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New Franklin’s Kristen Flick and Caleb Hull were crowned Homecoming queen and king during festivities Saturday after the conclusion of the New Franklin-Brunswick boys basketball game. The Homecoming court included (front row, left to right) Jayde Freese-little princess, Kristen Flick-queen, Caleb Hull-king, and Amos Hopkins-little prince. (Back row, left to right) Addy Salmon, Kelsi Fair, Carly Dorson, Madelyn Chaney-2021 queen, Joe Monnig-2021 king, Tre Cowans, Tiernan Hoover, and Zac Vollrath-Roth. (Photo by Chris Bowie)

Ed Thomas, Regional President of Alliant Bank in Cooper County, on behalf of Alliant Bank and its Board of Directors, recently presented five local organizations with donations to help them in their ventures to help assist those in need during the holidays. Boonslick Senior Center, Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Pantry, Harvest House and the local CMCA Care Basket Initiative each received donations of $700.00 from Alliant Bank to assist in helping the needs of those in our community. While each organization serves the needs of the county in different ways, they all serve a great need within our area. During the holidays, there seems to be a greater need, and Alliant Bank is happy to help these local organizations.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has no “litmus test for appointments,” his spokeswoman said Friday, despite a statement earlier in the week indicating he would only nominate a state health director who shared his “Christian values.”

MOSCOW (AP) — International efforts to defuse the standoff over Ukraine intensified Monday, with French President Emmanuel Macron holding talks in Moscow and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washington to coordinate policies as fears of a Russian invasion mounted.

Frontier is offering to buy Spirit Airlines in a $2.9 billion cash-and-stock deal that will create the nation’s fifth largest carrier. The tie-up is valued at $6.6 billion when accounting for the assumption of debt and other liabilities.

Pilot Grove alumni Melissa Schlotzhauer and Luke Schuster were inducted into the Pilot Grove Hall of Fame on Saturday in-conjunction with the Tigers makeup game against Community R-6. Pilot Grove Athletic Director Derek Skaggs made the presentation to both Schlotzhauer and Schuster on behalf of the administration, school board, coaches and staff.