PENELOPE ANN FRAZEE
PENELOPE ANN FRAZEE Penelope Ann Frazee Mount’s spirit left her physical body after a long illness on August 1, 2023 in Canon City, Colorado surrounded by her two children a grandson and her soulmate. She was born October 25, 1948 in Keokuk, IA. She is survived by one son Erich (Dawn) (Kirsten & Colton) Dietrich…
Read MoreHighway 81 Resurfacing Starts This Week
HANNIBAL – Weather permitting, August 2, a resurfacing project located on Missouri Route 81 from Iowa State line to Route EE at Kahoka in Clark County. The $9,737,007 contract, awarded this last year to W.L. Miller Company of Hamilton, IL. The contract includes an additional resurfacing project located on U.S. Route 136 in Clark County,…
Read MoreLocal Volunteer Celebrating 30 Plus Years of Service at Clark County Senior Center
By Emily Bontrager One local volunteer has dedicated her time to serve the community for many years. Shawna Sheffler, 45, has volunteered for over 30 years at the Clark County Senior Center in Kahoka, Missouri. Shawna grew up in Kahoka and her parents are Cliff and Bonnie Sheffler. She also has two sisters, Christina Zimmerman…
Read MoreMissouri’s Back To School Tax Holiday Pauses All Local Taxes For The First Time
A 2021 tax on online sales also ended local opt-outs for weekend set aside for purchasing new clothes and school supplies By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent Missouri’s Back to School sales tax holiday is this coming weekend and for the first time, no local government can opt out and charge local taxes on exempted items.…
Read MoreGARY “ODIE” O`DAY
GARY “ODIE” O`DAY Gary “Odie” O`Day, 75, of Kahoka, passed away at 8:35 pm on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at the Clark County Nursing Home, Kahoka, MO. Gary was born on May 27, 1948, in Keokuk, Iowa to Henry and Vanetta (Dust) O`Day. Gary was united in marriage to Evelyn (Young) in 1971 and to…
Read MoreNixon Named Running Fox Principal
By Mike Scott The Clark County R-1 School District is excited to announce that Oliva Nixon has been named the Running Fox Elementary Principal for the 2023-2024 school year. She was selected from a group of four applicants, three of whom were interviewed by a committee before a recommendation was made to the school board.…
Read MoreClarann H. Drebes
Clarann H. Drebes, 91, of Quincy, IL, passed away at 4:40 pm Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at Lewis County Nursing Home in Canton, MO. A Funeral Ceremony will be at 10:00 am Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Ellington Memorial Presbyterian Church in Quincy. Pastor Ron Cox will officiate. Burial will follow at Greenmount Cemetery in…
Read MoreRYAN THOMAS WALLACE
RYAN THOMAS WALLACE Ryan Thomas Wallace, age 39, of LaBelle, Missouri, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023, at his home north of LaBelle. He was born October 1, 1983, in Quincy, Illinois, the son of John Thomas and Lori Ann Bruns Wallace. He was united in marriage to Angela Kirchner on May 5, 2023.…
Read MoreTHOMAS ROLFE LASSWELL
THOMAS ROLFE LASSWELL Thomas Rolfe Lasswell, age 80, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Moberly Regional Hospital. He was born in Williamstown, Missouri, on April 3, 1943, the son of Ernest and Georda (Dillinger) Lasswell. Surviving are one brother, David Lasswell of Kirksville, Missouri; one sister, Helen Owen of Kahoka, MO;…
Read MoreHaydelisa “Haydee” Meier
Haydelisa “Haydee” Meier, 83, of Kahoka, passed away peacefully at 8:45 pm on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka. She was born on September 22, 1939, in Guihulngan City, Philippines, the daughter of the late Aquilina Iguana & Fortunata (Bayawa) Balansag. She married Calvin Meier on November 12, 1980,…
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