Ss. Peter & Paul 8th boys beat Heritage Academy, 41-3
The Ss. Peter & Paul boys eighth grade basketball team led Heritage Academy 24-0 at the half and never looked back for a 41-3 victory Tuesday night in Columbia.
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LSE boys and girls show grit in Centralia Tournament
The LSE boys and girls eighth grade basketball teams had different outlooks Wednesday night in the Centralia Middle School Basketball Tournament. While the LSE boys defeated Centralia 38-20, the Lady Pirates fell to the host school by a score of 38-23.
George Grindstaff
George Grindstaff, 88, passed away November 30, 2021 at the Riverdell Care Center in Boonville, MO. Norman George Grindstaff was born March 23, 1933 in Harrisburg, MO, a son to the late Grover and Mary Elizabeth (Howard) Grindstaff.
John A. Armstrong
John A. Armstrong, 90, formerly of Hermann, MO, died on December 1st in Raymore, Missouri. He was born on October 7, 1931, on the family farm located east of McKittrick, MO. He was the fourth son of Joseph and Augusta Armstrong.
City has big decision to make on Fox Hollow Subdivision at next meeting
The Boonville City Council will have a say Monday night during its annual meeting whether the Fox Hollow Subdivision will finally move forward. In the last council meeting, several area residents expressed their concern on the subdivision and annexing it into the city of Boonville.
BHS Humanities class to hold Karaoke and Lip Syncing Contest
On Friday, Dec. 10 in the commons at BHS, the BHS Humanities class will be sponsoring a Karaoke and Lip Syncing Contest.
Missouri bill seeks to forgive mistakenly overpaid unemployment benefits
The state saw a historic number of Missourians apply for unemployment benefits in 2020. About 639,000 Missourians filed in the first three months of the COVID pandemic, as businesses shut down to stave off the virus’ spread.
New Franklin boys and girls fall to No. 1 Cairo
After picking up two wins in the opening round of the Glasgow Invitational Tournament on Monday, the New Franklin boys and girls basketball team took a reverse turn Wednesday night in the semifinal round by losing to the Cairo boys and girls 55-34 and 64-45, respectively.
Pirates hold on to win 89-85 over Versailles in TCC Tournament
The much anticipated game between No. 2 Boonville boys and No. 7 Versailles was everything that it was hyped to be and much more Tuesday night in the opening round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament in Boonville.
How ‘A Christmas Carol’ reminds us there is always time to start over
I spent my teens in a rural area of upstate New York in the 1970s. We watched a lot of PBS. At Christmastime, the local PBS station ran the 1951 version of “A Christmas Carol” starring Alistair Sim over and over again. I watched it every time.