Area News
Sheriff Formally Charged with Misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated
By Echo Menges Scotland County Sheriff Bryan Whitney, 44, of Memphis, MO, was officially charged with one count of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated on Friday, March 15, 2024, in Scotland County case No. 24SE-CR00006. The charge stems from an arrest of the off-duty law enforcement officer by the Missouri State Highway Patrol on September 29,…
Read MoreCard Skimmer Discovered in Local Gas Pump Credit Card Machine
By Echo Menges A device used to steal credit and debit card information was found in a gas pump at the Casey’s General Store in Memphis on Friday morning, March 15, 2024. The device, which is commonly called a “card skimmer”, was found by a maintenance crew after it was determined the gas pump had…
Read MoreCollapsed Building Demo
Equipment is on site to begin the demolition of the collapsing building on the southwest corner of the Memphis square. Photo by Tyson Miller, Owner of Glanceworthy Photography’s Drone Division.
Read MoreAlleged Scammer Arrested in Knox County
By Echo Menges Knox County, MO – Friday, March 8, 2024 – Knox County Sheriff Carl Knoche announced Friday that a scam artist was arrested in Knox County on Thursday, March 7, after allegedly stealing $95,000 in cash from a 79-year-old Knox County resident earlier in the week. Dongyi Guo, 27, of Flushing, NY, was…
Read MoreCitizens of Gorin Moving Forward with Petitions, Third Community Meeting Held
By Echo Menges The tiny town of Gorin continues to be at the forefront of area ire, which has grabbed the attention of state offices. A community meeting was held in Gorin on Saturday evening, March 2, 2024, which 14 people attended. According to organizer Teel Pflum, the meeting was moved to a home in…
Read MoreGorin Community Meeting VIDEO March 2, 2024
Trial Date Set in Whitney vs. Director of Revenue Case
By Echo Menges Court case No. 23SE-CC00034 against the Missouri Director of Revenue brought by Scotland County Sheriff Bryan Whitney has been set to go to trial this spring on May 21, 2024, in Scotland County. The trial date was set during a Trial Setting Hearing held last week on Tuesday, February 20, at the…
Read MoreFire At Shannan Pallet
Firefighters from Memphis, Gorin and Clark County were called to a fire at Shannan Pallet Company in Granger on Monday morning, March 4. It is reported that burning brush spread to the a nearby abandoned house, and that inventory stored outdoors at Shannan Pallet was destroyed. Gorin Fire Chief Kenneth Hoover was injured when a…
Read MorePi Day to be Celebrated March 14
Pi Day will be celebrated in the Memphis community on March 14. Pi, also known by the Greek letter “π,” is a constant value used in math that represents the ratio of a circumference of a circle to its diameter, which is just about 3.14….15…9265359… (and so on). The date, written numerically as 3/14, corresponds…
Read MoreClass 2 District 6 Basketball
By: Weston Smith 2/19/24 The Scotland County Lady Tigers kicked off the Class 2 District 6 Girls Tournament on Monday February 19th. The Lady Tigers traveled to Schuyler County to take on the second seeded Schuyler County Lady Rams. The Lady Rams took an early lead against the lady tigers, outscoring Scotland County 11-8 in…
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