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Class 2 Athletes Capture Medals at Class 1-2 State Track and Field

May 31, 2023

 By David Sharp  Summit Christian Academy and Charleston HS shared the Class 2 Boys team championship with 47 points each. West Platte and Christian HS shared third place with 38 points each.  Schuyler County placed 13th in the final Class 2 Boys team standings with 20 points. Milan tied with School of the Ozarks and…

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Remembering American Soldiers, Memorial Day Service Held in Edina

May 31, 2023

 Members of the Knox County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4822, and members of the American Legion Posts 261, 358, and 290 representing Edina, Knox City, and Novelty performed a rifle salute during the annual Knox County Memorial Day Service at the Knox County Community Center in Edina on Monday morning, May 29, 2023. Photo…

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Students Honored for Academic Achievements

May 31, 2023

 By Echo Menges  Knox County Middle School and High School students and their families were honored for their academic standing during the 2022-23 school year by the Knox County Rotary Club.  A banquet was held in the high school gymnasium to celebrate the hard work and achievement of the academic top ten percent of students…

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Area Obituaries

 Marvin Maynard Blackwood

May 31, 2023

 Marvin Maynard Blackwood, 98, of Knox City, Missouri; Maynard, the name best known by his friends, passed from an earthly life to his heavenly reward on March 16, 2023, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.  A Celebration of Life will take place at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Doss Funeral Home in…

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 HARRY BERNARD BEHRMANN 

May 24, 2023

 HARRY BERNARD BEHRMANN  Harry Bernard Behrmann, 81, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023, at his home in Edina, Missouri.  Harry was born May 26, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Harry Bernard and Henrietta Marie Knight Behrmann.  He attended school in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from the Fenwick High School in…

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 KENNETH LEON KLOCKE 

May 24, 2023

 KENNETH LEON KLOCKE  Kenneth Leon Klocke, 93, of Edina, Missouri, formerly of the Bee Ridge Community, passed away Wednesday evening, May 17, 2023, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri.  He was born on April 29, 1930, near Newark, Missouri, the son of Merle William and Estyle Lee Rudd Klocke.  Kenneth attended Coe,…

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Area Sports

Class 2 Athletes Capture Medals at Class 1-2 State Track and Field

May 31, 2023

 By David Sharp  Summit Christian Academy and Charleston HS shared the Class 2 Boys team championship with 47 points each. West Platte and Christian HS shared third place with 38 points each.  Schuyler County placed 13th in the final Class 2 Boys team standings with 20 points. Milan tied with School of the Ozarks and…

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Area Athletes Capture Medals at Class 1-2 State Track and Field

May 31, 2023

 By David Sharp  Student-Athletes from Knox County, Grundy County/Newtown-Harris, and Green City won State Championships at the May 19-20, 2023 MSHSAA Track and Field Championships held at Jefferson City, Missouri.  Knox County Senior Jennifer Hinkle became the sixth individual, and the seventh event participant to win a State Track and Field Championship. The University of…

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Brashear Looks In House For Next Boys Hoop Coach

May 24, 2023

By David Sharp Adair County R-II Superintendent Josh Brummit announced to the Edina Sentinel their boy’s head basketball coach for the 2023-24 school year would be a familiar face. Current high school girls’ basketball coach Emily Powell has been selected to lead the Tiger boys. Emily Powell replaces Shelbi Followwill who resigned after two years…

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Knox County High School Graduation VIDEO

KCHS Graduation on Sunday, May 21, 2023

Video by Echo Menges

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