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COLUMBIA, MO, Dec. 21, 2022 — The State Historical Society of Missouri is awarding Center for Missouri Studies fellowships to three history scholars in 2023. Sarah S. Jones, interpreter and educator at the Missouri State Museum in Jefferson City, has won a fellowship for her proposal, “Missouri’s Post Office Murals: Artistic Expression, Local Collaborations.” Brooks Blevins, the Noel Boyd Professor of Ozarks Studies at Missouri State University, has been awarded a fellowship for his proposal, “The Missouri Scenic Rivers Act and the Rise of the Rural Right.” Jenny Barker-Devine, professor of history at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, has won a fellowship award for her proposed study, “‘Protection for All Citizens’: Civil Defense and the Problem of Evacuating Missouri’s Urban Centers during the Cold War, 1960–1980.”

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded another defiant note on his return to his nation’s capital Friday following his wartime visit to the United States, saying his forces are “working toward victory” even as Russia warned that there would be no end to the war until it achieved its military aims.

Dear Readers and Community Members, Today, we are announcing a change with the Boonville News. Currently a 2 day per week newspaper, as of the first of the year we will be delivering a weekly paper on Wednesdays. There will be commensurate changes to subscription prices, and current subscribers will see an extension of when their subscriptions expire.

The Boonslick Heartland YMCA is encouraging membership for 2023. For many, New Year’s Resolutions include goals ranging from cutting back on junk food to getting into better shape, for a variety of reasons.