Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is an always fatal neurological disease that affects members of the deer family known as cervids, which includes white-tailed deer, mule deer, moose and elk. This horrible disease continues to spread across North America.
Bunceton School is celebrating 12 Days of Kindness dressing up in holiday colors, wearing Christmas socks, and various other ways to enjoy the last 12 days of school before the holiday break. While doing this, they are also displaying kindness and helping others throughout the day. It is nice to hear please and thank you and seeing students helping each other and teachers out. December 17 is the last day of school for 2021.
The Annual Prairie Home Christmas Festival was Saturday, December 11. The school gym was a hub of activity. It was filled with vendors selling crafts, food, shirts, children's clothes, make-up/skincare, essential oils and more.
After his father died in 2013 from a cancer that started in his kidney, Michael Hickey was troubled by more than his grief. John Hickey was 70, never smoked and rarely drank.
The Pilot Grove Lady Tigers basketball team had another moment Tuesday night on the road against the Glasgow Yellowjackets. After capturing the championship in the Pilot Grove Tiger Classic last weekend, the Lady Tigers went on the road Tuesday night for their first conference game of the season and came away with a 66-50 win.
The Ss. Peter & Paul girls seventh grade basketball team rallied from a four point deficit after three by outscoring St.
The Ss. Peter & Paul girls seventh grade basketball team led Southern Boone at the end of each quarter to come away with a 19-15 win Wednesday night in Boonville.
The LSE boys seventh and eighth grade basketball teams picked up the sweep on the road Monday night against the Versailles Tigers, winning by the scores of 38-7 and 49-36, respectively. In the seventh grade game, the Pirates opened the game by outscoring Versailles 20-2 in the first-two quarters and then held a 18-5 scoring edge in the second half to win the game by 31.
The Ss. Peter & Paul boys grade basketball team had the perfect send off to the eighth grade class Tuesday night with a 40-34 win over the St.
There is a perfect storm brewing in Missouri. Numbers of coronavirus cases are rising, hospitalizations due to the virus are rising, and intensive care unit admissions are rising. Hospital staffing is short, pandemic fatigue has set in, the weather is getting colder, and people are gathering for the holidays. To top it all off, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is putting his own political gain above the common good.