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Storm Damage During Heavy Rain and High Wind in Edina
Illinois Teams Sweep Muddy River Showcase
By David Sharp The Illinois All Star teams continued a long run of dominance of a series of area High School All Star basketball teams played in Quincy, Illinois. The Muddy River News organization has picked up sponsorship of the series, currently referred to as the Muddy River Showcase. The contest featured graduating senior basketball…
Read MoreFamily Home Ravaged by Fire in Rural Knox County
According to family members, two people were home at the time of the fire, one adult and one child, who did make it out of the fire safely. The family’s pets, five dogs, were not injured in the fire.
Read MoreFiery Crash, Highway 6 Closed Two Miles East of Edina
By Echo Menges Edina, MO – Monday, June 20, 2022 – Knox County first responders were called to the scene of a fiery crash approximately two miles east of Edina late Monday morning. Emergency personnel arrived to find an overturned tractor trailer in the westbound lane fully engulfed by flames, and a load of…
Read MoreNEMO Officials Association Hosts All Star Basketball Classic
By David Sharp The Northeast Missouri Officials Association hosted their 33rd All Star Classic at Kirksville. The June 11, 2022 event featured area boys and girls high school basketball seniors nominated and selected by Northeast Missouri area coaches. Selected players were placed on opposing Red and Blue teams. The girls Blue team was coached by…
Read MoreTeen Believed to Have Fallen or Jumped from Train
By Echo Menges Emergency personnel responded to an injured runaway juvenile at the Baring Farm Service at 8:14 a.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Local witnesses told The Edina Sentinel the child told them he is 14 years old and from Vermont, and asked them not to report him – though his injuries were quite…
Read MoreEdina Home Decor Reopens at Former Youth Center
The Edina Home Decor has officially reopened at the former South Side Youth Center, 306 East Lafayette Street, on the opposite end of the block south of the Knox County Courthouse. The business reopened on Saturday, June 4, 2022. The business was located next to the recent building collapse site and closed for safety precautions…
Read MoreKnox County Graduation
KNOX COUNTY PRINCIPAL GREETS NEWEST ALUMNI-Principal Alex Van Delft addresses the KCHS Class of 2022 during May 22 Commencement ceremonies. Photo by David Sharp. KCHS ALUM FEATURED GRADUATION SPEAKER-Knox County R-I Graduate Brian Stevenson addresses the Class of 2022 and attendees at the May 22, 2022 KCHS Graduation Ceremony. Stevenson represented the Class of 1972…
Read MoreKnox County Jury Recommends Life Sentence Plus 45 Years Following Sodomy, Molestation Trial
By Echo Menges Edina, MO – Friday, June 3, 2022 – A Knox County Jury has found John Michael Cleary, 76, of Kirksville, guilty of one count of first-degree statutory sodomy with a child under 12 years old, a Class B felony, and three felony counts of child molestation. The twelve-person jury recommended to the…
Read MoreKnox County Jury Finds Cleary Guilty of Statutory Sodomy and Child Molestation, Recommends Life in Prison Plus 45 Years
The twelve-person jury recommended to the court that Cleary be sentenced to life in prison plus 45 years.
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