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State vs. Head Murder Case Sealed, Trial Continued
By Echo Menges According to court documents, there will be a delay in Clark County Circuit Court case number 13CK-CR00026, the State of Missouri vs. Glenn Head, where the former St. Louis Metro Police Officer stands accused of murdering his neighbor, William “Bill” Bacon, in Knox County on December 11, 2012, due The Edina Sentinel’s…
Read MoreNew Edina Police Chief Named
On Friday afternoon, November 8, 2013, the official announcement was made by Edina Mayor Davy Strickler that the new Edina Police Department Chief of Police will be EPD Sgt. Kelly Hayes. Sgt. Hayes will take the reigns of the department officially on Friday, November 15, 2013, from the current EPD Chief Roger Waibel. The announcement…
Read MoreMissing Teen Taken To Juvenile Detention Center
By Echo Menges According to Edina Police Chief Roger Waibel, on Tuesday morning, November 5, 2013, a 15-year-old juvenile from Edina was reported missing. Members of the Adair County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol found the juvenile in Adair County the same afternoon. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the Kirksville Police…
Read MoreFire Alarm In Edina – False Alarm
On Sunday morning, November 3, 2013, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Edina Fire Department and Knox County Rescue Squad were called to a fire at the state barn off Highway 15 just north of town. According to a member of the Edina Fire Department the call was a false alarm. Smoke could be seen from…
Read MoreNEMOnews.net Agrees To Remove Documents From Website In Murder Case Against Glenn Head of Rural Knox County
Update: Motions documents have recently been filed in State of Missouri vs. Glenn Head, Case Number 13CK-CR00286, which is scheduled for a Jury Trial in Clark County on November 12-15, 2013. Head is facing one charge of murder in the second degree and one felony count of armed criminal action for the alleged murder of his…
Read MoreSchool Board Approves Gym Usage Policy
By Mike Scott “We have a large demand for gym usage,” CCR-1 Superintendent Dr. Ritchie Kracht said. A the September school board meeting, the board discussed allowing groups, such as traveling teams, to use the High School gym as well as the Middle School and Elementary Gyms. At the Thursday, October 10 school…
Read MoreClarence Cannon All Conference Softball
Clarence Cannon Conference 2013 All Conference Softball Selections Pitchers 1st Team 2nd Team Honorable Mention Baylee Douglass, Centralia Madison Ragar, Palmyra Bailey Fohey, South Shelby Kenzie Grossman, Mark Twain Sammi Overton, Brookfield Jordan Simmons, Macon Catchers Sydney Creel, Centralia Megan Kearns, Brookfield Samantha Henderson, Louisiana Kelsey Martin, Palmyra Megan Oiler, Clark County Chloe…
Read MoreEdina Police Chief Resigns Effective November 15, 2013
On Monday night, October 14, 2013, after closing part of the regularly scheduled Edina City Council meeting to discuss personnel matters the council reopened the meeting and voted to accept the resignation of Edina Police Chief Roger Waibel effective November 15, 2013. According to a resignation letter given to Mayor Davey Strickler, Chief Waibel stated he…
Read MoreTractor Trailer Hauling Manure Overturned In Northwest Knox County
Monday morning, October 14, 2013, at approximately 8:30 a.m. a tractor trailer carrying a tank with approximately 7,000 gallons of manure overturned on State Route C in northwest Knox County. The tractor trailer was traveling north when it went off the right side of the roadway and overturned. The cab of the truck was crushed…
Read MoreFire Update: New Photos
Update – Tuesday, October 15, 2013 – A cause of the fire at the Chad Arment residence, more commonly known as the Dabney house, in Edina, remains undermined. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Missouri Department of Public Safety State Fire Marshal. More information will be released as it becomes available.…
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