Luray School Board Puts Closure Vote On April Ballot
It’s official. A vote to close the Luray #33 School District will appear on the April ballot. At the district’s meeting on January 13, the board voted 5-2 to place the measure before voters. They will seek to close the school at the end of the 2015 school year, and merge with Clark County R-1.…
Read MoreCable Lineup Shuffled, Sewer Issues Addressed
By Mike Scott Kahoka Cable viewers have already noticed that the channel lineup has changed. “The channels have been rearranged,” Alderman Jeff Wood told board members at Monday’s city council meeting. The channels were changed to accommodate the new “basic” package, as well as because of contract agreements with providers. A listing of the new…
Read MoreLocal Tax Preparers Warn Of Obamacare Consequences
By Mike Scott “We need to point out to the public that ACA has got major issues with tax preparers,” Bill Dunning, of Clark County Tax Service said. Dunning and Karen Arnold, of Arnold Accounting sat down with The Media this week to discuss the changes to your tax filing required by the Affordable Care…
Read MoreClark County Officials Sworn In-Photo Gallery
Pie In The Face-Video
Peoples Bank’s David and Brian Alderton get pies to the face after bank customers donated more than 1000 food items to the Clark County Food Pantry.
Read MoreIndustrial Opportunities To Provide Recycling Pickup In Kahoka
By Mike Scott Industrial Opportunities in Kahoka will begin providing curbside recycling pickup in January, 2015. “We’re really excited about it,” said manager Sara Allen. “A lot of people have difficulty bringing it our here to us.” Allen and other Industrial Opportunities staff hosted an open house on Wednesday, December 17, allowing the public a…
Read MoreFood Pantry Distributes Christmas Baskets
On Monday, December 22, Clark County Food Pantry volunteers distributed over 270 Christmas Food Baskets, complete with a turkey, to needy families in Kahoka and Clark County. They also had donated new and used toys, books, and clothing available to those in need. Kahoka and Clark County are blessed by generous people who donate their…
Read MoreLuray School Closure “Inevitable”
By Mike Scott “We need more funding, and we need more kids, but we’re not going to get them,” said Luray School Board member Miles Cameron. Cameron summed up Luray School’s problem before a special public appearance of the Luray School board at the Luray Village Trustee meeting on Thursday evening, December 4. Less than…
Read MoreSchweich Releases Follow-Up Report on Clark County Circuit Court
JEFFERSON CITY (Dec. 8, 2014) – State Auditor Tom Schweich released the follow-up report to his July 2014 audit of the Clark County Circuit Court today. Here are the major findings from the audit and their current status of implementation: Missing Monies: Implemented Accounting Controls and Procedures: Segregation of Duties: Partially Implemented…
Read MoreKahoka Cable Customers Will Get Holiday Sticker Shock
By Mike Scott Kahoka cable customers are about to see a big increase in their monthly cable bill. “Programming costs have skyrocketed,” said Alderman Jeff Wood at the Monday, November 10 meeting of the Kahoka Board of Aldermen. “And a large portion of it is the local channels,” Wood added. Local channels, including WGEM-10,…
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