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O’Brien Brings BBB Consumer Topics to KMEM Coffee Break Morning Show
MEMPHIS – KMEM FM 100.5 out of Memphis is adding a monthly consumer protection segment with a regional Better Business Bureau office to its “Coffee Break” rotation. Award-winning KMEM host Corey Stott will talk about various consumer topics with Don O’Brien, the regional director of the Quincy Better Business Bureau. O’Brien will appear on the…
Read MoreStep Back in Time at McCabe’s Barbershop
Barber Tom McCabe is shown at McCabe's Barbershop in Edina. McCabe has been a barber for ten years and trained at the St. Charles Barber College. Photo by Echo Menges By Echo Menges Tom McCabe, 59, of Edina has taken on a new business venture by leasing the historic barbershop building once owned and…
Read MoreKnox County Nutrition Site Fundraisers
The Knox County Nutrition Site serves lunch Monday through Friday. Money collected from handmade quilt raffle will go toward supporting the organization. Photo by Echo Menges By Echo Menges The Knox County Nutrition Site in Edina is promoting two fundraisers to support the organization. Donna Myers of Knox City recently donated a handmade quilt…
Read MoreCustomer Appreciation Celebration Draws Large Crowd
Eclipse Enterprise, LLC welcomed hungry customers to the appliance store for a customer appreciation barbecue on Saturday, June 7, 2025. Photo by Echo Menges By Echo Menges RUTLEDGE, Mo. — Eclipse Enterprise LLC, the new appliance store in Rutledge, hosted a large crowd for a Customer Appreciation Celebration held Saturday, June 7, 2025. Hot dogs, hamburgers…
Read MoreNEMO Beekeepers to Host Spring Bee Field Day on Saturday, June 21
Submitted by Sandy Miller The public is invited to attend a Spring Bee Field Day hosted by Northeast Missouri Beekeepers on Saturday June 21, 2025, from 10am to 2pm at our hive location at the Lewis County Airport on highway 16 – two miles east of Monticello at 24608 State Highway 16, Canton, MO.…
Read MoreEdina City Council Hosts June Meeting, Alderman Volunteers to Help Demolish Old Water Plant
Edina City Council Alderman Rick Yoakum donated his time to help demolish the old Edina Water Plant, which has gone unused for many years. Yoakum is shown operating a track hoe on Tuesday afternoon, June 10, 2025. The demolition site is located in northwest Edina west of the Wastewater Treatment Facility and the Pauline Campbell…
Read MoreVolunteer Fire Assistance Matching Grant Benefits Area Fire Departments
Submitted by Ben Webster, Fire Program Supervisor, Missouri Department of Conservation Funding has been awarded for this year’s Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Grants. EDINA RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT will receive a matching grant of $4,610.00 to purchase $9,220.00 worth of the following equipment: (3) Minitor VI Pagers, (2) Rocky Boots, (2) Hoods, (2) Gloves, (2)…
Read MoreKnox County 4-H/FFA Fair Royalty Tea Held
Back row, left to right: 2024 Knox County 4-H/FFA Fair Queen Lilah James, King candidate Jason Devlin, King Candidate Teddy Clark, Queen candidate Nora Penn, Princess candidate Alexis Glasgow, 2024 Knox County 4-H/FFA Fair King Landon Witherow. Front row, left to right: 2024 Knox County 4-H/FFA Fair Princess Lindley Witherow, Princess candidate Katherine Devlin, Prince…
Read MoreMissouri 4-H Week Unites Youth for Leadership, Learning at Mizzou
From Left: Nora, Jasmine, Landon, Crystal Murr – 4-H YPA, Reagan. Photo submitted Submitted by Crystal Murr, Knox County 4-H YPA COLUMBIA, Mo. – Following Memorial Day weekend, hundreds of 4-H members gathered for Missouri 4-H Week, an annual event held on the University of Missouri campus. This weeklong celebration features two major events…
Read MorePondering 6-18-25
A Beautiful Redheaded Woodpecker! My husband and I took a ride one evening and coming up to a four way stop my husband said, “You got your camera ready?” There sitting on top of a stop sign was a beautiful redheaded woodpecker, brilliant bright colors shining bright. Then, as I got my camera ready…
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