The Media
My Turn: National Newspaper Week
Did you notice something different about your newspaper today? The space above is intentionally blank to ask our readers to think about this question: What if your local newspaper suddenly disappeared? This isn’t a hypothetical scenario. Since 2005, nearly 3,000 local newspapers have closed across the United…
Read MoreLocal 4-H Members Sew for a Great Cause
By Emily Bontrager On Monday, Sept. 23, local 4-H members gathered at the Amazing Grace Bible Church to make pillowcases and crib sheets for a community service project. For many years, LaTisha Scott-Snead has served as the 4-H sewing project leader in Clark County. This year, Scott-Snead wanted to focus on incorporating community service and…
Read MoreAfter Over 50 Years in the Community, Kahoka State Bank Merges with Exchange Bank of Northeast Missouri
By Emily Bontrager In February 2024, Kahoka State Bank announced that shareholders voted to merge with Exchange Bank of Northeast Missouri. Kahoka State Bank opened at 201 W. Commercial St. in Kahoka, Mo., on Jan. 2, 1968. The building was once home to the Montgomery opera house. In 1869, John W. Montgomery, a Scotch- Irishman,…
Read MoreRoyalty Reigns: Evan Jones, Emma Pitford, and Eden Kearse Take Top Titles
Evan Jones was crowned Miss Clark County at the Miss Clark County, Miss Clark County Teen, and Miss Lewis and Clark Teen competitions held on Saturday evening, September 21. Emma Pitford was named Miss Clark County’s Teen, and Eden Kearse was crowned Miss Lewis and Clark’s Teen. Jones not only took home the Miss Clark…
Read MoreGuiding the Flock: Rex Nelson Shares His Expertise as a Poultry Judge
By Emily Bontrager Ever since Rex Nelson was a little boy, he has loved birds. His love for birds took flight, and now he owns around 400 chickens, 200 peafowl, and 150 ducks. Rex’s hobby of raising birds started out with four ducks that his family purchased from a neighbor. “Somehow the button hit, and…
Read MoreNEMOnews Media Group Wins 10 Awards at Missouri Press Convention
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — NEMOnews Media Group took home 10 awards in the 2024 Better News Contest, sponsored by the Missouri Press Association. The awards, recognizing work done in 2023, were presented at the 158th Annual Missouri Press Convention in Springfield. The Media in Kahoka earned three awards, including second place for Best Election Story and…
Read MoreOld Settler’s Day: “A Day at the Races!”
By Emily Bontrager The 140th Old Settler’s Day celebration will be held on Saturday, Sept. 28, on the square in Kahoka, Missouri. This year’s theme is “A Day at the Races: A Tribute to Missouri Harness Racing.” Some events will take place before Saturday’s main celebration. The first will be the Old Settler’s Queen and…
Read MoreMac’s Super Saver Sold After 42 Years of Family Ownership
By Emily Bontrager For 42 years, Mac’s Super Saver has been a staple in the community. Mac’s Super Saver was owned and operated by Barb and Greg “Mac” McVeigh, who also co-owned a grocery store in LaGrange, Missouri. The family-owned grocery store opened in Kahoka, Missouri, on June 22, 1982. The McVeighs had a lot…
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 MoreCelebrate Clark County’s Mule Festival: Sept. 19-21
The Clark County Mule Festival will be held from Sept. 19 – 21, 2024, marking the 38th annual event at the Clark County Fairgrounds, located on Business Route EE or 23130 East Main St., about one mile east of Kahoka, Missouri. Admission is $5 per person, which includes a commemorative button or wristband valid for…
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