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JANICE 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…
Read MoreJOHN DWIGHT GROGAN
John Dwight Grogan, 72, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, in the loving company of his family. John was born November 3, 1953, in Keokuk, Iowa, to John Henry and Joan (Potts) Grogan. He was united in marriage to Merri Atwater…
Read MoreOzark Lyric Opera Presents True Tall Tale In Memphis
Performers from Ozark Lyric Opera in Springfield, Missouri, delighted and awed the audience with the production of its new folk musical ”Dream Big: The True Tall Tale”, which was inspired by the life of Ella Kate Ewing known around the world as the “Missouri Giantess”. The Opera company played to a sold-out crowd at the…
Read MoreLancaster Fire & Rescue Fire Protection District Receives VFA Grant
By Ben Webster, Fire Program Supervisor, Missouri Dept. of Conservation The Lancaster Fire & Rescue Fire Protection District recently received funding awarded for this year’s Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Grants. Equipment purchased by the grant include: One (1) Danko XL Skid Unit (300-gallon water/10-gallon foam). The Lancaster Fire District spent $18,400.00, and the Missouri department…
Read MoreDOYLE DONNELL MOORE
January 26, 1955 – June 4, 2026 Doyle Donnell Moore, 71 of Queen City, Missouri passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2026 at the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City, Missouri. The son of Doyle V. and Doris Jean (Howard) Moore, he was born on January 26, 1955 in Unionville, Missouri. Donnell was a…
Read MoreVIRGINIA LEE (BALL) SIMBRO
May 15, 1957- June 6, 2026 Lee (Ball) Simbro, 69 of Lancaster, Missouri passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2026 surrounded by her loving husband, daughters and sister. The daughter of William Doyle Ball Sr. and Dorothy Ann Brown, she was born on May 15, 1957 in St. Louis, Missouri. She was a 1978 graduate…
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