Voice of Northeast Missouri: Longtime KMEM Broadcaster Rick Fischer Dies at 66
Rich Fischer is shown in 2017 before retiring from KMEM with a mounted copy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article about him "Big Fish in Little Pond" published in the 1990's. Photo by Echo Menges MEMPHIS, Mo. – Rick Fischer, one of Northeast Missouri’s most recognized and beloved radio personalities, passed away on Thursday, April…
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Several members traveled to the State Leadership Conference last weekend in Springfield. We had 5 members who competed. Carter Hoffmeyer brought home a medal for 8th place in Computer Game & Simulation! While there, members attended several leadership workshops and networked with other members in the state. .
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Read MoreMammography Department Earns Deficiency Free Inspection at Scotland County Hospital
The Radiology Department Supervisor, Deanna Rowland, RT(R)(M)(CT), is pictured with the 3D mammography machine at Scotland County Hospital. The Mammography Department at Scotland County Hospital, in Memphis, has passed the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) State Inspection with zero deficiencies. A Certificate of Inspection was recently presented to Scotland County Hospital. The Radiology Department Supervisor, Deanna Rowland, RT(R)(M)(CT), is…
Read MoreCase of measles confirmed in traveler to Missouri
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Read MoreRick Fischer
Rick Fischer Rick Fischer, 66, of Memphis, Mo., passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, Mo.Rick was a graduate of Wyaconda High School and Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. He was one of the original employees of KMEM Radio, along with Dave Boden, when the station…
Read MoreSchuyler County Court Cases – 4/24/25
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April is National Garden Month, and April 20-26 is National Volunteer Week. In Missouri, almost 3,000 volunteer Extension Master Gardeners donate their time and expertise to advance the program’s mission of “helping others learn to grow.” “Volunteers in the Missouri Extension Master Gardener program are passionate about gardening, and their willingness to share their knowledge…
Read MoreSenators squabble over breakdown in Prop A talks
JEFFERSON CITY — Democrats and Republicans each blamed the other side Thursday for wrecking a potential compromise over minimum wage and paid sick leave changes. In November, Missouri voters approved Proposition A, which increased the minimum wage and required qualifying businesses to offer employees paid sick leave. House Bill 567, brought to the Senate floor Wednesday, would…
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