CONNIE L. WELLS
Connie L. Wells, age 78, of Quincy, passed away at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois on June 5, 2026. Connie was born at home on a farm northeast of Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri on September 16, 1947 the daughter of Glee and Veva H. (Cochenour) Morris. She spent her childhood in rural Clark…
Read MoreLINDA FOWLER
Linda Fowler, 77, currently of Montrose, Iowa, formally of Wayland, Missouri, passed away at 10:45 pm, on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Fort Madison Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa. Linda was born on August 5, 1948, in Sigourney, Iowa to Calvin L and Dorothy E (Showman) Jacobs. Linda graduated from Sigourney High School, in Sigourney, Iowa.…
Read MoreKahoka, Area Contestants to Compete at Miss Missouri and Miss Missouri’s Teen Competitions
By Emily Bontrager Two Kahoka contestants and several local titleholders will compete during this year’s Miss Missouri and Miss Missouri’s Teen competitions June 10 through 13 at the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri. Kampbel James, of Kahoka, will compete for the title of Miss Missouri. James is the only local contestant competing in the…
Read MoreClark County Bus Fleet Earns 100 Percent Approval
KAHOKA — Clark County R-I earned a perfect rating in the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 2026 annual school bus inspection program. The district presented 31 buses for inspection, and all 31 were approved during the initial inspection. No buses were listed as defective or placed out of service. The inspections are completed each year by…
Read MoreKnox County Has 12 Buses Approved, Two Placed Out of Service
EDINA — Knox County R-I had 12 of its 17 buses approved during the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 2026 annual school bus inspection program. According to the Patrol’s report, 70.6 percent of Knox County’s buses were approved during the initial inspection. Three buses, or 17.6 percent, were listed as defective, while two buses, or 11.8…
Read MoreJANICE KAY BROWNING
Janice Kay Browning, age 74, of Knox City, Missouri, passed away Monday May 25, 2026. She was born December 12, 1951, in Quincy, Illinois, to Louis Earl and Opal Marie Huges. She was united in marriage to John Raymond Totsch who passed away April 30, 1979. To that union, four children were born, Robbie Earl,…
Read MorePATRICIA ANN PINSON
Patricia Ann Pinson, age 96, of Edina, Missouri, passed away May 31, 2026, in the LaBelle Manor Care Center in LaBelle, Missouri. She was born April 23, 1930, in Alsey, Illinois, the daughter of Lewis Roy and Lola Lucille Coats Day. She was united in marriage to Jesse Ray Pinson, on August 13, 1950, in…
Read MoreYou Can Travel Through Time On Edina Town Square
By Emilie Rumble Imagine stepping over the threshold of a building that is more than 100 years old and finding yourself immediately traveling through time. That is exactly what you will do when you walk through the doors of Sparks Retail, which was most recently home to Golden Rose Auction, and traveling further back in…
Read MoreScotland County Has 12 Buses Approved During Inspection
MEMPHIS — Scotland County R-I had 12 of its 14 buses approved during the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 2026 annual school bus inspection program. The district’s results showed 85.7 percent of buses approved during the initial inspection. One bus, or 7.2 percent, was listed as defective, and one bus, or 7.1 percent, was placed out…
Read MoreLETA BROWN
Leta Brown, 88, formally of Kahoka, Missouri passed away at 9:06 am, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri. Leta was born on October 2, 1937, in Kirksville, Missouri to Earl James Washington and Audrey Bell (Francis) Barnes. She was united in marriage to Harold D Brown and to…
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