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 VIRGINIA L. WHITE ALVIS 

 VIRGINIA L. WHITE ALVIS  Virginia L. White Alvis, 91 of rural Kahoka, MO passed away at 4:58 a.m., Friday, August 16, 2024 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.  She was born September 29, 1932 near Gregory Landing, MO the daughter of John N. and Nellie J. Powell White.  On December 31, 1949 Virginia was united…

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Clark County Middle School Pantry Provides Resources for Students

 By Emily Bontrager  Last year, the Clark County Middle School started a School Pantry Program to help provide items to students and their families.  The School Pantry is filled with non-perishable food items, clothing, hygiene products, shoes, bags, and much more.  The non-perishable food in the pantry is provided by the Food Bank of Northeast…

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Road Work To Start August 19

 Weather permitting, beginning August 19, U.S. Route 61 is tentatively scheduled to close from just south of the Iowa State line to east of U.S. Route 136, near Alexandria in Clark County, as work begins on the initial phase of a project to raise the roadway approximately 2.5 feet on 1.3 miles of U.S. Route…

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 Primary Election Results

 Primary Election Results  Clark County, Missouri, held its primary elections on August 6, 2024, with all seven precincts reporting. The voter turnout was 18.07%, with a total of 923 ballots cast.  Republican Party Results:  In the race for U.S. Senator, Josh Hawley ran unopposed and received 593 votes.  In the U.S. Representative District 6 race,…

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Local Quilter to be Featured in Airing of the Quilts

 By Emily Bontrager  The Missouri Quilt Museum is holding their annual Airing of the Quilts in Hamilton, Missouri on August 16 and 17. This event is one of the largest Airing events in the Midwest with over 800 quilts on display throughout the community.  According to missouriquiltmuseum. com, “Traditionally, throughout history, quilts were taken outside…

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 WALTER E. ACKLIE 

 WALTER E. ACKLIE  September 1, 1955 – August 2, 2024  Walter Eugene “Walt” Acklie was born in Keokuk, IA on September 1, 1955 a son to Kenneth Eugene and Mary Margaret (nee Ochsenbecker) Acklie. He died on August 2, 2024 at Missouri Baptist Hospital at the age of 68.  A graduate of the University of…

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ROBERT (BOBBY) KUNTZ A Memorial service for Robert (Bobby) Kuntz will be held at St. Paul United Church Of Christ August 17, 2024 at 11:00 am. Please come and celebrate his life. Memorials can be made to St. Paul United Church Of Christ or Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka, Missouri.

 ROBERT (BOBBY) KUNTZ  A Memorial service for Robert (Bobby) Kuntz will be held at St. Paul United Church Of Christ August 17, 2024 at 11:00 am. Please come and celebrate his life.  Memorials can be made to St. Paul United Church Of Christ or Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka, Missouri.  A Memorial service for…

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 DOROTHY L. BOYD

 DOROTHY L. BOYD  Dorothy L. Boyd, 85, of Kahoka, passed away peacefully at 8:40pm on Monday, July 30, 2024, at Scotland County Hospital in the presence of her loving family. Dorothy was born on June 1, 1939, at Chambersburg, Missouri to Raymond and Alma (McVeigh) Boyd. She graduated from Revere High School in 1958 and…

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 KENNETH L. DIETERICH

 KENNETH L. DIETERICH  1934 – 2024  Kenneth L. Dieterich, 89, of Arbela, MO, passed away July 25, 2024, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, MO. The son of Rudolph and Ardella (Dice) Dieterich, Kenneth was born Dec. 30, 1934, in the family home south of Arbela in the Etna neighborhood.  Kenneth attended the…

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 PATRICIA ANN DARLENE VARNOLD

 PATRICIA ANN DARLENE VARNOLD  Patricia Ann Darlene Varnold, 90 of Moberly, MO entered Heaven on July 28, 2024 at her home in Meadow Ridge Assisted Living surrounded by her family.  She was born January 14, 1934 to Ernest and Rhea Stevenson Humes of Wyaconda, MO.  On March 15, 1955 she married Robert Lee Varnold of…

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