SoBoCo proposes new offices, ball field in spring bond issue
A new baseball field north of the high school and new administrative offices, freeing up middle school classroom space will likely be a part of next spring’s “no tax increase”
No shortage of Christmas Trees at Timber View Tree Farm
If you thought there was a shortage of live Christmas trees this year because of what your heard or read on the national news, please disregard. There are plenty of
Pay your property taxes at city hall
There is a new method of paying your annual property taxes. If you don’t want to pay extra for the convenience of paying your property taxes online and you don’t
City meeting with busy agenda
The Ashland Board of Aldermen were to meet Tuesday evening with a busy agenda as the last meeting in November was called off due to a lack of a quorum.
Voter registration now online
Beginning this month, Boone County residents can now register to vote online. Boone County Clerk Taylor Burks said anyone with a computer, smart phone or touch-screen device can register online
This Weekend: Christmas Trees to light up
Christmas Tree lightings and other holiday events will take place around Southern Boone this weekend. On Friday, the annual Ashland Park Board tree lighting will take place on Broadway. The
Helping Hands finding coats for the cold
A new coat rack appeared last week in front of downtown’s Ashland Pharmacy. And the coats were free. “A whole bunch of people donated a bunch of coats,” said Ashland’s
DBRL director, instrumental in growth of library system, set to retire
Melissa Carr knew at the age of 10 that she wanted to be a librarian. “My grandmother was a librarian and she spoke at all the men’s clubs. She got
Hartsburg chaplain assisted federal health response to Hurricane Maria
A chaplain from Hartsburg, Missouri, Robert Jackson, Jr, has returned home to Southern Boone County after assisting the federal medical response to Hurricane Maria as part of the National Disaster
Attendance a problem for school board
Just as SoBoCo teachers and administrators cite excessive absences as a problem for students, attendance and excessive absences is a looming problem for members of the Southern Boone School Board.
