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Virginia Price, 84, of Kahoka, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at the Clark County Nursing Home, in Kahoka, Missouri with her family by her side. She was born on February 19, 1942, in Keokuk, Iowa, to Claude and Dora (Harris) Sackman. One of 5 children, Virginia, attended Kahoka High School and…
Read MoreLongtime Kahoka Postal Carrier Karla Fuller Retires
By Emily Bontrager Karla Fuller, 68, of Kahoka, Missouri, retired from her position as a postal carrier at the Kahoka Post Office, with her official last day on Saturday, February 28. She graduated from Quincy Senior High School in 1976 and spent many years as a stay-at-home wife and mother. “I didn’t want somebody else…
Read MoreClark County Man Charged With Child Sex Offenses; $100,000 Cash-Only Bond Set
KAHOKA — A Clark County man is facing multiple felony charges involving a juvenile victim following his arrest Tuesday. Thomas Scott Murphy has been charged in Clark County Circuit Court in Case No. 26CK-CR00025 with first-degree child molestation, first-degree statutory rape, first-degree statutory sodomy and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. According to court…
Read MoreOutdoors With Kevin Fox: Ice Out Fishing for Bass and Panfish
The weatherman had said that last Wednesday, February 25, temperatures should reach sixty degrees. Either he was wrong or the forecast had changed since I last looked at it. But in order to get to sixty degrees, it had to reach fifty first. I was busy most of the day, but I had made a…
Read MoreAuditor Fitzpatrick Releases Compilation Of Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act (Cafa) Seizure Reports For 2025
State Auditor’s report shows $13,730 in total forfeiture activity across two Northeast Missouri counties; others report none JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (February 27, 2026) — Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick today released a compilation of property seizures made under Missouri’s Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act (CAFA) during calendar year 2025. The report shows law enforcement officials seized…
Read MoreCelebrate Agriculture: Thank a Farmer Week Celebrates
NEMO – Our changing economy illustrates how agriculture impacts our lives now more than ever. Farmers and ranchers provide the food, feed, fuel and fiber that serves consumers in Missouri and around the globe. Thanks to Missouri farmers, consumers have can also find locally sourced food and goods. Consumers around the world enjoy what our…
Read MoreKATHERINE ELAINE (EWING) FORRESTER
Katherine Elaine (Ewing) Forrester, 79, of Memphis, Missouri, died February 25, 2026, at her home. She was born September 29, 1946, in Keokuk, Iowa, the oldest of two children born to Clark Baldwin and Katherine Madeline (Monroe) Ewing. Elaine attended elementary school (grades 1-3) at South Liberty Grade School, a country school north of Rutledge.…
Read MoreRural School Leaders Warn Proposed Tax Bills Could Strip Millions from Northeast Missouri Classrooms
By Mike Scott, NEMOnews Media Group Superintendents across northeast Missouri say three proposed property tax measures moving through the Missouri House could significantly reduce funding for rural school districts — potentially affecting staffing, programming and long-term financial stability. The legislation — Missouri House Bill 2780, Missouri House Bill 1766, and Missouri House Bill 2329 —…
Read MoreReturn of daylight saving time is opportunity to test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, review home fire escape plans
Working smoke alarms reduce risk of dying in a fire by one-half JEFFERSON CITY – As Missourians prepare to “spring forward” for the return to daylight saving time on Sunday, March 8, State Fire Marshal Tim Bean reminds them to use the time change as a reminder to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and…
Read MoreShrine of St. Patrick Special Pictorial Cancellation Envelope Celebrates 90 Years
The Shrine of St. Patrick is proud to announce the 2026 Special Pictorial Cancellation Envelope depicting the Irish Cottage home. The traditional Irish Cottage was a humble dwelling designed to be built quickly and affordably using materials sourced within a few miles of the building site. The materials were made of local stone and…
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