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Knox City Man Arrested And Charged With Distributing Meth

By Echo Menges    Charles L. Zuccarini, 32, of Knox City was arrested by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office on a Lewis County warrant on Sunday, January 20, 2013. According to court documents a warrant was issued for the arrest of Zuccarini on October 25, 2012, by Lewis County Associate Circuit Judge Fred L. Westhoff.…

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Livin’ The Dream A Family Affair

By Echo Menges At the end of 2010 when the Gossman’s Jewelry Store on the Edina Town Square closed its doors after 59 years of being in business, Charles and Jo Ann Gossman wanted nothing more than to sell the building to someone who would open a new business in the place of their old…

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Knox County 2013 Budget Public Hearing Video

The Knox County Commissioners held a Public Hearing regarding the 2013 Budget for Knox County on Friday, January 25, 2013, at approximately 10:00 a.m. Those in attendance for the public hearing were: Knox County Presiding Commissioner Evan Glasgow, Eastern District Commissioner Terry “Red” Callahan, Western District Commissioner Roger Parton, County Clerk Marlene Spory and Sentinel…

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Sewer Cleaning Causing Foul Smell

By Echo Menges Several Edina residents have reported a foul odor in their homes while crews have been working to clear sewer lines in their vicinity. According to City Superintendent Mike Wriedt, when a sewer line is jetted out a vacuum effect can happen, which will suck the water traps connected to that line dry.…

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Should Anything Be Done About Guns?

By Mike Scott A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. –Second Amendment to the United States Constitution A little more than a month has passed since the tragic school murders in Newtown, Connecticut, and the…

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Dance Recital In Edina – Videos

Local little girls in Marcia Taylor’s Dance Classes at the Knox County Community Center had their first recital on Sunday, January 20, 2013. Videos by: Thomas Christen/Community Center Health Educator/Director

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Rural Kahoka Home Destroyed By Fire

By Mike Scott Fire destroyed the Larry and Kim Meinhardt home southwest of Kahoka on Wednesday morning, January 23.  At about 10:30am, Kahoka and Clark County Rural firefighters were called to house fire on Wednesday morning, about four miles southwest of Kahoka. Upon arrival, they found the home and outbuilding, which is used as a…

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Update: Tractor Trailer Carrying Anhydrous Tank Rollover

By Echo Menges According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, at approximately 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2013, MSHP, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, the Knox County Ambulance District and the Knox County Rescue Squad responded to tractor trailer rollover on Highway 6 one mile west of Hurdland. Larry Mershon, 69, of Macomb,…

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