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New Arrivals at Scotland County Memorial Library
Classic Literature We have added several classic literature titles to our shelves! Stop by or give us a call if you’d like to reserve any of these books. The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe The Last of the Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper Dracula, by Bram Stoker The History…
Read MoreCommission Minutes
Wednesday, January 5, 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, and County Clerk,…
Read MoreExchange Bank Of Northeast Missouri Announces Change In Leadership
Exchange Bank Of Northeast Missouri Announces Change In Leadership Exchange Bank of Northeast Missouri announced Paula J. Fox is retiring as President and CEO. She will be succeeded by Jed M. Wilson, who most recently served as Executive Vice President of Exchange Bank of Northeast Missouri. Wilson officially took on his new duties January…
Read MoreBald Eagle Days Changes Locations For 2022
By Joe Benedict Daily Gate City In late September, the Keokuk Area Convention and Tourism Bureau held its annual Geode Fest in the parking lot of the First Christian Church. There was a great turnout for the event, so that got the organization to thinking about Bald Eagle Appreciation Days. Soon, the church officials had…
Read MoreScotland County RCF Residents Have Moved to Clark County, Placements Found for Nearly All Nursing Home Residents
By Echo Menges, NEMOnews Media Group Scotland County, MO – The Scotland County Care Center’s Residential Terrace residential care facility (RCF) has successfully relocated all seven of the residents living there. Scotland County Care Center Administrator Tim Schrage reported that, with the help of the staff, the move took about three days at the beginning…
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. Criminal Mischief (Stone Barrington #60), by Stuart Woods The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water, by Erin Bartels The Incredible Winston Browne, by Sean Dietrich The Dark Hours (Ballard and Bosch # 4), by Michael Connelly An…
Read MoreJennifer Bergeson Graduates From University of the Cumberlands
WILLIAMSBURG, KY (01/03/2022)– University of the Cumberlands is proud to congratulate Jennifer Bergeson of Memphis, MO (63555), on completing their Master of Arts Education in School Counseling. The university wishes Jennifer all the best in their future endeavors. Well done, Patriot! University of the Cumberlands is one of the largest and most affordable private universities…
Read MoreClosing Up 2021 at Dancing Rabbit
I can’t ignore the fact that this DR update comes at the close of 2021, so my writing will have some wrap-up reflections that hit me at this time of the year. But first, this is Liz, bringing you the latest from Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. As I write this, I am sitting snug and…
Read MoreLiving Life Over
10 Years Ago The first baby of the New Year was born at Scotland County Hospital at 4:40 pm on Monday January 2, 2012. Cash Arrin Cochran weighed seven pounds and 14 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches in length. The first baby of 2012 was born to parents Anna Buckallew and Darrin Cochran of…
Read MoreMSHP Reports Zero Traffic Fatalities Over New Year’s Holiday Weekend; No Drownings Or Boating Fatalities
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, provides the following preliminary statistics related to the New Year’s holiday weekend: No one was killed in a traffic crash during the 78-hour counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday, December 30, 2021, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, January 2, 2022. There…
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