SWEET SPRINGS, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation invites kids ages 6-15 to experience frog gigging at Blind Pony Hatchery Conservation Area on Friday,… Login to continue reading Login…
July 5, 1937 — July 9, 2022 Ruth A. Mabrey, 85, of Concordia, Mo., formerly of Marshall, Mo., died Saturday, July 9, 2022, at her home. Memorial graveside service for…
July 26, 1953 — July 10, 2022 Carolyn Sue (Riley) Fischer, 68, of Marshall, MO, died Sunday, July 10, 2022, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, MO. The family will hold…
The MR340 river race kicked off Tuesday, July 12. At approximately 6:15 p.m., the front-runner, Dustin LeCave of St. Louis, arrived at Miami Landing (top left).The large mass of kayakers wasn’t expected to arrive until 9 to 10 p.m. MR340 members assist LeCave by clearing water out of his kayak (top right), while he takes a short break to cool off in the water.The second participant to check in, Tom Farar, stopped in the water at Miami Landing (left), and then headed back out. A small part of the spectators, MR340 personnel, and a camera crew from KMBC Channel 9 News awaited the next participants to arrive (bottom). There was a good number of spectators, with a large number of boat crews. Many were going to stay there throughout the night. Photos courtesy of David Roscher
Missouri’s August 2 primary election is right around the corner and inperson absentee voting has begun. You can vote absentee at your local election authority until 5 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY — Senator Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) reminds nonprofit organizations the deadline for submitting applications for Missouri Humanities major grants is Aug. 1. Civic, educational and cultural groups may apply for grants up to $10,000 to help finance humanities-based projects.
Perhaps one of the more thought-provoking questions in the Bible is one asked by Cain at the beginning of the Old Testament. If you recall the story, Cain had killed his brother Abel because God had accepted Abel's offering, but not his own. When the Lord asked Cain where Abel was, Cain responded: “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Paul Herbert Marsh, 100, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022, quietly in his sleep at Lenoir Woods Senior Living in Columbia. Born near Shackleford, and raised on his dad’s farm near Sweet Springs, he joined the U.S.
Norma Jean (Daniel) Parsons of Sweet Springs passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the Good Shepherd Care Community in Concordia. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.
Matt D. Jackson, 67, of Marshall, Mo., died Friday, July 8, 2022, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.