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Fun With the Cedar Grove Club
On October 14, 2020, the Cedar Grove Club met at the Christian Church in Gorin. Peggy Cumby was hostess, and she provided a delicious lunch of loose-meat burgers, chips, macaroni salad, jello with fruit, oatmeal brownies, and Frito cookies. After lunch, the meeting was called to order. The minutes and treasurer’s reports were read and…
Read MoreNew Arrivals at Scotland County Memorial Library
Adult Fiction New books are arriving at the library! Curbside service is available. Give us a call if you’d like any of these new books. Dark Sky: a Joe Pickett Novel (Joe Pickett #21), by C. J. Box Blink of an Eye (Kendra Michaels #8), by Iris Johansen The Affair, by Danielle Steel Never Far…
Read MoreNew Arrivals at Scotland County Memorial Library
Adult Fiction New books are arriving at the library! Curbside service available. Give us a call if you’d like any of these new books. A Stranger at the Door (Rachel Marin #2), by Jason Pinter Refuge Cove (New Americana #2), by Janet Dailey Hart’s Hollow Farm (New Americana #4), by Janet Dailey Paradise Peak (New…
Read MoreSpring Has Sprung: A Dancing Rabbit Update
As we approach the equinox, I’ve been noticing and appreciating the lengthening days here in Northeast Missouri. Our chickens have too, going from two or three eggs on a good day to a dozen-plus day after day here in mid-March. Just as the grass is greening up, brightening the drab beiges and browns of our…
Read MoreCommission Minutes
Thursday, March 4, 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 MoreA Dancing Rabbit Update
I know from personal experience to heed the advice of people who have lived in Missouri for a while; March weather always comes with surprises, no matter how nice the weather is right in front of you. Liz here, reporting that the weather in the last two weeks has been warm and sunny at Dancing…
Read MoreCommission Minutes
Wednesday, March 10, 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 was absent, …
Read MoreMedicinal Cannabis Dispensary Opens in Northeast Missouri
By Echo Menges, NEMOnews Media Group One of the first Northeast Missouri medicinal cannabis dispensaries, the Missouri Health & Wellness Dispensary (MHWD), officially opened on Monday morning, March 1, 2021. The dispensary is located on the north side of Kirksville at 215 East Charles Street, which is off Broadway Street just north of the Walmart…
Read MoreSC Schools Drop Facemask Requirement
Minutes from March 10 Meeting–President, Christy Aylward called the March Board of Education meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with all board members present. II. Consent Agenda The board voted 7-0 to approve the following items on the consent agenda: February 11, 2021 Minutes Update Procedural Evaluations School Facilities and Grounds District Safety Program District…
Read MoreHospital’s Senior Life Solutions Finalist for National Program of the Year
Scotland County Hospital is so pleased to announce that the hospital’s Senior Life Solutions (SLS) program has been recognized as a finalist for the National Program of the Year award. To date, there are 99 Senior Life Solutions programs across 27 states nationally. Top-performing programs are recognized annually based on their excellence in demonstrating the…
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