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Honorable Retirement of Flags

 On Friday evening, June 14, local American Legion and VFW members, all on with members of Boy Scout Troop #145, honorably retired several flags. After a brief and somber ceremony, the flags were respectfully destroyed by burning.  Pictured right: American Legion member Ted Hee salutes as the first flag is honorably destroyed by burning.  “A…

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 Quilts of Valor Presented on Flag Day 2024 

George “Bud” Nichols  Today we have the honor of awarding a Quilt of Valor to one of only 2 WWII Veterans in Clark County. George “Bud” Nichols entered the United States Navy on May 12,1945, in Springfield, Illinois. He trained at the Great Lakes and at TADCEN Shoemaker, California. Bud served on the USS Rio…

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 RUBY FAYE KOOGLE 

 RUBY FAYE KOOGLE  Ruby Faye Koogle, 92, of Kahoka, Missouri, formerly of Ft. Madison, Iowa, passed away at 7:35pm on Friday, June 7, 2024, at Fort Madison Community Hospital.  Ruby was born in Okemah, Oklahoma on July 14, 1931, to D.J. and Faye Miller, (Wilson). Ruby and her four siblings grew up in Fort Madison,…

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 KYLE JOHN RANDOLPH

 KYLE JOHN RANDOLPH  Kyle John Randolph, 31, of Nauvoo, Illinois, passed away at 10:55 p.m. Monday, June 10, 2024, at his home in Nauvoo.  He was born on July 15, 1992, in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Kipp and Kathy (Clift) Randolph.  He is survived by his parents: Kipp and Kathy; brother: Kevin (Ashley)…

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 JOHN PENNOCK

 JOHN PENNOCK  John Pennock, 73, of Revere, Mo., passed away at 9:50pm on Monday, June 10, 2024, at the Great River Medical Clinic in Burlington, Iowa.  John was born in Wellington, Kansas, on August 25, 1950, to John T. and Bonnie B. (Shepherd) Pennock. John and his parents moved frequently over the years, causing him…

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Money Isn’t Enough To Speed Up Missouri’s Marijuana Expungements

 State courts spent less than $700,000 of the $7 million allocated last year for clearing eligible marijuana offenses from people’s criminal records  By Rebecca Rivas  Missouri Independent  Out of the $7 million Missouri lawmakers approved last year to help courts expunge decades of marijuana cases, state records show less than 10% of it was spent…

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 ROBERT “BOB” SOMMERS

 ROBERT “BOB” SOMMERS  Robert “Bob” Sommers, 83, of Luray, Missouri, passed away at his home at 11:30 am on Sunday, June 2, 2024, with his loving family by his side.  Bob was born on April 28, 1941, in Rutledge, Missouri to Nicholas and Margaret (Riney) Sommers. Robert graduated from Granger High School in 1959. After…

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Cook’s Mens Store Closing Its Doors

 By Mike Scott  A landmark business in northeast Missouri is shutting their doors.  Cook’s Mens Store, located on the east side of the square, in Memphis, announced this week that they would be closing after serving northeast Missouri, southern Iowa and western Illinois for 65 years.  John and Maxine Cook purchased the W.O. Slavin General…

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