By Samantha Norman Almost a year ago, Morgan Yoder of Clark County wasn’t sure if she would ever be able to go to college. Now, in a few short weeks, she will be on her way to Los Angeles, California, to attend the Los Angeles Film School. Making the move from rural Missouri to one…

By Mike Scott Two separate incidents involving paving the parking lot near the football field have caused headaches for Clark County R-1 School administrators. “Last week, the contractors were removing a large chunk of concrete near the press box,” said CCR-1 Superintendent Dr. Ritchie Kracht.   In the process, they pulled out the electrical wire that…

Kahoka was spared the worst of a powerful storm system that rolled across Iowa and northeast Missouri Thursday evening.  Although a tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service, and sirens wailed in Kahoka and Wayland, no tornado was reported. Trees down and power outages were reported in Revere and St. Francisville, but the…

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Adam Christopher Tucker, age 33 of Wyaconda, Missouri.  On June 26, 2018, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office applied for and was granted an arrest warrant for Adam Christopher Tucker.  The arrest warrant was issued by the 1stJudicial Circuit Court of Clark County Missouri.  Listed on the…

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Japanese beetles—those mean, green eating machines—are peaking throughout much of Missouri. University of Missouri Extension field crops entomologist Kevin Rice hopes his research on Japanese beetles will take a bite out of their buffet. Japanese beetles cause large economic losses for the agricultural community. Adult beetles typically feed on silks and tassels…

(Kahoka, MO), July 13, 2018 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting Executive Director Kim Meinhardttoday announced that Clark County is authorized for emergency haying and grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for fiscal year 2018. FSA’s fiscal year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. Unlike previous years,…

By Kevin Fox On June 28th, I sat down with Bill Bonine, Senior Farm Loan Manager with the USDA in Kahoka to get an idea of where crop production was at this time. Bill serves the counties of Clark, Scotland, Lewis and Marion.  For this interview we talked about conditions here in Clark County. To…

Public fireworks shows provide the best sights and are safest  JEFFERSON CITY – Ask Missourians for examples of potentially dangers fireworks and sparklers would not rank high on the list. But sparklers – which burn at over 1,200 degrees and are often handled by children – are one of the leading causes of fireworks injuries…

Trenton Branson bowling at the National Tournament Trenton Branson By Samantha Norman Has almost every person in your life been passionate about the same sport? Trenton Branson has experienced this first hand with bowling. From his grandparents, to his parents, and even his girlfriend and their family, Trenton is around bowlers constantly. When his family…