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Local Group of Mennonites Helping Cleanup Storm Damage in Knox County – FREE of CHARGE
A local group of Mennonites working through Weaverland Disaster Service is helping local residents cleanup after Saturday’s storm, which tore large branches from trees and pushed trees over during high winds. Edina, Hurdland and other areas in Knox County were littered with debris following the storm. This group is offering their services free of charge.…
Read MoreAuditor Galloway Visited Shelby County
By Marlana Smith The Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway came to Shelby County on Thursday morning, October 12, 2017, to congratulate the Shelby County Circuit Court on the excellent rating they received on their audit in July. “There have only been two counties who received excellent ratings since the ratings system was established in 2011.…
Read MoreThree Lewis County Residents Arrested on Felony Drug Charges
According to a press release from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office on October 5, 2017, members of the Canton Police Department, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office and the NEMO Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 200 N. 4th Street. Apt. 2, Canton, Missouri. Upon investigation, officers located illegal drugs (prescription medication) and drug…
Read MoreAlderton Selected Missouri Independent Bankers Association President
By Mike Scott He has come a long way since the days he and his brother, Brian, started in the business by cleaning the bank in Wyaconda. David Alderton, president of Peoples Bank of Wyaconda, was selected as the new president of the Missouri Independent Bankers Association at their 40th annual meeting, held at the…
Read MoreLewistown Man Injured In Auto Accident
According to a report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 37 year-old Jeffrey C. Smith of Lewistown, Missouri, was moderately injured on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at 3:50 p.m., in Lewis County, when the 1998 Toyota Camry he was driving eastbound on Highway 6 at Tolona, Missouri, was hit head on by…
Read MorePedophile Pastor Sentenced, Courthouse Security Increased During Hearing
By Echo Menges A former Schuyler County pastor has been sentenced in court for molesting a child parishioner. The mood in the courtroom in the Knox County Courthouse was stoic as Second Circuit Presiding Judge Russell E. Steele sentenced former Pastor George C. Bradburn, 69, of Queen City, MO, to serve two ten-year terms to…
Read MoreFirefighters from Knox, Lewis, Shelby Battle Newark Blaze, Save Neighboring Home VIDEO
By Echo Menges “We had the call come in around seven o’clock for a structure fire. Our Chief got on scene and called in mutual aid. The structure was fully engulfed by the time we were on scene,” said Newark Rural Volunteer Fire Department Public Information Officer Carol York. “The responding departments were Newark, we…
Read More26th Annual Parade of Champions Marches Into Kahoka Saturday
Marching band fans will have a chance to see over fifteen bands in action at the 26th Annual Parade of Champions parade and field show completion at Kahoka, MO on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The competition, sponsored by the Clark County R-1 Fine Arts Boosters, will begin with the parade, starting at 2:00 p.m. Thirteen…
Read MoreConvicted Child Predator Arrested in Kirksville for Sexual Exploitation of a Shelby County Child
By Echo Menges A convicted child molester, with another open child molestation case elsewhere in the state, is accused of preying on yet another Missouri child – this time in Northeast Missouri. According to court documents, Scott Byron Walsh, 46, was arrested for one Class A felony count of sexual exploitation of a minor by…
Read MoreCCR-1 School Board Rejects Bids, Downsizes Learning Center
Completion Delayed Until Spring of 2019 By Mike Scott Clark County R-1 school board members faced a tough decision during a special meeting on Wednesday, September 20. As reported in last week’s edition of The Media, construction bids for the Indian Pride Learning Center, which will focus on Early Childhood and Special Education students, bids…
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