Chamber carries momentum into 2018
The Southern Boone Chamber of Commerce has had a busy 2017 and is approaching the new year with momentum for more growth. Chamber President Jason Reynolds will turn over his
Board of Aldermen approve Martin, water rates
The Ashland Board of Aldermen approved Mayor Gene Rhorer’s selection of Leslie Martin as the new Ward 1 alderman. She will replace the late George Campbell. The action came as
MU endowment surpasses $1 billion
University officials announced Wednesday morning that the University of Missouri endowment has crossed the $1 billion mark, a major milestone for the university. Through new private gifts and stock market
Girls Hoops
The SoBoCo girls basketball team dropped a Tri-County Conference game at California on Tuesday by an 87-58 score. The Eagles kept the game close through the middle of the third
Eagles hit shots, hammer Fatima by 20
SoBoCo boys basketball coach Andy Jahnsen was not surprised that his Eagles could come back from a double-overtime loss on Thursday to hammer Fatima on Friday night. He also was
Eagles girls fall to Comets
The Eagles girls basketball team led their game against Fatima last Wednesday, but the Comets made a fourth quarter comeback to get the win, 69-52. SoBoCo led by three points
Eagles hit with two losses
Injuries, forcing two forfeits, cost the SoBoCo Eagles in their match vs Versailles last Thursday. The Eagles got pins from Blake Schmidt, Dawson Paul and Charlie Smith, but were forced
Southern Boone YMCA wrestlers win medals
The Southern Boone YMCA and Eagles Wrestling team’s first Ashland tournament was a big success. The tournament had 297 wrestlers registering for the tournament from 18 different teams. “We had
Ode to my friend and neighbor, Mr. Oleski
The Columbia Missourian newspaper announced who the recipients of their 2017 Progress Awards were last week, and when the Sherman Brown, Jr. Award (recognizing a community member who always serves
No plutonium under the tree
My grandson is no longer a baby. This Christmas Luke Vinson will be a fully-grown 18-month old toddler, capable of out-running his mother and screaming louder than either of his
