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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…

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National 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.

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Edina 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…

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Brush 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…

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Home 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…

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New 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…

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Commission 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,…

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Community 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…

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Tigers 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…

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Lady 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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