Jackson Named “Spirit of SCH”
Jodie Jackson is the June SPIRIT OF SCH winner at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. She has worked for the hospital since 10/10/01. She works in the Health Information Management Department with medical records and recently got cross-trained to also work with the Business Office in the insurance and cash posting areas. Here’s what the…
Read MoreIllinois Teams Sweep Muddy River Showcase
By David Sharp The Illinois All Star teams continued a long run of dominance of a series of area High School All Star basketball teams played in Quincy, Illinois. The Muddy River News organization has picked up sponsorship of the series, currently referred to as the Muddy River Showcase. The contest featured graduating senior basketball…
Read MoreA Return to Farm-Produced Products
By Heather Harper Clifford Martin is a local cheesemaker in northeastern Missouri with his base of operation located just north of Edina, with a beautiful view of green pastures and hills, which contributed to the name of his business, Green Hills Dairy. Martin and his family have built the foundation of their small business by…
Read MoreCommission Minutes
Thursday, June 9, 2022 PLACE OF MEETING: Scotland County Courthouse Commission Chambers The meeting was called to order at 8:30 A.M. PRESENT WERE: Presiding Commissioner, Duane Ebeling, Eastern District Commissioner, Brent Rockhold, Western District Commissioner, David Wiggins, County Clerk, Batina Dodge …
Read MoreNew Arrivals at Scotland County Memorial Libary
Adult Fiction Stop by or give us a call if you’d like to reserve any of these books. Red Warning, by Matthew Quirk The Gatekeeper, by James Byrne From Bad to Cursed, by Lana Harper I’ll be Seeing You, by Robin Lee Hatcher We are still having problems receiving new fiction books, so we have…
Read MorePersevering in the Heat: A Dancing Rabbit Update
Nature is fierce on the edge of the village where the SubHub neighborhood is forming. It is a permaculture concept that diversity in living organisms flourish where habitats overlap, on the “edges.” As we close up the building over time, we see how persistently birds find small holes to get into the building and build…
Read MoreMoDOT Northeast District Announces New Area Engineer
HANNIBAL, MO –The Missouri Department of Transportation welcomes Jeff Kroner as the new east area engineer for the Northeast District covering eight counties including Macon, Shelby, Marion, Randolph, Monroe, Ralls, Audrain, and Pike. Kroner replaces Brian Untiedt who took another position within the department. As area engineer, Kroner will work directly with key stakeholders within…
Read MoreLiving Life Over
10 Years Ago Police sirens or children’s high-pitched screams of joy, take your pick; you’ll hear plenty on Saturday, June 23 on the Memphis Square as the First Annual Kids’ Safety Day will bring together emeregency service providers and lots of entertainment opportunities for the kiddies to help teach youngsters about safety. The event, organized…
Read MoreLawrence Joe Forrester obituary
Lawrence Joe Forrester was born January 4, 1943, in Bloomfield, Iowa, to Floyd Perry and Edna Mae Garrison Forrester. He died June 13, 2022, of natural causes at his home south of Columbia, Missouri. Joe grew up on the family farm between Memphis and Arbela, in Scotland County, Missouri. His father died of polio when…
Read MoreGary Lynn Blaise obituary
Gary Lynn Blaise, 70, of Keosauqua, IA passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral service with military honors will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at the Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, IA with Pastor Danny Cary officiating. Burial will be held…
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