Scotland County Swept at Harrisburg
By: Corey Stott HARRISBURG, Mo.- 1/6/23- The Scotland County varsity basketball teams hit the road for round two of conference play on Friday night. The two and a half hour road trip would take them to Harrisburg, where the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs had a rude reception planned for them. The ladies took the court…
Read MoreDr. Duzan Returns to Edina and Memphis
By Alisa Kigar, SCH Communications Specialist Michael Duzan, DO, is joining the medical staff of Scotland County Hospital & Rural Health Clinics. He is a family practice physician with special interests in nursing home, senior adults, end of life care, public health and preventative medicine. He is a graduate of A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of…
Read MoreCounty Officials Sworn Into Office
Right: On Friday, December 30, Scotland County officials received their oath of office from First District Circuit Judge Rick Roberts. Pictured being sworn in are: April Wilson-Prosecuting Attorney, Kimberly Nicoli-Associate Circuit Judge, Duane Ebeling-Presiding Commissioner, Tasha Eggleston-Wood- Treasurer, Diane Tague-Collector, Teresa Creek- Recorder, Julie Monroe-Circuit Clerk, Jacob Hull-Deputy Recorder, Angela Newman-Deputy Circuit Clerk, Tammy Kirchner-Deputy…
Read MoreScotland County Highlited at MAC Conference
By Echo Menges Scotland County Clerk and 2022 Missouri Association of Counties (MAC) President Batina Dodge had something special in mind for this year’s MAC Convention. “I wanted to highlight our county as much as possible this year,” Batina Dodge told the Memphis Democrat. “I wanted to take as much of Scotland County as I…
Read MoreLooking Back at the News of 2022
News of Note from the Memphis Democrat January to June 2022 January SueEllen Rose Yoder, daughter of Mathew and Dena Sue Yoder of Bonaparte, Iowa, was the first baby born at Scotland County Hospital in 2022. She was on January 2, and 6:03am. Scotland County Care Center’s Residential Terrace residential care facility (RCF) has successfully…
Read MoreMemphis Man Killed in Rollover Crash
This story has been corrected to reflect the crash occurred Thursday night. It was originally reported to have occurred Thursday morning. By Echo Menges Scotland County, MO – Friday, December 23, 2022 – A young Memphis man, Jason R. Gingerich, 20, was pronounced dead following a single-vehicle rollover crash late Thursday night, December 22. According…
Read MoreNancy L. (Dye) Davis
A graveside service for Nancy L. (Dye) Davis, 73, of St. Louis, formerly of Memphis, will be at 2:30 p.m., December 28, at the Memphis Cemetery officiated by Wayne Palmer. Visitation is prior to the service from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28, at the Gerth Funeral Home in Memphis. Nancy Davis…
Read MoreScotland Co. Boys Win at Highland
By David Sharp Scotland County took a 17 point lead after three quarters during non-conference boys action at Highland (1-6) the Cougars mounted a furious comeback that wound up three points short of the mark. Kallen Hamlin sank two Tiger free throws in the closing seconds of the December 12, 2022 contest sealing a 63-60…
Read MoreTeresa Diane Sears
Teresa Diane Sears died December 14th, 2022 in Columbia, MO. Teresa was born at Laughlin Hospital in Kirksville, MO on January 17th, 1966 to Orville and Johanna Steele. She was a graduate of Scotland County High School and Truman State University. Teresa’s greatest loves in life were her children and grandchildren, horses, playing the piano,…
Read MoreBlanche Belliston Keller
Blanche Belliston Keller passed away December 15, 2022 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri. She was born May 27, 1950 in Payson, Utah to Lester Howell and Leona Peterson Belliston. Her family moved from Nephi to Ogden, Utah where she graduated from Ben Lomond High School. She attended Brigham Young University before serving a…
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