Area News
Stott’s Big Night Isn’t Enough to Get Tigers Past Salisbury in Week 5
By: Weston Smith September 26, 2025 Senior Levi Stott had a big night, hauling in 7 catches for 65 receiving yards, but Scotland County was unable to get anything else going against the unbeaten Salisbury Panthers in Week 5. Salisbury capitalized on a Tiger turnover early and went to the half with a 16-0 lead.…
Read MoreHeritage Tours Continue With Scotland County Fair Grounds
Voices and votes Museum curators of the Downing House Museum Complex, Julie Clapp and Rhonda McBee, will be hosting the “Evening at the Museum” event on Friday, October 10, and Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. The grounds will be illuminated by lantern light, and guests will move to different locations on the Complex…
Read MoreHeritage Tours Continue With Scotland County Fair Grounds
Submitted by Shelia Berkowitz The “Heritage Tours” continue as part of the “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” exhibition. The Scotland County Fairgrounds is added to the list of sites scheduled for September 26 and 27, 2025. The Scotland County Fair Board will be hosting Fall Races & Walkin’ in Memphis BBQ Contest on Friday,…
Read MoreScotland County School Foundation Awards Scholarships
Submitted by Shelia Berkowitz The Scotland County School Foundation awarded twenty-three dual credit scholarships totaling $5589.00 for Scotland County R-1 juniors and seniors and seven mini-grants totaling $1522.86 for SCR-1 elementary and secondary teachers for the fall 2025 semester. SCR-1 junior and senior students can take dual credit courses which are college-level classes taken in…
Read MoreNEMOnews Media Group Wins Five First-Place Awards at State Newspaper Contest
WILDWOOD, Mo. — NEMOnews Media Group newspapers earned five first-place honors and numerous other awards in the 2025 Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. The award luncheon was held Sept. 12 during the 159th Annual Convention and Trade Show. Among the top winners, the Shelby County Herald’s Marlana Smith received first place in Best Sports…
Read MoreThree Meets, Three Medals for Scotland County Freshman Kierstyn Moore
By: Weston Smith September 13th, 2025 Kierstyn Moore brought home her second medal of the season on Tuesday after finishing third at the Highland Cougar Charge 5K. Moore ran the race in a time of 22:07.20 and finished 3rd in a field of 30 competitors. On Thursday of this week, Scotland County traveled to the…
Read MoreKnox County Hosts Northeast District Commissioners and Clerks Fall Meeting
By Echo Menges EDINA, Mo. — Local leaders and community members gathered Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, at the Knox County Community Center in Edina for the Northeast District Commissioners and Clerks Fall Meeting. The biannual event serves as an opportunity for county commissions and clerks to come together, network and share experiences. Meeting locations rotate…
Read MoreVoices and Votes: Democracy In Action Smithsonian Exhibit Opens, Invites Public To Heritage Tours
Submitted by Shelia Berkowitz “Heritage Tours: Where Every Stop Tells a Story” will be the Smithsonian Democracy in Action local event in conjunction with the “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” exhibition for Saturday, September 20, 2025, from 1:00-4:00 p.m, and September 27, 2025 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Visitors will be able to “Step into Scotland…
Read MoreRibbon Cutting Set for “Voices and Votes” Exhibit Sept. 14
The Grand Opening and ribbon cutting for the national traveling exhibition “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” in Memphis is scheduled for Sunday, September 14, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at the Masonic Hall site on the square (110 S Market St, Memphis, MO 63555). Local dignitaries have been invited to join Northeast Missouri Regional Planning…
Read MoreSmithsonian’s “Voices and Votes” Exhibit Comes to Memphis
Memphis, MO — The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with Missouri Humanities, is bringing the national traveling exhibition “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” to Memphis. The exhibition will be on display at the Memphis Masonic Hall from September 14 through October 26, 2025. “Voices and Votes” examines the nearly 250-year-old American experiment…
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