Police were called to Clark County R-1 High School in Kahoka around noon on Tuesday, February 27, after one student reported that another student had threatened to bring a gun to school. According to Superintendent Dr. Ritchie Kracht, the actual threat was made on Friday, but not reported to school officials until today. After High…

    Endangered Silver Advisory Alert  State of Missouri Endangered SILVER Advisory   The Clark County Sheriff’s Department has issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory for a missing adult incident that occurred in Memphis, MO at 9:15 am todays date. The endangered SILVER advisory missing adult is: Collins-Brown, Phyllis J, a white female, age 77, height…

  The Clark County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Joseph Duane Leeper Sr, age 42 of Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri. Leeper was arrested on four felonies, Burglary 2nd degree, receiving stolen property,   Possession of a controlled substance (Methamphetamine) and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia (Methamphetamine). On February 1, 2018, at 1556 hours, the Clark…

Chris Decoske Randolph County Conservation Agent (660)651-3940 DISCOVER NATURE GIRLS CAMP The Missouri Department of Conservation will be offering its eleventh annual Discover Nature Girls Camp in Monroe County at Mark Twain Lake State Park. This free three-day, two-night girls camp is aimed at introducing young ladies ages 11–15 to a wide assortment of outdoors…

Dollar General is coming to Wayland. Company officials confirmed that construction is underway for a new Dollar General story at Hwy. 136 and Avondale in Wayland. “I’m excited to tell you that construction is underway on our store at 210 Avondale in Wayland. Based on current timelines, we anticipate the store to celebrate a grand…

Great River Players in Keokuk, Iowa, will present the hit comedy “Calendar Girls” on April 13, 14 and 15, 2018. Auditions will be Saturday, January 27 at 2:00 pm, Sunday, January 28 at 4:00 pm and Wednesday, January 31 at 7:00pm.  All auditions will be held at the Great River Players building located at 17…

  On January 18, 2018, the Kahoka Police Department arrested David Edward Terry, of Kahoka, a 47-year-old white male, on the charges of” 1 count Assault 1st degree, a Class A Felony 1 count Kidnapping 2nd degree, a Class D Felony Terry was arrested in Kahoka after attempting to hide from officers.  The Kahoka Police…

  By Mike Scott   Twenty-two times since the beginning of the school year. That’s how many times CCR-1 school bus driver Curtis Mack has had other drivers fail to stop when he turns on the flashing lights and extends stop sign on his bus, according to CCR-1 Superintendent Dr. Ritchie Kracht. Other bus drivers…

  Flu Activity is Widespread in Missouri Missouri’s flu activity for 2017-2018 is showing widespread. The season currently is very similar to what was seen during the 2014-2015 flu season, both in the timing and amount of cases reported. A season total of almost 31,000 cases were reported to the Department of Health and Senior…

DAKOTA STARK According to a press release from the LCSO, on January 4, 2018 the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dakota Stark, age 25, of Alexandria, Missouri on one count of burglary in the second degree, a class D felony. This arrest stems from an investigation conducted by the Sheriff’s Office in October 2017.  At…