By Mike Scott Clark County voters turned out in good numbers for the Tuesday, February 5 presidential primary election.Twenty-eight and a half percent of Clark County’s registered voters went to the polls Tuesday.“That’s about twice what I expected,” Clark County Clerk Leih Ann Hayden said.  The turnout is about twice that of the 2004 primary.On…

Two people died as the result of a two vehicle accident on Highway 136 near Alexandria on Friday evening, February 8.According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Albert Bosshart, 50, of Kirksville, was westbound on Hwy. 136 3 1/2 miles west of Alexandria.Bosshart crossed the center line and struck Kimberly Cecil, 49,  of Keokuk head-on.Cecil…

In response to concerns brought about after the January Kahoka Council meeting, City Attorney Rick Roberts clarified the city’s ordinances on discharging weapons in the city of Kahoka.“We have a considerable amount of coverage limiting the  use of weapons,” Roberts told the council.City Ordinances 210 and 250 mirror Missouri Statute RSMo 571.030, which limits the…

Four Kahoka Cemetery Board members resigned in protest of action taken last month by the Kahoka Board of Aldermen to limit decorations at Kahoka’s Cemetery.

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Late winter seeding through February can help give your lawn a head start come spring, said a University of Missouri turfgrass scientist.

Higher priced Compact Fluorescent light bulbs pay for themselves in the end COLUMBIA, Mo. – Consumers may feel sticker shock when paying $4 to replace that burnt out 50-cent incandescent light bulb, but that pricey new bulb can last for years. “While Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) cost more than incandescent bulbs, they last up to…