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Head Murder Trial Photos From Monday
These photos were taken in Moberly at the Randolph County Courthouse on Monday, April 7, 2014. Photos courtesy of the Quincy Herald-Whig and H-W Staff Writer Don O’Brien
Read MoreDaddy Daughter Dance In Edina Photos & Video
By Echo Menges The Knox County Awareness Coalition (KCAC), formerly known as the Knox County Coalition Against Meth, held their fifth annual Daddy Daughter Dance in Edina at the Knox County Community Center on Friday night, April 4, 2014. In all 55 daddies and their daughters, several having more than one, attended the event making…
Read MoreSentinel Reporter Kept Out Of Courtroom During Knox Murder Trial
We fought the good fight and lost. But we’re going to keep at it. As you know, the Edina Sentinel has followed the Glenn Head murder trial from the beginning. Head stands accused of killing Bill Bacon in December of 2012. Last week, the defense subpoenaed Sentinel reporter Echo Menges as a witness. By invoking…
Read MoreKnox City Man Wanted In Texas Child Sex Assault Case
According to Knox County Sheriff Allen Gudehus, on Thursday, April 3, 2014, Bruce Lee Alderman, 50, of Knox City was taken into custody by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office after turning himself in on a warrant out of Smith County, Texas. According to Smith County, TX, newspaper, the Tyler Morning Telegraph, staff writer Kenneth Dean,…
Read MoreSteps To Success Graduation Video
Read more about the “Steps to Success Program” in the April 9, 2014, issue of The Edina Sentinel.
Read MoreSecond Circuit Judges Vote To Transfer Authority Over Adair Circuit Clerk’s Office To Adair Associate Judge Kristie Swaim
A public meeting of the Second Circuit’s Court en Banc was held at the Knox County Courthouse Tuesday evening, April 1, 2014. The Second Circuit Court en banc is essentially a Board of Directors composed of the circuit’s Presiding Judge, Russell E. Steele, and Adiar, Knox and Lewis County Associate Judges Kristie Swaim, Tom Redington…
Read MoreSeveral Injured In School Bus Rollover Near Ewing-UPDATE
Twenty eight students and their school bus driver were taken to the hospital following a rollover accident north of Ewing in Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred at about 3:30pm, on Highway C and Juniper Avenue in Lewis County. Several students were airlifted from the scene to Blessing Hospital in Quincy, and many more came in ambulances…
Read MoreLeslie Sheets Receives Purple Heart in Edina VIDEO
Read the full story in the April 2, 2014, edition of The Edina Sentinel.
Read MoreKnox County Office Candidates 2014
This election year there are a number of contested races in Knox County. Filing for county offices closed Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Lively campaigns are expected before the August Primary Election in which four candidates will face off for the Democratic nomination for the Knox County Circuit Clerk position and two candidates are vying for…
Read MoreClark Co. Presiding Commissioner, Prosecutor, Clerk and Circuit Clerk All Face Contested Races
Clark Co. Presiding Commissioner, Prosecutor, Clerk and Circuit Clerk All Face Contested Races Clark County voters will have some choices to make in this year’s primary and general elections. Current Presiding Commissioner Ron Brewer faces a Republican primary challenge from Buddy Kattelmann. As of Monday morning, no Democrats had filed for the office. Prosecuting Attorney…
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