Governor Parson Announces Missouri to End All Federal Pandemic-Related Unemployment Benefits
(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – In order to address workforce shortages across the state, Governor Mike Parson today directed the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR) to notify the U.S. Department of Labor that Missouri will end participation in all federal pandemic-related unemployment insurance programs effective Saturday, June 12 at 11:59 p.m. “From…
Read MoreOutdoors With Kevin Fox
Catfishing on the River Begins Two Saturdays ago on May 1st the Alexandria Gun Club held its annual spring meeting at their cabin on the Mississippi River. I could have taken my boat, but why have a bunch of boats there, so we boat pooled. Besides, plans had been made to do a little catfishing…
Read MoreLady Indians Take District Track Title
The Clark County Lady Indians claimed the Class 2, District 4 track title with a strong performance at Monroe City on Saturday, May 8. The Lady Indians edged Palmyra 113.75 to 112 to become district champions. Alexis Ellison placed first in three events. She won the 100M in 12.98, and the 200M in 26.86. She…
Read MoreMoDOT To Mitigate Hwy. 61 Flooding
By Mike Scott Nearly 4000 vehicles traveled the stretch of U.S. Hwy. 61 between Alexandria and Iowa line in 2020 each day. Many of those vehicles belong to Clark County residents going to work, or to shop in Keokuk. When the Mississippi River floods, the detour adds nearly a half-hour to the trip each way.…
Read MoreClark County R-1 Announces New Coaches, Business Teacher
The Clark County R-1 School District is excited to announce the hiring of Dennis Dent as the Varsity Boys Basketball Coach. A Knox County native, Dent has served as the Varsity Boys Coach at Paris for the last three seasons. He will also serve the District as a Middle School Football Coach. Additionally, Brennan Claas…
Read MoreCelebrating National Nurses Week
By Denise Shannon This week is a special week, National Nurses Week. We would like to take the time to recognize a nurse from the Clark County Health Department, Marlana Mack, who serves as one of the Public Health Nurses. Marlana does many different things in her nursing position. “I do lots of vaccinations for…
Read MoreIndians Put Runs on Scoreboard
The Clark County Indians put 20 run up on the scoreboard in two games this week. On Monday, the Indians hosted a rematch against the Canton Tigers. Tiger Kegan Birck hit the first of his three home runs on the first pitch from Gabe Howe. The next Tiger batter singled, and Howe struck out the…
Read MoreOutdoors With Kevin Fox
Some Hunts Are Quicker Than Others Last week I shared with my readers the story of my grandson taking a jake on the first day of the 2021 Spring turkey season. The hunt lasted till a little past noon when the bird came out, and we called it in. It was a long time to…
Read MoreKahoka City Council Addresses Cemetery Concerns
By Mike Scott Responding to concerns about the condition of the Kahoka Cemetery, the Kahoka City Council took the unusual step of terminating the current mowing contract of Josh Brunk during a special meeting on Tuesday, April 27. As of April 27, the entire cemetery had not been completely mowed, leading to a number of…
Read MoreNew County Shed Planned
By Mike Scott “We are in the process of getting ready to build a new county shed,” said Presiding Commissioner Buddy Kattelmann, in a Thursday, April 29 interview with The Media. The location will be just south of Kahoka on Hwy. 81. The county purchased the property several years ago. “We’re in the process of…
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