SEDALIA, Mo. – Officials from the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) are issuing warnings to poultry producers and backyard flock owners about the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Missouri. In addition, according to a March 9, 2022 news release, MDA is suspending “…all domestic waterfowl and waterfowl egg auctions, shows and swap meets through the end of May.”
Columbia, MO – During its October 2021 meeting, the Central Missouri Community Action Board of Directors welcomed five new members, including Boonville native Paula Sims and Central Methodist University Professor John A. Flanders.
AccuWeather Global Weather Center – March 9, 2022 – The arrival of meteorological spring on March 1 also marked the opening chapter of severe weather season across the central United States, a season that AccuWeather predicts could spin up a higher number of twisters and life-threatening storms than what has unfolded in recent years.
Brent Renaud, an acclaimed filmmaker who traveled to some of the darkest and most dangerous corners of the world for documentaries that transported audiences to little-known places of suffering, died Sunday after Russian forces opened fire on his vehicle in Ukraine.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and China are sending top aides to Rome on Monday as tensions between the two countries mount over the Russia-Ukraine war and worries spread that the conflict will take even darker turns.
The Pilot Grove Drama Department will present Murder Ahoy by Michael Druce and published by Brooklyn Publishers on March 25 and 26, at 7:00 p.m. in the Pilot Grove Elementary Gym.
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — The body of a Missouri police officer who was shot along with two other officers earlier this week has been transported to a funeral home after his organs were donated, the Joplin Police Department announced Saturday.
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline shot up a whopping 79 cents over the past two weeks to a record-setting $4.43 per gallon (3.8 liters) as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is contributing to already-high prices at the pump.
This past Friday, March 4, the 49 Boonville School District choir students performed for the music festival at CMU in Fayette. Choral groups and soloists memorized their vocal pieces and performed for professional judges. They were scored on mastery and artistry of their selections.
The Boonville City Council meeting was held on Monday, March 7. Prior to the scheduled council meeting, a budget work session was held.