Belle/Bland News
  Belle voters on April 8 selected two new aldermen and extended a countywide law enforcement sales tax for the Maries County Sheriff’s Office. Voters in Public Water Supply District …
R-2 board approves salary schedule revision, back pays longevity educator BY Roxie Murphy Assistant Editor rmurphy@wardpub.com BELLE — A salary schedule revision was …
  BELLE — Storms on April 4-6 resulted in four to six inches of heavy rainfall and flash flooding in Belle and surrounding areas over the weekend. Several businesses and homeowners …
Vienna/Vichy News
VIENNA — The Maries County Commission could consider a new path for funding local 911 dispatching services after a meeting with a member of the Missouri 911 Service Board at the April 10 …
VIENNA — The Maries County Commission heard concerns from a resident about the Maries Road 213 bridge project and flooding caused by the April 4 rain during the April 7 meeting. Resident …
VIENNA — The Vienna Chamber of Commerce (VCOC) distributed its Pioneer, New Horizon and Heart of Vienna awards at its annual banquet last Friday at the Coffey Brothers American Legion building. …
Opinion

2nd Annual District 143 Day at the State Capitol

  On April 8, I had the pleasure of hosting the 2nd Annual District 143 Day at the Capitol. I was lucky enough to have dozens of constituents from Maries, Phelps, and Texas County come to …

Improving your relationships

Many years ago, I read of an unhappy woman who had an appointment with the well-known and highly respected psychologist, Dr. George Crane. She told him she did not like the way her husband treated …

I don’t like it!

Voters have changed the constitution and expanded gambling in Missouri many times. Bingo, peri-mutuel waging on horse racing, lottery, riverboat gambling, casinos, and sports betting are …

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