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Collapsed Building Demo

 Equipment is on site to begin the demolition of the collapsing building on the southwest corner of the Memphis square. Photo by Tyson Miller, Owner of Glanceworthy Photography’s Drone Division.

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Alleged Scammer Arrested in Knox County

 By Echo Menges  Knox County, MO – Friday, March 8, 2024 – Knox County Sheriff Carl Knoche announced Friday that a scam artist was arrested in Knox County on Thursday, March 7, after allegedly stealing $95,000 in cash from a 79-year-old Knox County resident earlier in the week.  Dongyi Guo, 27, of Flushing, NY, was…

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 Trial Date Set in Whitney vs. Director of Revenue Case 

By Echo Menges  Court case No. 23SE-CC00034 against the Missouri Director of Revenue brought by Scotland County Sheriff Bryan Whitney has been set to go to trial this spring on May 21, 2024, in Scotland County.  The trial date was set during a Trial Setting Hearing held last week on Tuesday, February 20, at the…

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Fire At Shannan Pallet

 Firefighters from Memphis, Gorin and Clark County were called to a fire at Shannan Pallet Company in Granger on Monday morning, March 4. It is reported that burning brush spread to the a nearby abandoned house, and that inventory stored outdoors at Shannan Pallet was destroyed. Gorin Fire Chief Kenneth Hoover was injured when a…

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 Pi Day to be Celebrated March 14 

Pi Day will be celebrated in the Memphis community on March 14. Pi, also known by the Greek letter “π,” is a constant value used in math that represents the ratio of a circumference of a circle to its diameter, which is just about 3.14….15…9265359… (and so on). The date, written numerically as 3/14, corresponds…

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Class 2 District 6 Basketball

 By: Weston Smith  2/19/24  The Scotland County Lady Tigers kicked off the Class 2 District 6 Girls Tournament on Monday February 19th. The Lady Tigers traveled to Schuyler County to take on the second seeded Schuyler County Lady Rams. The Lady Rams took an early lead against the lady tigers, outscoring Scotland County 11-8 in…

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Missouri To Observe Severe Weather Preparedness Week March 4 – 8

 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In April 2023, an EF-2 tornado swept through Bollinger County, Missouri, devastating a community and claiming the lives of five people. In July, two more people were killed in separate incidents after massive trees uprooted by a severe storm in the St. Louis area fell onto a house and a car.…

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Commission Awards Contracts for Projects in Northeast District

 HANNIBAL – During its regular meeting on February 14, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for bridge rehabilitation, bridge replacement, pavement improvement, and roadway elevation/rebuild projects in the Northeast District.  A $5.4M contract was awarded to W. L. Miller Company, for raising the pavement approximately 2.5 feet on 1.3 miles of U.S. Route…

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