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Missouri Department of Agriculture Launches Missouri Agriculture Awards for 2021
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) – The Missouri Department of Agriculture is now accepting nominations for the Missouri Agriculture Awards. The Missouri Agriculture Awards will honor five individuals that strive to innovate their farm or ranch, give back to their communities, or stand as a great example for future generations. Award categories include Missouri Farm Innovation, Missouri…
Read MoreMU Extension: MASN Announces Youth Entrepreneur Video Pitch Challenge
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Missouri AfterSchool Network (MASN) invites all youth-serving organizations and clubs to encourage students to participate in the 2021 Missouri Youth Entrepreneurship Pitch Challenge by submitting videos pitching a business idea. The video pitch challenge is designed to support young people in K-12 after-school programs to overcome isolation, connect with peers and…
Read MoreNew Arrivals at Scotland County Memorial Library
The eBooks listed were purchased by the Library and will only be available to Scotland County Memorial Library patrons. Three of these titles are preorders and will not be available until the publication date, however, MoLibGo (OverDrive) does allow patrons to place holds on preordered titles. Ebooks Active Defense (Danger Never Sleeps #3), by Lynette…
Read MoreCommission Minutes
Thursday, March 18, 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 MoreSANDHILL CEMETERY ASSOCIATION MEETING
The Sandhill Cemetery Association met in Memphis on March 20, 2021 at the United Methodist Church basement to discuss the care and finances of the cemetery. Chairman Darrell Shultz called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M. by asking for the minutes of the March 29, 2019 and the March 14, 2020 meetings to be…
Read MoreShoulder and Bridge Work Scheduled for Routes in Schuyler County
MACON – Weather permitting, MoDOT crews will be doing the following work in Schuyler County. Please see dates and locations below. Schuyler County Route E – Mar. 29-Apr. 1, road will be closed at North Fork South Fabius River bridge, located approximately 3.5 miles east of U.S. Route 63, for bridge work. Motorists will need…
Read MoreGovernor Parson Celebrates National Agriculture Week in Missouri
Governor Mike Parson has proclaimed March 21-27, 2021, to be National Agriculture Week in Missouri. As Tuesday also marked National Agriculture Day across the nation, Governor Parson joined the Missouri Department of Agriculture in celebrating the state’s top position nationally in agriculture production. “Missouri is ranked among the top tier of states in agriculture production,…
Read MoreBaltimore Improvement Project in Kirksville Set to Begin
MACON – Weather permitting, in a couple of weeks, crews will begin a project along Baltimore in Kirksville. The project consists of resurfacing, American with Disabilities (ADA) improvements and drainage improvements. The project will run from just north of Illinois Street to just south of Patterson Street. The contract was awarded to Krupp Construction, of…
Read MoreScotland County Consolidates Polling Locations for April
By Mike Scott Scotland County is consolidating its voting locations for the Tuesday, April 6 election. Voters will cast their ballots at the Boyer Center, located on the northeast corner of the square in Memphis. “COVID caused us to have to segregate voting from the rest of the courthouse. Routing voters to through the south…
Read MoreA.M.E.N. Society Sponsors Successful Cake Bake
Members and friends of the Arbela Methodist Everyday Neighbors Society (aka A.M.E.N.) joined forces Saturday, March 21, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at the Community Bank of Memphis, where they displayed approximately forty delicious cakes in many styles and flavors for sale in what they referred to as their first ever “cake bake.”…
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