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Collapsed Building Demo

 Equipment is on site to begin the demolition of the collapsing building on the southwest corner of the Memphis square. Photo by Tyson Miller, Owner of Glanceworthy Photography’s Drone Division.

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Alleged Scammer Arrested in Knox County

 By Echo Menges  Knox County, MO – Friday, March 8, 2024 – Knox County Sheriff Carl Knoche announced Friday that a scam artist was arrested in Knox County on Thursday, March 7, after allegedly stealing $95,000 in cash from a 79-year-old Knox County resident earlier in the week.  Dongyi Guo, 27, of Flushing, NY, was…

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 VIRGINIA EGBERT 

 VIRGINIA EGBERT  1939-2024  Virginia Louise Egbert, 85, of Memphis passed away Monday, March 4, 2024 at her home.  She was born the daughter of Jesse F. and P. June (Childress) Easterday on February 15, 1939 in Kirksville.  Virginia graduated from Memphis High School in 1957.  Virginia married Roy Woods Jr. on May 26, 1957, then…

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 ORA RONNALD (RONNIE) TALBERT 

 ORA RONNALD (RONNIE) TALBERT  Ora Ronnald (Ronnie) Talbert, 80 of Downing, MO went home to be with his precious Lord on March 4, 2024. He was born on August 12, 1943 in rural Adair County, near Kirksville, MO to Ora and Paralee (Ballanger) Talbert.  Ronnie was united in marriage to the love of his life,…

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 CLIFFORD EUGENE MILLER 

 CLIFFORD EUGENE MILLER  Clifford Eugene Miller, 77, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.  Clifford was born November 13, 1946 in Bushnell, Illinois, the son of Harold Gale Miller and Ada Frances Hammond Miller.  He graduated Wyaconda High School in the Class of 1965.  He enjoyed coon…

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 Trial Date Set in Whitney vs. Director of Revenue Case 

By Echo Menges  Court case No. 23SE-CC00034 against the Missouri Director of Revenue brought by Scotland County Sheriff Bryan Whitney has been set to go to trial this spring on May 21, 2024, in Scotland County.  The trial date was set during a Trial Setting Hearing held last week on Tuesday, February 20, at the…

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Fire At Shannan Pallet

 Firefighters from Memphis, Gorin and Clark County were called to a fire at Shannan Pallet Company in Granger on Monday morning, March 4. It is reported that burning brush spread to the a nearby abandoned house, and that inventory stored outdoors at Shannan Pallet was destroyed. Gorin Fire Chief Kenneth Hoover was injured when a…

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 Pi Day to be Celebrated March 14 

Pi Day will be celebrated in the Memphis community on March 14. Pi, also known by the Greek letter “π,” is a constant value used in math that represents the ratio of a circumference of a circle to its diameter, which is just about 3.14….15…9265359… (and so on). The date, written numerically as 3/14, corresponds…

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