2008 News 2007 News 2006 News 2005 News 2004 News 2003 News 2002 News 2001 News December 31 Redmon Announces Candidacy for State Representative OATS 2010 Scotland County Support Committee Elected Baptist Church to Host Blood Drive Tuesday County Farm Bureau Leaders Take Part in Policy-Making Process SCR-I Remains in Top 100 for U.S. Cellular’s Calling All Communities Contest December 24 School Amends Budget to Reflect Declining State Funds Struggling Dairy Producers to Get Relief From USDA Chamber Announces Christmas Lighting Contest Winners Races Shaping Up For April Elections Hospitals Donate Defibrillators to Local School Districts Munzlinger to Protect Farmers from Tax Increase December 17 Drug Bust Snuffs Out Pot Growing Operation Memphis Teens Hurt in Schuyler County Crash Addresses Needed For Military Care Packages Community Thanksgiving Service Starts Fundraising Efforts for New Food Pantry Ice Blamed for Crash Near Rutledge December 10 Millard Blaine Takes ‘Honor Flight’ to WWII Memorial in Washington D.C. Council Approves $225,000 Upgrade to Electrical System Local Teens Hurt In Car Accident Five Area Residents Plead Guilty to Federal Drug, Weapons Charges Women in Scotland County Don’t Need to Fear New Mammogram Recommendations Variance Approved for Single-Family Developments December 3 Plane Crash Tragedy Tarnishes Thanksgiving for Local Family Carnival Contract Signed for 2010 Fair School Trying to Cash In With U.S. Cellular’s Calling All Communities $1 Million Campaign Mutchler Sentenced to Four Years for Manslaughter Downing Man Flown From Crash Scene Chamber Seeking Entries for Decorating Contest November 26 Chamber to Kickoff Christmas Season With Lighting of the Square Event Beta Bazaar Planned for December 5th Gorin R-III Board of Education Discusses Upcoming Election at November Meeting Traffic Accident Numbers Down Across Troop B First Stage of Courthouse Clock Restoration Completed November 19 Georgia-Based Hill PHOENIX Announces Acquisition of Barker Company Christmas Bazaar Set for December 5th SCMH to Host Great American Smokeout Annex Between Schools Remains Top Future Goal Ministerial Alliance Announces Plans For Food Pantry Expansion Sponsors Defend Decision to Close Clubs to Parent Participation November 12 World War II Sniper’s Dream Shot to be Featured on National Television Program Scotland County Ministerial Alliance to Host County-wide Thanksgiving Service Municipal Election Set For April 6th Share the Harvest Program to Offer Donation Drop-Off Site H1N1 Vaccine Restrictions Being Relaxed Scotland County Archery Hunters Off to Good Start November 5 Memphis Woman Wins $100,000 Lottery Prize Weather Hampers Rescue Efforts for Injured Hunter Rec-Plex Ready For Busy November Tri-County Electric Cooperative to Get New $3.2 Million Home Santa’s Helpers Adopt-A-Child Program Kicking Off 2009 Season of Giving Chamber Set to Debut New Website October 29 Flu Bug Bites Scotland County Disaster Aid Available for Scotland County Small Businesses Elvis is in the Building The Daisy Patch Looking to Blossom as Memphis’s Newest Business Pheasants Forever Fundraiser Set For November 7th Youth Hunters to Kickoff Firearms Deer Season This Weekend October 22 Seven Family Members Hurt in Crash H1N1 Flu Vaccine Being Offered in Scotland County Jury Finds Mutchler Guilty of Involuntary Man Slaughter in 2008 Shooting Death Pom-Pon Fall Festival Set for October 31st Dulcimer Guy to Perform Local Halloween Programs October 31st Growing Ministries Through a Growing Alliance of Scotland County Churches October 15 Governor Appoints Harris to Fill Presiding Commissioner Vacancy Firemen Pledge $1,000 Match for Carnival Fundraiser SCR-I District Receives Energy Star Award SCS to Host Pepsi Memphis Nationals October 15th-17th Declining State Budget Could Cut Career Ladder Program for Teachers Sunday Morning Fire Destroys Home in Gorin October 8 Scotland County Speedway to Reopen for 2010 Season Memphis Woman Hurt in Head-On Collision Dog Duty or Dog Doody? Murder Trial to Begin October 14th in Shelby County Countywide Canvass Underway Local Grower Named Missouri Corn Chairman October 1 Wyaconda Man Hurt in Clark County Crash Scotland County Youth Celebrate National 4-H Week October 4-11 Brookfield, Clark County Departing Tri-Rivers