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Class With Flexible Seating by Bruce Wallace There was a new look to one second grade class Monday evening during the SoBoCo school district’s Open House. Teacher Monica Wilkerson had a variety of non-traditional chairs. The first day of school for SoBoCo is today. At Wilkerson’s open house, students had the opportunity to use the

New Teachers and staff in the Southern Boone School District New faculty and staff for the 2016-17 school year include: Tesla Sheffield, School Psych; Andrew Kendrick, HS Math; Chris Gares, HS Science; Katy Shoults, HS Comm Arts; Amanda Catlin, 2nd grade; Ashley Porting, 2nd Grade; Erika Stankey, 3rd Grade; Stephanie Spencer, 7th Writing; Heather Rogers,1st

Kennish returns to home school district by Bruce Wallace After traveling around the nation with her husband and his job and having three children, Kristin Kennish began thinking about where she wanted to put down some roots. A 2001 Southern Boone graduate, Kennish says living in Warrenton and then living in an RV and traveling

Dirt work begins at Hummingbird Properties development in City of Ashland by Bruce Wallace More than two-dozen large earth moving and heavy equipment vehicles descended on the City of Ashland late last week. If you didn’t see the display of machinery, don’t be surprised. The equipment was at the northern-most boundary of Ashland – at

FALL SPORTS KICK OFF THIS WEEK Wednesday’s start of the 2016-17 school year brings with it a full schedule of fall sports at Southern Boone High School. The Eagles football team played their first scrimmage of the year on Friday and will kick off the season on Friday night, hosting the North Callaway Thunderbirds at

New Administrators at SoBoCo Schools by Bruce Wallace There will be three new administrators when Southern Boone Schools opens its doors next Wednesday for the first day of the 2016-2017 school year. While Primary Assistant Principal Lucas Karr and Middle School Assistant Principal Justin Griffith are not new to the SoBoCo community, Elementary Assistant Principal

Fair Returns to Sturgeon: Fairgrounds Leased to Veterans United by Bruce Wallace The Boone County Fair announced last Thursday that the Boone County Fair would stay in Sturgeon in 2017. The announcement came just hours after the Boone County Commission announced their own deal – a lease of the Central Missouri Events Center to Veterans

PARKING at a PREMIUM As students return to SoBoCo High School next week, construction on the east side of the high school will mean changes in the school’s parking plan. It also creates a need for changing parking plans for high school athletic events, according to SoBoCo Activities Director Pat Lacy. “We have the new

PTA Back To School Party The annual SoBoCo PTA Back to School Party will be held on Sunday, August 14 from 7:30-9 pm at the Ashland Optimist Pool. Swimming will be free and free snow cones will be available. Community information will also be available at the party from community groups. • August receipts from

Heritage Society Board The Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society elected mid-Missourian, Patrick Lee to their Board of Directories at their annual meeting in Charlottesville, Virg. on June 18, 2016. The first of five purposes of the Society is “To further the honor and integrity of Thomas Jefferson, and to promote his vision and ideas and their