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100th Annual Pie Supper at Bible Grove School

 By Audrey Spray  This is their 100 Annual Pie Supper. They missed two years because of covid. The annual Pie Supper began in 1921 when the school first opened. It is traditionally held in October before Halloween.  It was an annual fund raiser for the school and used for the class trips. The earlier pie…

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Tigers Finish Regular Season on the Road at Harrisburg

 10/20/23 | Harrisburg, MO  By: Weston Smith  Just like that, nine weeks of football has passed. This week, the Scotland County Tigers were on the road taking on the Harrisburg Bulldogs. Both teams were coming into their final game of the regular season with a record of two wins and six losses.  The contest started…

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Digital Ads Offered by NEMOnews Media Group

 By Mike Scott, NEMOnews Media Group  Digital advertising accounts for two-thirds of all advertising spending worldwide. And that percentage grows every year.  That’s a stark reality for local newspapers that rely on advertising to support our business. Over 2500 newspapers in the United States have closed or merged since 2004, creating “news deserts” all over…

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Azen Jolly Timers 4-H Club Host October Meeting

 By Club Reporter Halle Miller  The Azen Jolly Timers 4-H club held their monthly meeting on October 4, 2023 at the Scotland County Nursing Home Sun Room. There were 70 members, guests, and family members in attendance. President Zada Ketchum called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with the saying of the Pledge of…

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Memphis Man Walks Away from Rollover Crash

 By Echo Menges  Jody Small, 56, of Memphis was lucky to escape a rollover crash in Knox County this week. Small walked away from the tractor-trailer rollover with only minor injuries and a few scratches Monday afternoon, October 16, 2023.  The same cannot be said for the tractor-trailer he was driving.  According to Knox County…

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 FLOYD CONE BAKER

 FLOYD CONE BAKER  Floyd Cone Baker “Coney” 74, of Memphis died Sunday, October 8, 2023 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis.  He was born the son of Floyd A. and Helen R. (Cone) Baker on April 7, 1949 in Scotland County. Coney lived his whole life here, graduating from Memphis High School in 1968.  Coney…

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Scotland County Softball Rundown

 By: Weston Smith  October 2, 2023 | 5:00PM | Milan, MO  Final Score: Milan 9, Scotland County 4  The Scotland County Lady Tigers started their week on the road at Milan High School. The Lady Tigers scored 2 in the top of the first inning to take an early lead. The Lady Wildcats of Milan…

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County Clerk Updating Voter Registrations

Submitted by Batina Dodge, Scotland County Clerk SCOTLAND COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE TO BEGIN BIENNIAL CANVASS OF REGISTERED VOTERS A voter registration canvass is performed every other year by the County Clerk’s office, with a voter identification card mailed to each registered voter in the county. If all information is correct on the voter identification card…

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 MARTIN ORVAL GUINN 

MARTIN ORVAL GUINN Martin Orval Guinn left his earthly bonds on Oct. 3, 2023, 8 days before his 105th birthday. He was born October 11, 1918, on a farm home north of Colony in Northeast Missouri. His parents were Orval Martin Guinn and Maud “Doll” Delia Stutenburg Guinn. Martin is survived by his three daughters,…

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Lady Tigers fall to Schuyler County in Extra Innings on Senior Night

 9/26/23 | Memphis, MO | 5:00PM  By: Weston Smith  The Scotland County Lady Tigers hosted the Schuyler County Lady Rams on Tuesday. The contest was also senior night for the lone Lady Tiger senior and 1st baseman Fawntana Wells.  The Lady Tigers jumped out to an early lead in the first, scoring two runs in…

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