Conference at Season’s End Missouri Releases Findings of Biennial Scotland County Audit Local Teens Hurt in Crash on Route T Community to Welcome SGT Jason Findling Home From Iraq September 24 Rotary Duck Derby to Race at Ed’s Used Machinery ‘Tigers Have Sweet Tooth for Victory’ During Homecoming Week Kahoka Woman Hurt in Crash Near Memphis Air Force’s Hot Brass Group to Perform in Memphis Missouri’s Electric Service Providers Voice Concerns Over Climate Legislation Daisy Murphy Named Administrator of the Year September 17 Enrollment Up Slightly at SCR-I to Start 2009-10 School Year Rutledge to Host Annual Fall Festival Cool 2009 Summer May Crack Top 10 on Record SCMH Partnering With Blessing Physicians to Offer Cardiac Care Fight the Flu Campaign Officially Launched in Scotland County Melinda Masden Walk/Run Health Fair October 3 September 10 Smoke Testing on City Sewer System Set to Start on Monday Downing Appreciation Days Set for Sept. 10-12 Phone Company’s Fiber Project Moving Forward Despite Weather Delays Council Considering Creating City Administrator Position Antique Fair Breaks Attendance Records in Several Events Garnett, Holton Claim Wins at Demolition Derby September 3 Community Development Block Grant Will Help Fund Six Bridge Replacements in Scotland County Burglary Suspects Apprehended Following Manhunt Across Northeast Missouri SCR-I Board of Education Approves Lower Tax Levy Rate for 2009-10 Three Teens Hurt In Crash Near Downing Mizzou Boosters to Gather in Memphis Old Lake Bash Group Makes Donation to City August 27 Kansas Man Arrested in Local Rape Case Antique Fair to Feature Golden Oldies from the 50s and 60s Officials Urge Schools to Prepare for Return of Flu MoDOT Meets With City Regarding ‘Broadwater’ Bridge Plans Munzlinger Announces Senate Run City to Consider Water, Sewer Rate Increases at September Meeting August 20 Fair Board, Firemen to Host Second Demo Derby You Drink and Drive, You Lose The Store Reopens in New, Bigger Building SCR-I Board of Education Gears Up For Start of School at August Meeting Local Resident Launches New Cemetery Service to Preserve Local History August 13 Presiding County Commissioner Mike Stephenson Announces Resignation DinoHaven to Host Open House August 14th-15th in Memphis Bible Grove to Host 19th Celebration County Commission Approves New Health Ordinance to Regulate CAFOs City Council Discusses Utility Work Gorin Man Hurt in Crash Near Memphis August 6 Sunday Evening Fire Causes Extensive Damage to Memphis Residence USPS Emergency Suspension Closes Arbela Post Office Scam Artists Hit Scotland County Residents for $4,500 Voters Say No to Road Rock Tax, Yes to Health Ordinance U.S. Attorney’s Office Makes Five Federal Indictments in Scotland County Firearms, Methamphetamine Case Wyaconda Man Seriously Hurt in Motorcycle Accident July 30 Schneider Receives Bronze Star for Valor for Service in Afghanistan Gates Foundation Grant Will Help Library Upgrade Computers Speedway to Host Go-Kart Races Friday Voters to Decide Future of Health Ordinance, County Road Rock Tax on Tuesday Old Lake Bash Returning to Memphis on Saturday July Weather Not So Hot July 23 Main Street Café to Reopen on July 23rd Little League Boosters Make Upgrades at Ballpark New Highway Patrolmen Assigned to Troop B Residential Property Values Being Reassessed for 2009 Tax Year Search Begins for Survivor Co-Chair for 2010 Relay for Life NMCAA Back to School Fair Set for August 13th July 16 Deer in Road Sends 43,000 Pounds of Pork into Ditch SCR-I Looking to Expand Reading First Program’s Success Story School District’s Fiscal Year Ends Better Than Expected Memphis to Host Economic Development Workshop Downing Board Discusses Sewer Permit Changes at July Meeting Community Action Agency Offering Youth Life Skills Training in Memphis July 9 Bridge on Route H in Scotland County Reopens Alleged Shooter Facing Jury Trial on Meth Charges Police Make Arrest in Hit-and-Run Crash Old Lake Bash Making Comeback in 2009 Mark Twain Chorale to Host Local Concert Mendenhall Case Receives Second Change of Judge July 2 Catfish Place Fireworks to Light Up Sky With 35th Annual Display Farm Groups Host Lunch and Learn Event in Wyaconda Memphis to Host Blood Drive July 7th Scotland County Relay For Life Raises Over $25,000 Recent