Ronda Mitchell Retires
After 26 years at the Daniel Boone Regional Library, Southern Boone County Public Library manager Ronda Mitchell will be closing the book on her successful career. Her first job at
What’s New: Fighting COVID-19 6 Months Later
For six months, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, (HHS), its public health component known as Assistant Secretary
Park Board plans for future improvements
The City of Ashland, Missouri Parks and Recreation Board met Monday to discuss park district and budget plans for the near future. This year, the Ashland Park District faced a
2020 SoBoCo Senior Photos
Grab a copy of today’s Journal for the Class of 2020’s Senior Photos.
Optimist Halloween “Spooktacular” proceeding
The Ashland Optimist Club has hosted the annual “Halloween Spooktacular” for four years now, and has no plans to let the current pandemic get in the way. The event provides
New municipal center temporarily stalled, yet remain in works
From as early as Jan. of this year, the City of Ashland has been making efforts to relocate. With limited space and future plans to fill vacant city government positions,
Welcome back, by the numbers
Excluding the SoBoCo elementary fifth grade, Southern Boone County schools are back in seat instruction after the COVID-19 stay at home order in March 2020. School administration have based the
Motion Denied
In the United State District Court Western District of Missouri Central Division Judge Nanette K. Laughrey denied the plaintiff, Lyn Woolford, the motion for “temporary or preliminary injunction” filed August
Optimist Community Pool Committee Update
The Optimist Community Pool has successfully finished the “Summer of Covid 2020”. “Success” at swim pools is normally gauged by a lack of drownings and good fiscal management. This summer,
Caleb Rowden Calls on Boone County to Expedite CARES Funds Distribution
The coronavirus pandemic is exacting a heavy toll on our community. Mid-Missouri families are struggling, many of our small businesses and non-profits are barely scraping by, and our schools and
