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Maries County was experiencing a D3 Extreme Drought when storms rolled through last week. Thursday morning hit Vienna especially hard with limbs down throughout town. On Ballpark Road, a tree fell …
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7/26/23
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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 …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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4/3/24
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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 …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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4/10/24
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Belle Elementary School grades K-4 on Sept. 29 walked their Back-to-School Parade route escorted by local emergency services and police departments. Students were led by the local VFW Post.
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10/4/23
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Owen’s Towing moved its community Trunk-or-Treat event indoors from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Belle-Bland Community Center on Saturday due to inclement weather. Temperatures dropped just in time for …
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11/1/23
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BELLE — Belle aldermen on Oct. 25 appointed Emily Williams to serve the remainder of a six-month Ward 1 alderman term which was vacated by Jeanette Struemph in July.
After allowing …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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11/1/23
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The Bland Christian Church reports that 283 cars, with approximately 833 people, experienced its second annual “Miracle in the Message” on Saturday. The event showcased the life of …
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12/13/23
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Fair royalty were crowned on June 28 at the 75th Annual Belle Fair. Johanna Robers (second from left) earned the Peoples Choice award; Gracie Mahaney was awarded Most Photogenic and Miss …
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7/5/23
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BELLE — The Old Fashioned Christmas Festival in Belle on Dec. 16 is scheduled to conclude with a 6 p.m. Christmas Parade, organized by the Belle Community Betterment Association (BCBA).
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By Edward Gehlert, Correspondent
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12/13/23
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BELLE — A letter from the Belle mayor to the Missouri Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on July 18 alleged that the reason the city may have been inconsistent with upholding Sunshine Law …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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7/26/23
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BELLE — Belle Mayor Daryl White, Jr., responded July 18 to the Missouri Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to allegations by Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman that he was violating …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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7/26/23
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The Mid-MO Truck and Tractor Pull Association (MMTTPA) hosted its yearly banquet Dec. 9. The 75th Annual Belle Fair received the award for the Best Pull of the Year award. Justin Smith, a supporter …
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12/13/23
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BELLE — “The newspaper has never been uninvited to a meeting,” Belle Mayor Daryl White, Jr. wrote in a July 18 letter to the Missouri Attorney General’s Office in response to …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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7/26/23
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BELLE — “We have never turned off a recorder and turned it back on unless we went into a closed session. We have never hidden anything from the public,” said Belle Mayor Daryl …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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7/26/23
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BELLE — Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman on Tuesday afternoon refuted the following introduction and bullet points in Belle Mayor Daryl White, Jr.’s response to the Missouri Attorney …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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7/26/23
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Feb. 20-23 was Future Farmers of America (FFA) week at Belle High School. On Thursday, High School FFA members drove their tractors to school and displayed them in the teacher’s parking lot …
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2/28/24
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Smile for the camera
[Photo gallery]
Maries R-2 elementary grades took turns singing in front of a video camera on Friday to create a video concert. Each grade performed three different songs and then Technology Director Tony Benson …
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12/16/20
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Belle aldermen decline to pay attorney fees over media inquiries city forwarded to legal counsel
BY Roxie Murphy
Assistant Editor
rmurphy@wardpub.com
BELLE —An invoice of …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/28/24
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BELLE — Belle community member Jimmy Zumwalt arranged a Rock Island Trail meeting on Jan. 29 between Ron Bench from Missouri State Parks (MSP), Archer-Elgin Engineering’s Jeff Meadows and …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/7/24
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BELLE —B&H Well Drilling arrived around 8 a.m. Saturday morning to replace the 1,100 pound motor in well house three near the Mitchem Avenue water tower. By 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 3, services …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/7/24
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