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Knox Irish History Night Video
A tribute to Knox County’s rich history of Irish descent was held at the Knox County Community Center on Saturday, March 12, 2016. The event was organized by Lois Hunziker and hosted by the Knox County Historical Society. Music, local history and displays were set up for the occasion. Scroll down for a link to…
Read MoreLt. Gov. Peter Kinder Presents Veterans Service Award to Paul Brotherton of Kahoka
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder on Tuesday, March 1, presented Veterans Service Awards to 35 Missouri veterans who provide exemplary volunteer service to their communities. Winners were selected from around the state, and included Paul Brotherton of Kahoka. Brotherton enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1968 and served until his retirement in…
Read MoreAmerican Pickers Coming Back To Missouri, Looking For Places To Go Picking
Editorial by Echo Menges We got an interesting phone call at The Edina Sentinel office on Tuesday afternoon, March 8, 2016. On the other end of the conversation was a woman named Tamar. She asked if we, the newspaper, will help spread the word that the American Pickers, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, from the…
Read MorePablo Antonio Serrano- Vitorino Captured In Montgomery County
At 12:18 a.m., March 9, 2016, Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino was arrested near the intersection of Highway 19 and Interstate 70, in Montgomery County, Missouri. Serrano-Vitorino was the subject of a 17- hour long manhunt and is wanted for the murder of four people in Kansas City, Kansas, and wanted for questioning in regard to a…
Read MoreHighland Boys Basketball Coach Resigns
Highland Boys Basketball Coach Resigns By David Sharp Highland boys basketball coach Brian Leeser informed the Edina Sentinel that he has resigned his basketball coaching duties effective at the end of the current school year. Brian Leeser has taught at Highland for 23 seasons. Leeser said he intended to continue coaching boy’s golf and teaching…
Read MoreFire Destroys Barn West of Baring
On Tuesday morning, March 8, 2016, just before 6:00 a.m., volunteer firefighters from Baring and Edina responded to a structure fire at the Mike Ellison farm on Alpine Street west of Baring, according to Baring Fire Chief Richard Witherow. “We think it was started by a heat lamp on some pigs,” said Chief Witherow. “The…
Read MoreRecipes Wanted For Corn Festival 30th Anniversary Cookbook
UPDATE: Email address CORRECTION – Email your recipes to [email protected]. The Knox County Promotional Council is calling on Knox County cooks who would like to have recipes included in the 2016 Knox County Corn Festival Cookbook. Recipes should be submitted by May 1, 2016. Recipes can be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to: KCPC, PO…
Read MoreConsumers Warned of New Surge in IRS E-mail Schemes during 2016 Tax Season; Tax Industry Also Targeted
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service renewed a consumer alert for e-mail schemes after seeing an approximate 400 percent surge in phishing and malware incidents so far this tax season. The emails are designed to trick taxpayers into thinking these are official communications from the IRS or others in the tax industry, including tax software…
Read MoreAnother Candidate Files For Knox County Sheriff Seat
According to Knox County Clerk Marlene Spory, another candidate has filed of the office of Knox County Sheriff. On Monday morning, February 29, 2016, Ryan Bishop (R) of Edina filed for the seat. Carl Knoche (D) has also filed for the seat. All Knox County Candidates are asked to submit a 300-500 word informational biography…
Read MoreOl’ Frontier Ignites again
In less than 24 hours the LaBelle, Missouri business, the Ol’ Frontier ignited for a second time on Wednesday morning. The cause of the fire came from smoldering blown in insulation in the attic above the kitchen area. Western Lewis County Fire Protection District firefighters answered the call in a unified effort to put the…
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