Census Helping Tree City USA Keep Tabs on Timber More Than $550 Million is Waiting to be Claimed June 25 Lightning Strike Causes Fire at Johnson Residence Go-Karts Get Green Light for Friday Night Fair Race MoDOT to Seal Route 15 in Knox, Scotland, Shelby Counties Brock Bottom Bridge is Scene of Another Crash Rotary Club Honors Scholars, Youth Center at Annual Banquet Junior Livestock Sale Will Cap Off 2009 Fair for Exhibitors June 18 Board of Education Approves Changes in Grade, Attendance Policies Three Arrests Made in Burglary at ‘The Store’ on County Line MCP Hosting Tryouts for Comedy Production Sheriff’s Department Receiving Crime Scene Investigation Training Scotland County Football Program’s ‘Got Milk’ Luetkemeyer Announces Constituent Service Days in 9th District June 11 Relay For Life Set for June 12-13 Motorists Encouraged to Buckle Up and Arrive Alive Council Expands Paving Project Beyond City Square Road Rock Tax, CAFO’s Headline August Special Election Ballot Farmers’ Markets to Open in Memphis, Rutledge Demo Derby Car Raffle to Raise Money for Fair June 4 Japanese Comedian Passes Through Memphis as Part of Earth Marathon SCMH Adds New Surgeon to Staff Iowa Driver Apprehended After Fleeing Safety Stop Highway 136 Corridor Group to Host Area Meetings Scotland County Pharmacy Open for Business at New Location Memphis Man Facing Charges Following Arrest in Kirksville May 28 Three Brothers Treated to Trip to WWII Memorial in Washington DC ARRA Funding FEMA Supplements for Local Emergency Food, Shelter Programs Chamber Making Plans for Annual Peanut Day Event Shared Labor Expected to Save City $100,000 on Electric Upgrade New Storm Siren to be Sounded on May 29th SCR-I Math Students Make MAP Test Top 10 List May 21 Senator to Speak at 63rd Annual Memorial Day Service Children’s Division to Host Accreditation Celebration NEMO RPC to Host Missouri Community Betterment Event Lightning Strike Blamed For Blaze at Arbela Four-Corners Series of Tornadoes Strike Region Pool Opener Postponed Until Saturday, May 30th May 14 Continuing County Health Ordinance Debate Draws Capacity Crowd to Courthouse Memphis Letter Carries Collect Food SCMH Celebrating Four Decades of Service During National Hospital Week May 10th-16th City Seeks to Stabilize Utility Bills With Power Cost Adjustment to Electric Rates Gorin Man Injured After Falling Asleep at the Wheel Buckle Up or Get Buckled Down May 7 Commission to Revisit County Health Ordinance at May 7th Meeting SCMH Recognizing National Nurses Week May 6th-12th USPS Stamp Prices to Go Up 2¢ Starting May 11th Atmos Announces 61% Price Cut for Natural Gas Customers Help Stamp Out Hunger Varnold Sentenced to 120-Days in Child Endangerment Case April 30 Rare Syndrome Claims Life of SCR-I Senior Just Weeks Prior to Graduation Next-Generation Jobs Team to Launch Summer Employment Program Locally Local Woman Hurt in Crash on Highway 15 Grand Opening of New Village Market Set for This Weekend Officials Prepare State for Possibility of Swine Flu SCR-I Prom to be Held May 2nd April 23 Memphis Named Tree City USA by Arbor Day Foundation Vacancies Filled, New Ones Announced at SCR-I Meeting Northeast Missouri RPC Celebrates 40th Anniversary at Membership Meeting Commission Votes Not to Reinstate Health Ordinance Governing CAFOs School Board Certifies Vote Totals, Elects New Officers SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE... All SCR-I Entries in District Band, Choir Show Receive One Rankings April 16 Phone Company Announces Plans For $4 Million Upgrade in Memphis SCR-I District Receives 2009 Distinction in Performance Award Dr. Tobler Earns Missouri State Medical Association President’s Award Murder Trial Date Set For October 14th Dancing Rabbit Featured on Nickelodeon TV Program Tiger Trail Team Pitches Idea for Transition to City Park April 9 Producers Meet With Commission to Discuss Animal Health Ordinance Relay For Life Preparing for 9th Annual Event Neese Selected As DSS Children’s Division Director Only 24% of Voters Turn Out For Election Fire Destroys Logs Valued at $2,500 Fitness Center Crowns Biggest Losers, Starts Search For Future Winners April 2 Fire Guts Main Street Cafe on Memphis City Square Nick Moss & The Flip Tops to Perform at Memphis VFW NEMO Regional Planning Commission to