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Green City to Celebrate Fourth of July
By Kathleen Hauser As part of the Green City Chamber of Commerce July 4th Celebration and Fireworks Display, we welcome you to join us on July 3rd and July 4th to celebrate the restoration of the 1931 Shell Filling Station off the southeast corner of the square where Fred (Killer) Burke was first identified and…
Read MoreLocal Student Qualifies to Compete At World’s Largest Junior High Rodeo
Raylea Sidwell, a sixth-grade student at Schuyler County R-1, has earned a position on the Missouri National Junior High rodeo team and will be traveling with her fellow teammates to Des Moines, IA, June 23-29, to compete in the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in the Pole Bending competition. Featuring roughly 1,200 contestants from 43…
Read MoreHonorable Retirement of Flags
On Friday evening, June 14, local American Legion and VFW members, all on with members of Boy Scout Troop #145, honorably retired several flags. After a brief and somber ceremony, the flags were respectfully destroyed by burning. Pictured right: American Legion member Ted Hee salutes as the first flag is honorably destroyed by burning. “A…
Read MoreKnox County Candidates Seek Office
Whiles Announces Candidacy for Knox Co. Western Dist. Commissioner Submitted by Bill Whiles My name is Bill Whiles and I am running for Western District Commissioner. I am a 1997 graduate of Knox County High School and have been married to my wife of twenty four years Annette. Together we have raised two wonderful children…
Read MorePickle Ball: A Booming Sport
By Lori Moots-Clair, Knox County Health Department Administrator The pickle ball craze has been crossing the country for a few years now, and Edina, MO is on board. The tennis courts at Miller Park have been redone into pickle ball courts (along with new basketball courts), and the Knox County Health Department couldn’t be happier.…
Read MoreHomebank Celebrates 90th Anniversary
HOMEBANK is celebrating its 90th anniversary at the end of June with cookout on Thursday, June 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 400 S. Main Street. The public is invited to the free event, which will include lunch, entertainment, and prizes. No reservations are required. HOMEBANK was founded on June 25, 1934, as…
Read MoreState Treasurer Visits Palmyra
By Mike Scott Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek visited Marion County officials on Thursday afternoon, bringing his campaign to northeast Missouri. Born in India, Malek came to the United States in 2001, to work on his MBA at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. “I arrived August 11, exactly one month before September 11…
Read MoreGovernor Parson Appoints County Clerk
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – This week, Governor Mike Parson announced 19 appointments to various boards and commissions and filled two county office vacancies. Among them was: Tammy Kirchner of Memphis, who was appointed as the Scotland County clerk. Kirchner was sworn into office on Thursday morning, June 6. Kirchner previously served as interim Scotland County…
Read MoreRemembering The Armed Robbery Of The Farmers Merchant Bank
By Echo Menges The citizens of Memphis were rocked by an armed robbery at the local bank 60 years ago. Jack Luther, 69, of Kansas City remembers the excitement and chaos of the aftermath of the robbery. The Memphis native was nine-years-old at the time of the robbery living just a few blocks from the…
Read MoreHannah Andino: Adair County SB40 Developmental Disability Board May 2024 Spotlight Award Recipient
Adair County SB40 is thrilled to announce that Hannah Andino has been selected as the recipient of the May 2024 Kid’s Inclusion Spotlight Award from Adair County SB40. Hannah was nominated by Adair SB40 Service Coordinator Amber O’Dell, who praised her for being a strong self-advocate for her disability needs and her community. Hannah’s mom,…
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