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ELLEN AYLWARD MEMORIAL SERVICE SATURDAY
A memorial service honoring the life of Ellen Aylward, 59, of Memphis will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 20 at First Baptist Church with Dan Hite and Jack Sumption officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, from 1-2 p.m. at the church. Ellen Aylward died February 15, 2021…
Read MoreNational Guard Mass Vaccination Event
On Friday, March 5, a mass vaccination event was held at the Briggs Smith Airport west of Memphis. Members of the Missouri National Guard provided COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible persons in Phase 1B, Tiers 1 and 2.
Read MoreEdina Medical Services Passes State Survey with Zero Deficiencies
If you heard a few hoots and hollers coming from the east side of Edina a few weeks ago, the staff from Edina Medical Services was celebrating passing the rigorous survey to be a fully accredited Rural Health Clinic (RHC). To become a certified Rural Health Clinic, the Edina Medical Services team had to complete…
Read MoreBrush Cutting to Temporarily Impact Traffic on Southbound U.S. 61 in Clark County
HANNIBAL – Weather permitting, Mar. 15-19, southbound U.S Route 61 in Clark County will be reduced to one lane from Route H to CR 318 for brush cutting operations. The work will take place between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day. Motorists will need to use caution while traveling through the work zone during…
Read MoreHome Vegetable Gardening Webinar Series Returns
Published: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 COLUMBIA, Mo. –University of Missouri Extension will offer a webinar series to help beginning home gardeners grow a vegetable garden. The Zoom course covers the basics from planning and seed starting to diseases and insects. Sessions are 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, March 25-May 27. Live sessions include lectures followed…
Read MoreNew Arrivals at Scotland County Memorial Library
Adult Fiction New books are still arriving at the library! Curbside service available. Give us a call if you’d like any of these new books. The Unwilling, by John Hart The Wrong Family, by Tarryn Fisher The Power Couple, by Alex Berenson Red River, by Lalita Tademy From This Moment, by Kim Vogel Sawyer Those…
Read MoreCommission Minutes
Thursday, February 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, Western District Commissioner, David Wiggins and County Clerk,…
Read MoreCommunity Calendar
Missouri National Guard is vaccinating Phase 1B, Tiers 1 & 2 at a mass vaccination event for eligible Missouri residents this Friday, March 5th at the Briggs-Smith Memorial Airport, 2.5 miles west of Memphis, Missouri on Hwy 136 from 9 am – 3 pm. The next food distribution will be on March 5, 2021. Hours are…
Read MoreTigers End Season with 2nd Place Finish in District
By: Corey Stott QUEEN CITY, Mo.- 2/27/21- It didn’t take long to see why the Northeast Bearcats (Cairo) (24- 1) were the top seed in Class 2, District 6. After Scotland County (12-14) got off to an early and surprising 4-0 lead, the Bearcats quickly took over the game. At the 6:15 mark, 6’0 junior…
Read MoreLady Tigers Repeat as District Champions
By: Corey Stott QUEEN CITY, Mo.- 2/27/21- “That’s huge!” That was Coach Cory Shultz’s immediate and emphatic answer when asked for his initial thoughts on his Scotland County Lady Tigers’ (20-5) hard-fought 42-36 win over the top-seeded Schuyler County Lady Rams (20-6). “With Covid and everything, the community’s been through a lot,” Shultz said. “We’ve…
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