Scotland County Hospital Board Holds November Meeting
Submitted by Brenda Prather, Record Keeper DRAFT SUMMARY – November 29, 2022 – Board Members attending in person: Christine Musgrove, Aarron Holt, Nic Hatfield, Lori Fulk. Attending via Zoom: Jesse Zeiset. Absent: Travis Trueblood. Administration in person: Meagan Weber, CEO, Brent Peirick, COO, Ashley Ward, RN-CNO, Dr. Celeste Miller-Parish, COS, Lori Nelson, RN-RHC Supervisor, Angela…
Read MoreMissouri State Budget Is Bulging With $6 Billion In Surplus Cash
By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent The Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City on May 13, 2022 (Photo by Tessa Weinberg/ Missouri Independent). For the first time in its history, the only real limit on what Missouri can buy on a cash-and-carry basis is the imagination of the people spending the money. The state treasury is bulging…
Read MoreCharles Wayne Myers 02/09/1974 – 11/17/2022
Charles Wayne Myers II, 48, of Portage, Indiana passed away on November 17th, 2022. Charles, affectionately known by his family as “Chuck” and his friends as “Chase”, was born on February 9, 1974, to Charles and Judith Myers in Kirksville, Missouri. Chase graduated from Scotland County R-1 high school in 1992, then completed his bachelor’s…
Read MoreWilliam “Willie” Everett Beeler 10/19/1940 – 11/24/2022
William “Willie” Everett Beeler, 82, of Lancaster, Missouri passed away in his home peacefully on Thursday, November 24, 2022. The son of Loyal Leon and Mildred Florene (Gramsch) Beeler, born on October 19, 1940 in Willmathsville, Missouri. He was a graduate of the Lancaster High School in Lancaster, Missouri. On June 28, 1959, he was…
Read MoreDriver Avoids Serious Injury by Wearing Seatbelt
By Echo Menges Scotland County, MO – Sunday, November 27, 2022 – A Greentop woman avoided serious injury during a single-vehicle rollover Sunday morning. According to Scotland County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Moss, Candy Rowland, 32, was wearing her seatbelt at the time of the crash, which he credits for protecting her during the rollover. The…
Read MoreScotland County Splits Doubleheader with Clark County
By: Corey Stott MEMPHIS, Mo.- 11/22/22- The border rivalry was renewed in the start of the 2022- 23 varsity basketball campaign for both Scotland County and Clark County. While the rivalry has lost its competitive balance on the grid iron, it still remains intense on the hardwood. The first game of the doubleheader featured the…
Read MoreThelma Darlene Gaffney
Thelma Darlene Gaffney 04/09/1920 – 11/18/2022 Thelma Darlene Gaffney, age 102, of Memphis, Missouri died peacefully in her sleep at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka, Missouri on November 18, 2022. She was born April 9, 1920 in rural Luray, Missouri to Otto George Meinhardt and Mary May Barton Meinhardt. She was raised on…
Read MoreJerry Wayne Baker
Jerry Wayne Baker 06/12/1955 – 11/14/2022 Jerry Wayne Baker, 67 of Downing, Missouri passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, November 14, 2022 in Osage Beach, Missouri. The son of Lewis Oliver “Bud” and Joann Evelyn (Menker) Baker, he was born on June 12, 1955 in Flint, Michigan. On June 23, 1989 in Lancaster,…
Read MoreCarroll Leon Kerr
Carroll Leon Kerr 11/19/2022 Carroll Leon Kerr, 84, of Keosauqua, IA passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the Heritage House in Carthage, IL. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at the Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua with Tim Sprouse Officiating. Burial will be held in the Sunset…
Read MoreTigers Split Jamboree With Knox County
By David Sharp Knox County opened a six point halftime lead over Scotland County in their November 19, 2022 boys basketball Jamboree scrimmage at Canton. The Eagles led by as many as nine points in the final period of their three quarter contest. Knox County came away with a 32- 24 victory. Vince Dale led…
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