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MUSHROOMS!
It’s that time–You know that it’s really springtime when Clark County’s mushroom hunters take to the woods and come home withbags of delicious treasure.
Read MoreKahoka Chiropractor Surrenders on Sexual Misconduct Charge
Kahoka Chiropractor Surrenders on Sexual Misconduct Charge The Kahoka Police Department reports the arrest of Warren E. Shoemaker, age 69, of Kahoka, MO at 8:52 pm on Thursday, April 15. Shoemaker was arrested by Kahoka Police Officer at 518 N. Lincoln for Sexual Misconduct in the 1st Degree. Shoemaker turned himself in at the Clark…
Read MoreScotland County Hospital Receives 10 Million Dollars for Expansion and Renovation
Scotland County Hospital Receives 10 Million Dollars for Expansion and Renovation MEMPHIS, MO – Scotland County Hospital CEO, Marcia Dial, received word today that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) had approved funding for a five phase hospital expansion and renovation in Memphis, MO, as part of President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. …
Read MoreKahoka Announces 2010 Street Paving List, Sets Employee Wages
By Mike Scott Kahoka Aldermen had a busy agenda during the Monday, April 12 meeting. Topping the evening’s agenda was the installation of re-elected Alderman Curtis Mack and Larry Young, followed by a special recognition award for Kahoka Police Officer Shawn Webster and Volunteer Firefighter Bob Coulter. Both men are credited with saving a life…
Read MoreClark County R-1 School Board Names New President; Interviews Board Candidates
Clark County R-1 School Board Names New President; Interviews Board Candidates By Mike Scott The Clark County R-1 School Board met on Thursday, April 8. Topping the agenda was a board reorganization following Tuesday’s election. Mark Plenge, who was reelected, and Craig Hunziker, who was elected for the first time, took their oath of office,…
Read MoreCourthouse Bond Issue Approved
Courthouse Bond Issue Approved Clark County voters made it official on Tuesday. It’s time for a new courthouse. By a nearly 2-1 margin, 1097-648, voters approved a four million dollar bond issue to demolish the existing 138 year old building, and replace it with a new courthouse. Voters also approved the Clark County R-1 School…
Read MoreThree Arrested In Drug Task Force Investigation
Three Arrested In Drug Task Force Investigation During a joint investigation conducted by the North Missouri Drug Task Force, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, 3 arrests were made throughout the county, for distribution and/or sale of controlled substance(s), on April 2, 2010. Arrested were: Patrick E. Huston, Age 60,…
Read MoreKahoka Aldermen Approve FY 2011 City Budget
By Mike Scott Kahoka’s Board of Aldermen held a public hearing on the 2010-11 city budget on Tuesday, March 30. Only The Media attended the meeting.The aldermen reviewed the proposed budget, which is lower than the budget they approved for Fiscal Year 2010. The board expects revenues to be $47,600 lower than last year, while…
Read MoreHumes Finds Weather Balloon
Humes Finds Weather Balloon– 9 year old Dalton Humes found a weather balloon on his grandfather, Ernest L. Humes’ farm, near Wyaconda, MO. The National Weather Service weather balloons are launched twice daily from nearly 100 locations in the US. Each balloon carries an instrument called a radiosonde. The radiosonde contains sensors, which measure atmospheric…
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