Outdoors With Kevin Fox
Youth Turkey Season Draws Closer It’s amazing the amount of changes that have occurred to this world due to Covid 19. We are now way past 500,000 dead and losing more people every day. Since we are observing the one year anniversary of the news that rocked this world, I had to reflect on what…
Read MoreScotland County Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions Program Finalist for National Program of the Year
Scotland County Hospital is so pleased to announce that the hospital’s Senior Life Solutions (SLS) program has been recognized as a finalist for the National Program of the Year award. To date, there are 99 Senior Life Solutions programs across 27 states nationally. Top-performing programs are recognized annually based on their excellence in demonstrating the…
Read MoreFrom Pickleball To Sewer Lining, Kahoka Council Deals With Wide Range of Issues
By Mike Scott The Kahoka City Council’s agenda for their regular March 8 meeting dealt issues ranging from recreation to mobile homes to sewer system improvements. Guests First up were Tony McKee and Monte Morris, from the Kahoka Dinkers Pickleball Association. Since its introduction into Kahoka last year, pickleball has grown in popularity. The organization…
Read MoreSt. Patrick Day Remembered
The Shrine of St. Patrick hosted its St. Patrick Day Celebration on Sunday, March 14. After Mass, the Historical Preservation Award was given in honor of Fr. Francis O’Duignan. Father Rob Fields read a Proclamation from the Missouri House of Representatives. Volunteers took orders and served the church’s traditional roast beef dinner. This year’s dinner…
Read MoreBENJAMIN “DAVID” BAIR
BENJAMIN “DAVID” BAIR Benjamin “David” Bair, 69, of Kahoka died Friday, March 12, 2021 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. He was born November 8, 1951 the son of Samuel Stephen and Mattye Betty Gannon Bair in Keokuk, IA. David graduated from Clark County R-1 High School with the Class of 1969. He was…
Read MoreCARL WAYNE HAMMOND
CARL WAYNE HAMMOND Carl Wayne Hammond, 58, of Wyaconda, passed away at 5:47 AM Monday, March 15, 2021, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. Carl was born June 30, 1962, in Avon, IL, the son of Max Hammond Sr. and Carol Gardner. He married Tammy Yocum on February 14, 1985, in Wyaconda, she survives. Carl…
Read MoreDANIEL J. HARDY
DANIEL J. HARDY Daniel J. Handy, 74 of Lewistown, Missouri passed away Sunday, March 14, 2021 at his home in Lewistown. The son of Elvin and Theresa Schmidt Handy was born on September 21, 1946 at South Bend, Indiana. Dan graduated from high school in Phoenix, Arizona. He liked spending time with his family, going…
Read MoreMICHAEL EUGENE CLIFFORD
MICHAEL EUGENE CLIFFORD Michael Eugene Clifford, age 70, of Kahoka, Missouri, passed away at 1:20 PM Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at his home in Kahoka. He was born on March 29th, 1950, in Quincy, Illinois, the son of the late Elmer Clifford Jr. and Norma (Fred) Whitehead. Mike attended Clark County High School and…
Read MoreLady Indians Advance to Quarterfinal With Win Over Duschene
By Mike Scott The Clark County Lady Indians made the 157-mile drive to Duschene High School in St. Charles, to face the host Pioneers in the Class 3 sectional contest on Wednesday evening. Around 150 Red and Gray fans joined them. Darian Harper controlled the opening tipoff for the Lady Indians. A quick layup by…
Read MoreMedicinal Cannabis Dispensary Opens in Northeast Missouri
By Echo Menges, NEMOnews Media Group One of the first Northeast Missouri medicinal cannabis dispensaries, the Missouri Health & Wellness Dispensary (MHWD), officially opened on Monday morning, March 1, 2021. The dispensary is located on the north side of Kirksville at 215 East Charles Street, which is off Broadway Street just north of the Walmart…
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