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  Due to technical difficulties beyond their control the management has announced that the movie will not be shown this weekend, April 5-7, at the Memphis Cinema.     As well, there will not be a movie shown next weekend, April 12-14, due to the school play production.

(This story was printed in the April 3, 2019 edition of The Edina Sentinel.) By Echo Menges Edina, Missouri – A Knox County Jury was seated to decide the fate of a Memphis man after he was arrested and held in jail for over a year to await his trial. The jury was chosen on…

 CASEY D. STURM The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office has an active warrant for Casey D. Sturm, age 32, last known address in Williamstown, Missouri. Mr. Sturm is a registered sex offender who is wanted for violating the registration requirements. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact your local law enforcement agency or…

By Mike Scott, NEMOnews Media Group Missouri could consolidate 31 rural counties into fourteen, if a constitutional amendment proposed by a St. Louis legislator were to be approved by Missouri voters. Several northeast and north central Missouri counties would be affected. House Joint Resolution 55 was introduced by Representative Gina Mitten (D-83), who represents portions…

The Region C Northeast Missouri Solid Waste Management District (NEMOSWMD) is seeking proposals for Administrative Services, Grant Coordination Services, and office space to be funded through a formula allocation received from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Solid Waste Management Program (MDNR).  The NEMOSWMD serves the counties of Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Schuyler and Scotland.…

ILLINOIS/Missouri – Due to the extreme weather conditions caused by Winter Storm Jayden, the U.S. Postal Service will temporarily suspend regular delivery service throughout the Gateway District for Thursday, January 31, 2019, to ensure the safety and well-being of our employees. Specific information about the areas affected is being posted to the USPS Service Alerts…

Jefferson City, MO— The Department of Social Services (DSS) assures Missourians that Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card are functioning and will continue to function in February, despite the partial federal shutdown. “There are many rumors out there that confuse and alarm those who get Food Stamp benefits,” said Steve Corsi, Psy.D., Director, Department of Social…

By Echo Menges Northeast Missouri – According to information released by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, on Wednesday morning, January 16, 2019, John Tarpein, 66, of Baring was seriously injured in a rollover crash on Highway 15 between Memphis and Greensburg. Tarpein was driving a 2015 Freightliner north on Highway 15 when the tractor trailer…

By Mike Scott NEMOnews Media Group Schools across the nation are seeing a startling increase in the number of students “vaping”, or using electronic cigarettes.  A national study released last week reported that teen use of e-cigarettes soared in 2018.  The survey, which polled eighth, 10th and 12th graders across the country, reported that in…

  The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on the following holidays in November 2018:   Monday, November 12, 2018, in observance of Veterans Day. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, November 13, 2018.   Thursday, November 22, 2018, and Friday,…