The Edina Sentinel

By Echo Menges The Edina Police Department made one arrest following online threats to the Knox County Courthouse and two court personnel on Friday morning, August 5, 2021. Lucas Thery, 35, of Edina was taken into custody after posting a live video of himself allegedly egging the courthouse and threatening to blow up and kill…

By Echo Menges Knox County, MO – Thursday, August 4, 2022 – The Rutledge Flea Market office and over a dozen of their vendor booths were recently burglarized and vandalized – twice. According to an owner/operator of the business, which is located in the northeast corner of Knox County, burglars broke into several buildings stealing…

By Echo Menges Les Cardwell of Edina has entered the race for Knox County Presiding Commissioner as an Independent candidate. Cardwell will not be on the August 2 Primary Election Ballot. He will be added to the November General Election Ballot to be considered by Knox County voters. According to the Knox County Clerk’s Office,…

Wind Project Development Agreement Nearing Completion By Echo Menges According to the commissioners, no other wind project in the state of Missouri includes the setback distances the Knox County Commission has been able to negotiate into the county development agreement contract between the Commission and Cordelio concerning the NEMO Wind Project. The Commission has looked…

Couple Will Celebrate July Diamond Wedding Anniversary On Saturday afternoon, July 30, 2022, friends and family of Bill and Joyce Holdren, of Baring, Missouri, will gather from 1 to 4 p.m., at Baring Hall to celebrate the diamond wedding anniversary of the couple. Sixty years ago on Sunday afternoon, July 15, 1962, Miss Joyce Dunn,…

By Echo Menges After several challenging years due to the pandemic, the 2022 Knox County 4-H/FFA Fair Week roared back last week. For the first time since 2019, Fair Week hosted a “more normal” atmosphere closer to the traditional community support Knox County offers to 4-H and FFA programs, their members and volunteers. The community…

By Echo Menges The Edina Police Department is asking the public for assistance in locating a suspect in a stolen vehicle case, which took place over the weekend. According the EPD Officer David Fagin, a white 2002 Audi was stolen from 101 SW Morgan Street (known commonly as the former Genesis House) at approximately 3:30…

By Echo Menges A local family of five has been displaced by a devastating fire in rural southwest Knox County. The fire began at approximately 2:51 p.m. on Monday, June 20, 2022, at the Cameron residence on Nightingale Ave. off State Route F approximately five miles south of Hurdland. The Hurdland, Novelty/Plevna, Baring and Edina…