Green Acres Sew & Vac to Host Grand Opening of New Location
By Echo Menges The owners of Green Acres Sew & Vac are busy preparing to welcome customers to their new location. The husband and wife team, Burnell Oberholtzer, 36, and Lacretia, 36, of Rutledge, are excited to invite the community in to see the new and improved shop. The Oberholtzer’s took on the business from…
Read MoreScotland County Local Races to be Decided in Primary Election
By Echo Menges The 2024 Primary Election next week will decide three contested county level races in Scotland County and whether voters are willing to foot a nearly five million dollar bond issue. Local voters will have to choose a Republican Party ballot to have a choice in the races for Eastern and Western District…
Read MoreSTANLEY EUGENE STRONG
HAMILTON, Ill. – Stanley Eugene Strong, 73, of Hamilton, Illinois, passed away Monday, July 1, 2024, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Stanley was born to Phillip and Thelma (Riddington) Strong on Aug. 21, 1950, in Ottumwa, Iowa. He graduated from Scotland County High School in 1968 and went to Quincy Tech where he…
Read MoreKENNETH L. DIETERICH
Arbela, Missouri 1934 – 2024 Kenneth L. Dieterich, 89, of Arbela, MO, passed away July 25, 2024, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, MO. The son of Rudolph and Ardella (Dice) Dieterich, Kenneth was born Dec. 30, 1934, in the family home south of Arbela in the Etna neighborhood. Kenneth attended the Etna…
Read MoreRAYMOND E. HOWARD
Raymond E. Howard, 94, of Rural Memphis, Missouri, passed away Monday, July 23, 2024 at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri. He was born June 28, 1930, in Rural Scotland County, Missouri, South of Memphis the son of Carl Patrick and Ethel Ellen Davis Howard. He attended Rutledge School and graduated from the…
Read MoreLEE MORRIS RIEBEL
Lee Morris Riebel, 47, of rural Downing, Missouri passed away Monday, July 22, 2024, in northern Scotland County, Missouri. Lee was born September 25, 1976, in Bloomfield, Iowa, the son of Tommy Morris and Jan Arline Hendricker Riebel. He attended Scotland County High school and graduated in the class of 1995. He honorably served his…
Read MoreComputer Tech Business Moves to New Location
By Echo Menges Memphis, MO – July 17, 2024 – When John Groff opened his first computer technology (tech) business in Pennsylvania, he didn’t expect to open a shop in Northeast Missouri years later. Groff has the heart to help better serve the nuanced needs of Mennonite people, and all those who lack lifelong experience…
Read More2024 Scotland County State Fair Farm Family
The Musgrove Family was selected to represent Scotland County as this year’s State Fair Farm Family. Dale Musgrove is the son of the late Wayne and Letha Musgrove. Judy Musgrove is the daughter of the late Harold and Janet Shaw. Dale and Judy were married June 4, 1982 and live on the Musgrove’s Family Farm…
Read More“Honky Tonk Hissy Fit” Comes To Memphis
The Memphis Community Players will present “Honky Tonk Hissy Fit” at the Memphis Theatre on August 1, 2, and 3, at 7:00 p.m. “Honky Tonk Hissy Fit” is the third comedy in the trilogy that begins with “Doublewide, Texas” and continues with “Doublewide, Texas Christmas” which the Players produced in 2019 and 2023 respectively. The…
Read MoreScotland County Shooting Sports Programs Receive Donations
The Scotland County Shooting Sports Programs of both 4-H and FFA are the recipients of significant donations thanks to two local donors. A $1,000 donation was given by Joe McVeigh and a match to that was given by Little Fox River Sporting Clays, owned by Dave & Lu Koch. The Scotland County Shooting Sports programs…
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