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Helen Lorraine Rush

Helen Lorraine Rush Memphis, Missouri 1927 – 2025    Helen Lorraine Rush, was born on August 14, 1927, and passed away on April 26, 2025. Lorraine was the eldest child of Glen and Louise Fugate also of Memphis.    Lorraine was born and raised in Scotland County area. She loved working at her dad’s grocery…

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Loyd Leon Gordy

Loyd Leon Gordy Arbela, Missouri 1932 – 2025     Loyd Leon Gordy was born in Scotland County Missouri, just north of Granger to Thomas Anderson Gordy and Mabel Neoma Kinney Gordy on June 15, 1932. Loyd was one of 10 children.      He graduated form Gorin High School in 1950. One of the…

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Allen “Gene” Kennedy

   Allen Eugene Kennedy, age 83, of Franklin Park, IL, passed away on April 28, 2025, with his family by his side.  He was born on February 27, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan to Kenneth and Ina (Burrus) Kennedy. “Gene”, as he was known to those close to him, spent much of his childhood in Chicago…

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Maynard Leon Johnston

Maynard Leon Johnston    Maynard Leon Johnston, 75, of Rutledge, Missouri, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2025 at his residence in Rutledge, Missouri.     He was born on May 22, 1949, in Rutledge, Missouri, the son of Irvin and Verneta Bausell Johnston.     Maynard attended Rutledge Elementary School and graduated from the Gorin…

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Sigler Square Letter to the Editor

Sigler Square Letter to the Editor, We would like to offer our sincere thanks to everyone for the overwhelming support as we prepare to open our facility.  It shows that you all have immense faith in us and our ability to complete this project.  We are dedicated to reopening our long term care facility and…

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor, I’m writing about an issue of concern to me, and I’m sure other Scotland County residents and voters, about the current status of our Scotland County Hospital / Sigler Square (formerly known as the Scotland County Care Center / Nursing Home). Many of us remember the somewhat abrupt closure of our…

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Rick Fischer

Rick Fischer Rick Fischer, 66, of Memphis, Mo., passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, Mo. Rick was a graduate of Wyaconda High School and Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. He was one of the original employees of KMEM Radio, along with Dave Boden, when the…

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