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Community Members Voice Concerns At Raucous Edina City Council Meeting
Community Members Voice Concerns At Raucous Edina City Council Meeting By Echo Menges The most tumultuous Edina City Council meeting of recollection took place at the Edina City Hall on Monday, September 10, 2012. It was one of the most well attended council meetings of the year. Several community members attended to either observe…
Read MoreQuestions Arise About Favoritism By Local Law Enforcement, And In Edina And Knox County Hiring Practices
By Echo Menges An incident involving a Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy, who also works as an Edina Police Officer, his cousin, and several Knox County High School students lead The Edina Sentinel to uncover more questions than answers. First, here are the details of the incidents, which opened a proverbial can of worms for…
Read MoreCourthouse Nearing Completion, Dedication Date Set
Clark County’s new courthouse is nearing completion, and county offices should move in next month. “We hope to be in sometime in September,” said Presiding Commissioner Ron Brewer. “We’re getting close now. They’re doing finishing touches, which takes time,” Brewer said. Last week, the new driveway was poured. “We’ve received some new furnishing, and put…
Read MoreKnox County Election Results Local 7 of 7 Precincts Reporting – Unofficial
Knox County Sheriff (Republican) Robert Becker (R) 530 Ryan J. Bishop (R) 369 Allen Gudehus (D) 278 Eastern Commissioner Terry “Red” Callahan (D) 140 Danny Gibbons (R) 194 Robert Lay (R) 244 Western Commissioner Terry Marble (D) 80 Roger Parton (D) 120 James (Jim) Parrish (R) 284 Public Admin. Kathy J. Poore (D) 276 Theresa…
Read MoreWyaconda River Bridge Reopens on Route D in Clark County
Wyaconda River Bridge Reopens on Route D in Clark County HANNIBAL – Friday, July 27, Route D will reopen to traffic south of Kahoka after almost two months of work to replace the Wyaconda River Bridge. The 66-year-old bridge was replaced with a new bridge that is two-foot wider. The contractor anticipates the bridge will…
Read MoreTwo Federal Search Warrants Executed Near Alexandria
Two federal search warrants were executed Wednesday morning , July 25, near Alexandria, as a convoy of federal, state and county law enforcement vehicles converged on the Smokerz Outlet and US 61 Oil Company (formerly FISCA) station. Clark County Sheriff Paul Gaudette confirmed that FBI agents, along with the Clark County Sheriff’s Department, Missouri Highway…
Read MoreUSDA Grants Request by Gov. Nixon to Declare All Missouri Counties as Disaster Areas Because of Heat, Drought
Designation comes as Governor visits with farmers to survey damage JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Farmers throughout Missouri affected by the heat and drought that has gripped the state will now have access to low-interest loans and other assistance from the federal government, Gov. Jay Nixon said today. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Vilsack has designated…
Read MoreBurn Ban Notice Issued by City & County
Burn Ban Notice Issued by City & County Due to the extreme dry conditions, the Clark County Commission and the Board of Alderman of the City of Kahoka have issued a burn ban within Clark County and the City of Kahoka until further notice.
Read MoreExciting and Disturbing Technology: Google’s Street View Car In Knox County
By Echo Menges On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 one of Google’s Street View Cars was spotted roving around Edina. The vehicle is a multi colored hatchback with a large pole mounted to the center of the roof and a red sphere mounted on top of the pole. The pole and sphere on top of the…
Read MoreFireworks Spark Tuesday Fire
The Clark County Rural Fire Department was called to the scene of a fire on Tuesday afternoon, about two miles northeast of Kahoka. Upon arrival, they found that pile of corn cobs and several round hay bales were ablaze. Nearby, they found fireworks. “It’s so dry out here,” said firefighter Larry Saxton. “People need to…
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