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Thursday, February 24, 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 was absent, Eastern District Commissioner, Brent Rockhold, …
Read MoreFuneral Service Notice
Funeral services for Laura Carney, 87, of Memphis, MO will be held Thursday at 10:30 A.M. at the Payne Funeral Chapel in Memphis with interment to follow in the Memphis Cemetery east of Memphis. Visitation will be held at Payne’s on Wednesday afternoon, 3/9, from 12 to 8 P.M. with the family receiving friends from…
Read MoreMoberly Area Community College Fall 2021 President’s and Dean’s Lists
MOBERLY, MO – Moberly Area Community College (MACC) recently announced the Spring 2021 President’s and Dean’s lists. During the Spring 2021 semester, three hundred fifty-three (353) students obtained a 4.00 grade point average in twelve or more semester hours excluding developmental classes for the fall 2021 semester and qualify for the President’s List. Three hundred…
Read MoreCommission Minutes
Thursday, February 17, 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 was absent, Eastern District Commissioner, Brent Rockhold, Western District Commissioner, David Wiggins, County Clerk, Batina Dodge. Commissioner Wiggins moved to approve the consent agenda; seconded by Commissioner Rockhold. Motion…
Read MoreNew Arrivals at Scotland County Memorial Library
Adult Fiction Stop by or give us a call if you’d like to reserve any of these books. Calder Grit (Calder Brand # 2), by Janet Dailey Red Burning Sky, by Tom Young Diablo Mesa (Nora Kelly # 3), by Douglas J. Preston The Last Grand Duchess, by Bryn Turnbull Beach Wedding, by Michael Ledwidge…
Read MoreLady Tigers Capture 3rd Straight District Title
By: Corey Stott QUEEN CITY, Mo.- 2/26/22- It was the game everyone had been talking about for over a week. The Scotland County Lady Tigers were coming in at 22-3 and ranked fifth in Missouri Class 2. The Schuyler County Lady Rams were coming in at 23-3 and ranked eighth in Missouri Class 2. The…
Read MoreSchool Board Approves $2,151,611 Facility Improvement Bid
February 23, 2022-Vice President Christy Aylward called the February Board of Education meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. with four board members present. Jamie Triplett arrived at 3:15 p.m. Sidney Johnson and Derek Weber were absent. A. Facility Project Bid Opening: The board of education opened bids for facility construction projects. Bidders included Bleigh Construction,…
Read MoreTrueblood Replaces DeRosear on Hospital Board
Travis Trueblood was recently sworn in as the newest board member of the Scotland County Memorial Hospital District, dba Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, MO. Travis is a native of Scotland County. A 2008 graduate of SCR-1 and the son of Randy Trueblood and Dana Donaldson. He is married to the former Megan Hatfield. Travis,…
Read MoreScotland County Commission to Vote on Repealing the County Health/CAFO Ordinance Next Week, Motion to Repeal Awaiting Formal Vote
By Echo Menges, NEMOnews Media Group Scotland County, MO – Wednesday, March 2, 2022 – The Scotland County Commission is looking at repealing the county’s Health Ordinance, which deals with county requirements for local concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) within the county – in order to avoid a lawsuit. The commission has put forward a…
Read MoreCorner Perk in Memphis Changing Hands on March 1
By Echo Menges, NEMOnews Media Group Corner Perk on the Memphis Town Square is about to change hands. The establishment will be turned over to Theresa Flemming by the current owner Talia Hatfield on March 1, 2022. Hatfield took over the business, then called Country Shique Boutique, from Tori Ward in 2019. Prior to that,…
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