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Rural Health Care Crisis Impacts Scotland County Hospital

By Mike Scott “Rural health care is collapsing across the nation,” said Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital. Scotland County Hospital is one of 35 Critical Access Hospitals in Missouri. The designation was created in 1997 in response to over 400 rural hospital closures in the 1980s and early 1990s. According to the…

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Jackson Named “Spirit of SCH”

Jodie Jackson is the June SPIRIT OF SCH winner at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. She has worked for the hospital since 10/10/01. She works in the Health Information Management Department with medical records and recently got cross-trained to also work with the Business Office in the insurance and cash posting areas. Here’s what the…

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Illinois Teams Sweep Muddy River Showcase

By David Sharp The Illinois All Star teams continued a long run of dominance of a series of area High School All Star basketball teams played in Quincy, Illinois. The Muddy River News organization has picked up sponsorship of the series, currently referred to as the Muddy River Showcase. The contest featured graduating senior basketball…

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A Return to Farm-Produced Products

By Heather Harper Clifford Martin is a local cheesemaker in northeastern Missouri with his base of operation located just north of Edina, with a beautiful view of green pastures and hills, which contributed to the name of his business, Green Hills Dairy. Martin and his family have built the foundation of their small business by…

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Commission Minutes

Thursday, June 9, 2022 PLACE OF MEETING: Scotland County Courthouse Commission Chambers The meeting was called to order at 8:30 A.M. PRESENT WERE:  Presiding Commissioner, Duane Ebeling,  Eastern District Commissioner, Brent Rockhold,  Western District Commissioner, David Wiggins,  County Clerk, Batina Dodge                              …

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New Arrivals at Scotland County Memorial Libary

Adult Fiction Stop by or give us a call if you’d like to reserve any of these books. Red Warning, by Matthew Quirk The Gatekeeper, by James Byrne From Bad to Cursed, by Lana Harper I’ll be Seeing You, by Robin Lee Hatcher We are still having problems receiving new fiction books, so we have…

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MoDOT Northeast District Announces New Area Engineer

HANNIBAL, MO –The Missouri Department of Transportation welcomes Jeff Kroner as the new east area engineer for the Northeast District covering eight counties including Macon, Shelby, Marion, Randolph, Monroe, Ralls, Audrain, and Pike.  Kroner replaces Brian Untiedt who took another position within the department. As area engineer, Kroner will work directly with key stakeholders within…

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NEMO Officials Association Hosts All Star Basketball Classic

By David Sharp The Northeast Missouri Officials Association hosted their 33rd All Star Classic at Kirksville. The June 11, 2022 event featured area boys and girls high school basketball seniors nominated and selected by Northeast Missouri area coaches. Selected players were placed on opposing Red and Blue teams. The girls Blue team was coached by…

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Health Professions Students Welcome At Scotland County Hospital

MEMPHIS, Mo- Benjamin Franklin said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” The average resident of northeast Missouri might be surprised to know how many health professions students complete some form of learning experience at Scotland County Hospital and Clinics in Memphis. The staff at the hospital…

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