Racing is a Family Affair
By: Travis Naughton Watching Sunday’s Daytona 500, I couldn’t help but think about my mother Donna, the person most responsible for my lifelong obsession with automobiles and racing. Some of
Voice your Downtown Vision
The City of Ashland was awarded a $30,000 grant for the services of Missouri Main Street, an organizations that assists cities in the organization of revitalizing their downtown area. On
Online Journal Coming Soon!
The Boone County Journal has been working hard behind the scenes to bring you an online subscription of your favorite local newspaper. You’ll get a user-friendly, full color flipbook for
To Vaccinate or Not
For many, myself included, the decision as to whether or not to get vaccinated during a pandemic is simple. Before I did this story, I would have asked in disbelief:
Around Town
A quick reminder that this Saturday, February 13th, would be a great opportunity to stop by the “Second Saturday” event in downtown Ashland from 10am to 2pm to find that
Hanging up her apron
Recently, Ashland citizen Lena Long announced her retirement from the Ashland Optimist Club kitchen. Long has served the community as a volunteer for over 35 years, and intends to continue
Parks Board, three years and still waiting
The City of Ashland’s Park Board met virtually and began to draft a timeline for a five year master plan on February, 8 2021. Unfortunately it was not made available
Eagles girls wrestling
Results for the Girls’ Districts are as follows: Josey Uhrig-3rd Place, Callie Bergthold-3rd Place, Noelle Schweitzer-2nd Place, Lilly Seward-1st Place, Addyson Pasley-2nd Place. The team finished with the 2nd Place
Lady Eagles one game short in Southern Boone Classic
With only eight players the Southern Boone Lady Eagles took part in the Southern Boone Classic basketball tournament last week. The Eagles had only three seniors, two juniors, one sophomore
Eagles finish third in Southern Boone Classic
The SoBoCo boys basketball team fought their way to third place in last week’s Southern Boone Classic basketball tournament with victories over Warrenton 63-43, and Capital City 66-60. The Eagles
