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Memphis Man Arrested on Multiple Child Sex Abuse Charges
Michael B. Martin MEMPHIS, Mo. — A Memphis man was arrested last week in connection with a wide-ranging child sex abuse investigation involving multiple charges, including statutory sodomy and child molestation.Michael B. Martin, 47, was taken into custody at 10:15 a.m. on June 2 by officers from the Missouri State Technical Assistance Team (STAT), the…
Read MoreScotland County Court Cases – 5-29-25
05/12/2025 – 220292927 – CITY OF MEMPHIS V LEVI ZEISET – Description: Excessive Noise { Ordinance RSMo: Not Available }, Date: 04/18/2025 – MEMPHIS PD 05/12/2025 – 704607284 – ST V LACEY JANE HUMPHREY – Description: Driver/Front Seat Passenger Fail To Wear Properly Adjusted/Fastened Safety Belt { Infraction RSMo: 307.178 }, Date: 05/06/2025 –…
Read MoreScotland County Included in MoDOT’s Draft 2026–2030 Transportation Plan Bridge improvements and highway resurfacing projects proposed
MEMPHIS, Mo. — Several road and bridge improvements in Scotland County are included in the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT) Draft 2026–2030 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which is currently open for public comment through June 6. The draft STIP identifies both construction-ready projects and longer-term proposals still in the early design or scoping phase.…
Read MoreGorin Board Impeaches Mayor Nicholson, Appoints Teel Pflum as New Mayor
The newly formed Gorin City Council includes, from left, Council member Donald Pflum, Mayor Teel Pflum, Council members Billy Bergheger and Dorothy Kussman, City Clerk Delaney Loughead, and Council member Rebecca Bass. This photo was taken at the Gorin City Hall on Friday evening, May 23, 2025. Photo by Echo Menges GORIN, Mo. — In…
Read MoreRegularly scheduled audit of Scotland County now underway according to State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick
EFFERSON CITY, Mo. (May 21, 2025) — It has been nearly 150 years since “The Tax-payers’ Association of Scotland County” was formed to resist the efforts of the county to collect a special “judgment tax,” but State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said today it remains just as important to keep a close eye on county government…
Read MoreTeen, Grandmother Charged in Scotland County Kidnapping Case Involving School-Aged Girl
MEMPHIS, Mo. — A Kirksville teen and his grandmother are facing multiple felony charges for allegedly removing a 15-year-old girl from school under false pretenses and subjecting her to potential harm, including marijuana exposure, according to court records filed in Scotland County Circuit Court.Carter Miles Haynes, 19, is charged in Case No. 25SE-CR00023 with first-degree kidnapping,…
Read MoreVFW Post 4958 Held 80th Annual Memorial Day Service
The VFW Post 4958 Color Guard and Auxiliary presented the flag at the Memorial Day program MEMPHIS, Mo. — The Wallace W. Gillespie Memorial Post 4958 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars held its 80th annual Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 26, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. on the courthouse lawn in Memphis.This year’s program…
Read MoreCity of Memphis Board of Aldermen Awards Farm Bid, Matches VFW Cemetery Donation in Busy May 1 Session
MEMPHIS, Mo. — May 1, 2025 — The Memphis Board of Aldermen convened a regularly scheduled meeting Thursday evening at City Hall, where members took action on a range of civic matters, from infrastructure and public park updates to the sale of city property and community donations. Mayor David Michael Ahland called the meeting to…
Read Morerotary 5-22
Andrea Graham, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, spoke to the members of the Rotary Club of Scotland County on May 14, 2025. She works at Scotland County Hospital (SCH) and Rural Health Clinics and offers many services that a patient's primary care provider can order for dietetic counseling and now…
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