Belle/Bland News
BELLE — The proud tradition of animal husbandry was carried on at the 77th Annual Belle Fair over the weekend, where young handlers and seasoned exhibitors alike showcased their livestock …
Rainy conditions outside the livestock exhibit hall could not compete with the energy shown by youth as they showed their hogs for judging during the 77th Annual Belle Fair. The hard work these …
Continuing the passion of children everywhere when it comes to having fun in virtually any environment, fair goers tromped through mud and stood in drizzle for the opportunity to engage in Midway fun …
Vienna/Vichy News
Vienna Main Street volunteers had to quickly pivot plans for the organization’s first-ever farmers market when rain caused the event’s postponement on June 7. About a dozen of the vendors …
Vienna High School hosted its annual eighth grade promotion ceremony on May 19 to welcome the Class of 2029 as high school freshmen. Each student received a certificate of promotion, and a select …
VIENNA — The Maries-Osage Ambulance District (MOAD) Board at its May 12 meeting adopted a policy outlining how employees should address patients wishing to bring service animals on ambulances. …
Opinion

Summer Hunting

         I was walking along a wooded ridge top trail years ago when a young fox squirrel fell from a limb above me and landed with a thud not more than ten …

The Stealing of a Jug

Charlie Curran, the eighty-eight year old Big Piney river-guide whom I wrote about recently, made a trip over to the Osceola area of Truman Lake with a friend, to fish for catfish.   He took …

Growing Missouri

In the last few years, Missouri’s population has grown at a rate of 1.5% per year. It is a much slower rate of growth than the national average of 2.6%. Author Tejvan Pettinger writes …

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