Kyle Windy New Schuyler R-1 Superintendent
After a search and several interviews, Schuyler R-1 High School Principal Kyle Windy was selected, as the new superintendent for the district. The superintendent’s search was conducted through the Missouri Association of Rural Education by the Schuyler R-1 Board of Education on January 14, 2021. After two evening of interviewing several applicants, the Board of…
Read MorePhyllis Loraine (Martin) Comstock March 3, 1931 to January 17, 2021
Phyllis Loraine (Martin) Comstock March 3, 1931 to January 17, 2021 Phyllis Loraine (Martin) Comstock, 89, of Memphis, Missouri, formerly of Downing, Missouri, went home to be with her sweet Jesus and her sweetheart, Junior, on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at Scotland County Care Center in Memphis, Missouri, after contracting COVID-19. The daughter of…
Read MoreMargaret Ella (George) Mobley July 4, 1940 to January 24, 2021
Margaret Ella (George) Mobley July 4, 1940 to January 24, 2021 Margaret Ella (George) Mobley, 80, of Downing, Missouri, passed away at her home on Sunday, January 24, 2021. The daughter of Frank Reid and Frances (Eason) George, she was born on July 4, 1940, in Lancaster, Missouri. She was a 1958 graduate from…
Read MoreEllaB (Lehr) Eiffert August 4, 1920 to January 23, 2021
EllaB (Lehr) Eiffert August 4, 1920 to January 23, 2021 EllaB (Lehr) Eiffert, 100, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City, Missouri where she had been a resident since August 2020. The daughter of Charles Chester and Henrietta (Drake) Lehr, she was born on August…
Read MoreGeneva Yearns March 19, 1937 to January 20, 2021
Geneva Yearns March 19, 1937 to January 20, 2021 Geneva Yearns, 83, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 20, 2021, in the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City. The daughter of Harold and Thelma (Forbes) Bergman she was born March 19, 1937, in Queen City, Missouri. She grew up in the Queen City…
Read MoreJames Sappington Indicted for Misappropriation of Banking Funds
Former Corydon State Bank President, James Paul Sappington, was sentenced in the United States District Court for Southern District of Iowa on December 7, 2020 ,following 28 counts filed against him on September 18, 2019. Sappington plead guilty on count three and was sentenced to eight months in prison and upon release, two years of…
Read MoreMSHP Report Arrest
Arrest: MSHP Troop B at 1:40 p.m. on January 5, 2021, arrested Kimberley N. Hawkins, 27, of Queen City, Missouri. Hawkins was arrested in Adair County for 1.) Possession of 11-35 Grams of Marijuana Hawkins was held in the Adair County jail and released. The above charges are mere accusation and not evidence of guilt.…
Read MoreSheriff’s Log, January 3 to January 9, 2021
Traffic Stops: 10; Paper Service: 2; Warrants Served: 3; Arrests Made: 2; Ambulance Calls 9; Fire Calls: 1; Reported Thefts, Disturbances: 7; Auto Accident: 2; Assisted Other Agencies: 2; Transports: 1; Inmates Daily Average: 3/Weekly Individual Inmate Total: 4; and All Other Answered Calls/Contacts: 180 Arrest on January 6/Warrant Served January 7, 2021 Sammy…
Read MoreMPA Legislative Report: 2021 Missouri Legislative Session Issues
The COVID-19 pandemic is still challenging for everyone including legislators and members of the general public. In anticipation of the legislative session, below is a list of probable issues that will face members of the Missouri Senate and the Missouri House of Representatives. State Budget Approving the annual state budget is the most important duty…
Read MoreCommissioners January 4, 2021
The Schuyler County Commission convened with the following officers and members present: Rodney Cooper, Presiding Commissioner, Jim Werner, Associate Commissioner, Jeff Lindquist, Associate Commissioner, Bree Lawson, County Clerk, Kathy Steen, Deputy County Clerk, Joe Wuebker, Sheriff. The following business was had to wit: Presiding Commissioner Rodney Cooper called the meeting to order at 9…
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