Area News
Girardin Named “Spirit of Scotland County Hospital” Award Winner
Shelly Girardin, RN, is the January Scotland County Hospital Spirit of SCH award winner. She has worked for the hospital for 13 years on the Medical/Surgical Floor and in the Emergency Department. She is a 2000 graduate of Southeastern Community College. Her first job out of nursing school was as an ICU nurse at Keokuk…
Read MoreSigns Damaged
The Scotland County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in a property damage investigation. In the late evening hours on Friday, January 22, approximately 20 MoDOT and Scotland County road signs were damaged. All signs in question were intentionally pushed over by an unknown full-size pickup truck. Paint transfer and tire track evidence…
Read MoreNew Parole and Probation Officer in Scotland and Knox Counties
By Echo Menges, NEMOnews Media Group Jordin Luthenauer, 31, of Baring is the new Knox County and Scotland County Probation and Parole Officer through the Missouri Department of Corrections. Luthenauer officially began her duties on January 1, 2021, replacing Jamie Goodwin of Lewis County. “I supervise felony level offenders and anyone coming out of the…
Read MoreLatest Update on Pet Food Investigation
On Dec. 30, 2020, the Missouri Rapid Response Team (MRRT) was activated in partnership with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The team was activated after test results showed high levels of aflatoxin in certain brands of dog food. As of January…
Read MoreNew Arrivals at Scotland County Memorial Library
New books are still arriving at the library! Curbside service available. Give us a call if you’d like any of these new books. Adult Fiction Bone Driven, by Hailey Edwards Death Knell, by Hailey Edwards Neighbors, by Danielle Steel All the Colors of Night, by Jayne Ann Krentz Betty, by Tiffany McDaniel Tidewater Bride, by…
Read MoreCommission Minutes
Thursday, January 14, 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 MoreLetter to the Editor
Hi people, I’ll try again. I feel that I am not good at this, but I have to try. Why? Way past due. This has to do with a phone call I received in December. The caller asked if I would be home on a Sunday afternoon in December at 3 O’clock. “I think so,…
Read MoreFirst Baby of 2021 Born at Scotland County Hospital
Scotland County Hospital in Memphis is pleased to announce the first baby born in 2021 at the Women’s Center. Tova Dawson Galbreath, the daughter of Laken Irvin and Trevor Galbreath of Revere, MO, was born on January 13, 2021, at 2:04 pm and weighs 7 lbs 13 oz and is 20 inches long. Little Miss…
Read MoreSCR-1 Board Approves COVID-19 Leave Resolution
The Board of Education met in regular session on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. President, Christy Aylward, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with six members present. Sidney Johnson was absent. III. Consent Agenda The board voted 6-0 to approve the following items on the consent agenda: -December 10, 2020 Minutes -Approve MSBA Policy…
Read MoreHow Are Area Businesses Responding To Missouri’s Minimum Wage Increase?
By Mike Scott Missouri’s minimum wage increased on January 1, 2021, and most workers now make at least $10.30 per hour, thanks to Missouri voters who passed Proposition B in 2018. The law requires that the minimum will increase to $11.15 per hour in January of 2022 and to $12.00 per hour in January of…
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