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LINN   — At their regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21, aldermen awarded a bid to build the new restrooms at the City Park to MOX Properties for $155,819.33. Aldermen noted some change …
LOOSE CREEK — “This is my time capsule of the year 2025. It is very scary, I think. Because we wrote what would happen to us before we started thinking about it.” …
WESTPHALIA — Following a public hearing last week, Westphalia aldermen approved a variance to allow a naturopathic wellness center and retail business by owner and sole clinician Angela …
Commission News

Commissioners hear bridge replacement recommendations

OSAGE COUNTY — Mike Teel and Jeff Bandaret from Great Rivers Engineering presented Osage County commissioners with recommendations for bridge replacements on CR 522 and CR 632. The bridge …

County approves IBC 2012 for publicly-funded structures

LINN — At their meeting on Dec. 3, Osage County commissioners passed ordinance #12032024, adopting International Building Code (IBC) 2012 “for entities funded all or in part by the …

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 …

Sports

Chamois knocks off Calvary Lutheran

Chamois built on a 26-18 halftime lead in Friday’s 45-27 win at home against Calvary Lutheran. “This was a great win against a solid team,” said Coach Jack Rigdon. …

Fatima wins 63rd annual Legends Bank Holiday Classic

Fatima won the 63rd annual Legends Bank Holiday Classic with a victory over Osage on Saturday in the championship game, 47-36. “Sometimes you have to rely on your defense and grit when …

Struemph second at Union tourney

Fatima grappler Heidi Struemph led the Lady Comets at the Union tournament on Dec. 13, earning second place with a 3-1 performance on the day. At 120, Struemph opened with wins over Olivia White …
Sports

Lady Cats third at Eugene tournament

Linn hit the floor running and won every quarter but the fourth (13-13) en route to a 55-28 win over School of the Osage on Saturday as the Lady Cats earned third at last week’s ...

Linn football awards

Earning special awards at Sunday’s Linn football awards ceremony were, from left to right, front row, Devin Brandt ...

Lady Comets open with 63-40 win over Osage

Last Monday, Fatima opened the hoops season with a 63-40 win over Osage as the Lady Comets shot 48% from the field and controlled almost every stat. “The first half went really well,” said Coach Matt Baker, ....
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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

The writing is on the wall

Back in 2018, Mike Kehoe was serving in the Senate. The development of the Rock Island Trail State Park was then, just as it is now, a controversial issue. Then-Senator Kehoe could see the …

Governor outlines safer Missouri plan

One of the highlights of the past week was the governor’s annual State of the State Address, which was delivered to a joint session of the General Assembly in the beautiful chamber of the …

Democrats post tears for criminals, not victims

I t’s everywhere: on social media, TV and letters to the editor. Democrats are attacking supporters of Donald Trump for arresting illegal aliens, claiming that these policies go against …