Horton Takes Helm of Clark County Baseball
The Clark County R-1 School District has announced the promotion of Ethan Horton as the new Head Varsity Baseball Coach. Horton has served as an assistant coach in the program for the past five seasons and brings more than a decade of coaching experience within Clark County athletics. He has volunteered in various capacities for the past 11 years and now becomes just the third head coach in program history. A familiar face within the program, Horton said he looks forward to the opportunity to continue serving Clark County student-athletes in his new role. Congratulations, Coach Horton.
Read MoreMildred Syferd
Mildred Beatrice “Millie” Syferd, age 96, of Fayette, MO, formerly of Macon, MO, passed away February 25, 2026, and is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was born April 4, 1929, on the farm in Clark City, MO, daughter of Willis Oscar Mooney and Martha Beatrice Eagon. She began first grade at 4 years old in a country schoolhouse and graduated from high school in Kahoka, MO. In 1954, she married Scott Syferd, and they lived in Kahoka, MO where he managed the Mackie & Williams Grocery Store. The next year they moved to…
Read MoreVIRGINIA PRICE
Virginia Price, 84, of Kahoka, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at the Clark County Nursing Home, in Kahoka, Missouri with her family by her side. She was born on February 19, 1942, in Keokuk, Iowa, to Claude and Dora (Harris) Sackman. One of 5 children, Virginia, attended Kahoka High School and graduated in 1960. After Claude passed away in 1961, Dora remarried Dwayne Altmaier in 1963, and Dwayne was a devoted and loving husband, father, and grandfather for many years. Virginia married Charles Price on September 18, 1971, in Alexandria, Missouri, and they remained together until…
Read MoreLongtime Kahoka Postal Carrier Karla Fuller Retires
By Emily Bontrager Karla Fuller, 68, of Kahoka, Missouri, retired from her position as a postal carrier at the Kahoka Post Office, with her official last day on Saturday, February 28. She graduated from Quincy Senior High School in 1976 and spent many years as a stay-at-home wife and mother. “I didn’t want somebody else raising my kids, basically, and neither did my husband,” Karla explained. Someone later suggested she apply for a job at the post office. She did, but it took three years before she was hired because the office didn’t need additional help at the time. “I…
Read MoreClark County Man Charged With Child Sex Offenses; $100,000 Cash-Only Bond Set
KAHOKA — A Clark County man is facing multiple felony charges involving a juvenile victim following his arrest Tuesday. Thomas Scott Murphy has been charged in Clark County Circuit Court in Case No. 26CK-CR00025 with first-degree child molestation, first-degree statutory rape, first-degree statutory sodomy and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. According to court documents filed Feb. 25 by Clark County Prosecutor Joshua Meisner, the alleged offenses occurred between August 2024 and July 2025 in Clark County and involved a victim under the age of 14. The child molestation charge is a Class A felony, punishable by 10 to…
Read MoreOutdoors With Kevin Fox: Ice Out Fishing for Bass and Panfish
The weatherman had said that last Wednesday, February 25, temperatures should reach sixty degrees. Either he was wrong or the forecast had changed since I last looked at it. But in order to get to sixty degrees, it had to reach fifty first. I was busy most of the day, but I had made a promise to myself that when I got home — before dark — I would make perhaps thirty casts into the pond in the backyard. While I still had time, I went to the garage where my rods and reels hang and grabbed the smallest combo…
Read MoreAuditor Fitzpatrick Releases Compilation Of Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act (Cafa) Seizure Reports For 2025
State Auditor’s report shows $13,730 in total forfeiture activity across two Northeast Missouri counties; others report none JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (February 27, 2026) — Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick today released a compilation of property seizures made under Missouri’s Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act (CAFA) during calendar year 2025. The report shows law enforcement officials seized just over $3.4 million worth of property in 237 seizures. In 2024, law enforcement officials seized approximately $2.7 million worth of property in 230 seizures. Under the Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act, law enforcement officials may take possession of property or cash believed to be involved…
Read MoreCelebrate Agriculture: Thank a Farmer Week Celebrates
NEMO – Our changing economy illustrates how agriculture impacts our lives now more than ever. Farmers and ranchers provide the food, feed, fuel and fiber that serves consumers in Missouri and around the globe. Thanks to Missouri farmers, consumers have can also find locally sourced food and goods. Consumers around the world enjoy what our farmers and ranchers produce. Missouri Farm Bureau and county Farm Bureaus throughout the state are joining forces to celebrate the importance of agriculture from March 1-7 during Celebrate Agriculture: Thank a Farmer Week! According to the Missouri Department of Agriculture, “A 2021 study of the…
Read MoreKATHERINE ELAINE (EWING) FORRESTER
Katherine Elaine (Ewing) Forrester, 79, of Memphis, Missouri, died February 25, 2026, at her home. She was born September 29, 1946, in Keokuk, Iowa, the oldest of two children born to Clark Baldwin and Katherine Madeline (Monroe) Ewing. Elaine attended elementary school (grades 1-3) at South Liberty Grade School, a country school north of Rutledge. When South Liberty Grade School closed, she attended grades 4-8 at Rutledge R-IV School in Rutledge. She was a 1964 graduate of Gorin High School in Gorin and a 1964 graduate of Gem City Business College in Quincy, where she served as president of the…
Read MoreRural School Leaders Warn Proposed Tax Bills Could Strip Millions from Northeast Missouri Classrooms
By Mike Scott, NEMOnews Media Group Superintendents across northeast Missouri say three proposed property tax measures moving through the Missouri House could significantly reduce funding for rural school districts — potentially affecting staffing, programming and long-term financial stability. The legislation — Missouri House Bill 2780, Missouri House Bill 1766, and Missouri House Bill 2329 — would change how personal property is assessed and how local tax rates are calculated under the Hancock Amendment. While supporters say the bills would reduce tax burdens, rural superintendents say the revenue impact on schools could be severe. Clark County R-1: “You Can’t Lose Half…
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