Area Breaking News
Gorin Mayor Opens Records for Inspection, Audit Petition Filed with Missouri Auditor’s Office
By Echo Menges The Mayor of Gorin has granted a request by the Memphis Democrat to inspect three years of public meeting minutes and financial records. The request was granted on Thursday afternoon, March 21, 2024, at the Gorin City Hall by Mayor Teresa Norton and Council member Katie Lamb. The inspection request was granted…
Read MoreNew Sheriff’s Vehicle Coming, Thousands of Residents on Unclaimed Property List, Delinquent Tax Notices Going Out: County Officials Meet to Give Local Government Updates
By Echo Menges Elected Scotland County officials gathered in the commission’s chambers at the courthouse to deliver their quarterly updates last week, on Thursday morning, March 21, 2024. During the public meeting, each official delivered an update for their office. Commission The Commissioners kicked off the meeting sharing their plans to purchase the red pickup…
Read MoreSheriff Formally Charged with Misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated
By Echo Menges Scotland County Sheriff Bryan Whitney, 44, of Memphis, MO, was officially charged with one count of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated on Friday, March 15, 2024, in Scotland County case No. 24SE-CR00006. The charge stems from an arrest of the off-duty law enforcement officer by the Missouri State Highway Patrol on September 29,…
Read MoreCard Skimmer Discovered in Local Gas Pump Credit Card Machine
By Echo Menges A device used to steal credit and debit card information was found in a gas pump at the Casey’s General Store in Memphis on Friday morning, March 15, 2024. The device, which is commonly called a “card skimmer”, was found by a maintenance crew after it was determined the gas pump had…
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