Brinkmann building youth center near Hope

Karen Brinkmann has long considered the need for a community family event and youth center and has started a project to build the home of Hillbilly holl3r, which will be known as the Wagon Wheel, …

Loose Creek ladies create barn quilts

A group of women from Loose Creek are working to make Osage County a little more beautiful. The four ladies make up the Beautification Committee for the 175th Celebration for the Immaculate …

Haslag indicted on federal gun charge

Lyle R. Haslag, 36, Loose Creek, was indicted Wednesday, June 24, and taken into custody Thursday by the Osage County Sheriff’s Office on a federal warrant, and he’s facing a felony …

Fatima showcases seniors

Wednesday, June 3

Though the spring season was lost to COVID-19, Fatima didn’t let that damper spirits for too long, and Friday night, the team’s nine seniors were recognized, along with their parents, as …

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Wieberg to lead mission in Kuwait

Freeburg native Capt. Brad Wieberg, commander of Missouri National Guard’s 1139th Military Police Company, will soon be heading for Kuwait, where he and his soldiers will conduct law and order …

Cattle prices hurting the rural farmer

Ground beef prices have risen at retailers, but little of that increase is making its way back to cattle producers, particularly those in rural settings, according to Dave Luker, of Chamois, who …

Birch retires from law enforcement, leaves OCSO

Osage County Sheriff’s deputy Cpl. Greg Birch last week retired for a second time. The first time was from the U.S. Army, from a career in which he was an extremely respected leader among …

Commission News

Tuesday, June 4, 2020

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Sports

Linn golfers’ chances dashed for repeat district title in 2020

Linn golfers were in a rebuilding year to be sure, but the Wildcats were hoping for a season on the links with a second straight district title. However, the coronavirus had other ideas as the …

Bax says spring cancellation a tough hit to take for everyone

Fatima baseball coach Brian Bax said the cancellation of the 2020 baseball season is difficult to take. “It initially brings quite a bit of sorrow to my heart,” he said. “So far …

Dobry proud of his seniors’ accomplishments over last 4 years

In the midst of the pandemic, and with the cancellation of the spring season, Fatima girls soccer coach Clint Dobry said he has plenty of reasons to be proud of the girls who were denied a chance to …

Sports

Being home is nice but Robertson ready to play baseball soon

Will Robertson said it’s nice to be home during this time of uncertainty, but all things being equal, he’s ready for the baseball season to begin with the Toronto Blue Jays …

Angels pitcher Jacob Voss faces uncertain MLB season

Jacob Voss, of Linn, a 6-foot-9, 255-pound right-handed relief pitcher, faces the uncertainty of the current baseball season, but he feels good about how the year started, and is anxious to get back …

Linn JH VB season ends due to CV

Like other teams this spring, the Linn JH volleyball squad, midway through its inaugural season, have seen it come to a premature end. “We are in unprecedented territory right now,” said …

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UD Around the World

U.D. Around the World 04/22

The Warden family spent a weekend together last month in Bloomington, Ill. From left to right, Alex Hunsel, Abby Warden, Jacob and Jess Warden (holding the UD), Hillary and Ethan Warden and …

UD Around the World 4/15

Georgia Robb and her siblings had a gathering in Keller, Texas, to celebrate their youngest brother’s birthday. Sisters Lola, from Jefferson City, and Carol from Sun City, Ariz., flew in and …

U.D. Around the World 04/08

Herman (Tubby) Mebruer and his wife Georgia, are shown with the U.D. in their front yard after an impromptu birthday parade April 2 on Rt. U. Due to social distancing this was a great way to …

UD Around the World 04/01

Steven and Nancy Maxwell of Freeburg are shown in front Roger Dean Stadium in sunny Jupiter, Florida. They traveled to Florida on March 11 for 4 days of spring training with the …

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Opinion

Response to Thomeczek

Four decades ago, GOP President Reagan lowered taxes to fix Carter’s disastrous economy of 22% interest rates, resulting in a booming economy. Democrat Bill Clinton, adopted “One …

Supporting Missouri Law Enforcement

How often do you wake up to a strange noise in the middle of the night? Maybe it’s the air conditioning kicking on, one of the kids going to the bathroom, or one of the countless sounds that …

Moving forward with the State Fair

Missouri has a proud agricultural history that has helped shape our state into what it is today. Agriculture is our state’s No. 1 industry, contributing more than $85 billion annually to our …

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