Agriculture Education Impacts Scotland County Students This Summer
Forty-five students at Scotland County Elementary participated in hands-on lessons about agriculture during enrichment programming this summer with Agriculture Education on the Move™ (Ag Moves). Scotland County Elementary partnered with Ag Moves to provide elementary students with ten foundational lessons on the topics of agriculture. Local Ag Moves educator, Ashlyn Laws, facilitated the lessons to…
Read MoreELIZABETH ANNE BERRY POOLE
ELIZABETH ANNE BERRY POOLE Elizabeth Anne Berry Poole lived to be just shy of 93 years young when she had her final bow on July 9th in Cedar Falls, IA. She made her grand debut on August 2nd, 1931 as one of seven children to Stanley and Cleo Berry in Edina, MO. On August 31st,…
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MARY ELLEN TURNER Tulsa, Oklahoma 1931 – 2024 Mary Ellen Turner, 92, of Tulsa, OK, passed peacefully at her home in Tulsa on July 3rd. The daughter of Ray P. and Oma (Drake) Porter she was born October 9,1931 in Abilene, TX. Mary Ellen spent most of her childhood in El Reno, OK. Spending summers…
Read MoreBuilding Coming Down
Demolition work began on the old City Hall building on the southwest corner of the Memphis square on Saturday morning. Later in the day, the adjacent building collapsed, causing the Home Style Restaurant to temporarily close. On Monday, workers continued with the demolition, with both buildings being down by Monday night.
Read MoreMissouri Bill Completes Life-Long Dream
Happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to do what it takes to make those dreams come true. That phrase is what Bill Cottrell, local long-distance canoe enthusiast, reflected on when he began his canoe trip down the Missouri River last summer. Cottrell, known as “Missouri Bill,” when on the river, started a…
Read MoreTown Hall Meeting Set To Discuss Scotland County Nursing Home District Bond Issue
By Emily Bontrager In December of 2021, the Scotland County Care Center was forced to close due to staffing shortages. These shortages were due to the COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The SCCC opened in 1970 and the Scotland County Nursing Home District Board of Directors has worked for the last two years to try to maintain…
Read MoreSHAUN WEEKS PULASKI
Shaun Nathan Weeks, 54, most recently of Pulaski, died June 29, 2024. He was born February 10, 1970 in Ottumwa to Alan Craig and Carol Evelyn (Collett) Weeks. A 1988 graduate of Cardinal High School, Shaun received an Associate of Arts Degree in Computer Programming from Indian Hills Community College. He had worked for CDS…
Read MoreLELA MAE TRUEBLOOD
LELA MAE TRUEBLOOD Lela Mae Trueblood departed this life surrounded by her family on June 27, 2024, in Scotland County, Missouri. She was born on June 10, 1932 to Okla Lee and Bessie Walker Mathes in Scotland County, Missouri. Being one of ten children, Lela was the last of her generation to go to heaven. …
Read MoreANDREW LEE GRAHAM
Andrew Lee Graham, 39, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Friday, June 21, 2024. Andrew (Andy) was born February 8, 1985 to Harry & Janette (Alexander) Graham at Kirksville, Missouri. He graduated from Scotland County R-1 High School in the Class of 2004. Andy joined the Army on January 29, 2008 and served two years and…
Read MoreBrazen Thief Burglarizes Zimmerman’s In Rutledge
By Echo Menges Just before 5:00 a.m. Friday morning, June 28, 2024, a brazen thief broke into Zimmerman’s store and restaurant in Rutledge. The burglar forced a customer doorway open, broke into the ATM machine located inside the store, and stole approximately $1,000. Zimmerman’s is located on Highway M in the center of the town. …
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