another positive report on the growth of the Bennett Lane Cemetery Trust, which the firm manages for the Andrew County Commission.

https://www.savrep.com/2025/08/30/advisor-cemetery-fund-grows-nearly-130k-to-3-3m/

08/30/2025

The fourth annual Cosby Watermelon Festival offered fun for all ages last weekend. Community members gathered at the park to play games, make crafts, listen to music, shop and, of course, eat watermelon.

COSBY - The fourth annual Cosby Watermelon Festival offered fun for all ages last weekend.

08/27/2025

The six-year report on use tax collections has shown a larger amount collected each year while the recent sales tax is not trending as well.

https://www.savrep.com/2025/08/21/use-tax-revenue-growing-while-sales-tax-decreases/

08/26/2025

After just about everything went wrong in 2023, North Andrew bounced back last season with a cast of mostly new faces. Now those faces are a year older and improved ahead of the 2025 season.

After just about everything went wrong in 2023, North Andrew bounced back last season with a cast of mostly new faces. Now those faces are a year older and improved ahead of the 2025 season.

08/26/2025

The 2025 Savannah Savages will be a bit of a mystery going into the season. The Savages graduated a long list of talented football players last season, leaving question marks around the field.

SAVANNAH - The 2025 Savannah Savages will be a bit of a mystery going into the season. The Savages graduated a long list of talented football players last season, leaving question marks around the field.

08/25/2025

Three companies are looking at possibly adding a data center in Andrew County, which would use more electrical power than is currently used in all of the county.

https://www.savrep.com/2025/08/21/data-center-eyeballs-andrew-county-site/

08/23/2025

The Empire City Market will hold its annual August Fest on Aug. 27 from 3-7 p.m.

https://www.savrep.com/2025/08/21/empire-city-market-plans-august-fest/

08/23/2025

The fourth annual Cosby Watermelon Festival will take place Aug. 23, from 4-9 p.m., at Cosby Park.

https://www.savrep.com/2025/08/21/cosby-watermelon-festival-church-in-the-park-scheduled/

08/22/2025

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Catherine Hanaway will replace Andrew Bailey as the state’s next attorney general.

Original reporting: Missouri Independent

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Tuesday that Catherine Hanaway will replace Andrew Bailey as the state’s next attorney general.

08/22/2025

A defense attorney’s attempts to have a criminal case dismissed against his client were denied by a Fifth Circuit Court judge. Now, this attorney has taken the case to the Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals to get the case dismissed.
St. Joseph resident Joe Edward Crosley, 45, remains in jail without bond on a felony charge of first-degree burglary and another charge of misdemeanor violation of an order of protection.

https://www.savrep.com/2025/08/21/crosley-files-appeal-after-judge-denies-bond-dismissal/

08/20/2025

Angela Marie Osborn faces four felonies, two counts of to counts of abuse or neglect of a child resulting in serious physical injury, involving strangulation and two counts of abuse of neglect of a child.

https://www.savrep.com/2025/08/14/woman-charge-with-child-abuse-obtains-trial-delay/