Area News
Thursday, December 23, 2021 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, Batina Dodge. Commissioner…
Read MoreTroop B Promotion Announced
Captain Erik A. Gottman, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, is pleased to announce the following promotion effective January 1, 2022. Trooper Jonathan M. Conrad will be promoted to the rank of corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 6, Clark and Scotland counties. Conrad was appointed to the Patrol on July 1,…
Read MoreCDC Updates and Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Periods
Given what we currently know about COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, CDC is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to 5 days, if asymptomatic, followed by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others. The change is motivated by science demonstrating that the majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission…
Read MoreCommunity Reeling After Care Center Closure Announcement
By Echo Menges, NEMOnews Media Group Scotland County, MO – The community is reeling after the recent announcement the Scotland County Care Center (SCCC) is closing. On Wednesday, December 22, 2021, members of the public attended an emergency meeting of the Scotland County Nursing Home District Board of Directors held at the Scotland County Hospital…
Read MoreLady Tigers Continue Hot Streak, Tiger Men Fall to State-Ranked Bulldogs
By: Corey Stott MEMPHIS, Mo.- 12/17/21- Coach Cory Shultz and his Scotland County Lady Tigers (7-0 Overall, 1-0 Conference) came into Friday night’s contest ranked 5th in the state in Missouri Class 2 girls basketball. The Harrisburg Lady Bulldogs (5-2 Overall, 1-1 Conference) were in town to try and end the Lady Tigers’ hot streak.…
Read MoreStaffing and Budget Crisis: Scotland Co. Nursing Home To Close
By Echo Menges and Mike Scott NEMOnews Media Group The Scotland County Care Center rural nursing home and residential care facility is officially closing on February 15, 2022 – if they can hold on that long. Going forward, the SCCC could be forced to close any day, if required licensed nursing staff are not available.…
Read MoreNew Arrivals at Scotland County Memorial Library
New DVD Arrivals at Scotland County Memorial Library The library is open! Stop by or gives us a call if you would like to check out any of these new DVDs. New Amsterdam. Season 3 Call the Midwife. Season 10 God’s not Dead: We the People Respect Chicago Med. Season 6 Friends. The Complete Series When…
Read MoreMU EXTENSION: The History of Live Christmas Trees
Every year approximately 25-30 million real Christmas trees are sold to consumers in the United States. At this time, about 350 million Christmas trees are growing on farms across the U.S. The most common species used for Christmas trees are Scotch pine, balsam fir, Norway spruce, white fir, Colorado blue spruce, white pine, Fraser fir,…
Read MoreWinter in a Time of Uncertainty: A Dancing Rabbit Update
I remember when I was in college, I hated the time when I was back on campus but classes hadn’t started yet. There’s something about the in-between time and the waiting around that is pretty uncomfortable for me. This season of the year also feels like a time of uncertainty and waiting for…
Read MoreLiving Life Over
10 Years Ago The 2011 Scotland County Adopt-a-Child Santa’s Helper program has once again come to a close. This year, the program was able to help 28 families within Scotland County, which consisted of 61 children. The actual Santa’s helpers do a little bit of everything from picking up the sign-up sheets, filling out the…
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