Three Eagles football get All State nods
Two juniors and a senior SoBoBoCo Eagles football players earned All State honors from the Missouri Football Coaches Association. Junior kicker Parker Boyce was named to the first team All
Writing is Life
“What should I write about this week, Truman?” Having written well over three hundred columns for the Journal in the last few years, I occasionally struggle to come up with
Powering through leaf season
There are but a few different ways to get the leaves off of your lawn: Pay someone to remove your leaves. This method is utilized by the elderly, the lazy
Eagles start slow, stomp Versailles
The Eagles girls basketball team broke open a close game in the second quarter and ran away from the Versailles Tigers on Thursday evening in a 71-16 romp. The Eagles
This Weekend: Christmas Trees to light up
Christmas Tree lightings and other holiday events will take place around Southern Boone this weekend. On Friday, the annual Ashland Park Board tree lighting will take place on Broadway. The
Helping Hands finding coats for the cold
A new coat rack appeared last week in front of downtown’s Ashland Pharmacy. And the coats were free. “A whole bunch of people donated a bunch of coats,” said Ashland’s
DBRL director, instrumental in growth of library system, set to retire
Melissa Carr knew at the age of 10 that she wanted to be a librarian. “My grandmother was a librarian and she spoke at all the men’s clubs. She got
R.E. Voorheis 1925-2017
Rozier Elroy (known by everyone at R.E.) Voorheis, 91, completed his earthly journey and was welcomed into heaven with Jesus Christ on November 26, 2017. Guests may pay respects at
Hartsburg chaplain assisted federal health response to Hurricane Maria
A chaplain from Hartsburg, Missouri, Robert Jackson, Jr, has returned home to Southern Boone County after assisting the federal medical response to Hurricane Maria as part of the National Disaster
Eagles wrestlers open second season next week
The SoBoCo Eagles wrestling team will enter into its second season with two returning state qualifiers and a handful of young talent. The Eagles return Blake Schmidt, who was 38-5
