Deputy honored for saving toddler’s life
A Boone County sheriff’s deputy was presented a Life Saving Award for taking quick action that saved the life of a two-year-old girl not breathing due possibly to an airway
Dear Santa Letters in the Journal Today
The annual children’s letters to Santa Claus by SoBoCo kindergarten students are published in this week’s edition of the Boone County Journal. Photo: The Primary School had the best dressed
Aldermen approve two zoning requests
The Ashland Board of Aldermen approved two zoning requests during their Tuesday evening meeting. A former church on Main Street was approved for an office zoning by a 5-0 vote
Planning and Zoning board split on development
The Ashland Planning and Zoning meeting last Tuesday evening was a prime example of how split the board is over future development – and how developers are looking for some
Police working down a cop as sales tax falls
Ashland City Administrator Lyn Woolford received the most recent sales tax reports on Monday – and it doesn’t look good. The City of Ashland’s numbers are more reflective of 2015
Mayor gets chamber input on commercial growth
Ashland Mayor Gene Rhorer spoke to the Southern Boone Chamber of Commerce last Thursday and discussed ideas for potential future development at the Cartwright Business and Technology Park development near
School Board updated on bond issue specs
Southern Boone school board members were presented a new rendering of a baseball/softball complex to be built on the north side of the athletic field during their December meeting on
Police Report
Ashland Police and Boone County Sheriff’s office reported the following arrests recently. 12.7.2017: Boone County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Jeffrey Scott Lammers, 52, of Hartsburg on the following charges: 2nd degree
SBEDC looks to MU Extension for potential help
The Southern Boone Economic Development Council is working to decide its best path through 2018 – and its future. About 15 local business leaders met Monday morning with MU Extension
Red Cross seeks donations, SoBoCo students respond
SoBoCo High School junior Gabrielle Wills was nervous, but it helped to have her friend, Cassey Poole, nearby to hold her hand. Wills was lying on a portable table, ready
