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County Awarded for Low Interest Simulus Loan For Courthouse Project

County Awarded for Low Interest Simulus Loan For Courthouse Project  Clark County has been awarded a $3,420,000 dollar low interest loan approval through the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The money is from the Recovery?Zone Economic Development Bond fund. This is in addition to the nearly half-million dollar low interest loan approval the county previously…

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Clark Co. Circuit Court and Associate Circuit Court to Consolidate

 Clark Co. Circuit Court and Associate Circuit Court to Consolidate With every new year comes the prospect of change. An important change for the Circuit Court in Clark County will occur on January 1, 2010, when the responsibility for all case processing and record keeping functions will be consolidated into a single office under the…

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Clark County Sheriff’s Dept. Investigating Alexandria Burglary

Clark County Sheriff’s Dept. Investigating Alexandria Burglary Land’s service station, in Alexandria, Missouri, was entered unlawfully on December 9, 2009 at approximately 0246 hours and approximately $1338.00 worth of Camel Brand Cigarettes were stolen. A north entrance glass door had been broken and the suspect ran in and took approximately 41 cartons of Camel Cigarettes…

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Citizens Question Legality of Medill Crossing Closure

Citizens Question Legality of Medill Crossing Closure By Mike Scott A group of citizens concerned with the Clark County Commissioners’ decision to close County Rd 153 at the BNSF railroad crossing in Medill are questioning the legality of the closure.  On September 1, the Clark County Commissioners gave third reading to an  ordinance closing the…

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SANTA VISITS KAHOKA

 SANTA VISITS KAHOKA–Santa arrived in Kahoka at Friday evening’s “Christmas Extravaganza”, held indoors at the Clark County Senior Center on Friday, December 4.  The event, sponsored by the Kahoka/Clark County Chamber of Commerce, featured cookies and candy sales, a a quilt and Christmas wreath auction, as well as the chance for little ones to visit…

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Clark County R-1 School District – Distinct in Performance

Clark County R-1 School District – Distinct in Performance Clark County R-1 School District was recently named by the Missouri Department of Education as a District Distinct in Performance.  This is the fourth consecutive year and fifth of the last six years that Clark County R-1 has been honored.  The Department of Education measures each…

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Clark County Students Learn Electrical Safety at Live Line Demonstration

Clark County Students Learn Electrical Safety at Live Line Demonstration By Mike Scott Lewis County REC and Northeast Power sponsored an electrical safety demonstration on Thursday, December 3, for students at Clark County High School and Middle School.   The programs were presented by Kyle Finely, who is a trained linemen from Alvin, Illinois.  The …

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Clark County Receives $100K From BNSF Railroad To Close Crossing In Medill

Clark County Receives $100K From BNSF Railroad To Close Crossing In Medill By Mike Scott Clark County Road 153 is now closed at the Medill railroad crossing, surprising  some nearby landowners and forcing others to use the Highway 136 overpass to move their farm equipment.Kahoka resident Larry Young owns land near the crossing, and uses…

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Drainage Issues A Concern at All CCR-1 Schools

Drainage Issues A Concern at All CCR-1 Schools By Mike Scott Problems caused by poor drainage are a serious problem at all of the Clark County R-1 district buildings.  Last week we looked at concerns at the elementary buildings, this week we will look at the Middle School and High School needs.On Tuesday, November 24,…

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