HENRY FRANKLIN SCHUBERT
December 20, 1964 – May 5, 2026 Henry Franklin Schubert, 61 of rural Lancaster, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. The son of Donald Edwin and Mary Maude (Camden) Schubert, he was born on December 20, 1964 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a 1983 graduate of the Schuyler R-I High School in Lancaster, Missouri. On May 22, 1991 at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Queen City, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Marcia Ann Kearns and to this union two children were born, Tucker and…
Read MoreMemphis Community Players Holds Fashion Show
The Memphis Community Players opened the “Costumes and Vintage Fashions Fashion Show” at the Memphis Theatre on May 2, 2026, with the Color Guard from the Memphis VFW presenting the national flag to the audience. The group represents the Wallace W. Gillespie Memorial Post 4958. Twenty-four models showcased over fifty costumes from several of the Players’ theater productions, vintage fashions spanning decades from the 40’s, to the 1990’s, black dresses, formals, and unique/innovative “Just Because” designs. The master and mistresses of ceremonies, Scott Hathaway, Amber Brown, and Angie Tipling shared historical facts about the Memphis Theatre and the Memphis Community…
Read MoreCommunity Invited To Revolutionary War Patriot Marker Dedication
The community is invited to help celebrate a special piece of Scotland County history during a marker dedication ceremony for Revolutionary War Patriot Richard Gale Sr. The Jauflione Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host the ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday, May 15, at the Downing House Museum Complex, 311 S. Main St., Memphis. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to the Memphis First Christian Church Fellowship Hall. The dedication is being held in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Gale holds a unique place in…
Read MoreRegional Crowd Fills Edina for Sunshine Law Training
Attendees travel from across Northeast Missouri for hands-on training focused on open meetings and public records laws By Echo Menges EDINA, Mo. — A strong regional turnout filled the Knox County Community Center on Thursday, April 30, for a Missouri Sunshine Law training, with nearly 100 attendees gathering to learn more about open meetings and public records requirements. Organizers said approximately 95 people signed in for the session, though actual attendance was likely higher. At one point, attendees lined up to get into the training as additional tables and chairs were brought in to accommodate the crowd. The training was…
Read MoreScotland Co. Takes Conference Baseball Game at Knox Co.
By David Sharp Knox County scored the first run in the opening inning of April 22, 2026 Lewis and Clark baseball play with Scotland County. Creighton Karhoff singled and scored a first inning run. Carter Clatt drove in two Tiger runs in the Scotland County second inning. Brody Wheeler plated another run for a two run lead after two innings. Scotland County opened up the score with a four run sixth and a two score seventh for a 10-2 Tiger win. Carter Clatt went 4-5 with two runs scored and three batted in for the visiting Tigers. Nathan Penn drove…
Read MoreUpcoming Planned Roadwork for Northeast Missouri, April 27– May 7, 2026
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation has scheduled general highway maintenance work across northeast Missouri in the coming weeks, including projects in Scotland County. Motorists can view all road closures and planned work on the department’s Traveler Information Map at traveler.modot.org/ map/. Officials said inclement weather could impact the schedule, and additional moving operations may occur throughout the region. Drivers are urged to buckle up, avoid using mobile devices, reduce speeds and move over when traveling through work zones. Scotland County • Missouri Route 15 — April 28: Lane restrictions for patching operations from the Iowa state line…
Read MorePATSY (PAT) N. FROMM
Memphis, Missouri July 19, 1934 – April 6, 2026 Pat Fromm, 91 years old, of Memphis, Mo., passed on April 6, surrounded by her loved ones. Pat was born in Birmingham, MO, to Arnold and Dorothy (Owens) Runge, and was raised on a farm outside DeWitt, MO While attending Brunswick High School, she met Donald Fromm, who became the love of her life for more than 70 years. The couple were married March 7, 1953, and moved to the Kansas City area. There they raised their four children, Kimberly, Kevin, Kelly and Kenny. With four children born in six years…
Read MoreVFW Post 4958 presents Young American Award to SCR-1 School District’s Kindergarten Classes
On April 21st, after hearing both Kindergarten Classes recite the Pledge of Allegiance, VFW Post 4958 Commander David Long and Past Quartermaster Dale Bienusa presented each student with The VFW Young American Award. The VFW leadership had been at the school a week prior and handed out a “study card” to each student. All students recited the Pledge of Allegiance flawlessly.
Read MoreOutdoors With Kevin Fox: Taking It Back To The Simplest Of Hunting
I parked the truck, and as soon as I had grabbed my gear, I knew it was going to be a good afternoon. I crept along carefully, placing one foot in front of the other in an effort not to spook the target of this hunt. As I neared a likely looking location, I could look ahead and see that the creatures had other ideas and were more concerned with mating than they were in me. Still, if I was careless, they would easily be spooked and just as quickly take off. Like all hunts, the closer I could get,…
Read MoreAponte Begins Child Support Enforcement Role
By Echo Menges EDINA, Mo. — The Knox County Prosecutor’s Office has welcomed a new staffer, with Caleb Aponte beginning his role April 10, 2026, as child support enforcement attorney serving Missouri’s 1st and 2nd judicial circuits. The position also brings the relocation of the child support enforcement office from Adair County to Knox County. Aponte has joined Knox County Prosecuting Attorney Andrew Boster and Administrative Assistant Angela Wilson. Aponte will serve the 1st Judicial Circuit (Clark, Schuyler and Scotland counties) and the 2nd Judicial Circuit (Adair, Knox and Lewis counties). He will work out of the Knox County Prosecutor’s…
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