McAfee Auction Service Celebrates 35 years of Business
By Emily Bontrager In 1989, McAfee Auction Service was founded. Monty McAfee became an auctioneer and built an auction business from the ground up. 35 years later, McAfee is still operating that business. Monty grew up in Clark County, Missouri. He has been married for 29 years to Alyce McAfee and they have three children,…
Read More$45,000 Donation To Running Fox
On Thursday, July 11, St. Francisville Lodge #588 A.F. & A.M., presented Running Fox Elementary School with a check for $45,000. The Lodge raised funds in the community, assisted by the Running Fox PTO, which were then double-matched by the Masonic Home of Missouri’s Create a Partnership program. The school will use the funds to…
Read MoreNo Decision Yet On School Building Opening Times
By Mike Scott No decision has been made on whether or not the change the building opening time it the Clark County R-1 school district. Over the past several months, a group of Running Fox parents have been pushing the board to open the doors to the building at 7:45am so parents can get to…
Read MoreFree In-Person FAFSA Support Held at Sever Library
By Emily Bontrager A free in-person MOCAN FAFSA Initiative Support event will be held on Tuesday, July 23 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the H.E. Sever Library in Kahoka, Missouri. The library is located at 207 West Chestnut Street in Kahoka, MO. The Northeast Missouri FAFSA Support event will be hosted by Jill…
Read MoreLETHA “MEEMEE” (THOMPSON) HOWELL
LETHA “MEEMEE” (THOMPSON) HOWELL Letha “MeeMee” (Thompson) Howell, 80, of Luray, Missouri, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family after a battle with ALS. Letha was born on March 25, 1944, in Niota, Illinois to Wendell and Faye (Cooper) Thompson. She was united in marriage to Allen Howell…
Read MoreDepartment of Natural Resources awards $253,000 loan to Kahoka
Department of Natural Resources awards $253,000 loan to Kahoka City will plan and design drinking water system improvements JEFFERSON CITY, MO, JULY 10, 2024 – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $253,000 interest-free loan to the city of Kahoka for planning and design work related to the city’s ongoing drinking water improvement…
Read More10th Annual Missouri Vs. Illinois All-Star Baseball Game
Event organizers Kevin Peters and Aaron Peters have announced the rosters for the 2024 Missouri vs. Illinois All-Star Baseball Game, sponsored by Benson Financial Group of Hannibal, MO and Quincy, IL, Shottenkirk Toyota, and Refreshment Services Pepsi both of Quincy, IL. The game is scheduled for Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (rain date…
Read MoreSt. Patrick 4th of July
SPLAT Egg Roulette was one of the contests at the Shrine of Patrick’s Independence Day celebration on Saturday, July 6. Raw and cooked eggs were mixed, and contestants broke the egg on their head. These friends both drew raw eggs, and reacted to the gooey mess on their heads.
Read MoreTemporary Closure of U.S. 61 Scheduled for Roadway Reconstruction Project Near Alexandria
HANNIBAL – Weather permitting, beginning July 22, 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…
Read MoreHead On Over to the Clark County Fair!
By Emily Bontrager This year’s Clark County Fair will be held July 17 through July 21. You do not want to miss out on this year’s events and 4-H and FFA exhibits! A Season Pass for the fair is $40.00 and a Daily Pass is $15.00. Children ages 10 and under get in for free. …
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