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BELLE — During the Jan. 12 city meeting, Marshal Joe Turnbough told a concerned citizen that he would like Maries County Dispatch to report all city of Belle calls through him — as he is …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/20/21
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BELLE — Kayla Bray, a 2021 Ward 2 alderman candidate, questioned Belle officials for 14 minutes on Jan. 12 about the Maries County Sheriff’s Department Belle Division’s progress …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/20/21
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Filing for Belle Board of Aldermen, Maries R-2 Board of Education and Bland Board of Aldermen closed Tuesday afternoon, but not before several more candidates signed up for city …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/20/21
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Officials at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday afternoon reported no new updates in a case involving the fatal stabbing of a man with family ties to Belle.
Christopher Wright, …
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1/20/21
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Integrity Engineering’s Terris Cates was at the Bland Board of Aldermen meeting Monday night to tell city officials “the city water project is still doable.”
“The …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/13/21
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BLAND — Filing for the Maries R-2 Board of Education, Belle Board of Aldermen and Bland Board of Aldermen remains open through Tuesday, Jan. 19, but time varies on location. The following …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/13/21
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BLAND — Following the Dec. 31, 2020, expiration of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Maries R-2 Board of Education voted 6- to re-implement the policy on the local level to help …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/13/21
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BLAND — Bland aldermen learned Dec. 14 that after nearly five years of trying to replace the city’s water infrastructure, they have to find a way to drop $519,000 from the project — …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/13/21
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According to an email from the Gasconade County R-2 Athletic Director, the Belle boys basketball team is expected to be absent from tournaments on Jan. 8-9 due to being quarantined from exposure to …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/6/21
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The Belle Board of Aldermen now has one candidate signed up for alderman ward 1, and two for alderman ward 2, while the Maries R-2 Board of Education remains open.
Former mayor Josh Seaver remains …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/6/21
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The Maries R-2 Board of Education on Dec. 22 told their superintendent that facilities take precedence over their short and long-term goals.
During a goals meeting, suggested and led by …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/6/21
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BELLE— The city of Belle approved a Senus meter bid provided by Core and Main with a 4-0 vote during the Dec. 22 special meeting after Public Works Director Tony Baretich outlined the usage …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/6/21
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BELLE — A Waynesville man was arrested in Belle Saturday and his been charged in Maries County for felony possession of controlled substance.
Anthony Destefano, 48, Waynesville, was being …
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By Laura Schiermeier, Staff Writer
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1/6/21
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BELLE — Belle Board of Aldermen on Dec. 22 explained to a concerned citizen that the $38,000 deficit in the Maries County Sheriff’s Department Belle Division budget was created in part by …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/6/21
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Belle Board of Aldermen on Dec. 22 voted 3-0 to approve former Ward 2 alderman Tony Gieck’s resignation and appoint former alderman Ken Stanfield to the seat.
The appointment did not come …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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12/30/20
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BELLE — The Maries R-2 Board of Education on Dec. 22 voted 5-2 against approving district consequences for students who fail to comply with the mask mandate, stating that they would rather have …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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12/30/20
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BELLE — Alderman Sundi Jo Graham began her seventh month in office by “calling out” Marshal Joe Turnbough on Dec. 8 to update the board about his late state reports, and the …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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12/30/20
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BELLE — Concerned parents approached the Maries County R-2 Board of Education on Dec. 22 to ask them to reconsider their November vote to implement a mask mandate in January.
Parents Clay …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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12/30/20
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BELLE — Maries R-2 School Board President Joey Butler II voiced his concerns about the long-term implications of a mask mandate during the Dec. 22 school board meeting, adding that he has been …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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12/30/20
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BELLE — The Maries R-2 School District will implement a mask mandate at the return to school Jan. 5 for grades 5-12, after a 4-3 vote by the board of education on Dec. 22 failed to postpone the …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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12/30/20
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