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County Sees Variety in Crop Conditions Due To Spotty Rains

By Kevin Fox On June 28th, I sat down with Bill Bonine, Senior Farm Loan Manager with the USDA in Kahoka to get an idea of where crop production was at this time. Bill serves the counties of Clark, Scotland, Lewis and Marion.  For this interview we talked about conditions here in Clark County. To…

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All Things 146th Annual Hurdland 4th of July Celebration

The 146th Annual Hurdland 4th of July Celebration was an event to remember! The two-day Independence Day celebration is the oldest/longest running 4th of July celebration in Northeast Missouri, according to organizers, which continues to be a homecoming for Knox County natives. Keep scrolling down for links to videos and oodles of photos throughout the…

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Maywood Brothers Arrested For Attempted Burglary

DAVID J. SCHMIDT & DANIEL O. SCHMIDT On July 1, 2018, members of the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office arrested David J Schmidt, age 21, of Maywood, Missouri and Daniel O Schmidt, age 19, of Maywood, Missouri on one count of attempting to commit burglary in the 2nd degree, a class E felony. This arrest stems…

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MSHP Announces School Bus Inspection Reports

Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the results of the Motor Vehicle Inspection Division’s 2018 annual school bus inspection program. A total of 12,018 school buses across the state of Missouri were inspected by Missouri State Highway Patrol personnel during the 2018 program. Of all buses inspected, 90.6% were…

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Branson Competes At National Bowling Tournament

Trenton Branson bowling at the National Tournament Trenton Branson By Samantha Norman Has almost every person in your life been passionate about the same sport? Trenton Branson has experienced this first hand with bowling. From his grandparents, to his parents, and even his girlfriend and their family, Trenton is around bowlers constantly. When his family…

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Schantz: Every Tractor Has A Story

Mike Schantz’s Farmall 706 that will appear in the Stiener Catalog Other tractors restored by Mike Schantz of Luray. By Samantha Norman “It’s interesting…every tractor has a story, that’s the neatest part. You have to listen to their story,” said Mike Schantz of Luray, who has been restoring tractors for over 30 years. “I do…

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