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BELLE — In the wrongful termination case of former city clerk Frankie Horstman versus the city of Belle, the municipality’s attorney, Adam D. Hirtz of St. Louis, petitioned Maries County …
BELLE — A Belle man arrested and charged with five felonies after he allegedly harassed, assaulted and threatened to kill his wife in her home is being held without bond in the Maries County …
Community member Jimmy Zumwalt, owner of Zumwalt’s Feed Mill,   contracted Heintz Welding to assist with building a giant cowbell for Belle. The new attraction has been constructed along …
Commission News

Maries County Commission reviews MoDOT statistics

VIENNA — Presiding Commissioner Victor Stratman shared informational materials published by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) during the April 25 Maries County Commission …

Maries County Commission hires IT service out of Union

VIENNA — Maries County’s search for IT services reached its end after a discussion with employees of AQM Information Technology during the April 15 county commission meeting. The …

Residents petition for intersection indicators

VIENNA — The Maries County Commission at its April 11 meeting reviewed a letter from residents concerned about traffic safety at the northern intersection of Highway 63 and Highway 28 about two …

Sports

Bland, Belle, Vienna team up to win Maries-Osage Challenge Track Meet

Keep the flag in Maries County. That was the goal last Monday for Bland, Belle and Vienna’s track teams during the annual Maries-Osage Challenge track meet at Linn High School. …

Fredendall, Skaggs lead BMS track at Owensville

OWENSVILLE — Finish in the top six individually or in the top three for relays. That was the goal last Thursday for Samantha Eads’ Bland Bear and Lady Bear track athletes during the …
VHS Track and Field Lady Eagle team members were available for a group photo after last Tuesday’s Vienna High School Black and Gold Invitational Track Meet are pictured with their championship plaques.

VHS Track sweeps team titles at home

Defend the home track. David Martin’s Vienna Eagle and Lady Eagle track team members had that on their minds during the Vienna Black and Gold Invitational last Tuesday at Vienna High …
Sports

Eagle nine start four-game road trip on winning note at Otterville

A week away from Vienna City Park. That is what awaits Dakota Mason’s Vienna Eagle baseball team this week. Starting things off Monday night in Otterville against their Eagles, Vienna …

Avery Craigmiles places second at Belle Invitational Golf Tournament

A seasonably warm day on the links. John Viehland’s Belle Tiger golf team finally got that Monday afternoon at Pine Ridge Golf Course during the Belle Invitational Golf Tournament. …

Tiger nine run win streak to seven

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Bryce Gehlert’s Belle Tigers should continue to live by that old expression. Winners of their last six games, Gehlert’s Tigers …
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Tax day

Tax Day, the height of the year for the IRS, and probably an item on your spring-cleaning list, came and went last Monday, April 15th. As we all scrambled to meet the April 15th deadline, it’s …

CASA programs gather at capitol to engage, educate state legislators of program’s impact on children

Jefferson City — The Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (Missouri CASA) held “CASA at the Capitol Day” on April 15 at the Missouri Capitol building. A stated …

Genocide, man’s inhumanity to man

A nti-Israel demonstrators on college campuses around the country are utilizing their First Amendment rights to protest Israel’s war against Hamas. The common thread in these organized …