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Knox County Dental Hosts Open House
By Echo Menges Dr. Lisa Bosch and her staff have flung open the doors of the new Knox County Dental office and invited the community to come see the new location on Thursday, July 18, 2024. The KCD team featured free food, bounce houses, prizes, tours, face painting, and a Lotus drink bar by Rosebud’s…
Read MoreStolen UTV Recovered in Rural Marion County
The recovered UTV was not damaged. Bishop believes the abandonment of the UTV by the thief or thieves is due to the fast response of the community and news gatherers who helped spread the message that it was stolen.
Read MoreBoil Order Issued for Novelty Water Customers
Service was restored to Novelty customers at approximately 2:00 p.m. Those customers are under a 48-hour boil order until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2024.
Read MoreMissouri Governor Candidate Holds Meet and Greet in Knox Co.
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and the Knox County Republican Committee held a public meet and greet campaign event at the Baring Community Center. The July 7, 2024 event was part of Secretary Ashcroft’s campaign for the Republican Party nomination for Governor of Missouri. Residents of Knox County and surrounding communities had the opportunity…
Read MoreKnox County Candidate Forum to be Held Wednesday, July 31
By Echo Menges The 2024 Knox County Candidate Forum will be held on Wednesday, July 31, at the Knox County Community Center in Edina at 6:30 p.m. The forum will be moderated by KTVO Channel 3 News Anchor John Garlock and broadcast LIVE on KMEM 100.5 FM Radio. A video of the forum will be…
Read MoreEdina Home Destroyed by Fire
By Echo Menges Edina, MO – Wednesday, June 26, 2024 – Emergency crews were called to a house fire in the northwest corner of Edina off Highway P east of the Linville Cemetery at approximately 1:10 p.m. Wednesday. Bystanders called in a large plume of thick black smoke, which brought volunteer firefighters from Edina, Baring,…
Read MoreKnox County Grad Coaches In Women’s College World Series
By David Sharp Knox County R-I graduate Lance McMahon spent the 2024 SEC softball season as the pitching coach at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. The 32 year old Mc Mahon previously served under Mizzou softball coach Ehren Earlywine while earning an undergraduate degree from Missouri University. Lance McMahon worked with Tiger softball All…
Read MoreKnox County Candidates Seek Office
Whiles Announces Candidacy for Knox Co. Western Dist. Commissioner Submitted by Bill Whiles My name is Bill Whiles and I am running for Western District Commissioner. I am a 1997 graduate of Knox County High School and have been married to my wife of twenty four years Annette. Together we have raised two wonderful children…
Read MorePickle Ball: A Booming Sport
By Lori Moots-Clair, Knox County Health Department Administrator The pickle ball craze has been crossing the country for a few years now, and Edina, MO is on board. The tennis courts at Miller Park have been redone into pickle ball courts (along with new basketball courts), and the Knox County Health Department couldn’t be happier.…
Read MoreBlake to Perform in Presentation of Verdi’s La Traviata
Muddy River Opera Muddy River Opera’s performances of its upcoming production of Giuseppe Verdi’s timeless classic, “La Traviata,” will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 28, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, in the Mary Orr Auditorium at John Wood Community College (1301 S. 48th St. in Quincy). Based on a…
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