The Monticello Hurricanes worked their way back into hosting a home playoff game for the first time since 1992 with a 63-0 victory against an overmatched Utopian Academy for the Arts team last Friday night. The game was a make-up game from when Hurricane Helene made a visit in September, and was played at the…
Members of the Jasper County Board of Education adopted the school calendars for next year during their regular meeting Tuesday evening at the board office on College Street. The student calendar is 178 days, with the first day for students being Wednesday, August 6, and the final day being Friday, May 22. The calendar includes…
he last recorded words of Jesus after His resurrection from the dead just before He ascended back into Heaven are found in Mark 16:15-16… 15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who…
Life is getting more and more complicated for this old woman. Last week our computers were down for two days…why you ask. Oh, the domain name expired, and I couldn’t figure out how to pay to renew it. It was not the money to renew; domain names aren’t that high, it was who do I…
This message is to all our veterans. In our family we have generations of veterans as I am sure other families do. My husband, William Donald Jernigan, served in Vietnam. His father, William O. Jernigan, served during World War II. My father, James William McCarter, had an unusual service record. At age 21, August, 1940,…
On Friday, November 15th, Jasper County High School will host the first round of the GHSA state football championships. The Hurricanes (7-3) will face Ace Academy (6-4) from Macon. Game time is 7:30 PM. Gates will open at 6:15 PM. This is the 1st home playoff football game in Jasper County since 1992! Tickets are…
Paula Jo “PJ” Acklie Paula Jo “PJ” Acklie, 73, of Kahoka, MO., passed away at 5:20 am at Birkwood Village in Fort Madison, IA., on Thursday, October 31, 2024. She was born December 5, 1950, in Keosauqua, IA., the daughter of Paul Lowery and Veronica (Strabala) Lowery. She graduated from Harmony High School in 1969.…
Pictured left to right: New School Resource Officer, Deputy Shannon O’Day and Sheriff Shawn Webster The Clark County R-1 School District has welcomed a School Resource Officer. Clark County Deputy Shannon O’Day graduated from the Law Enforcement Training Institute in Columbia, MO and will be serving as the SRO at the schools during the school…
Jennifer, Connie, and other volunteers helped remove trees with chainsaws and equipment. At the end of September, Hurricane Helene made landfall and caused widespread devastation and destruction from Florida’s Gulf Coast to Tennessee. Hurricane Helene carved more than 500 miles of damage and impacted millions. Communities were stranded as floodwaters rose and washed away homes,…
Clark County property owners will soon find their County Tax Statements in their mail. There are a few things I would like to point out as you look at the new format: · If you have a Merchant’s License, we are asking you to write a separate check for that. Our Merchant’s License is still…