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WESTPHALIA — Fatima senior Megan Gabelsberger has a dream to one day become a doctor, and she won’t allow anything to prevent that from becoming a reality. “I have big goals in …
ion results were certified last Wednesday, with an abundance of write-in votes making the final determination as no one filed for a seat. For the two open Chamois R-1 school board seats, Dawna …
LINN —Linn R-2 board members heard good news at Thursday’s meeting: the HVAC bids for the field house came in well below expectations — almost $200,000 less — and they awarded …
Commission News

Osage County Commission awards $7,000 to OC-ADCAT for Strengthening Families program

  OSAGE COUNTY — Osage County commissioners awarded the Anti-Drug Community Action Team (OC-ADCAT) $7,000 from the county’s opioid settlement money, to help fund the …

Commissioners hire road and bridge foreman

OSAGE COUNTY —Commissioners spent most of last week interviewing candidates for road and bridge foreman in closed session. At Tuesday’s meeting, Osage County Commissioners voted to …

Commissioners vote to merge county email addresses

Osage County, Missouri, Courthouse

OSAGE COUNTY —Remote Computer Services (RCS) owner Eric Reichel was present at Thursday morning’s commission meeting, along with representatives from nearly all elected officials’ …

Sports

Chamois JH track team improves at SC, SJ

Though Chamois JH track athletes did not medal at Thursday’s South Callaway meet, Coach John Leach is pleased. “It was a pretty good day for the middle school kids,” he said. …

Lady Comets continue to grow through challenging week; honor Fatima soccer alum Justin Bax

Lady Comets continue to grow through challenging week; honor Fatima soccer alum Justin Bax Fatima faced a tough slate of Class 2 opponents last week, losing to St. James (2-0), Southern Boone …

Lady Comets win, Fatima boys third at Owensville

  Fatima’s track teams had a solid day at Owensville on Friday, with the Lady Comets winning the event the boys earning third. “Our kids had an outstanding meet,” …
Sports

Several Pirates medal at track meets last week

Several Pirates medal at track meets last week Jaxon Wuelling finished second in the 800m run (2:17) at Owensville on Friday, and Kaden Wuelling earned a third-place medal in the 110m hurdles …

Fatima beats Hallsville on the road, goes 1-2 on the week

Fatima beats Hallsville on the road, goes 1-2 on the week Fatima played three road games last week, defeating Hallsville on Thursday but falling to Southern Boone on Wednesday and Eldon on …

CHS boys take third at Vienna

CHS boys take third at Vienna With several Chamois boys earning medals, the team finished third at Vienna. “That is really good for them,” said Coach John Leach. We had a lot of …
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UD Around the World

UD Around the World

Members of the Stamp family recently traveled to the inside passage of Alaska to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of former Osage County residents Mike and Gloria Wildhaber. They explored …

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Opinion

Neither side is happy

  Two takeaways for the week include Senate Bill 22 which offers the voters some welcomed changes in the appearance of future statewide ballot measures. In the past the …

Trespassers beware: Missouri’s Purple Paint Law

Suppose you are a landowner or leaseholder seeking a way to notify deer, turkey, or mushroom hunters, fishermen, UTV joyriders, or folks on a float trip who use your property to disembark. In that …

Illegals cost to Americans

  Should American citizens suffer because politicians want to become rich? Will we ever know the true cost of illegals’ crimes, rapes, deaths due to fentanyl, incarcerations, schools, …