Contributor Columns
Persevering in the Heat: A Dancing Rabbit Update
Nature is fierce on the edge of the village where the SubHub neighborhood is forming. It is a permaculture concept that diversity in living organisms flourish where habitats overlap, on the “edges.” As we close up the building over time, we see how persistently birds find small holes to get into the building and build…
Read MoreCommission Minutes
Thursday, June 2, 2022 PLACE OF MEETING: Scotland County Courthouse Commission Chambers The meeting was called to order at 8:30 A.M. PRESENT WERE: Presiding Commissioner: Duane Ebeling, Eastern District Commissioner, Brent Rockhold, Western District Commissioner, David Wiggins, Deputy County Clerk, Nancy McClamroch Commissioner Wiggins moved to approve the consent agenda; seconded by Commissioner Rockhold. Motion carried 3-0.…
Read MoreCITY OF DOWNING REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 13, 2022 The Board of the City of Downing convened of 6:00pm on June 13, 2022 with Mayor Alan Garrett presiding. Present were Aldermen Ray Bange, Joy VanWye, Gene Bruner and Bill Anderson. City Clerk Carol Dryden, Water/Waste Water Operator Kevin Martin and Contract Operator Eric Bowens. Copies of the Agenda, Minutes of the…
Read MoreDowning Depot Museum News
Submitted by Judy Sharp It’s June 2022 already. Time, life, community, history, moves right along, whether we’re paying attention or not. When I moved “back home” to northeast Missouri, I intended to spend time and energy paying respects to and investigating the history of my local ancestors. My life had been lived steeped in family…
Read MoreSaints or Statues
By Carolyn L. Primm The story is told that during the reign of Oliver Cromwell, there was a shortage of silver for the currency in the British Empire. In response, Cromwell sent out representatives to search the nation in hopes of finding a source of silver to relieve the currency crisis. The representatives returned with…
Read MoreCommission Minutes
Thursday, May 26, 2022 PLACE OF MEETING: Scotland County Courthouse Commission Chambers The meeting was called to order at 8:30 A.M. PRESENT WERE: Presiding Commissioner, Duane Ebeling, Eastern District Commissioner, Brent Rockhold, Western District Commissioner, David Wiggins County Clerk, Batina Dodge …
Read MoreNew Arrivals at Scotland County Memorial Library
Adult Non Fiction Stop by or give us a call if you’d like to reserve any of these books. The Complete Guide to Food Allergies in Adults and Children Tools: the ultimate guide, by Jeff Waldman Refashion, Restyle, Restitch: 20 Stylish Sewing Projects from Preloved Clothes & Homewares, by Debbie Shore Gangsters, Outlaws, and Mobsters:…
Read MoreIt’s For the Birds
By Sandra Ebeling I dont know about your house, but my front porch and deck have been filled with singing of House Wrens. I have one house on the front porch and two bluebird houses in back that they share. They are so busy. As long as they are where they belong, and…
Read MoreDR’s Visitor Season Has Begun
Springtime in Missouri never fails to amaze me. The lush vibrant greening of the world, the sweet scent of honey locust blossoms drifting on the breeze, and the incredible diversity of song birds lighting up each morning with their color and song; this truly feels like God’s own country. Cob here, enjoying this moment of…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor
Like many of you, I’m wondering how our legislators can debate the gun issue when there appears to be so little dialogue among the spectrum of beliefs and experience with guns. So, it is my purpose today to start that dialogue here locally. I invite your thoughtful responses. First off, I’ll say I do not…
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