Raymond Twenter
BOONVILLE - Raymond L. Twenter, 80, of Boonville passed away surrounded by his family Monday, November 29, 2021, at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove.
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Faith Noelle Eunice Vance
WOOLDRIDGE - Faith Noelle Eunice Vance, 21, formerly of Wooldridge, passed away on Saturday, November 20,2021 at her home of Pilot Grove, Missouri. She was born December 29,1999 in Columbia, Mo. She is the daughter of David and Janie Vance of Wooldridge, mother of 4 year old son Tanner who was her pride and joy, and she was the beloved sister to Forest Vance of Columbia,Mo., and two aunts, Barbara Vance, Pittsburgh,Pa. and Sheryl Wood, Boonville, Mo.
BHS Speech Students participate in nationwide Thanksgiving program
Thanksgiving break is typically a time for high school students to get caught up on rest and family time. For one group of local students, this Thanksgiving was a time to make history.
CCHC reports 201 new COVID cases in November
Cooper County Public Health Center Director Melanie Hutton said from November 1-30 the county reported a total of 201 new cases. Hutton said Cooper County generally follows statewide and national trends several weeks to a month later in covid trends.
Prime time to spot bald eagles
Bald eagles are migrating south from Canada and the Great Lakes to hunt in Missouri, according to Missouri Department of Conservation. Missouri is one of the “leading lower 48 states for bald eagle viewing” with a surplus of big rivers, lakes and more, MDC said.
Lock leads Prairie Home past Santa Fe, Green Ridge
The Prairie Home boys basketball team led Santa Fe from start to finish for a 48-16 win Friday night at Bunceton. The Panthers, 2-2 on the season, led Santa Fe 29-9 at the half and then outscored the Chiefs 19-7 in the second half for the win.
Pirates fall to Osage 73-58 in third place game in TCC Tourney
The Boonville boys basketball coach Mark Anderson said he could see similarities between Thursday night’s loss against the California Pintos and Saturday’s 73-58 loss against Osage in the third place game in the Tri-County Conference Tournament in Boonville.
My work on Alice Sebold’s ‘Lucky’ helped get a wrongful rape conviction overturned
In November, the 1982 rape conviction of Anthony J. Broadwater was overturned. Broadwater spent more than 16 years in a New York state prison after being convicted of raping Alice Sebold, the bestselling author of “The Lovely Bones” and “Lucky,” a memoir that chronicles the rape and its aftermath. He has been on the sex offender registry ever since. He has always proclaimed his innocence.
Veteran, politician, Kansan: We mourn Bob Dole — and his spirit of compromise
Robert J. Dole — war hero, senator, presidential candidate, Kansan — has died, at the age of 98.
Community fundraiser planned for Brantley Edwards
(Boonville, MO) A community fundraiser is in the works for Cooper County resident, Brantley Edwards, 23, after an accident on October 30, left him with serious injuries. Edwards was handling a mortar when it malfunctioned and exploded, severing the fingers on his left hand and half of his right hand.