JEFFERSON CITY (MO), April 23, 2018.  At meetings this weekend at St. Martha Church in Wayland and the Shrine of St. Patrick in Patrick, following the weekend Masses there (for the Clark County parishes), and at a 1 p.m. meeting on Sunday at Notre Dame Church in LaGrange (for the Lewis County parishes), Diocese of Jefferson…

Great River Players will present the hit comedy “Calendar Girls”, by Tim Firth on April 13 and 14 at 7:30 pm and April 15 at 2:00 pm, at The Grand Theater in Keokuk, IA. When Annie’s husband, John, gets leukemia, she and her best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in…

The results of the April 3 municipal elections in Clark County could face a challenge. As reported last night, a computer glitch caused some voters in some precincts to be given the wrong ballot. According to Clark County Clerk Jena Church, a new voting system was used for Tuesday’s election, which used tablet devices to verify…

Ballot Problems May Force Special Election You’ve heard the saying that every vote counts, right? Tonight in Clark County, that was proven true once again.  The ballot proposition to increase taxes to support the Clark County Nursing Home was defeated 355-347. But there could be a problem. According to Clark County Clerk Jena Church, some…

  Fifty years is long enough. It has been 50 years since the Vietnam War has ended and still there have been no ticker tape parades, no grand welcome home for the returning soldiers. But the Clark County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution wanted to see that soldiers who returned home, and…

By Mike Scott Clark County schools are in the midst of a major security upgrade as part of the $8 million dollar bond issue approved by voters last year. On almost every school door, key locks have been, or will soon, be replaced with electronic access, either with a card or key fob. The exception,…

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Justin Garren Louck age 32 of Luray, Clark County, Missouri. Louck was arrested on two (2) felonies they are possession of a controlled substance (Methamphetamine), and possession of a controlled substance (Methamphetamine) in a county jail. Louck also had an active warrant out of Scotland County,…

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Louie Willis McCluskey age 52 of Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri. McCluskey was arrested for: possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams of marijuana (Methamphetamine), possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana, and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. On February 27, 2018, at approximately 2028…

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of David Wayne Yates age 32 of Revere, Clark County, Missouri. Yates was arrested for: possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams of marijuana (Methamphetamine), possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) more than 35 grams, delivery of a controlled substance, and two (2) counts of unlawful…