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Downing City Board Approves Lift Station Pump Purchase, Reviews Successful Appreciation Days
The Downing City Board convened for its regular meeting on Sept. 9, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., with Mayor Alan Garrett presiding. Present at the meeting were Aldermen Ray Bange, Joy VanWye, and Daniel Beeler, along with Water/ Wastewater Operator Tad Anderson, Contract Operator Eric Bowens, and City Clerk Carol Dryden. During the meeting, the…
Read MoreSchool Officials Hear Dolly Parton Speak
Submitted by Tennille Banner, Green City R-1 On Tuesday, August 27, 2024 Janie Gray and Tennille Banner had the opportunity to represent Green City R-1 and public schools from across the state in a celebration of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. While at the Folly Theater, in Kansas City, they were able to hear Dolly Parton…
Read MoreNew Building Under Construction for Ayerco in Milan
AYERCO HAS NEW BUILDING AND LOCATION – Ayerco Convenience Center in Milan is under construction for a new building and at a new location in Milan, located on North Pearl Street beside the Dollar General Store. Dirt work has begun for a state-of-the-art store. It will double the size of the amount of pumps they…
Read MoreHospital Attempts to Block Media Coverage of Sunshine Law Trial
Cameras in the Courtroom Request Granted by Judge By Echo Menges The First Amendment Clinic legal team has won the first of what could be a series of courtroom battles for the media to fully attend the upcoming Sunshine Law-focused bench trial to be held in Scotland County on Sept. 23 (Case No. 23SE-CC00015 –…
Read MoreHospital Attempts to Block Media Coverage of Sunshine Law Trial
Cameras in the Courtroom Request Granted by Judge By Echo Menges The First Amendment Clinic legal team has won the first of what could be a series of courtroom battles for the media to fully attend the upcoming Sunshine Law-focused bench trial to be held in Scotland County on Sept. 23 (Case No. 23SE-CC00015 –…
Read MoreKnox County Corn Festival Held in Edina
By Echo Menges The 2024 Knox County Corn Festival featured a slew of activities beginning Friday evening, Sept. 6, and ending Sunday afternoon, Sept. 9. This year’s festivities included a variety of entertainers, shows, contests, games, and an assortment of food. Good weather accompanied the event throughout the weekend. Friday evening, the festival opened with…
Read MoreKahoka’s $127K Sidewalk Improvement Grant Stuck in Bureaucratic Limbo Three Years Later
A downtown sidewalk improvement grant, originally awarded to the City of Kahoka in the spring of 2021, appears to still be mired in bureaucracy. The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant, in the amount of $127,603.78, was to provide federal funds to replace sidewalks on the north side of Main Street from Morgan to Johnson Street,…
Read MoreJaws of Life Used to Extract Driver After Rock Truck Rollover
By Echo Menges KNOX COUNTY, Mo. – Sept. 10, 2024 – One person was seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover Tuesday morning on Highway 6 between Edina and Hurdland in rural Knox County. Emergency personnel from the Knox County Rescue Squad, Edina Volunteer Fire Department, Knox County Ambulance District, Missouri State Highway Patrol, and Missouri…
Read MoreMissouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn To Speak At Scotland County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
The Scotland County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce that Chris Chinn, Missouri Director of Agriculture, will be the featured speaker at its annual meeting on September 10. Chinn, a fifth-generation Missouri farmer, was appointed Director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture in January 2017. She has held leadership positions in agriculture at the local,…
Read MoreUtility Scam Alert in Milan
City of Milan The City of Milan received information that utility customers have been contacted by a party claiming to be Ameren Electric Utility Company stating that they have an unpaid utility bill and services will be disconnected. We advise our utility customers to hang up as we are not an Ameren customer. Do not…
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