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LINN — Several handbook changes shared with Linn R-2 school board members at their June meeting will impact students and parents in the 2025-26 school year. One change made by …
COLUMBIA   — Members and guests of the Westphalia Historical Society will have a guided tour of the Center for Missouri Studies, the award-winning home of the State Historical Society of …
OSAGE COUNTY — Senate Bill (SB) 63, allowing home schooled kids to participate in extracurricular activities in their public school district without being enrolled in that school, cleared the …
Commission News

Osage County Commissioners approve updated employee handbook

OSAGE COUNTY — Commissioners voted to approve the county’s updated employee handbook during Tuesday’s meeting. On Thursday, Osage County Collector Denise Nolte addressed …

Osage County Commissioners approve changing emergency services CAD system

OSAGE COUNTY — Osage County Commissioners approved $39,121.21 from Use Tax for the first payment to switch the county’s CAD system from SOMA Global to CentralSquare. A second payment of …

Osage County Commissioner Logan speaks out about negative Facebook comments

OSAGE COUNTY — At last Tuesday’s commission meeting, Western District Commission Dale Logan addressed negative Facebook comments regarding Road & Bridge. His words were as follows: …

Sports

12U Crushers

Members of the 12U Crushers softball team, sponsored by Mid-State Land Surveying and Osage Seed and Chemical, are, from left to right, front row, Issy Kingsley, Rowen Steiner, Annabelle Neihart, …

Fatima High School girls track

The Fatima Lady Comets track team spent time last Wednesday with Rep. Bruce Sassmann, left, and Gov. Mike Kehoe the Capitol. Shown are Rep. Sassmann, Coach Marc Bridges, Heidi Struemph, Addie Bower, …

Fatima High School golf team

Rep. Bruce Sassmann, left, is shown with Fatima Head Golf Coach Scott Kilgore, freshman state champion Ty Brandt, Asst. Coach Eric Saak, and Gov. Mike Kehoe. Rep. Sassmann arranged the visit last …
Sports

Chamois archery

Chamois archers who competed at the Championships in Myrtle Beach were recognized last Wednesday by Rep. Bruce Sassmann, who provided a personal tour and met Gov. Mike Kehoe, who spoke with them for …

Fatima High School Baseball team

Members of the Class 3 state champion Fatima Comets met with Rep. Bruce Sassmann, who provided a tour, and Gov. Mike Kehoe last Wednesday. Shown are, from left to right, front row, Bryce Wieberg, …

Osage Mens League

Mid America Bank’s Casey Helton (above) scores on this play against Boulevard Billiards in Osage Men’s action at Rich Fountain last week. Teammate Chris Schnieders watches intently. …
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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

Rights come from God

America’s founding fathers did not grant you your rights. The founders made it very clear that they believed your rights come from God, and their purpose was to protect your God given rights. …

Big beautiful attack

I t is the opposition’s prerogative to paint the party on the other side of the aisle as wrong and present its ideas as better for the country. The Democrat party is a pro at this. They do …

A Drama in the Woods

I was just in the right place at the right time to see it, and it didn’t last long.   A hawk came out of the timber and passed across a small opening in the woods with a cluster of oak …

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