Saturday, September 10 saw downtown Boonville bustling with action as the 3nd Annual Boonville Bicycle Bash took place. The event was sponsored by the Boonville Area Merchants Association, the Boonville Area Chamber of Commerce, and Boonville Tourism.
The next Mustard Seed Food Pantry distribution will be on Thursday, September 15th at the Prairie Home United Methodist Church basement from 4-6 p.m. The pantry is open to residents from Cooper and surrounding counties. To receive free food, please bring a photo ID, proof of address (utility bill etc.), and social security cards for each member of the household. The church is located at 540 Hwy Drive (Highway 87) in Prairie Home, Missouri 65068.
Calling all volunteers interested in helping with Sippin’ Strollin’ Rockin’ & Rollin’ on Saturday, September 24, that will be taking place in Downtown Boonville, rain or shine. Sippin’ & Strollin’ will be featured from 4-7 p.m.—or come an hour earlier as a VIP for an early sip with a limited crowd.
A larger than anticipated crowed came out to experience the 59th annual Back to the Farm Reunion hosted by the Missouri River Valley Steam Engine Association. Held that Brady Showgrounds on Highway 179, the event lasted four days from September 8 – September 11.
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes and pleas to “never forget,” 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
LONDON (AP) — When the hearse carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s body pulled out of the gates of Balmoral Castle on Sunday, it marked the monarch’s final departure from a personal sanctuary where she could shed the straitjacket of protocol and ceremony for a few weeks every year.
The Boonville Police Department, as well as the Cooper County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol was present at the start of school of Friday, September 9 due to a safety concern that arose late Thursday afternoon outside of the school day.
Over two dozen antique tractors cruised through Cooper County on Friday September 9 for the Missouri River Valley Steam Engine Associations Back to the Farm Reunion tractor cruise. Escorted by the Cooper County Sheriff’s Department, the group left the Brady Showgrounds at 9 a.m.
After two years of postponement, the Boonville Chapter of the American Association of University Women was finally able to hold their scholarship fundraising luncheon celebrating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. The event had been postponed due to COVID. The luncheon was a fundraiser for the organization for their scholarship program. Each year, the AAUW awards a scholarship to a woman who is attending a college or university and majoring in a STEM field.
When the Constitutional Convention was finishing their work in 1787, George Mason, a delegate from Virginia, said the Constitution should include a “bill of inalienable rights.” His suggestion was rejected by the other delegates, and Mason protested by refusing to sign the Constitution.