Area News
Three Weeks Before Christmas, 155 Simmons Workers Told They’re Out
Milan pet food plant to close in January; layoffs hit nearly 5% of county workforce By Echo Menges The Sullivan County community is reeling after learning the Simmons pet food plant is slated to be closed just one month into the new year. Local government officials and Simmons employees were notified on Wednesday, Dec. 3,…
Read MoreGorin Home Destroyed by Fire, Four Left Homeless
By Echo Menges GORIN, Mo. – Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 – A home in Gorin was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning, leaving four people and two pet dogs displaced just two weeks before Christmas. The family lost all of their possessions in the fire. Volunteer firefighters from the Gorin and Rutledge volunteer fire departments…
Read MoreRock Truck Driver Trapped in Wreckage After Violent Rollover
Jaws of Life Used to Free Driver From Crushed Truck Cab By Echo Menges KNOX COUNTY, Mo. — Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025 – A rock truck driver from Greentop is lucky to be alive after a violent rollover crash in Knox County Tuesday afternoon. According to a witness, the fully loaded tractor-trailer was…
Read MoreCrime-Fighting Cameras Quietly Spread Across Northeast Missouri
By Mike Scott, NEMOnews Media Group Automated license plate reader cameras are quietly expanding across Northeast Missouri, helping law enforcement track stolen vehicles and criminal suspects, even as most local sheriff’s offices declined to publicly share how — or how often — the technology is being used in their communities. A questionnaire distributed by NEMOnews…
Read MoreGreen City R-1 Earns 89% on State Report, Among Area’s Strongest Performers
GREEN CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released its 2024-25 Annual Performance Report (APR) for the Green City R-I School District. Green City earned 89 percent of the total points possible, maintaining full accreditation and ranking among the top-performing districts in the region under the Missouri School Improvement…
Read MoreGreen City Student Recognized
Congratulations to Senior Clare Gordon for winning districts and qualifying for state in the Missouri Teach Ag FFA Fall Public Speaking contest. She is one of the top 6 in the state headed to Osage Beach. Submitted by Amanda Lunsford
Read MoreBeta Sigma Phi Celebrates Christmas
Lancaster Preceptor Delta Psi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi celebrated Christmas in November on Wednesday evening, November 19, 2025, at the Lancaster Baptist Church which was decked out for the holidays. Hostesses Rhonda Steen and Cindi Stump greeted 17 members for the annual dinner event with gifts of gold, red, and green Christmas ball ornaments..…
Read MoreSchuyler R-1 Board Accepts Key Retirements, Approves Winter Readiness Measures
QUEEN CITY, Mo. — The Schuyler R-1 Board of Education approved several personnel changes and winter preparations during its regular meeting Nov. 19, as the district heads into the holiday season. Board members accepted the resignations of Richelle Hinners, food service cook, and Sarah Hoehne, Parents as Teachers staff member. They also approved retirement notices…
Read MoreFormer Schuyler Teacher Illustrates New Edition of “The Pretend Princess”
By Emily Bontrager Tiffany Harris has been illustrating children’s books for years, and her latest project is the newly released second edition of The Pretend Princess by Iowa author Lynne Roers. Harris, who lives near Moulton, Iowa, earned an English degree from Truman State University and a master’s in teaching from Purdue University. She taught…
Read MoreScotland County Commission Reviews Minutes, Discusses Office Space, Insurance and Building Plans
MEMPHIS, Mo. — The Scotland County Commission addressed routine business, office-space needs and ongoing administrative building projects during meetings held Nov. 6, 12, 13 and 19. Commissioners Duane Ebeling, Brent Rockhold and David Wiggins met Nov. 6, approving the consent agenda and minutes from the previous day. The commission also reviewed checks, discussed a workspace…
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