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Pit Bull Owners Speak Out At Public Hearing
By Mike Scott Dog owners in Kahoka got their chance to give the Kahoka City Council their input into a revised animal ordinance for the city. On Monday, September 9, a group of around 10 owners accepted the council’s invitation to speak prior to the regular meeting. Kahoka resident Daniel Manz spoke first. “We want…
Read More48-Hour Boil Order in Effect in Northeast Knox County
Knox County, MO – Friday, September 20, 2019 – A Boil Order is in effect for 48-hours from 12:00 p.m. on September 20, 2019, to 12:00 p.m. on September 22, 2019, for County Road 194 North to Highway K and Highway M in Knox County, MO, for water customers who have had their water service…
Read MoreJenkins Completes Honor Flight
By Denise Shannon This week, I had the opportunity and privilege to speak with a local gentleman about his wonderful experience and special opportunity of being able to go on a Great River Honor Flight. Mr. Stanley Jenkins, from Luray, explained to me that he had the opportunity to do an Honor Flight this…
Read MoreKahoka Senior Center Celebrating 50 Years of Service
The Kahoka Senior Center opened September 15th, 1969 at 475 N. Johnson Street, where it was opened 6 days a week. When it first opened there was much emphasis on serving the community. Making lap robes for the local nursing homes and bandages for the county nurses. The Center was open afternoons for sewing activities…
Read MorePedestrian Kneeling In Road Struck By Vehicle
Missouri State Highway Patrol Report According to an online Crash Report on the Missouri State Highway Patrol website, Tuesday evening, September 10, 2019, at approximately 6:08 p.m., in Adair County, on Missouri Highway 11, approximately one-half mile north of Highway 3, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. The report states that a suicidal subject,…
Read MoreQuestions and Answers with Owner of Northeast Missouri CBD Store
By Echo Menges A lot of people are curious about CBD products, which have popped up on shelves at gas stations, grocery stores and pharmacies nationwide. We conducted this question and answer interview with the owner of a Northeast Missouri CBD store named Origins, which is located in Kirksville, MO, to better understand and to…
Read MoreRock Truck Rollover in Northern Knox County – VIDEO
Knox County, Missouri – Friday, September 6, 2019 – The driver of a Knox County Road & Bridge rock truck was minorly injured in a rollover crash Friday morning approximately two miles west of Colony, MO. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report and first responders at the scene of the crash,…
Read MoreWater Loss and Pressure Problems Continue in Knox County – Customers Asked to Conserve Water Countywide
Knox County, Missouri – Friday, September 6, 2019 – 5:00 p.m. – According to the Knox County Emergency Management Director, bottles of drinking water were delivered to the Knox City Firehouse at 215 East Thomas Street and Herzog Lumber, on the southwest corner of the intersection of Highway 6 and McCoy Street in Knox City…
Read MoreWater Supply District Plagued by Water Main Breaks
Knox County, Missouri – Thursday, September 5, 2019 – 6:00 p.m. – There are more water woes for the customers of the Knox County Public Water Supply District No. 1 who are being fed by the Knox City water tower. According to KCPWSD Manager Gary Mallett, two more water main breaks were fixed today –…
Read MoreOne’s Power Within
By Denise Shannon Over the weekend, on Saturday, Aug. 24th, 2019, in Keokuk, Iowa, there was an event that was held for the first time, called the Big Dam Strongman Competition. But, what is exciting to report, is the fact that one of our local teens from Kahoka performed in this competition for her first…
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