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Football Banquet

 On Tuesday, March 5, the Clark County Football Association held their annual banquet. After a dinner catered by Smokin’ J’s, athletes were honored by Indian Head Coach Ethan Allen. Pictured are: Scout Team Players of the Year Jed Nelson and Corrick Hunziker, Camden Morse-Indian Pride, Jonny Shinn-Offensive Most Valuable Player, Luke Plenge-Indian Pride, Callan Wheeler-Character…

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Young Named MAMP President

 By Emily Bontrager  Eric Young has been named this year’s president for the Missouri Association of Meat Processors.  MAMP was founded in 1939 and the association is made up of meat processors and suppliers in Missouri. MAMP helps these processors and suppliers promote their products and businesses.  Eric, 49, lives in Revere, MO with his…

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Alleged Scammer Arrested in Knox County

 By Echo Menges  Knox County, MO – Friday, March 8, 2024 – Knox County Sheriff Carl Knoche announced Friday that a scam artist was arrested in Knox County on Thursday, March 7, after allegedly stealing $95,000 in cash from a 79-year-old Knox County resident earlier in the week.  Dongyi Guo, 27, of Flushing, NY, was…

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 SHIRLEY KAY BROOKHART

 SHIRLEY KAY BROOKHART  Shirley Kay Brookhart, age 70, of Kahoka, Missouri, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2024, at her home in Kahoka, Missouri. She was born in Burlington, Iowa, on March 22, 1953, the daughter of Arthur Marion and Marian Lucille Brockway Andries.  She was married to Dennis Brookhart on February 28, 2015, in Newark,…

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Clifford Eugene Miller

Clifford Eugene Miller, 77, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. Clifford was born November 13, 1946 in Bushnell, Illinois, the son of Harold Gale Miller and Ada Frances Hammond Miller. He graduated Wyaconda High School in the Class of 1965. He enjoyed coon hunting, fishing, hunting…

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Zelma “Joann” Baker-Humes

Zelma “Joann” Baker-Humes, 92, formerly of Wyaconda, passed away at 4:30pm on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at the Macon Healthcare Center, Macon, Missouri surrounded by her family. Joann was born on July 16, 1931, in Rardin, IL., to William K. and Zelma L. (Marble) Baker. She was united in marriage to LaVerne “Jack” Humes on April…

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 Highway 61 To Be Raised

 By Mike Scott  Is this the end of US Highway 61 being closed due to flooding?  For years, Clark County motorists have dealt with occasional flooding of the Mississippi and Des Moines Rivers, closing US 61 near Alexandria-sometime for weeks at a time.  US Highway 61 between Alexandria and the Iowa State line will see…

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Candidate Filing Opens, No Local Races So Far

 Tuesday, February 27, was the first day for candidates to file for August Primary and November General Elections.  In Clark County, seven offices will be on the ballot. As of Friday morning, six of them had only one candidate, and one office had no one filed.  Joe Humes has filed for re-election as the Western…

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New Manager at Kahoka Housing Corp.

 By Emily Bontrager  The Kahoka Housing Corporation has hired Nancy Bash as their new manager.  Nancy, 53, grew up in Milan, Missouri and attended school there until she moved to Clark County her senior year. She graduated from high school in 1988 and later took general education classes at Southeastern Community College. She also took…

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 MARY PAULINE GOEHRING

 MARY PAULINE GOEHRING  Mary Pauline Goehring, 82, of Troy, IA passed away on Monday, February 26, 2024, at the Keosauqua Health Care Center in Keosauqua, IA. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 4, 2024, at the Troy United Methodist Church in Troy, IA with Eric Armstrong officiating. Burial will…

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