News
VIENNA — Maries County Presiding Commissioner Victor Stratman came to the March 4 City of Vienna meeting to discuss the bridge project on Maries Road 213 over Fly Creek, which abuts city …
R-2 board candidates share school thoughts BY Roxie Murphy Assistant Editor rmurphy@wardpub.com Polling locations in Belle will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on April 2 to …
BELLE — An article in last week’s edition of The Advocate titled Property damage escalates to stolen vehicle , home invasion mentioned a vehicle was stolen from Padgett’s Place. The …
Commission News

Commission agree to reopen evidence in Fish Hollow lawsuit

Commission agree to reopen evidence in Fish Hollow lawsuit BY Colin Willard ADVOCATE Staff Writer cwillard@wardpub.com VIENNA — The Maries County Commission agreed last week …

Maries County Commission receives Fish Hollow survey

VIENNA — T.C. James with Show-Me Land Surveying came to the March 7 Maries County Commission meeting to share the survey he finished on Maries Road 306 as part of the court order regarding Fish …

Maries County commissioners, surveyor meet at Fish Hollow

Eastern District Commissioner Doug Drewel (left) points to one end of the gravel hammerhead at Fish Hollow on Feb. 20 while T.C. James with Show-Me Land Surveying and Presiding Commissioner Victor Stratman look on. The group went to the Gasconade River access to complete a court-ordered survey.

VIENNA — On Feb. 20, the Maries County Commission reconvened after its usual morning meeting at the courthouse. In the afternoon, Presiding Commissioner Victor Stratmann and Eastern …

Sports
Aubrey Schwartze

Stricklan, Schwartze earn MBCA All-District honors

Now into the month of March, postseason basketball honors will begin rolling in. Vienna High School’s basketball duo of Cash Stricklan and Aubrey Schwartze were named to their respective …
Baylar Smith

BHS hoops quartet earns MBCA All-District honors

Ending their respective seasons with winning records, Belle’s Tigers and Lady Tigers both had two players named to their respective Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) Class 3, …

Lady Bears sweep Highway 28 volleyball showdown against Dixon

Swept by Cuba last Thursday opening a three-match home stand last week at Bland Middle School (BMS), Kaci Jones’ BMS Lady Bear volleyball teams looked to finish the home stand with wins against …
Sports
Tiger basketball players (from left) Hank Stratman and Baylar Smith accept the Battle of Maries County boys basketball trophy after their win last Tuesday night.

Belle sweeps Battle of Maries County contests

Little Cheerleaders cheer on the Tigers

Over 70 little cheerleaders came out to cheer on the Tigers Monday as they played Calvary Lutheran. The cheerleaders cheered between the JV and varsity games.

Belle Tigers need overtime for Highway 28 hoops win over Dixon Bulldogs

Nearly a week removed from their homecoming win over Plato, John Viehland’s Belle Tigers welcomed Dixon’s Bulldogs to town for a Highway 28 hardwood showdown Thursday night that was …
Photo Gallery

Follow Us on Facebook!
Opinion

Clarification on probable cause statement from MSHP

In response to last week’s newspaper article (March 13), “Maries County prosecutor delays filing MSHP probable cause statement against Belle officer”, I would like to provide some …

Restoring voting rights is step toward justice, public safety

A 2022 study by The Sentencing Project revealed that nearly 83,000 Missourians with felony convictions were barred from voting due to felony disenfranchisement. For Missourians with felony …

The G.O.A.T. salesman award goes to…

S elling is my life. I started selling as a young boy and have never stopped. You have to believe in the product to sell anything — from popcorn to new cars. Customers are not fools. They …