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My Turn: National Newspaper Week

                     Did you notice something different about your newspaper today? The space above is intentionally blank to ask our readers to think about this question:  What if your local newspaper suddenly disappeared?  This isn’t a hypothetical scenario. Since 2005, nearly 3,000 local newspapers have closed across…

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MDC Hosts DIY Deer Processing Event Oct. 15 In Kirksville

This free event will show participants how to process their deer from field to freezer. KIRKVSILLE, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites the public to learn how to process deer themselves before they fill their tags this fall. This free workshop will be on Oct. 15 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at MDC’s Northeast…

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A Homecoming Win For The Rams

By Sara Smith  The Rams played their homecoming game at Queen City on September 27, 2024, versus the visiting Knox County Eagles. These opponents have met six times in 8-man football format, with the Rams winning the last four, one of which was during postseason play last year.  The Rams came into the game at…

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Rams Back on Track, Victory Versus Thunder 

By Sara Smith  September 20, 2024, the Rams traveled to Keytesville for their fourth game of the season. Keytesville coops with Brunswick and Northwestern (Mendon) for football, baseball, and softball. Their collective mascot is the Thunder.  The history between the Rams and the Thunder is short but interesting. Their first meeting was in August of…

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TERRI LYNN (SPEES) SPEARS

  December 19, 1964 – September 22, 2024  Terri Lynn Spears, 59, of Downing, Missouri passed away at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri on Sunday, September 22, 2024.  The daughter of Verne Edward and Wilhelminia June (Phillips) Spees, Terri was born on December 19, 1964 in Rock Island, Illinois. She attended school…

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JAMES ERIC FORD 

Nov. 15,1961 – Sept. 12, 2024  James Eric Ford, 62, of Kirksville, Missouri, formerly of Glenwood, Missouri and St. Louis, Missouri passed away at his home on Thursday, September 12, 2024.  James was born on November 15, 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri to Gordon and Berniece Lavelle (Tallman) Ford. James graduated in 1980 from Schuyler R-1…

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RALPH WILCOX 

Ralph Wilcox, 90, passed away Tuesday, September 10th, 2024, in the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City, Missouri, where he had been a patient for the last seventeen days.  The son of Clarence R. and Effie (Mendenhall) Wilcox, he was born in Schuyler County north of Glenwood, Missouri, on August 15th, 1934. At age…

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 Missouri Shakeout Earthquake Drill Coming Oct. 17 

More than 260,000 Missourians already registered for annual “Drop, Cover, Hold On” exercise  JEFFERSON CITY – Many recognize the southeast region of the state as Missouri’s Bootheel, but did you know it is also at the center of one of the country’s most active earthquake zones? The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) spans more than…

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FBLA Attends Career Day

 September 12, the Schuyler R-1 FBLA chapter had the fun opportunity to go to the Cardinals VS. Reds game at Busch Stadium. They started the day off at Busch Stadium, which held a Career Day and college fair at the Cardinals baseball game. Students were able to talk to different college recruiters about their future…

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