Featured Stories
Citywide Boil Order Issued After Water Main Break in Edina
By Echo Menges EDINA, Mo. — A water main break late Monday morning, Nov. 17, caused a citywide loss of water pressure in Edina and prompted a 48-hour boil order for all water customers. The break occurred at approximately 11:20 a.m. at the intersection of North Main and East Marion streets during underground fiber-optic…
Read MoreSchuyler and Knox County Students Help Missouri 4-H Hippology Team Place Eighth Nationally
Schuyler County’s own Adalyn Sevits, and Knox County’s Hailey Luthenauer each played a key role as a member of the Missouri 4-H State Hippology Team, which earned an impressive 8th place overall at the Eastern National Livestock Exposition and 4-H Roundup held November 8, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky. The team competed against more than 30…
Read MoreMiss Lewis and Clark County Pageants Held
The Miss Lewis & Clark, Miss Lewis & Clark’s Teen and Miss Clark County’s Teen competitions were held Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Clark County Middle School gym. From left, Celia Medeiros was crowned Miss Lewis & Clark’s Teen; Ananya Senthil, Miss Lewis & Clark; and Darby Rollins, Miss Clark County’s Teen.
Read MoreClark County Health Department Welcomes New Administrator
By Emily Bontrager The Clark County Health Department is entering a new chapter in leadership as longtime employee and registered nurse Audrie Howe steps into the role of Administrator. Howe officially assumed the position on November 1, following the retirement of Evelena Sutterfield, who served in the position for nearly 30 years. Howe is no…
Read MoreHonoring Service: Clark County Veterans Presented Quilts of Valor at R-1 Ceremony
KAHOKA, Mo. — Veterans Day was marked with heartfelt recognition at Clark County R-1 High School on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, as the Sewcial Quilters of Clark County presented Quilts of Valor to several local veterans in gratitude for their service. The presentation took place during the school’s annual Veterans Day ceremony, continuing a proud…
Read MoreLaBelle Home Destroyed by Fire, Young Family Lost Everything
By Echo Menges, The Edina Sentinel LaBelle, MO – Saturday, October 17, 2020 – When a fire broke out near the front door of a LaBelle home early Saturday afternoon, the young couple living there and their nearly three-year-old toddler made it out of the back door unscathed. “He said, ‘the house is…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Grant to Help Fund Knox County R-1 Electric Bus Purchase
USDA Rural Development Press Release COLUMBIA, MO, Sept. 16, 2020 – The Trump Administration, along with Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Missouri Jeff Case, today announced that the USDA is awarding $122,500 to Knox County R-1 School District to add an electric school bus to its fleet. “Hard working rural Missourians…
Read MoreThe Knox County R-1 School District is Moving to Eight-Man Football in 2021
By Echo Menges Knox County, Missouri – Tuesday, September 15, 2020 – The Knox County R-1 School Board voted unanimously to move to an eight-man football program in the fall of 2021 at the Tuesday night regular meeting held in the Knox County High School Cafeteria. The Board voted to approve the recommendation of the…
Read MoreCCR-1 Student Injured in Accidental Shooting
A Clark County R-1 High School student was injured in an accidental shooing on Thursday evening, September 3. According to CCR-1 Superintendent Rithie Kracht, “A student was unloading their gun from their vehicle for FFA Trap Team practice and leaned the gun against their vehicle. The gun fell over and discharged striking another student in the…
Read MoreHunter Education Skills Session Being Offered in Edina – Limited Space Available
Submitted by Jim Robertson The Missouri Department of Conservation will conduct a Hunter Education Skills Class in Edina, MO on September 19, 2020 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM. This class will be held at the Knox County Community Center located just north of the court house. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, class size is STRICTLY…
Read More