Pre-construction work begins on sewer plant
Heavy equipment and the construction management trailer has been brought on site and construction will begin this week on the new City of Ashland sewer plant. It has been a
Welch charged in assault
Joshua Welch, 36, of Columbia, was charged with four counts of felony domestic assault on an incident that happened in March, 2018. Welch was charged while being held at the
Benton-Stephens Community Dedicates First Free Little Library
Benton-Stephens residents will soon have free books to read and share, thanks to Kate’s Heart, a nonprofit organization honoring Kate Germain Kromann, a 2002 graduate of Rock Bridge High School
Governor’s lakeside home has complicated financial history
Shortly after the start of his term last year, Gov. Eric Greitens and his wife, Sheena, bought a lakeside home intended to be an escape. But even this secluded getaway
Editorial
I once found myself getting a close up photo of Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt as he interacted with SoBoCo kindergarten students while announcing his education budget to the media. One
I am so happy you failed
“Mr. Naughton, why aren’t you a ‘real’ teacher?” My young students at Southern Boone Primary School ask me—their substitute teacher—this question almost as often as they ask me to tie
Information your graduate can use
Where did March and April go? Where did the last decade go? The sands of time seem to be shifting faster each year and now, ready or not, it is
Police Report
Ashland Police and Boone County Sheriff’s office reported the following arrests recently. 05.03.2018: • Bo Desiree Hinton, 31, of Ashland, was arrested by Missouri State Highway Patrol on charges of
Shirley Heath 1941-2018
Shirley Leona May Heath, 76, of Hartsburg went to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Sunday, May 6, 2018. She was born August 29, 1941 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to
Braida Batye
Braida P. Batye of Ashland passed away May 4, 2018 at Boone Hospital in Columbia, she was 58 years old. Braida was born August 28, 1959 in Jackson, Michigan, the
