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Regans To Celebrate 65th Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Ragan, 1954 William (Bill) D. and Joanne M. Ragan of Kahoka, MO will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on December 5, 2019.  Mr. Bill Ragan and the former Miss Joanne Gutting were married December 5, 1954, at the First Christian Church in Kahoka, MO. Attendants were Carol Paden and James Ragan.  Mrs.…

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Critser Takes Honor Flight

William  “Bob” Critser By Denise Shannon On October 17, 2019, William “Bob” Critser, Vietnam, Veteran, from Saint Francisville, Missouri, was one of the men who got to take part in the final Great River Honor Flight of 2019.  William “Bob” Critser had served in the Army from 1974to 1977.  He chose to go into the…

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2019 Central Rivers All-Conference Team

1st Team Offense   QB – Blake Buchanan – So, Orrick   RB – Ethan Geisendorfer – Sr, North Shelby   RB – Kysor Hughes – Sr, Norborne/Hardin-Central   APB – Dayton Mettes – Sr, North Shelby   OL – Jackson Lunsford – Jr. North Shelby   OL – Carson Mesmer – Sr, North Shelby…

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Raiders Get Revenge on Orrick, State Quarterfinal Game next

By Troy Treasure   North Shelby avenged its eight-point loss more than two weeks ago to Orrick in decisive fashion.   Dayton Mettes ran 16 times for 185 yards, including a 65-yard dash, and four touchdowns as the Raiders punished the Bearcats 54-6 in the rematch Friday, Nov. 8 at Orrick.   Ethan Geisendorfer rushed…

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Clark County Collector Offers Important Tax Suggestions

Clark County Collector Offers Important Tax Suggestions Michelle Allen, the Collector for Clark County, would like to suggest a couple things to prepare for the upcoming tax year. First, when you receive your envelope from us, please open and inspect your statement(s) individually at your earliest possible convenience.  If you think you should have received…

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Weather Alerts from the National Weather Service

Posted at 7:00 a.m. – Monday, November 11, 2019 URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Saint Louis MO 304 AM CST Mon Nov 11 2019 ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047-048-050-112100- /O.EXT.KLSX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-191111T2100Z/ Adams IL-Audrain MO-Boone MO-Brown IL-Callaway MO-Cole MO-Knox MO- Lewis MO-Marion MO-Moniteau MO-Monroe MO-Pike IL-Pike MO-Ralls MO- Shelby MO- Including the cities of Bowling Green, Columbia, Fulton,…

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Brown Found Guilty of Rape and Burglary

By Marlana Smith A Shelbyville man was found guilty of Rape – 2nddegree and Burglary – 2nddegree, on Friday, November 8, 2019. William Thomas Brown, 39, was arrested on May 17, 2019, accused of entering a Shelbyville residence and raping a woman twice. Brown was accused of pulling and ripping the victim’s underclothing off before…

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Forever Families, Adoption Awareness

    Forever Families, Adoption Awareness By Denise Shannon Togetherness, feeling loved, consistency, stability, learning different skills, succeeding with all that one does while growing, all of these things can revolve around having a family or being part of a family. Did you know that November is National Adoption Month?  Let’s take a look into adoption…

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Endangered Person Found Deceased

    The Kirksville Police Department has issued an update to the Endangered Person Advisory for a missing person incident that occurred at Route P at Highway 63, Kirksville, MO at 5:35 P.M. on October 30, 2019.   FOUND DECEASED:  Meredith Ann Water Lewis a white female, age 55   Meredith Ann Lewis,  a white…

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Local Veterans Moved By Honor Flight

        Five veteran with Clark Count roots pose at the Vietnam Memorial during the 57th Great River Honor Flight.  They are (Front Row) Michael Huston and Pat Huston, (Back Row) Jerry Thorn, Ralph Dorrell, and Bill Critser.   Local Veterans Moved By Honor Flight By Denise Shannon The final Great River Honor…

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