April 17, 2021
By: Carson Blake In the U.S. school year 2018-19, there were 66 reported school shooting with casualties at public and private elementary and secondary schools, including 29 school shootings with deaths and 37 school shootings with injuries only according to Indicators of School Crime and Safety at the National Center for Education Statistics [data updated
Saturday, March 6, 2021 was a day to honor farmers and ranchers for providing us with the most affordable food in the world. Ashland FFA officers along with Boone County Farm Bureau members joined to educate shoppers about the importance of Farmers and Ranchers through “Food Checkout Day.” Members provided shoppers with a few facts
Next meeting: April 3 at 8:00 a.m.- doughnuts and coffee, in person meeting at the Optimist building. Our club held its first Zoom breakfast meeting on Sat. March 6th with nine in attendance. Barrett told us about the $12,604 check that the City of Ashland provided to the Optimists to help us with the loss
Ashland Mayor Richard Sullivan presents Ashland Optimist President Jan Palmer with a check for $12,604.91. The check was presented by the city to help cover operational costs with the community swimming pool. The swimming pool was one of the few pools open in Mid-Missouri providing local youth and adults with a safe outdoor activity. Due
The SoBoCo YMCA hit several milestones opening weekend Friday March 5, completing phase one of the YMCA while seeing an increase of attendance and memberships. The YMCA provides programs such as Healthy Hometown Kids for seventh and eighth graders that focus on the health and the wellbeing of middle school students. “By having it here
Today’s Journal has an article regarding the state American Legion oratorical finals held at the Southern Boone High School. It was amazing to listen to these high school students as they delivered speeches regarding the United States Constitution. These students exhibited great knowledge, civility, and positive views towards the Constitution and what it stands for.
It is with great excitement that Southern Boone School District, in partnership with the Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission, City of Ashland and Ranken Technical College, is in the planning stages of a major capital campaign to build a technical college in Ashland. This workforce development center will serve high school and adult students in Boone,
After 37 years of service Kyle Glenn Lacy has officially retired from the military. The 59-year-old Hartsburg resident grew up in Ashland and graduated from Southern Boone School District. The Lacy family first moved to the area when Kyle was 12. His father, Donald, served in the Air Force in the 1950s, and later took
Intersection improvements planned for Route 63 in Ashland between the junctions of Route Y/Route M and Route H, have been approved by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC). During its meeting on Wednesday, the MHTC awarded the project to S & A Equipment & Builders, LLC, which submitted the low bid of $4,418,755.87. The
On Sunday, February 28th, the Ashland American Legion Post 152 hosted the state finals Legion Oratorical contest at the high school auditorium. Christine and Brian Sapp of the local legion were honored in recognition of their hard work in organizing the competition. Southern Boone School District Superintendent Chris Felmlee and Ashland city council member Stephanie
