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LINN   — Osage Caring Projects Coordinator Charlotte Bellsmith said this year’s Christmas Wish program needs sponsors as the 111 families and 338 children enrolled, in many cases, …
META   —   At their Nov. 13 meeting, Meta aldermen updated the city’s parking ordinance to provide a penalty for illegal parking. “Nathan told us that our current …
CHAMOIS —   At their Nov. 11 meeting, Chamois R-1 school board members set district-paid non-residential tuition rate at $17,900 and the parent-paid rate at $8,000 for the 2024-25 school …
Commission News

Commissioners list bridge on CR 522 as priority for replacement

LINN — Most of the conversation at last week’s county commission meetings centered around the commissioners’ upcoming recommendations to the Missouri Department of Transportation …

SB 190 explained: Osage County commissioners have a lot to consider

LINN — Osage County commissioners, the assessor’s office, and the collector’s office have received many calls over the past few weeks regarding Senate Bill (SB) 190, titled …

BOE hears appeal from Westphalia Retirement Center

OSAGE COUNTY — The Osage County Board of Equalization (BOE) convened in Osage County Commission Chambers at 9 a.m. Monday, July 15. While the BOE meeting once a year is routine, this event …

Sports

Fatima falls in 2OT to Crocker to earn second at districts

Fatima boys’ soccer coach Kelley-Marie Wibberg fought to keep her emotions in check after Monday’s 3-2 double-overtime loss to Crocker in the Class 1, District 4 championship game at Westphalia. “I am so proud of the boys,” she said....

Gabelsberger earns All-State at Class 3 state meet

Fatima sophomore Michael Gabelsberger turned in a strong performance at Saturday’s Class 3 state championships at Gans Creek in Columbia, earning an All-State medal for his 23rd-place time of …

Osage County sends 16 to State Cross County

FULTON — Chamois, Fatima, and Linn cross county runners had their sights set on the top 30 and punching a ticket to the upcoming 2024 Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) …
Sports

Lady Cats Fourth in Class 2

Linn (23-6) finished the softball season as the fourth-place team in Class 2 after Friday’s 10-2 loss to the Chaffee Lady Devils in the third-place game ...

Fatima cruises to C3, D5 championship game

Fatima defeated California, 7-2, on Monday to advance to Tuesday’s Class 3, District 5 championship game at Blair Oaks against the host Lady Falcons. “This was a good win,” …

Linn clips Eagles 5-3 C2, D3 semi

Top-seed Linn entered Monday’s Class 2, District 3 semifinals against Eugene with a goal of returning to the championship game. The Lady Wildcats accomplished that with a 5-3 win over the Lady …
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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

From Small Coins to Big Change, Every Vote Counts

Reflecting on last week’s election, I want to start by addressing a common sentiment that I’m sure you’ve heard before: “My vote doesn’t count.” Imagine you have …

More hysteria from the left

L ast week, I pointed out in the column how far-left Democrats are predicting the end of Democracy — and some the end of the world — now that Donald Trump has won the election and will be …

There one went… a road runner

Once a fellow called me to report seeing a hen pheasant down on the Arkansas-Missouri border. I knew exactly what he had seen. I had just seen something similar… a road-runner. About 20 …

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Kim crede of Loose Creek is smiling in this photo of a treatment in Jefferson City. She praises integrative treatments and a positive attitude for her recovery from breast cancer.
Crede urges women to ‘go with their gut’ when it comes to breast cancer
LOOSE CREEK  — In April 2023, Kim Crede, 53, of Loose Creek, knew something wasn’t right but didn’t push it. Now, though she’s going through the arduous journey, Crede said she should have ...