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While area residents are forced to shelter in place because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Mother Nature has offered a respite for those wishing to demonstrate their green thumbs. As the temperatures turn warmer, yard work, gardening, flower beds and landscaping offer an escape to many residents who have been forced out of work and to…

by Carolyn Primm With Mother’s Day approaching my mind and heart travel to memories of my own mother.  I was truly blessed with a fun-loving, kind, and hard working mother.  She had a delightful sense of humor.  We laughed so much together.  More and more I hear how like my mom I am, and I…

The U.S. Constitution makes no mention of a presidential cabinet, instead saying that the president shall have the power to appoint executive heads, with Senate approval, and that the president “may inquire the opinion in writing” of those officials. When the framers of the Constitution were debating details in the spring and summer of 1787,…

The birds are really busy.  Even with the weather warming up a bit, I have so much color at my feeders.  I just put out a woodpecker block, several new suet cakes and sunflower seeds. The American Goldfinches have for their color back and are so classy.  They are proud of their color.  Two Cardinals…

Scotland County Hospital and Blessing Health System, based in Quincy, Illinois, have formalized a five-year collaboration with the signing of a management agreement. Scotland County Hospital will remain an independent entity, but through the agreement will work more closely with Blessing Health System in a number of clinical and non-clinical areas to strengthen its long-term…

Scotland County Commission Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 16, 2020 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, Danette Clatt; Western District Commissioner, David Wiggins; and County Clerk, Batina Dodge. Commissioner Wiggins moved to approve the consent agenda;…

by Susan Mayberry Do you have a stash of fabric or sewing supplies? Are you looking for a way to pitch in to help others? To assist our local mask designers and reduce the amount of time required to craft each mask, donations of pre-cut cotton squares (9×11), elastic and interfacing are being accepted at…

What do April snow showers do to flowers? Scotland County will find out after receiving several inches of heavy, wet snow overnight on April 15th. Despite the wet conditions, weather warmed up enough the following day to allow lawn mowers to get back into action.

I wanted to share the story of my grandparents. Both were hard working young adults when they were married in January 1906. They lived in several places around Neeper and Deer Ridge, Missouri. My grandfather Maurice Bishop Owen was a blacksmith in Neeper. My grandmother Lillie May Egbert Owen was a stay-at-home mom having her…