New YMCA Program Director

Southern Boone High School grad and Air Force veteran Derek Mordica is the new Program Director at the YMCA. Mordica began working at the Southern Boone YMCA last month and

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Fifty layoffs at Boone Hospital

While Boone Hospital is working towards a partnership with University of Missouri Health, its current administration announced 50 layoffs on Monday as patient volumes drop and government funding subsides. According

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McCaskill-Backed Bipartisan Bill

McCaskill-Backed Bipartisan Bill Improves Border Security Technology:  Legislation was introduced by Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona; McCaskill toured U.S.–Mexico border earlier this year. U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking

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Police Report

Ashland Police and Boone County Sheriff’s office reported the following arrests recently. Tuesday, September 26, 2017: • Dustyn Michael Barron, 20, of Hartsburg, was arrested by Boone County Sheriff’s deputies

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What I Learned in Econ 101

I remember exactly three things about the economics class I took in high school almost three decades ago: One is my teacher Mr. Bogue, who should have been granted sainthood

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Eagles soar over Comets

The Southern Boone Eagles soccer team came out to Thursday’s rivalry matchup with Fatima ready to score early and often. Their aggressive play created three opportunities in the first 10

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