Spirit of SCH Award
Submitted by Alisa Kigar, SCH Communications Specialist Congratulations to Kyle Anderson, PTA, Therapy Services Department. Kyle is the March Spirit of SCH Winner. Kyle has been working at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis since September 2021. Prior to that he was employed at Elite Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine. He is a 2019 graduate of Clark…
Read MoreJohn Richard McPherson
John Richard McPherson, 72, of Burlington, died Sunday, March 5, 2023, at his home in Burlington. Born June 9, 1950, in Keokuk, IA, he was the son of George Montgomery and Bessie Lucille Phillips McPherson. On December 26, 1970, he married Kathie Sue Clark in Gorn Baptist Church in Gorin, Missouri. John attended Memphis High…
Read MoreDaisy Marie (Shepherd) Gray
Daisy Marie (Shepherd) Gray June 26, 1932 – March 3, 2023 Daisy Marie Gray died March 3, 2023 in the She was born June 26, 1932 in Arbela, Missouri to Joseph Folk and Anna Marie (Garrett) Shepherd. Daisy was, as she put it, “raised up” during the Great Depression on a farm in a modest…
Read MoreDoris “Darlene” Gunnell
Doris “Darlene” Gunnell, 92, of Edina, Missouri formerly of Downing, Missouri, passed away Saturday morning, March 4, 2023, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri. Darlene was born August 9, 1930, near Rutledge, Missouri, the daughter of Francis Edward and Hazel Beulah Harned Baker. She attended Rutledge Elementary and graduated from the Rutledge High…
Read MoreDr. John Joseph Finneran
Dr. John Joseph Finneran, 83, of Bloomfield passed away on Dec. 26, 2022 at the Bloomfield Care Center. He was born on May 25, 1939 in Scranton, PA to Martin Bernard and Dorthea M. Hazelton Finneran. On August 25, 1962 he married Carolyn Pettinato at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Lake Ariel, PA. The…
Read MoreMarquis “Mark” Charles Barrett, Jr.
Marquis “Mark” Charles Barrett, Jr., 81, of Memphis died February 17, 2023. He was born the son of the Marquis Charles Barrett, Sr. and Constance Mae (Hunter) Barrett, in Seattle, WA, on January 10, 1942. He married the former Ethel Lee Amidon on December 7, 1963, in Seattle. She survives. To this union one son,…
Read MoreCheck for Internet Availability at Any Address
NEMR Partners with First Fiber Internet Search Service for Real Estate Local Homebuyers Now Able to Check Home Addresses for Fiber High-Speed Internet Connectivity Submitted by Robert Gilbert, Fiber Homes Media Contact Green City, MO – Local fiber internet provider NEMR has partnered with Fiber Homes, the nation’s first fiber internet search service, to give people…
Read MoreTigers Fall in District Quarterfinals
By: Corey Stott QUEEN CITY, Mo.- 2/20/23- Coach Jeremy Austin’s Scotland County Tigers ended the regular season with a 5-19 mark and went 3-5 in Lewis and Conference play. But you had to look beyond the season record to truly see what this Tiger basketball team had become down the stretch. This was a team…
Read MoreDallas Eugene “Gene” Hustead
Dallas Eugene “Gene” Hustead, age 95, passed February 19, 2023, at Point Lookout Nursing and Rehab in Hollister, Missouri. Gene was born at the family home on March 11, 1927, to Hatton and Lena (Windsor) Hustead in Gorin, Missouri. Gene proudly served our country in the United States Navy during World War II after graduating…
Read MoreRandy Mathes
Randy Mathes, 70, of Arbela died unexpectedly Monday, February 20, 2023 while working on the family farm south of Arbela. He was born October 3, 1952 in Kirksville, MO the son of Russell and Marna Martin Mathes. Randy attended school at Gorin R-3 and then graduated from Clark County High School. Randy met Barbara Roberts…
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