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Snow causes outages across Northern Missouri

Snow causes outages across Northern Missouri Heavy, wet snow and high winds across northern Missouri caused outages for approximately 16,000 electric cooperative members Tuesday. Hardest hit service areas included Macon Electric Cooperative, Lewis County Rural Electric Cooperative, Tri-County Electric Cooperatives and Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative which all experienced significant outages on Tuesday. All four cooperatives…

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Northeast All District Football Team

EIGHT-MAN OFFENSE QB Connor Smith SR Schuyler County RB Robert Dooley SR Knox County RB Elliot Sevits JR Schuyler County WR/TE Reid Ragsdale JR Paris WR/TE Mayson Humphrey SR Schuyler County OL Riley Greening SR North Shelby OL Acen Akers JR Schuyler County AP Jade Daniel JR North Shelby DEFENSE DL Alious Hunolt SO Knox…

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KC Eagles Advance In District Football With Win Over Paris

 By David Sharp  Knox County (2-8) rallied from an early 16 point deficit for a 50-36 victory over Paris (2-8) in Class 1, District 8 football action at Knox County. Robert Dooley scored five touchdowns, including a 16 yard reception from Collin Hayes in the fourth quarter.  Collin Hayes ran for the first Eagle touchdown…

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Ravensborg Hosts Return of the Dead Weekend Gathering

 Sam and Suzie Shoults hosted the 2023 Ravensborg Return of the Dead gathering at their farm north of Knox City on Friday through Sunday, October 20-22. The Shoults’ have recreated a Viking settlement on their property, which has become a popular place for Viking era enthusiasts to gather, offer goods, and recreate Viking traditions of…

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Mokane District Cross Country Results

 By David Sharp  Paris took first place in the Class 1 girls team standings at the October 28, 2023 Class 1, District Cross Country Meet hosted by South Callaway HS at Mokane, Mo. The Coyotes finished second to Vienna in the boys final standings. Salisbury took third in the boys standings.  According to the MSHSAA…

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Letters of Grace: Local Teacher Publishes Christian Romance Book

 By Emily Bontrager  Growing up, Tori Kiger has always had a love for reading. Recently, she has taken her love for books and turned her ideas into her own self-published fiction story. Tori’s book is called Letters of Grace and it is 246 pages long. The book falls into two genres, Christian Women’s Fiction and…

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Big Plays Help Indians Top Stubborn Bulldog Team

 By Mike Scott  The Clark County Indians improved their season to 2-0 over Harrisburg on Friday night. Don’t let the 35-6 score fool you… the Indians had to work hard for this win.  Despite having only 19 players on roster, the Bulldogs came to Kahoka to play football.  The Indians’ only score of the first…

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 Kahoka Council Considers Police Recruitment Options 

By Mike Scott  “I don’t think we’re being competitive with other communities,” Kahoka Police Chief Mike Newbold to city council member during their Monday, March 13 meeting.  Newbold has been the lone Kahoka police officer for several month, with no relief in sight. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office helps, but cannot enforce local ordinances, such…

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 DENNIS DOUGLAS  PERRY 

Dennis Douglas Perry, 83, of Wyaconda, passed away at 11:56 pm on Monday, March 6, 2023, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.  He was born on December 15, 1939, the son of the late Leo & Edna (Newnham) Perry. Dennis was a 1957 graduate of Kahoka High School. After graduation, Dennis served in the United…

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Kahoka Sets New Electric Rates

Large Commercial Customers To Feel Brunt of 17 Percent Increase By Mike Scott Large volume electric customers in Kahoka will see an electric rate increase of over 17 percent starting in July, while average users will see a much more modest 6.66 percent increase. The smallest users, those using less than 2000 kilowatt hours per…

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