March 28, 2023
This was the largest portion of the Ashland Ballfield Rehabilitation Project, which is 50/50 funded by the Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant and the Ashland Park Sales Tax. This restroom has 2 separate ADA compliant restrooms. Prior to it being opened for use, the utility connections need completed and an ADA compliant approach will
By: Ernie Wren The leadership for City of Ashland hosted a “Sales Tax Coffee Talk” for residents at the local McDonalds this past Friday morning and the event went well. There was discussion between residents, Mayor Dorise Slinker, City Administrator Kyle Michel, Ashland Police Department’s (APD) Chief Gabe Edwards, and Public Works Director James Creel.
Wow, how about that Southern Boone High School Lady Eagles basketball team? The team beat AVA High School (36-27) in the Class 4 State Quarterfinals. They face Vashon in the State Final Four Semifinals this Thursday, March 16th at 6pm in Springfield. The Southern Boone School District used a remaining unused snow day and cancelled
By: Tara Blue On Sunday Feb. 26th, the American Legion sponsored its 89th annual Oratorical Contest at Southern Boone High School. One contestant from each of the four Legion zones in Missouri delivered a “Constitutional Speech” to the audience and judges. Each contestant was scored based on their knowledge of content and speaking skills. Contestants
The Southern Boone County R-I School District is pleased to announce Christy Jones as the next assistant superintendent for the school district. Ms. Jones has 25 years of education experience, which includes 16 years as an administrator. She is currently the high school principal at Marshall Public Schools. Ms. Jones will officially begin her duties
By: Tara Blue Last Thursday Feb. 23rd, the Future Farmers of America (FFA) High School students literally brought the farm to school, as they hosted the annual “Barnyard & Agriscience Fair”. The middle schoolers were invited to the agriculture building to rotate between several stations. These included an aquaponics system, an animal handling class, meat
With adult use marijuana being recently made legal, the Board of Aldermen are discussing how to address recreational use of marijuana within our community. The Board is engaged with the City’s municipal attorney to draft an ordinance that is “middle of the road”, meaning addresses and affirms what is now legal in the State while
By: Ernie Wren Tuesday, March 7th is “National Library Workers Day”. To celebrate, we can not only applaud the wonderful employees at our local library, but also take a moment to remember the roller coaster path it took to get our current library in place. Our first library in Southern Boone was essentially the “bookmobile”
By: Tara Blue Last Thursday, Feb. 23rd, the “Welcoming the Individual Needs of Gifted Students”, or W.I.N.G.S. program hosted a Choose Your Own Learning Adventure showcase. To begin the project, W.I.N.G.S. students were given the task of choosing any topic they felt compelled to research, define their essential question, and develop a learning goal. They
The information and pictures in this article were contributed by the Boone County History and Culture Center to commemorate Black History Month and were adopted and revised by Tara Blue. “Before Jackie Robinson donned a Dodger uniform, before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, and before Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream,