Celebrate 40th Anniversary Voters to Decide School Board, Municipal Races on Tuesday Courthouse Clock Heading to Minnesota For Restoration Jacque Kaisler Named Scotland County Volunteer of the Year March 26 Spring Cleaning Bulk Collection Dates Set for April 7th, 10th Grassfires Across Region Signal Arrival of Spring Lawmakers Considering Budget Cuts for Senior Nutrition Centers Conservation Department Investigating Eagle Shootings National Public Health Week April 6-12 FEMA Awards Federal Funds to Local Food Banks March 19 Fire Destroys Village Market in Memphis Storms Damage Ball Diamond Light System Faculty List Taking Shape For Next School Year Energy Audit Reveals SCR-I Upgrades Are Paying Off Two Local Men Hurt in ATV Crashes U.S. Cellular Expands Network In Rural Missouri March 12 Rotary International President Will Help Local Club Celebrate 30th Anniversary MoDOT Installs New Flashing Lights at Dangerous Intersection Stimulus Package Could Impact Local Law Enforcement Police Investigating Vehicle Vandalism City, HUD Housing to Partner for New Storm Siren System Manslaughter Charges Filed On Driver in Fatal Traffic Crash March 5 Cancer Fund Benefit Raises $8,000 for Local Victims Varnold Pleads Guilty to Child Endangerment Local Phone Crew Aids Kentucky Storm Recovery Corn Growers to Host Farm Bill Forum First Iowa Charges Filed in Shooting Incident Chamber of Commerce Kicks Off Busy 2009 Schedule February 26 Rash of Burglaries Spreads From Iowa to Scotland County Businesses Memphis Teen Hurt in Crash Friday Night Health Improvement Plan Addresses Local Cardiovascular Disease Rate Library Receives Technology Grant for New Computers Joseph Mendenhall Facing Sexual Assault Charges Statewide Severe Weather Drill Set for March 10th February 19 High Speed Chase, Shootout, Manhunt… All in a Day’s Work For Local Law Officers Youth Association Receives $1,500 Grant School Board Hires New High School Principal Three Teens Arrested After Stolen Vehicle Stopped in Kansas Soil District to Host Second Customer Appreciation Day Memphis FFA Celebrates 2009 National FFA Week February 12 Alleged Meth Makers Busted by Own 911 Call Milton Men Flown From Crash Scene Autopsy Reveals Fatal Shooting Was Self Inflicted Traffic Stop Results in Felony Drug Arrests ECIP Program May Help With Winter Heating Bills Mobile Meth Lab Out Of Business February 5 March Sworn in as Memphis Post Master Aunt Faye’s Diner Serves ‘Inaugural’ Meals Tri-County Electric Sends Aid to Storm-Ravaged South Commission Restores Cuts in Approved 2009 County Budget School Board Handles Light Agenda at January Meeting Census 2010 Hiring Workers Locally January 29 Cancer Fund Gearing Up For Fifth Annual Benefit Supper Memphis Cattle Farmer, School Teacher Win $20,000 Lottery Prize March Hearing to Set Murder Trial Date Rutledge Man Killed in ‘Industrial Mishap’ in Illinois Keith’s Cafe to Reopen February 1st Under New Ownership No Candidates File For West Ward Alderman January 22 Forecasts For 40 Below Zero Wind Chills Force School Districts to Cancel Classes Price Tag Too High On Road Warning Lights Knox County Men Die in Crash After Police Chase City Reports Progress in Nuisance Vehicle Cases Two Vicious Dogs Killed During Attack on Livestock Tague to Serve as Local Chairperson for American Cancer Society Relay For Life January 15 Return to Law Enforcement Leading Local Officer Overseas Changes Made in Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program Masonic Lodges Join Forces to Aid School Kids ‘Vicious Dogs’ Future Unclear After Attack Kills Third Animal Rural Fire Protection Memberships Are Due Donors Give 94 Units at January 6th Blood Drive January 8 Allie Kay Elenbass is First Baby of 2009 Born at SCMH Limited Filings Reported For Public Offices Memphis Woman Hurt in Accident Near Atlanta Fatal Medical Attack Leads to Crash on Brock Bottom Bridge First Judicial Circuit Honored by Missouri Supreme Court Extension to Host Ag Night on January 15th January 1 Driver Suffers Fatal Medical Condition on Highway 136 Scotland County Care Center Receives Four Star Rating Blood Donors Rewarded For Giving Gift of Life Safe and Sound Bridge Contracts Awarded in Knox, Scotland Counties Public Outcry Stops MDC Plans to Change Landowner Permits Coat Drive To Begin At SCR-I Schools
