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Knox County Commission Grants Assent to Mark Twain Transmission Project PUBLIC HEARING FULL VIDEO
The Knox County Commission unanimously voted to grant assent to Ameren Transmission of Illinois (ATXI) for the Mark Twain Transmission Project (MTTP), a high-voltage power line planned to be constructed in Northeast Missouri, on Friday morning, August 18, 2017. The Knox County Commission has been opposed to granting assent to the project leading up to…
Read MoreSharpe Holdings Enters Settlement Agreement with Family of Deceased Employee
Sharpe Enters Settlement Agreement in Geiler Case PRESS RELEASE FROM SHARPE HOLDINGS, INC. BETHEL, MO – Sharpe Holdings, Inc. recently entered a settlement agreement with Sheyanne Geiler, Haile Geiler, Edward Geiler, and Linda Norman concerning the unfortunate death of Richard Geiler. Sharpe’s sympathies and prayers are with Mr. Geiler’s family members concerning the death of their…
Read MoreDrug Route?
Is there a drug route in Clark County? Someone certainly thinks so. On Friday morning, August 18, this hand-painted banner appeared on Highway 27 about a mile south of the junction with Highway 136 near Wayland. It warns motorists on the Avenue of the Saints of an alleged drug dealer route from Argyle, Iowa,…
Read MoreKnox County Health Department Solar Glasses Recall
The following information has been released by the Knox County Health Department: Eclipse Glasses Recalled. Knox County Health Department urges all residents who picked up glasses at the Knox County Health Department to throw away the glasses or return them to the department. Administration spoke with Amazon today 8/17/2017 in the aftermath of various other…
Read MoreGrain Belt Express CCN Denied by PSC, Influenced by ATXI Mark Twain Transmission Project Court Ruling
PSC DENIES GRAIN BELT EXPRESS APPLICATION JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Public Service Commission has denied an application filed by Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC (GBE) seeking Commission authority and a certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) to construct, own, operate, control, manage and maintain a high voltage, direct current transmission line and associated facilities within…
Read MoreClark County Arrest Report 8/16
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office reports the following arrests: Correction to charges on John Soper age 45 of Keokuk IA was arrested on August 5, 2017 at 3:03 am by the Missouri State Highway Patrol with Warrant issued for Operate Vehicle On Highway Without A Valid License-1st, Possession Of Controlled Substance Except 35 Grams Or Less Of…
Read MoreYouth Dies From ATV Accident Injuries
According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2017, on Maple Street, four miles southwest of Durham, Missouri, an 8 year old boy from Macon, Missouri, died from injuries sustained in an accident while driving an ATV southbound. Vallen Z. McVey, was driving a…
Read MoreFormer Queen City Pastor Pleads Guilty in Knox County Court to Sodomizing a Child
(*Video by Echo Menges for The Edina Sentinel & nemonews.net.) According to court documents, just over one year ago, a young man, formerly of Queen City, MO, told investigators about being sexually abused throughout his childhood by his former pastor, George Charles Bradburn, 69. Bradburn befriended the boy at age nine, who commonly spent time…
Read MoreAuditor Galloway uncovers evidence of $90 million billing scheme at Putnam County Memorial Hospital
Poor condition of hospital finances leads to questionable management contract, abuse of power and oversight failures by hospital leadership UNIONVILLE, Mo (August 9, 2017) Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway has released an audit of Putnam County Memorial Hospital, which uncovered $90 million in inappropriate lab billings by hospital leadership and associates. The investigation started after auditors…
Read MoreLewis Countians Prizewinners At LCREC Annual Meeting
GRAND PRIZE WINNER – Mr. Don Fifer of Ewing, Missouri, was the happy grand prize winner of a $400.00 credit towards his electric account on Thursday night, August 3, at the conclusion of the LCREC annual meeting. Mr. Fifer was presented the prize by Patrick Griggs, CEO/General Manager of Lewis County REC. PRIZES FOR…
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