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Who Will Be The Next Knox County Commissioner? LINKS To Apply

Who will be the new Knox County Eastern District Commissioner? Interested parties are asked to apply either directly to the Missouri office of Boards and Commissions or by inquiring with the Knox County Democratic or Republican Committee. Click HERE to be taken to the Missouri Boards and Commissions website, where an application can be obtained.…

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Kahoka Cable Customers Will Get Holiday Sticker Shock

By Mike Scott   Kahoka cable customers are about to see a big increase in their monthly cable bill. “Programming costs have skyrocketed,” said Alderman Jeff Wood at the Monday, November 10 meeting of the Kahoka Board of Aldermen. “And a large portion of it is the local channels,” Wood added. Local channels, including WGEM-10,…

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Lena “Margene” Sharp

  Lena “Margene” Sharp, 89, Kingsport, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Life Care Center of Gray following a long and courageous battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.  She was of the Methodist faith. Margene was a native of Knox County, Missouri, leaving Missouri in January 1944 during World War II to marry Carl Sharp who…

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Undercover Drug Buy Leads To Arrest In Edina

According to court documents, Danny A. Garrett, 49, of Edina is accused of selling prescription pills to a confidential informant working for the North Missouri Drug Task Force on Wednesday morning, November 5, 2014. The informant allegedly paid $20 for eight hydrocodone pills, which are commonly prescribed for pain. The following night, on Thursday, November…

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MoDOT Launches Web Page Noting Unexpected Bridge Closings

MoDOT Launches Web Page Noting Unexpected Bridge Closings   JEFFERSON CITY – Due to a recent flurry of unplanned bridge closures as a result of regular inspections or collisions, the Missouri Department of Transportation has developed a web page that includes statewide bridge closure information. Included on the page are inspection photos, the reason for…

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BREAKING NEWS – Knox Eastern District Commissioner Resigns After General Election

At about 11:30 a.m. today Wednesday, November 5, 2014, the Knox County Eastern District Commissioner Terry “Red” Callahan (D) submitted a letter of resignation to the Knox County Clerk’s Office. Callahan recently went up against Knox County Incumbent Presiding Commissioner Evan Glasgow (R) for the Presiding Commissioner seat in the 2014 General Election, which was…

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Knox County Missouri Local General Election 2014 Results

Total Ballots Cast in Knox County, Missouri, in 7 Precincts was 1,422. Voter Turnout 54.46% Local Contested Races Knox County Associate Circuit Judge  Tom Redington (D) 831 David M. Brown (R) 552 Write In 1 Knox County Presiding Commissioner Terry “Red” Callahan (D) 436 Evan Glasgow – Inc. (R) 824 David Benedict (I) 128 Knox…

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Republicans Sweep Clark County Ballot

Republicans swept the ballot in Clark County on Tuesday night, November 4. Overall. 2084 citizens votes, or 45.03% Locally, Republican Jena Church topped Democrat Steve Howell 1109-1068 to become the next Clark County Clerk. Republican Kim Schantz unseated Democrat kay Biggerstaff to become Clerk of the Circuit Court by a 1290-984 vote, , and Republican…

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