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Just because the SoBoCo school district was capable of passing a $7-million-plus bond issue and student population is experiencing unprecedented growth, that doesn’t mean the budgeting process gets any easier. SoBoCo Superintendent Chris Felmlee presented his first draft of the 2016-17 school year budget to the school board at a special budget workshop meeting last

Do you have your new trash day penciled in on your calendar? Beginning Monday, the City of Ashland trash service – contracted to Republic Services – will be only on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The change from the twice weekly service was made earlier this spring as the Ashland Board of Aldermen approved a

  What has been unofficial since last summer became official in May. The Ashland Board of Aldermen has dropped the “interim” Police Chief Lyn Wolford’s City Administrator title and made him the City Adminstrator/Chief of Police. The Ashland Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a new contract for Woolford at their May 24 meeting. “I am

Southern Boone Schools Superintendent Chris Felmlee confirmed Tuesday morning that the district had picked two internal candidates for Assistant Principals. Lucas Karr, currently a PE teacher at the Elementary School, is slated to be the new assistant principal at the Primary School and Justin Griffith, currently a social studies teacher at the Middle School, is

City maintenance crews have been out working on streets since early Spring, however, the summer work – with street overlays and improvements – will begin in earnest this month. City Administrator Lyn Woolford said this past week that nine streets had been identified as priorities for the City improvements: West Oaks, Johnson Street, Church Street,

 When she was on her second day of the job as a lifeguard last summer, Kayla Fischer was in her chair above the pool, watching swimmers. Suddenly, Fischer says, she hear yelling in the diving area and saw lifeguard Niki Kleinheider jump into the pool to pull a young swimmer to safety. Fischer stood on

The United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri announced that an Ashland man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Jeremy Michael Traxler, 35, was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. Traxler was sentenced as a career offender. On April

McDonald’s managers were forced to turn away customers who walked to the fast-food restaurant today. One even drove over the orange cones used to block entrance to the parking lot. The problem was power – or the lack thereof – which shut down the restaurant and FastLane. About 8 a.m. Thursday morning, a construction work

The City of Ashland and Republic Waste Services have established new trash routes and a new pick-up schedule for residents in the City of Ashland. According to City Administrator Lyn Woolford, the new schedule will begin Monday, June 6. The Ashland Board of Aldermen approved the new once-per-week trash service for the City of Ashland

For a Class of 2016 which has achieved so much, they might simply be remembered for their sheer size. One hundred and thirty-three seniors graduated from Southern Boone this year – a record that might not stand for more than a few years – and the crowd at the high school on graduation day was