Woody signs with Wichita State

Fatima senior shortstop Kinzey Woody has worked throughout her youth and high school to excel. That effort culminated with her signing a letter of intent last Wednesday to play softball at Wichita …
News
LINN   — Joe Machens Ford donated a slightly used Ford F-150 hybrid truck to State Tech on Thursday in a partnership designed to prepare students for a career in automotive. …
LINN—When Good Shepherd Food Pantry personnel announced a few weeks ago that their food supplies were dangerously low heading into the holidays, they never expected the outpouring of community …
LINN   — The Osage County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Linn Police Department, conducted a Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) …
CHAMOIS — Instead of the usual speech, retired Army Sgt. Justin Jones of Chamois did his presentation at the Chamois R-1 school Veterans Day program a little differently. Although he confided …
WESTPHALIA   — Sgt. Blake Wiles, a 2021 Fatima graduate, spoke of the sacrifices made by veterans and their families at the Veterans Day program at Westphalia on Monday. “As …
Commission News
LINN — Most of the conversation at last week’s county commission meetings centered around the commissioners’ upcoming recommendations to the Missouri Department of Transportation …
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 …
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 …
LINN — At their meeting April 23, commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to close the Osage County Detention Center by the end of the year, unless Sheriff Mike Bonham can prove to the …

Jerome Eichholz

Jerome “Jerry” Eichholz, 82, Bonnots Mill, passed away Tuesday Nov. 12, 2024, at Capital Region Medical Center. He was born Jan. 25, 1942, to the late Clem and Bernadine Scheppers …

Henry Reinkemeyer

Henry “Hank” J. Reinkemeyer, 88, Linn, passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at SSM Health St. Mary’s in Jefferson City. He was born Nov. 21, 1935, to the late Henry H. and …

Thomas Donze

Thomas Edward Donze, 84, Belle, passed away Nov. 13, 2024. He was born Aug. 21, 1940, to the late Frank and Nora Donze (Ruedlinger) in St Louis. He graduated from Mercy High School in June …

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 …
Photo oGallry

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 …
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 …
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 …