PHIL E. AYLWARD
Memphis, Missouri 1938 – 2025 Philip Eugene Aylward, 87 of Memphis, MO passed away Friday, February 21, 2025 at the Scotland County Memorial Hospital. He was born February 15, 1938 in rural Memphis to Lee and Marjorie Aylward. He married Joyce Elaine Kiddoo on May 21, 1955. The couple lived and farmed north of Memphis…
Read MoreWILLIAM (BILL) EUGENE MOBLEY
December 2, 1937 – February 21, 2025 William (Bill) Eugene Mobley, 87 of Downing, Missouri passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025 at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. The son of James William and Martha Elizabeth (Spriggs) Mobley, he was born on December 2, 1937 in rural Downing, Missouri. He was a…
Read MoreRALPH ERICKSON
1944-2025 Ralph Duane Erickson, 81, of Gorin passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Knox County Nursing Home in Edina. He was born the son of Everett E. and Vivian Lorena (Scifres) Erickson on January 30, 1944 at the family farm in Gorin. Years later, Ralph paid $175 at the sale to purchase the bed…
Read MoreMemphis License Office Open Again
JEFFERSON CITY — Through a competitive bid process, the Missouri Department of Revenue has awarded a new management contract for the License Office in Memphis, Missouri to Taylar Townsend. License offices are operated by independent contractors but directed by the Missouri Department of Revenue. The Memphis office closed unexpectedly on January 21, due to the…
Read MoreDefense Wins Argument to Keep DWI Case Against Sheriff in Scotland County, New Jury Trial Date Set
By Echo Menges Memphis, Mo. – Earlier in February, Special Prosecutor David Goring filed a motion for a change of venue in the driving while intoxicated case against Scotland County Sheriff Bryan Whitney (Case No. 24SE-CR00070), asking the court to move the case out of Scotland County. According to the motion, Goring argued the change…
Read MoreBetty Lucille “Lulu” (Crawford) Winkelman
Our beloved Betty Lucille “Lulu” (Crawford) Winkelman, who lived to the remarkable age of 111, peacefully departed this world on Sunday, February 9, 2025, at her home in Huntley, Illinois. Born on April 3, 1913, on a farm south of Downing, Missouri, Lulu was the cherished daughter of Elbert Hamilton and Nora…
Read MoreSchuyler County Woman Charged With Felony Theft in $41K Bank Fraud Case
LANCASTER, Mo. — A Schuyler County woman has been charged with felony stealing after investigators say she wrote dozens of unauthorized checks to herself, withdrawing more than $41,000 from a victim’s bank account over a six-month period. Kimberly Jean Martin is facing one count of stealing $25,000 or more, a Class C felony, according to…
Read MoreSmall & Hamner Recognized By Scotland County Hospital For Years Of Service
At the end of last year, the Scotland County Hospital (SCH) Employee Experience Committee recognized employees for their years of service with the organization and awarded service pins. There are several employees at SCH that have been loyal to the organization for many years and received service pins at the end of 2024. At the…
Read MoreJUDITH ANN BRUNBERG SHARP
Judith Ann Brunberg Sharp passed away at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois on Sunday, January 26, 2025. Judy was born in Pittsfield, Illinois on May 17, 1948, the daughter of Helen Elaine Green Brunberg, originally of Downing, Missouri and David Wendell Brunberg, originally of Manhattan, Kansas. She had one older sister, Lois Elaine Brunberg Bradford. …
Read MoreMemphis License Office Transitioning To A New Contractor
JEFFERSON CITY — Through a competitive bid process, the Missouri Department of Revenue has awarded a new management contract for the License Office in Memphis, Missouri to Taylar Townsend. License offices are operated by independent contractors but directed by the Missouri Department of Revenue. The Memphis office closed unexpectedly on January 21, due to the previous…
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