My Babies are no longer babies
When the new school year begins next week, I will be the proud parent of two middle-schoolers and a senior in high school. This means that for the first time
Eagles ready for new season
LEAD SPORTS PHOTO: Southern Boone Eagles softball seniors Brookelle Barnum, Reganne Scheer, Dani Post, Carrie Ponder, Olivia Kelly and Andrea Reeder are ready to open the new season on SoBoCo’s new
Eagles ready for next step
Southern Boone County head football coach Trent Tracy is entering his fifth year with a team that has consistently improved over the last few years of his tenure. A 4-7
New coach leads Eagles volleyball
Rookie head coach Emily Becker knows that, even after a few practices with little scrimmage time, she’s going to have some powerful hitters in her lineup. A graduate of Belleville-West
Eagles have strong senior class
The Southern Boone County softball team will have a new look this year, but it won’t be because of new uniforms, a new head coach or a plethora of young
Soccer team aims for Final Four
Topping a third-place state finish is a tough task for any team, but the Southern Boone County boy’s soccer team is a little more prepared than most. The Eagles lost
In Loving Memory of Sam Schiltz
I feel reasonably confident in asserting that prior to the funeral I attended last Saturday, very few eulogies in the long history of mankind have ever included an anecdote about
Police Report
Ashland Police and Boone County Sheriff’s office reported the following arrests recently. Tuesday, August 7, 2018: • Trey Allen Vaughn Keith, 21, of Hartsburg, was arrested by Boone County Sheriff’s
YMCA seeks FEMA storm shelter grant
LEAD PHOTO: Bicycle riders from Ashland Folks on Spokes take a lunch break recently at Flat Branch Pub and Brewing in Columbia. The group of bike riders gets together each
Prop A easily defeated
Missourians defeated Proposition A by a 2-1 margin in Tuesday’s primary election. In Boone County, the ballot box was more active than usual, with just over 37,000 of the county’s
