For the Good of Our Children
Imagine, if you will, that you work in a small room filled with tables, desks, chairs, bookshelves, storage carts, and 20 living, breathing, sneezing, and coughing human beings. Some of
Jennie Ashley 1941-2019
Jennie Lee Ashley, age 78 years, of Hartsburg, Mo., passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Mo. Jennie was born February 4, 1941 in Pryor, Oklahoma
Fire district looks for additional funding to protect growing Southern Boone
LEAD PHOTO: The Southern Boone Fire Protection District awarded Kaitlyn Harnett, Emily Beck, Joe Pointer and Sam Bretthorst each with a certificate of recognition for emergency medical response ‘Clinical Saves’
Three SoBoCo school board candidates on April ballot
Two incumbents and one newcomer are on the ballot for the Southern Boone School Board election in April. Voters will select two candidates from: Barrett Glascock Southern Boone County School
Free tax preparation help available at Mizzou
Changes to federal and state taxes could cause confusion for students and Missouri families. The University of Missouri will open Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites to assist Missourians with
Eagles win third straight Classic crown
LEAD SPORTS PHOTO: Ashland’s Bryce Arnold gave donation checks to, left, boys basketball coach Andy Jahnsen and, right, girls basketball coach Damon Wren last week from the Southern Boone Youth
Eagles girls capture third place, fall at Osage on Monday
The Southern Boone County girls basketball team may not have been in the championship game of the Southern Boone Classic, but head coach Damon Wren applauded his team on Saturday.
Pirates top Pintos for girls Classic title
In a matchup of two state-ranked teams, the Pirates and Pintos came head to head in a first-place showdown on Saturday night. The game was back and forth in the
NCAA hits MU football with penalties, Tiger basketball picks up win
It was an eventful week in Columbia, with surprisingly strong NCAA penalties for the Missouri football team, and then a feel-good moment for the basketball team on Saturday, a 77-67
Police Report
Ashland Police and Boone County Sheriff’s office reported the following arrests recently. • 01.28.19: Eusebio Daniel Barajas-Real, 28, of Ashland, was arrested by Ashland Police on a failure to appear
