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Judge Steele Suppresses Evidence in Lasher Drug Case
Second Circuit Presiding Russell E. Steele has issued a judgement in the criminal case against James Lasher, 54, of Knox City, in case No. 16KN-CR00003-01. According to court documents, Judge Steele has granted a motion to suppress the evidence collected in the case. The court order states the search of Lasher’s residence was conducted without…
Read MoreGraves Visits Lock and Dam 20
By Mike Scott Missouri’s 6th District Congressman Sam Graves toured Lock and Dam 20 at Canton on Friday, August 25. Grave serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Graves’ tour of the 2369-foot long dam, with its 110×600 lock, was led by LD 20 Lockmaster Jim McDaniel and Rock Island District Chief of Locks…
Read MoreArea Nursing Home Districts Talk to Legislators About Medicaid Cut Shortfalls and Serious Concerns MEETING VIDEO
Several nursing home district representatives in Northeast Missouri sat down with state legislators to discuss their concerns after a sweeping cut to Medicaid was put into effect earlier this month. The meeting was live streamed online from the Loch Haven Senior Living Community on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, by nemonews.net. A story about this meeting…
Read MoreUPDATE: Missing Girl Has Been FOUND! … Sheriff Asking for Help to Find Missing Northeast Missouri Girl
***UPDATE*** The Knox County Sheriff reports the missing 13-year-old girl from the Colony area has been found. “She came back home on her own,” said Sheriff Robert Becker at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 29. “She is safe at home.” According to Sheriff Becker, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Knox County Juvenile Office assisted with…
Read MoreKitten Teaches Family Important Lesson About the Value of a Life
When Princess the kitten was born deformed earlier this summer, one Knox County family was undaunted by her disability. They see past it. Princess was born on July 14, 2017, at the Hettinger home outside of Edina, with two club feet. Princess only has three toes on each of her back paws, which are growing…
Read MoreLewis County Prosecutor Reports On MDOC Commitals
According to a press release from the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office the following persons were committed to the Missouri Department of Corrections in the month of August: Travis A. Boss of Ewing, Missouri was sentenced to a term of seven (7) years in the Department of Corrections on two separate cases, including 120…
Read MoreKropf Retires From The Carnegie Public Library After 29 Years
By Marlana Bonnell “I’ve always looked at 65 as retirement time,” stated Linda Kropf. Kropf is retiring from the Carnegie Public Library after working there as the librarian for 29 years. Kropf stated, “They are so many things out there to do now that I am retiring.” Kropf said she has five more states to…
Read MoreIndians Open Strong In 2017
By Mike Scott “The only way I could be any happier is we had reversed the score on the board,” Clark County Indian Head Coach Ethan Allen said after Friday’s season opener. The Indians fell 44-34 to a very good Monroe City Panther team. “They did everything I asked of them. We played a great…
Read MoreSome CCR-1 Projects Near Completion While Others Move Forward
By Mike Scott The Clark County R-1 School District took the first steps needed for the new Indian Pride Learning Center at their Thursday, August 10 meeting. The board awarded a contract to relocate sewer lines for the new school to the low bidder, Lake Construction, at a cost of $57,280. Lake’s bid was more…
Read MoreHammond and Shoemaker Attend National Boy Scout Jamboree
Reilly Shoemaker and Caleb Hammond Two local Boy Scouts, Caleb Hammond and Reilly Shoemaker, joined a contingent of 38 other scouts from the Mississippi River Valley Council in the Quincy/Burlington area to attend the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree at Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. The 10-day event occurs once every four years…
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