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MU Announces Flagship Scholarship Recipient from Clark County
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Thomas Shannan, Kahoka, has been selected as the Clark County recipient of the University of Missouri Flagship Scholarship. The scholarship is worth up to $15,000 per year and will cover tuition and fees, as well as other educational expenses, including room, board and books at MU. Thomas is the son of Dawn…
Read MoreHannibal Police Arrest 21 People For Illegal Drug Activity
According to a statement released by the Hannibal Police Department, starting on Wednesday May 15th and on into the weekend Hannibal officers have arrested numerous subjects for their involvement in illegal narcotic activities resulting from a several month investigation by Hannibal Police detectives assigned to narcotic investigations. A total of 21 individuals were either served…
Read MoreTin Roof Torn From Building On The Edina Town Square – Photos
By Echo Menges A roof was torn off one of the buildings on the south side of the Edina Town Square after severe weather and high winds blew into Knox County Sunday night, May 19, 2013. The mangled tin roof ended up on southwest corner the Knox County Courthouse lawn. Debris was strewn clear up to…
Read MoreNational Safe Boating Week Is May 18-24, 2013
(MSHP) – Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, would like to make the public aware of National Safe Boating Week, which takes place May 18-24, 2013. As the weather starts to warm up, we’re all anxious to get outside and enjoy the sunshine. Families and friends gather together to enjoy the outdoors, travel on vacation,…
Read MoreCuts To Head Start Programs Coming Soon To Northeast Missouri – Kahoka Head Start Closing
NMCAA – Northeast Missouri Community Action Agency’s Head Start Program will begin feeling the impact of the Sequestration and Health Care Reform beginning Aug. 1, 2013. Starting with its new grant year, NMCAA’s Head Start Program will need to shave $106,812 (5.27%) from its budget as well as redirect $175,500 for health care coverage for…
Read MoreChange Of Venue Granted In Murder Case Against Glenn Head Pleas Of “Not Guilty” Entered Into Record
By Echo Menges Glenn Head, 59, of rural Novelty was arraigned in Knox County Circuit Court Thursday morning, May 9, 2013, with Judge Gary L. Dial presiding. Judge Dial was appointed to preside over the case by the Missouri Supreme Court last month after Judge Russell E. Steele recused himself from the case. Head was…
Read MoreEdina Man Arrested For Allegedly Setting Vehicle On Fire Last Year In Lewis County
By Echo Menges According to court documents, the Lewis County Prosecutor, Jake DeCoster, filed a Class C felony charge of Tampering With a Motor Vehicle on November 21, 2012, in Lewis County, against Mark D. Miller, 40, of Edina on April 29, 2013. According to a statement released by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office,…
Read MoreStamp Out Hunger Saturday, May 11
Edina – Saturday, May 11, 2013 marks the 21st anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving, the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Each year on the second Saturday in May, letter carriers across the country collect from our customers non-perishable food donations. These donations go directly to local…
Read MoreMed Club Students Shadow Healthcare Providers at Memphis Medical Services
Two students from Clark County R – 1 High School recently took the initiative to make arrangements to shadow two healthcare providers at Memphis Medical Services. Cody Kice and Logan Doty both wish to pursue careers in healthcare. They are members of the newly formed MED CLUB at Clark County High School. The MED CLUB,…
Read MoreFire Destroys Revere Structure
Fire departments from Revere, Wayland and Kahoka battled an afternoon structure fire in the village of Revere on Tuesday, April 30. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene to aid a burn victim. More details to follow in next week’s edition of The Media.
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