JEFFERSON CITY – Every spring, as snow and ice fade to an unpleasant memory, attention turns to trash that has accumulated on roadsides during the winter months. The Missouri Department of Transportation would like to invite all who use Missouri roads to join us in doing some spring cleaning throughout the month of April.
The Missouri House has been making steady progress in passing legislation that a majority of those we represent would like. One major “snag” in that progress has been the drawing of the congressional districts within the state. I foresee that unless the political grandstanding ceases, another year will pass without substantial progress.
The Cooper County Lincoln Days dinner was held Saturday night, April 2, at the Zion Lutheran School, Lone Elm. A nice crowd turned out in support of Republicans for the upcoming mid-term election where a wonderful meal was followed by a fund-raising auction. The keynote speaker was Mo’s Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft who shared his thoughts about happenings around the state and in the Capital. He also touched on national issues and what he thought Missourians could do to help. Local elected officials introduced themselves to the audience before adjourning for the evening. SOS Jay Ashcroft speaks at Cooper County Lincoln Days dinner on April 2. (Photo by Liz Davis)
Women seeking a safe place to find freedom from life’s hurts, hang-ups, and habits have an opportunity to join their sisters on the journey of recovery from addictions, compulsive and codependent behavior, abuse, grief, pregnancy loss, divorce, depression and anxiety, and more, together.
On Monday, March 28, six BHS vocal music students who received Exemplary Gold (1 ratings) at the MSHSAA District solo festival performed for the Cooper County Retired Teachers meeting. The meeting took place in the board room at the Boonville R-1 School District Central office. The six students were Abigail Evans, Allison Drummond, Caitlyn Beretta, Emily Baker, Harper Cook, and Peyton Hahn. They were accompanied by Mrs. Mary Lou Bieri and director Warner Bailey. (Submitted photo)
The warm temperatures and sunny skies drew community members to the opening day of the farmer’s market. “I’m ready for the season. We hope a lot come out this year. We don’t know why kind of season we’ll have. The weather can make it kind of u predictable. But, it will pick up as the season progresses” stated long time producer Sharon Walther. (Photo by Laura Wax)
Maggie Drew’s dad sent her to Circle of Hope Girls’ Ranch in Missouri in 2007, hoping strict Christian teachings would stop his 14-year-old daughter’s teenage rebellion. Instead, Drew said, she found herself in a nightmare, sexually abused by one of the boarding school’s founders and left with permanent spinal injuries after a fall from a hay barn for which she received no medical attention.
BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Bodies with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture lay scattered in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv after Russian soldiers withdrew from the area. Ukrainian authorities accused the departing forces on Sunday of committing war crimes and leaving behind a “scene from a horror movie.”
The City of Boonville has opened the 2022-2023 granting cycle for the Local Agency Funding. Local Agency Funds are limited to not-for-profit, non-religious organizations, or divisions of government.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — The newly restored Harry S.