Vienna High School Prom

Vienna High School students celebrated prom last Saturday, April 6. The students pictured from left to right are Dacia McCoy Bennett, Elias Miller, Maddie Weeks, Rainey Hollis, Marissa Hollis, …

Partial solar eclipse

Vienna High School students gathered outside the building on Monday and donned their special glasses to view the solar eclipse that was visible throughout the continent on April 8. VHS astronomy …

Students Participate in Three Rivers’ Essay Contest; Six Awarded Trips to Washington, D.C.

Eleven area students participated in the co-op’s Youth Tour essay contest that took place in March at the co-op’s offices. The prompt for this year’s contest was: …

Bland middle school parents share learning standards, bullying concerns

BELLE — Concerned parents of Bland Middle School students shared grievances on March 26 with the Maries County R-2 Board of Education. Board President Kenda Sanders shared the rules with …

Tiger nine run win streak to seven

Wednesday, April 10

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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Attorney General’s Office accepts Belle PD cases

BELLE — Maries County Prosecutor Tony Skouby said on April 2 that both investigations regarding Belle police officers and a third Dec. 20, 2023, criminal case against the mayor have been turned …

Little Flock Baptist Church celebrating 140th anniversary

VIENNA — On April 19, 1884, a group of 15 Vienna residents got together to organize the Little Flock Baptist Church. Now, 140 years later, members of the church’s congregation are …

County voters pass Maries R-1 bond, MOAD annexation

The April 2 municipal elections in Belle and Vienna resulted in the following bond and representative appointments: Vienna-area voters approved questions posed by the Maries R-1 School District …

Commission News

Commission considers opioid advisory committee

VIENNA — Representatives from the Meramec Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) visited the April 1 Maries County Commission meeting to discuss forming a committee to oversee the county’s …

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 …

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Sports

Shockley’s gem helps Tiger nine to Stoutland Tournament title

Go big or go home. That was the mentality last Thursday night for Bryce Gehlert’s Belle Tiger baseball team going into the championship game of the Stoutland Spring Classic against their …

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 …

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, …

Sports

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 …

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.