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Sandra Ebeling   The cooler weather has been delightful and refreshing.  We have received 4 inches of rain since September 7.  There were a lot of cloudy days for a bit.  I think we are all ready for a few days of sun and autumn temps.   Our family had a great Labor Day weekend…

Pastor Steve Ellison As we continue our journey through the Bible examining the questions that God asks of various individuals and groups, we come to Isaiah 19, which is a prophecy against Egypt.  In the first half of the chapter, God gave the Egyptians a warning regarding what He was about to do to their…

After several consecutive days of rain and grey cloud cover, I looked to the sky this morning and saw dawn break for the first time in what felt to me like weeks. Though I welcome the rain after many weeks of unrelenting heat, there is a certain heaviness I observe in my steps and those…

The year 2020 started out good for Cedar Grove Club. In January, we met in the new addition of Keith’s Café. Present were Betty Bissell, Peggy Cumby, Chris Musgrove, Joy Musgrove, Reta Stott, Virginia Woods, and Phyllis Heckethorn.  Everyone picked the months they want to host. Business was conducted. Chris gave everyone flower bulbs and…

Sympathy to family and friends of Evelyn Magruder.  Martin Guinn and Reva Hustead went to Kirksville.  Neta Phillips went to Kirksville.  Don Tague went to Steve’s Family Dining in Kahoka.  Katrina Hustead and Neta Phillips went to Quincy.  Some of those in this week were: Bob Rouse, Neta Phillips, Dale Tague, Don Tague, John Riddle,…

Our visitors had left after the weekend and I was reflecting on the great time that we had as I munched on one lonely leftover doughnut.  (Well, I had to eat it before it got stale.)   When we have visitors here in rural Missouri, we have to find our own entertainment since we country…

Martin Guinn and Reva Hustead went to Kirksville. They also went to a sale in Memphis.  Dixie and Joanne Bunting Sr., from Colorado were here visiting a few days with Dixie and Waverly Bunting, Jr.  Victor Childers of Indianapolis, Indiana is back to Sandhill. His daughter, Katherine Childers Martin of Jacksonville, Florida and her daughter,…

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Local meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) will be held weekly, each Friday night at 7 p.m. at the First Christian Church, 320 S. Main Street, in Memphis. For details, contact Mike Cantril, (660)627-8546. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Hunter Education Skills Class from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Scotland County Courthouse.  Walkin’…

By Terry Rush WHAT TO DO WHEN SOME PEOPLE BUG YOU Have you ever noticed that some people, shall we say, get under your skin? No? Are you breathing? Most of the rest of us encounter this often. What shall we do about it? Is it a God-thing? What we are to do, when anyone…

15 years ago  The Memphis V.F.W. Post celebrated its 60th Anniversary.  Captain John W. Elliott, fiCommanding Officer of Troop B, Macon, announces that effective September 18, 2005, Trooper Doug Siegfried will transfer from Zone 4, which serves the citizens of Putnam and Sullivan Counties, to Zone 5, to serve Clark and Scotland Counties. He and…