Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office has refiled involuntary manslaughter charges against three men in connection with the sinking of a tourist boat that killed 17 people in 2018. The vehicle, known as a duck boat, sank during a storm shortly after it entered Table Rock Lake near Branson on July 19, 2018.
Victoria Lynne Wainscott, 65, of Boonville passed away at her home on April 9, 2022. Victoria was born in Boonville on October 13, 1956 a daughter of Ewell Elton and Lois Elaine Kennedy Thompson.
Jill Marie Stafford, 77, of Boonville passed away surrounded by her family Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at University Hospital in Columbia. Visitation for Jill will be held at Howard Funeral Home Saturday, April 23, 2022, from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m.
The Boonville boys track team had another dominating performance on Monday with 10 first place finishes in the Centralia Meet. While no team scores were kept for the meet, Boonville track coach Ryan Lyons said it was another great day of competition for the boys.
The Boonville Lady Pirates soccer team is getting closer to its first win of the 2022 season. Tuesday night at home against Capital City, the Lady Pirates fell in a close game by a score of 3-1.
The New Franklin boys and girls middle school track team competed in the Harrisburg Relays on Monday. New Franklin eighth grader Lily Chitwood placed first in both the long and triple jump for the Lady Bulldogs.
The Boonville Pirates golf team finished ninth out of 16 teams Tuesday during the Moberly Invitational at Heritage Hills Golf Course in Moberly. While playing short-handed in the tournament, Boonville golf coach Rob VanderLinden said freshman Zack Espey had his best tournament score of his young career with a 5-over par 75.
Twillman Field in Harley Park Friday, April 22 Boonville vs. Centralia, 4 p.m.
The Pilot Grove baseball team scratched and clawed its way past a good Jamestown team Tuesday night while holding on for an 8-6 victory. The Tigers, 9-1 on the season, opened the game with four runs in the top of the first only to have Jamestown rally back with one in its half of the second.
The New Franklin baseball team finally had a game go its way Monday night on the road against the Smithton Tigers. After dropping back-toback extra inning ball games last week at the hands of the Cairo Bearcats and Salisbury Panthers, the Bulldogs finally got to breath a sigh of relief with a 11-0 win in five innings against Smithton.