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MO Lottery awards more than $18M in prizes in January

By Sarah Gray/Group Editor While quite a few Scratchers tickets with $1,000 prizes were sold in Saline County this past December, only one was sold from a county retailer in January. According to Missouri Lottery, a “Money Money Money” Scratchers ticket with a $1,000 prize was sold from Murphy USA, in Marshall, in January. There…

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Winnie Gates graduates from Missouri State University

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State University awarded 1,426 degrees to students in Fall 2025.The commencement ceremonies took place Dec. 12, 2025, at Great Southern Bank Arena.Winnie Gates, of Malta Bend, graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Biology.Students who graduated with honors completed at least 30 credit hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5.

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Area high school hoops roundup

It was a light week last week for one area high school’s basketball teams, while the others played more than once.

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