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Knox County Rotary Club Collecting Shoes For Orphans

Edina, Missouri – A simple pair of children’s shoes may not look powerful, but they can make a big difference in the lives of vulnerable children and orphans around the world. Knox County Rotary is teaming up with Buckner International to ask residents to collect new shoes for children in need. The annual nationwide Shoes…

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Rural Development and Water District Laud 40 Year Partnership

Rural Development and Water District Laud 40 Year Partnership KAHOKA, MO, April 22, 2014 – In recognition of Earth Day, USDA Rural Development Community Programs Director Clark Thomas congratulated, on behalf of State Director Janie Dunning, Clark County Public Water Supply District (PWSD) #1 on the district’s 40-year partnership with Rural Development.  Clark County PWSD…

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Clark County Sheriff’s Report

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office reports the following arrests: Rico Davis age 33 of St. Louis MO was arrested on April 6, 2014 at 8:40 pm by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office for Operated Vehicle On Hwy Without Valid License – 3rd Offense. He was released on summons to appear at a later court date.…

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UPDATE and Photos: Head Found Not Guilty

*Click on each photo to enlarge and read caption. When Judge Gary Dial read the “not guilty” verdicts in the courtroom this afternoon there was little response from either side of the council tables in the well. No one in the well moved much at all, all of whom remained seated for the verdict. In…

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Day Four Head Murder Trial, Head Testifies, Defense Rests

By Echo Menges Day four of the Head murder trial began at 8:30 a.m. and lasted nearly 11 hours as the court remained in session until approximately 7:15 p.m. The defense, saving their most important witnesses for last, called to the stand a self described “very close friend” of Head, Don Roper, and the defendant…

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Head Murder Trial-Day Three

Could the shooting of Bill Bacon have been avoided?  During Wednesday’s testimony, both prosecution and defense detailed several contacts between Bill Bacon and law enforcement, and Glenn Head and Don Roper with law enforcement during the time between the opening day of deer season and the day of the shooting, December 11, 2012. Former Knox…

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Knox County 2014 Municipal Election Results

  According to the official Knox County Municipal Election results, certified by the Knox County Clerk Marlene Spory, only 23 percent of Knox County voters made their way to the polls on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Of Knox County’s 2,598 registered voters only 605 of them voted in the Municipal Election The county wide proposition,…

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Prosecution Sets the Scene in Day 2 of Head Murder Trial

Prosecution Sets the Scene in Day 2 of Head Murder Trial By Mike Scott The second day of the Glenn Head murder trial, held in Moberly, was a day of setting the scene for the fatal confrontation between Head and Bill Bacon, who was shot on December 11, 2012, following a long-time property dispute.  Head…

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Clark County Voters Support Seniors

Clark County voters showed they support our senior citizens in the Tuesday, April 8 municipal election. The Clark County Nursing Home tax levy increase passed by a 474-357 margin, though Luray was evenly split and the measure failed in Wayland and Revere precincts. The Clark County Senior Service Tax levy, which will support senior service…

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