Area News
Ministerial Alliance Seeking Supply Donations for Back to School Efforts
The Scotland County Ministerial Alliance met June 10 at 1 p.m. at the Methodist Church. Those present were Karen Biggs, Curtis and Marie Ebeling, Dan Hite and Jack Sumption. The group discussed the cancellations of the Scotland County Fair and Antique Days. Hite also shared that the food pantry will be receiving dairy products from…
Read MoreWyaconda Woman Hurt in Crash With Farm Implement
A Wyaconda woman was injured in a Clark County crash on Wednesday, June 24th when her vehicle struck a farm implement being transported on Route A, three miles southwest of Luray at approximately 6 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Patricia J. Gordy, 41, of Wyaconda was northbound on Route A in a…
Read More“New” Landowner Registry
Conservation Report By Missouri Conservation Agent Shannon Smith “New” Landowner Registry All qualifying resident landowners with 20 or more contiguous acres, must submit their property information by completing a Landowner Registry Application to be eligible to receive (no-cost) landowner deer and turkey permits this fall. The Landowner Registry Application may be completed online at www.mdc.mo.gov/buypermits…
Read MoreMDC Considers Regulation Changes Regarding Coyote Hunting, Invasive Species Control
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is proposing changes to the Wildlife Code of Missouri regarding coyote hunting and feral hog control. MDC is considering the changes in response to citizen requests to the Regulations Committee to use night vision, infrared, thermal imagery equipment or artificial light to hunt coyotes and from landowners to allow their…
Read MoreSCMA Makes Changes to 2020-21 Back to School Supply Signup
The Scotland County Ministerial Alliance (SCMA) is making plans for its annual Back to School Supply Fair. The 2020 event will be set up differently than in previous years. Parents and guardians in need of assistance obtaining the necessary school supplies for their student(s) for the upcoming school year are asked to register their student(s)…
Read MorePow, Crackle, BOOM! It’s Fireworks Season
Pow, crackle, boom… It’s not a new cereal theme but what folks are hearing off and on as the Independence Day holiday approaches. In the city limits of Memphis, it is legal to discharge fireworks on private property from June 20th through July 10th. Fireworks may be discharged from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday through…
Read More2020 Scotland County Junior Fair to Kick Off Sunday in Bible Grove
Despite the fact there will not be a county fair in 2020 due to the COVID-19 situation, the show will go on for the youth of the Scotland County 4-H and FFA livestock programs. “The 2020 calendar year has proven to be an interesting one for all of us,” said Kristy Eggleston-Wood, Scotland County Youth…
Read MoreScotland County 4-H Member Selected To Receive State Grant
The Missouri State Fair Foundation has a mission to cultivate the next generation of Missouri agriculture. Its members recognize the important life lessons learned by exhibiting livestock. They also understand exhibiting livestock at the Missouri State Fair can be costly. The foundation offers grants in an effort to encourage more youth exhibitors to show for…
Read MoreMobile Vet Center
Lloyd Adams and Mark Johnson outside the Mobile Vet Center before packing up. On a sunny June day, the Mobile Vet Center was stationed on the square, parallel to the empty shell that was Memphis Mercantile and other businesses that line the south side of the square, the door to the mobile center open, for…
Read MoreRotary
After several months of meeting furlough for the Scotland County Rotary Club, the club is back to meeting at Keith’s Cafe on Wednesdays at 12 noon. Recently, Tasma Troutman, RN, Scotland County Health Department, presented a program to the members of the club. She talked about the community free COVID-19 testing event at the Scotland…
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