Area News
Scotland County Hospital and Scotland County Care Center
The Scotland County Hospital and Scotland County Care Center Auxiliary recently purchased four oxygen machines for the Care Center. Pictured with one of the new machines are Tammy Teeter, D.O.N/RN and Jennifer Ware, CNA.
Read MoreArbor Day Foundation Names Memphis Tree City USA
Memphis, Missouri, was named a 2019 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. Memphis once again achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements: maintaining a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at…
Read MoreSchool Days Will Not Be Made Up as COVID-19 Closures Extended Through April
With the presidential news conference over the weekend announcing the likely extension of social-distancing guidelines until the end of April, the Scotland County School District saw its window to return to school to conclude the 2019-2020 school year close even tighter. SCR-I, which has been out of class since March 16 due to Coronavirus pandemic,…
Read MoreScotland County Fair Seeking Queen Contestants for 2020
Contestant registration is open to all young ladies to participate in the Scotland County Fair Queen Contest. Contestants must be between the ages of 17 and 22 by September 1, 2020. Deadline to register is April 24. Coronation for the 2020 Scotland County Fair Queen will be held on July 6 at 7:00 p.m. Junior…
Read MoreNew Arrivals
BABY YORK Davin and Kimber York of Hurdland are the parents of a daughter, Hudsen Caroline York, born March 21, 2020 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. Hudsen weighed 6 lbs 13 oz and was 19.5 inches long. She has one siblings, Halle. Grandparents are Troy and Ronna Boyer of Canton; Ron York of Edina;…
Read MoreUSDA Announces More Than 3.4 Million Acres Selected for General Signup CRP
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on March 26th today announced the acceptance of more than 3.4 million acres in the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup recently completed, the first general signup enrollments since 2016. County offices will begin notifying producers with accepted offers no later than April 3. Through CRP, farmers and ranchers receive an…
Read MoreCounty Commission Issues Official Order Requiring Social Distancing, Other COVID-19 Precautions
On March 25th, in a move to reinforce the efforts of the state and federal government directives, the Scotland County Commission issued an official order requiring social distancing and other precautions within Scotland County to minimize COVID-19 virus and assist in protecting citizens of Scotland County. The move followed on the heels of a similar…
Read MoreTigers Claim Lewis & Clark Conference Quiz Bowl Crown
Scotland County claimed the Lewis & Clark Conference Campus Bowl title. Pictured (L to R) are Iris Mishra, Zac Behrens, Morgan Blessing, coach Nathaniel Orr, Erica Yarbrough and Anna Triplett. The Scotland County campus bowl team claimed the Lewis & Clark Conference championship with a perfect run at the league tournament held March 14th. Despite…
Read MoreMemphisingspiration Cancelled
By Order of the County Health Officer, Memphisingspiration has been cancelled.
Read MoreDowning Depot Museum News
Submitted by Judy Sharp Oh, what an exciting week this was in the current timeline of the Downing Depot Museum! It all began on Monday, March 16, 2020. The Military Room is being rebuilt at the north end of the east side of the depot, beginning where the storage area has been. The new room…
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