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Knox County Missouri Local General Election 2014 Results
Total Ballots Cast in Knox County, Missouri, in 7 Precincts was 1,422. Voter Turnout 54.46% Local Contested Races Knox County Associate Circuit Judge Tom Redington (D) 831 David M. Brown (R) 552 Write In 1 Knox County Presiding Commissioner Terry “Red” Callahan (D) 436 Evan Glasgow – Inc. (R) 824 David Benedict (I) 128 Knox…
Read MoreRepublicans Sweep Clark County Ballot
Republicans swept the ballot in Clark County on Tuesday night, November 4. Overall. 2084 citizens votes, or 45.03% Locally, Republican Jena Church topped Democrat Steve Howell 1109-1068 to become the next Clark County Clerk. Republican Kim Schantz unseated Democrat kay Biggerstaff to become Clerk of the Circuit Court by a 1290-984 vote, , and Republican…
Read MoreSecond Round Of Open Houses For High Voltage Power Line
The debate over a proposed high voltage power line, which is expected to be built in Northeast Missouri, has heated up over the last two months. But opposition to the project has done little to slow the process of planning for the 345,000 volt transmission line. Last week, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, October 28-30,…
Read MoreOn House Arrest In Knox County
By Echo Menges When Knox County officials met with representatives from E.T.I.S., the company contracted to electronically monitor house arrest clients here in our county, a program which is expected to begin post haste, I jokingly asked if I could try it out. To my surprise I could and would and did. Last week, on…
Read MoreCounty Turns To House Arrest To Save On Jail Boarding Bills
Mounting jail boarding bills have become cause for concern for the Knox County Commissioners over the past few months and as a result they are working together to address the issue. For this year $15,000 was budgeted to board Knox County inmates in jails in other counties because Knox County does not have a jail…
Read MoreHiggins Celebrates 100th Birthday – Video
The first event held in the new wing of the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina was one to remember. Nearly 30 people gathered to celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the residents, Thelma Higgins. The celebration was held on Mrs. Higgins’ actual birthday, Friday, October 17, 2014, and was hosted by members of…
Read MoreTrick or Treat in Kahoka-Video
It’s Trick or Treat night in Kahoka, and all the ghost, ghouls and even a few snow queens are on the streets tonight. Earlier, the Kahoka/Clark County Chamber of Commerce partnered with the Wellness Coalition to host the Spook Parade and Trunk or Treat around the square. The Lion’s Club provided hot dogs for the…
Read MoreSafe Stop & KCHN Trick-Or-Treat In Edina on Halloween
The Knox County Chamber of Commerce is hosting their annual Safe Stop Trick-Or-Treat this Halloween, which will be on Friday, October 31, 2014. The event will take place at the Knox County Community Center, as it has for the last two years, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Following Safe Stop the community center will be…
Read MoreExclusive Q&A Interview With Ameren of Illinois Official On Mark Twain Transmission Line Project
Questions by Echo Menges Q: What is your name and job title? What does that title mean? A: Peggy Ladd, Director of Stakeholder Relations for Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI). I serve as primary interface to the public and community representatives to seek public input as transmission projects are presented, and routing of…
Read MoreNew Knox County Emergency Alert System – Info and Link
Click HERE to register to receive CodeRED Knox County Emergency Alerts. The following story was printed in October 22, 2014, edition of The Edina Sentinel. Earlier this month the Knox County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), along with the Knox County Emergency Management Director Keith Gudehus, began mailing two-sided red and white cards about the…
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