Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces during the month of September, troopers will be participating in special enforcement operations. Sometime during the month of September, DWI saturations will occur in Chariton, Clark, Monroe, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, and Putnam counties. The goal of these operations is to remove impaired drivers…

    By Denise Shannon Do we really know everyone who lives inside of our hometown?  Do we really pay attention to everything that people do?   It can be interesting to run into someone living in your home town that you did not even know was there and find out what they do for a…

By Denise Shannon During the morning of Aug. 23rd, 2019, Senior District Executive for the Mississippi Valley Council for Boy Scouts of America, Heather Huebner, came to Kahoka to visit Black Hawk Elementary School to speak on recruiting new Cub Scouts in and around our area. She was here on a visit for recruiting youth…

By Kelsey Forquer, Amelia Boudreau and Halea Davis After being named State FFA Vice President in April. Andrew Moore, a senior at Clark County R-I High School has had one busy summer. He began his year of service with a week-long training session with his fellow State Officers; his training emphasized team work, strengths training,…

KAHOKA, Mo.– Robert and Marcella Nelson, along with their children Emma and Ethan, of Luray were among the families honored during the 61st annual Farm Family Day, Aug. 12 at the Missouri State Fair. The Nelson family was selected as the Clark County Farm Family by University of Missouri Extension in Clark County and the…

Press Release from MSHP The abbreviated descriptions below are intended to make the public aware of some of the new legislation enacted by the Missouri General Assembly which is related to crime and motor vehicles. The listed legislation has been signed into law. Unless otherwise noted, these laws will go into effect August 28, 2019.…

By Mike Scott The City of Kahoka is taking the first steps to clear up a nagging water quality issue. At their Monday, August 12 meeting, the city council heard from Steve Hausner, an engineer with French Renecker. “Customers have been complaining about dirty water,” Hausner said. “We noticed that the dirty water lasted a…

By Denise Shannon Inside of our little community, there are people that have taken their own time to help others that are in need. Recently, I had the chance to interview a person who has been helping within our community for eight years now, with a special event called, the Back to School Fair, that…

By Denise Shannon Have you ever heard of a game called Pickleball? Have you ever wondered what it is? Or how it is played? To begin answering these questions we start with a look at what the game of pickleball is. Pickleball is a game that had been made in 1965 on an island in…