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10 Years Ago What started out as a part-time bookkeeping position has turned into a six decades of life in the lumber business for Downing native H. Middleton. The owner and operator of Memphis Lumber is celebrating sixty years in the business. 15 Years Ago Cooler, rainy weather made it a little easier to handle…
Read MoreDancing Rabbit: Finding a New Rhythm
I went to pick up my U-Haul for the drive from Ohio to Missouri with my heart in my throat. I had lived within an hour radius of nearly all my family and friends for all my life, and, at the sight of the ubiquitous white and orange truck, the reality of my impending move…
Read MoreCommission Minutes
Thursday, August 5, 2021 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, …
Read MoreBible Grove, MO, School Celebrates 100th Year on August 20-22, 2021
Contact for Bible Grove, MO, Historical Preservation Board: Joel Kapfer (660) 216-4750, [email protected] Contact for Trap Shoot: Lisa Wells, (660) 341-9264 Contact for Cornhole Tournament: Brett Hayden (660) 956-3565 Contact for Muzzle Loaders: Max Hamilton (660) 465-2206 (Bible Grove, MO, August 10, 2021)-The Bible Grove, MO., Historical Preservation Committee is hosting a 100th celebration of…
Read MoreMFA Oil Company Announces Local Annual Meeting
The 2021 annual meeting of the Memphis MFA Oil Company bulk plant has been scheduled for 11:30 am – 1 pm on August 26, 2021, at 641 West Grand in Memphis, according to Tim Findling, local bulk plant manager. Activities at the meeting will include a business report for the 2020 fiscal year, election of…
Read MoreDepartment of Missouri VFW Life Membership Incentive – Half Price
Memphis VFW Post 4958 would like to remind all eligible veterans, existing annual members as well as past annual members that through the courtesy of a grant, the Dept. of MO has a limited-time life membership incentive. If you purchase a life membership right now, the Dept. will reimburse the member for half of their…
Read MoreCandance Smith Is Hired As The New Director Of Nursing At The Scotland County Care Center
Candance “Candy” Smith is new to Memphis, having moved from Terre Haute, Indiana to be closer to family. She is married to John Smith and between them they have five children and six grandchildren. Her career in nursing began in 1997 as a Certified Nurse’s Aide in a geriatric psych facility. From there, she has…
Read MoreGreenley Center Hosts In-Person Field Day
By Echo Menges, NEMOnews Media Group After shifting to a virtual presentation lineup of annual field day activities in 2020, the University of Missouri shifted back to an in-person gathering for this year’s lineup and late summer start of the 2021 field day season. Last week’s Field Day at the Lee Greenley Jr. Memorial Research…
Read MoreNortheast Missouri Regional Planning Launches $92,350 Broadband Service Mapping Project
MEMPHIS, MO — 8/6/2021 – The Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission recently awarded a $92,350 contract to CCG Consulting and Finley Engineering to complete a regional broadband mapping study. “We are looking forward to partnering with CCG and Finley to document what portions of our six-county service area do not have adequate broadband service available,”…
Read MoreNortheast Missouri TAC Members Testify at Missouri Highway Commission Meeting
Representatives from the NEMO RPC Transportation Advisory Council appeared before the state transportation board in Hannibal to address concerns about low volume roads. HANNIBAL, MO — 8/4/2021 – Representatives from the Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission took the podium at the August 4th meeting of the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission to address regional transportation…
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