Curtis Deeken makes a tag on a close play at home.

Linn opens baseball 1-2

Linn opened the baseball season with a 5-3 win over Eugene on Saturday after losing earlier in the day and on Friday. “Beating a very good Eugene team was a highlight for us on …
News
FRANKLIN COUNTY   —   Warren M. Taylor of Chamois, 65, who pleaded guilty on March 6 to the July 2021 murder of Chamois residents Leonard and Pauline Gerloff, was sentenced to life in …
COLE COUNTY   — Holly and Michael Kliethermes of Linn were charged in Cole County on March 19 and March 21, respectively, with financial exploitation of an elderly or disabled person. …
COLUMBIA — Fatima senior Cody Kampeter earned “Honorable Mention” in the prestigious 2024 Missouri Scholars 100 program, a statewide initiative honoring Missouri’s top 100 …
LINN   —   At a special meeting on Monday, State Tech Regents voted unanimously to award a contract to Howrey Construction of Rockwell City, Iowa, to construct golf cart paths at …
CHAMOIS — At their March 12 meeting, Chamois aldermen adopted two new ordinances outlining a traffic code and regulations for all vehicles, including All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), Utility …
Commission News
OSAGE COUNTY   — Osage County Health Department (OCHD) Administrator Kim Sallin and Osage County Sheriff Mike Bonham told commissioners last week they were aware of threats to mail …
OSAGE COUNTY — Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Transportation Planner Joanie Prenger met with commissioners on Thursday, Sept. 18. They showed her their evaluations of the seven …
OSAGE COUNTY — Osage County Commissioners took an unusual step, meeting an hour early Tuesday, June 27. The purpose of convening was to officially approve a ballot measure providing for …
OSAGE COUNTY   —   Proposition Fatima Schools was successful this time around, passing by a 725-574 margin to give the district a levy to construct a new building. Voter turnout was …

Kenny Steinbeck

Kenny Steinbeck, 72, Mt. Sterling, passed away Monday, March 18, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Nov. 12, 1951, in Jefferson City. He attended Owensville High School …

Dianna Schubert

Dianna C. Schubert, 71, Meta, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024, at University Hospital in Columbia.  She was born April 18, 1952, to the late George Hubert and Elizabeth Marie …

Timothy McNamara

Timothy John “Tim” McNamara, 71, Vienna, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Phelps Health Medical Center in Rolla. He was born Nov. 28, 1952, a son of Laverne and Flora …

Sports

Robinson, Robertson top All-Conference list

Fatima seniors Levi Robinson and Alli Robertson earned the most votes among Show-Me Conference coaches to earn MVP honors. Easton Haslag also made the first team, while Noah Hall of Linn, …

Lady Comets see season end at the quarterfinal game

Fatima fans get loud in support of the Lady Comets at Friday’s Class 3 quarterfinal game at Fair Grove.

Strope wins fourth straight district title; Comets earn second place as team

Fatima senior Cody Strope became the Comets’ first four-time district wrestling champion at Saturday’s Class 1, District 2 tournament at Butler. “That’s impressive, …
Sports

Lady Cats control tempo, cap week with Homecoming win over Lady Bulldogs

Linn played well last week as the Lady Cats secured three wins, culminating with a 55-23 victory in the Homecoming game on Friday against South Callaway. “We are starting to get better, …

Lady Comets runner-up at Jefferson Bank Classic

Fatima hung with Staley during Friday’s Jefferson Bank Classic championship game at Capital City but fell 57-37. “We battled our butts off but ran out of gas,” said Coach Matt …

Comets second at Joe Machens Great 8 Classic for second year

Fatima began playing in the Joe Machens Great 8 Classic last year, finishing second. This year, the Comets hoped for a championship and came close with another second-place finish after falling 59-48 …
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A 2022 study by The Sentencing Project revealed that nearly 83,000 Missourians with felony convictions were barred from voting due to felony disenfranchisement. For Missourians with felony …