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Edina Mayor Eric Hunolt was arrested for drunk driving after hitting a cow on a gravel county road. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol arrest report, on Tuesday night, at approximately 9:11 p.m., Eric B. Hunolt, 36, of Edina was arrested for driving while intoxicated. According to the Knox County Sheriff Robert Becker, Hunolt…

  The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office has investigated several school bus stop-arm violations during this school year.  There appears to be a significant increase in these violations.  Residents are reminded to always yield to a school bus. Missouri law requires all motorists to stop once a school bus arm or stop sign has been activated. …

According to a press release from the LCSO. on September 25, 2017, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office arrested Erik P. Hickerson, age 36, of Durham, Missouri for resisting arrest by fleeing, a class E felony, stemming from an incident that occurred on September 23, 2017 near Durham.  On that date, Hickerson fled from a sheriff’s…

According to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office on September 22, 2017, a Lewis County deputy was on patrol in the Durham area when he made contact with a male subject operating a four wheeler on Magnolia Avenue.  Upon further investigation, the deputy found methamphetamine on the subject. Brandon L. Weese, age 36, of Quincy, Illinois…

By Echo Menges The Knox County Prosecutor Jo Fortney filed a criminal charge against the owner of 100 South Main Street in Edina, MO at the beginning of September. Anita Woodburn, 54, of Birch Tree, MO, is accused of violating City of Edina Ordinance No. 548 after failing to maintain, repair or demolish a dangerous…

By Kevin Fox On Thursday, September 21, the Battle of Athens State Historic Site and Iliniwek Village State Historic Site held a public meeting at the Battle of Athens State Historic Site. It would turn out to be a most bizarre evening.  Appoximately 40 people were present at  the meeting, which began with introductions by…

After more than a decade-long hiatus, the Miss Clark County Pageant will be returning to Kahoka on February 17, 2018, in the Clark County Middle School gym. The Miss Clark County Pageant will be a preliminary for the Miss Missouri Pageant, and is part of the Miss America Scholarship Pageant program Three young ladies will…

9/18/2017   JEFFERSON CITY— Case No. EA-2017-0345  Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI) has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission asking the Commission to grant ATXI a certificate of convenience and necessity to build, operate and maintain a 345-kV electric transmission line from Palmyra, Missouri to the Iowa border and an associated…