One killed, two injured in Osage County crash
WESTPHALIA — One person was killed and two others were injured in a three-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on U.S. 63 at CR 512 in Osage County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol …
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For Renee Robinson of Westphalia, finding breast cancer early may have saved her life. Learning to live after reconstruction took considerably longer. Robinson was diagnosed in April 2021 after …
F or seven years, Melinda Aholt kept taking a daily reminder of the breast cancer that changed her life. Last month, she took the final dose. “I feel like I have more energy now than I …
B efore Rebecca Whithouse began talking about the breast lumps, surgeries and medical appointments that have occupied years of her life, she wanted one point understood. “I don’t have …
Commission News

Commission sets bridge ribbon cutting, awards culvert contract

OSAGE COUNTY — Osage County commissioners discussed plans for an Oct. 14 ribbon cutting at the new Westphalia Bridge, reviewed easement offers for the CR 522 bridge project, and awarded a …

County weighs cost of storm repairs while awaiting FEMA reimbursement

Western District Commissioner Dale Logan, former commissioner Larry Kliethermes, and Westphalia resident historian Mary Ann Klebba are shown on the newly-opened Pentecostal Bridge. Logan and Klebba took the first drive across the new span.

OSAGE COUNTY — Osage County commissioners want to repair as many storm-damaged roads and crossings as they can with help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and State Emergency Management …

Commission revisits tri-county justice center proposal

OSAGE COUNTY — Osage County commissioners discussed the possibility of a tri-county justice center, the division of human-resources duties, and preparations for the Nov. 3 election during a …

Sports

Fatima JH closes season with medals at Laker Invitational

Fatima’s junior high cross country runners closed their season Monday at the MS Laker Invitational, earning two medals and adding another personal best to a season Fatima coach Levi Maxwell said …

Linn earns five  All-Conference honors at Gans Creek

Linn brought home five individual All-Conference honors and a runner-up varsity girls team finish Saturday at the Brian T. Simpson Invitational at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, which …

St. Joseph runners pile up wins during strong season

St. Joseph Westphalia’s cross country teams have put together a strong season, with the Bulldogs winning each of their four scored meets and the Lady Bulldogs collecting one victory and three …
Sports

Chamois runners compete at Gans, earn AC medals at Vienna

Chamois cross country runners tested themselves against large, fast fields Saturday at the Brian T. Simpson meet at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, just four days after all three Pirates …

Linn volleyball sweeps three matches, celebrates seniors

Linn volleyball added three more varsity wins last week, capped by a Senior Night sweep of Russellville that improved the Lady Wildcats to 19-5-1. Linn defeated Russellville 25-15, 25-15, 25-15 …

Fatima works through challenging week against Osage, Battle

Fatima volleyball faced a challenging week against tough competition, taking on Osage and Battle as the Lady Comets continued working toward greater consistency heading into the latter part of the …
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It’s been two years, no one has responded

It’s been two years since my column on abortion asked abortion advocates to convince me that the child in a mother’s womb is not human. I’m still waiting. With adjustments to the first …

Back yard birds

A couple weeks ago, as the weather cooled and the acorns pelted my rooftop, a covey of 15 or 20 quail fed around in my back yard for much of an afternoon. The big oaks are producing a lot of acorns …

Curly cord calls

It used to be referred to by a full noun. Telephone. Sometimes ‘phone’. Never ‘cell’. We had telephones in our houses, connected to our walls or sitting on tables. Usually, there was only …

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