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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.

The 47th Annual Missouri River Festival of the Arts ended on a high note Saturday, August 27, with multiple standing ovations and thunderous applause as conductor Stephanie Childress led the Missouri River Festival Orchestra performing Beethoven’s 7th Symphony. The Festival featured three nights of world class music and musicians from the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony, recruited by Artistic Director David Halen and organized by Marilyn Humiston, to deliver the finest in live musical performances in Historic Thespian Hall. Halen, who also serves as Concert Master for the St. Louis Symphony, received his own standing ovation earlier that evening after performing Mozart’s Violin Concerto in D.

Friday, September 16 kicks off another year of fun and festivities at the Santa Fe Trail Days in New Franklin. A classic car cruise in from 6-8 p.m.

September is when a lot deer hunters start crawling back into trees. In some states, the season opens in September. In others, hunters are hanging their stands in preparation of an October opener. To help ensure hunters keep safety in mind, September is Tree Stand Safety Awareness Month.

Private Treysen Hutchison is a motivated young man who has been committed to join the Marines since he was a Junior at Boonville High School. He was drawn to the Challenge and Brotherhood that the Marine Corps provides. This young man has grown to be a leader of other young men and women aspiring to be Marines while awaiting to go to Recruit Training. He has lived up to the Core Values of Honor, Courage and Commitment which helped him complete the Crucible and earn the title of United States Marine. Private Hutchison has graduated recruit training. He will be a Motor Transportation Operator for the United States Marine Corps. (Photo provided by the United States Marine Corp)

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Columbia, Missouri– OATS Transit is pleased to announce the appointment of Rhonda Proctor to its team. Proctor joined OATS Transit as the new Marketing & Training Specialist at the company’s headquarters in Columbia, MO on September 6, 2022, and will oversee marketing and training needs for the corporation.

While some teenagers spend their free time playing games on their phone or computer or even on a ballfield, one young man has done something entirely different than most. Tim Taylor recently was a proud father when he talked about his son’s new accomplishment.