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Jewel Marie Skelton

Jewel Marie Skelton, 77, of Memphis, Missouri, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. One of five children, she was born October 5, 1935 at La Harpe, Illinois, to Perry Riley and Zerita Faye Wright Meeks. She attended school in Memphis and was a 1953 graduate of Memphis High School.…

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The System Let Us Down – Kaser Murder Update

By Echo Menges Jeffrey Jay Nichols, 22, of Moberly, who, along with Christopher Demond Lewis, 18, of Macon, stands accused of Murder in the First Degree of Edina native Carmelita Kaser, 92, of Moberly on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013, was a new addition to the community he was living in. “We imported our problem…

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Could The Murder Of Carmelita Kaser Have Been Avoided?

By Echo Menges Long time residents of Knox County have been reeling over the murder of Edina native, Carmelita Kaser, 92, of Moberly who died on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. Her accused killers are Jeffrey J. Nichols of Moberly and Christopher D. Lewis of Macon, both of whom have been arrested and charged with…

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Carmelita Lucille Kaser

Carmelita Lucille Kaser, 92, died March 31, 2013 at her home in Moberly.  She was born March 2, 1921 in Edina, Missouri to Lee and Lena Lanham Corbin.  She married Leroy Kaser September 4, 1940 in Edina.  She and her husband lived in and around the Greensburg, Baring, and Edina, Mo area.  In 1957 they…

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Clark County April 2 Election Results

The Clark County Council On Aging won voter approval for a 5 cent per $100 assessed valuation tax to provide meals and activities for senior citizens in Clark County.  The measure passed by a 502-389 margin. Voters re-elected Mark Plenge and Craig Hunziker to the CCR-1 School Board.  Vote totals were: Penny Boulware-174 Craig Hunziker-505…

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Fire At The Edina Apartments

By Echo Menges On Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013, at approximately 5:50 p.m. the fire alarm rang in Edina alerting Edina firefighters to a fire at The Edina Apartments, 802 North 6th Street apartment number 11, in the northeast section of town. Members of the Edina Fire Department and Knox County Rescue Squad scrambled to…

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