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BELLE — Ozark Central Ambulance District’s (OCAD) newly hired interim administrator Josh Krull is taking inventory of narcotics following recent allegations by two individuals that …
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By Edward Gehlert, Staff Writer
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1/26/22
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Belle officials questioned directors of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and State Parks on Jan. 20 about grant opportunities and maintenance plans connected to the Rock …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/26/22
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The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Maries County hit a pandemic high last week when the Phelps-Maries County Health Department reported on Jan. 12 the active case number of 56.
This is the …
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1/19/22
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Belle’s portion of the Rock Island Trail runs one mile east to west through the city limits, passing the former MFA building before veering away from Highway 28 as it reaches Alvarado Avenue. …
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1/19/22
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Maries County Collector Jayne Williams said thus far she has collected 94 percent of the county’s 2021 taxes. During December the collector’s office brought in over $6 million in …
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1/19/22
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Missouri State Parks will be hosting a Jan. 20 public meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Scenic Regional Library in Owensville, followed by an assessment meeting for city, county, and state officials …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/12/22
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Missouri set a pandemic peaks for COVID-19 hospitalizations and daily net new admissions this past week.
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported there were 2,933 inpatients, a number …
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By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
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1/12/22
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VIENNA — At the December meeting, the Maries-Osage Ambulance District (MOAD) Board voted to increase the district’s rate for basic life support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) for …
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By Laura Schiermeier, Staff Writer
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1/12/22
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Communities along the 144-mile Rock Island corridor are already preparing to apply for the grants from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), passed Nov, 15, that may be used for trails and …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/5/22
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MARIES COUNTY — Maries County Collector Jayne Williams has done it again.
She has put together a group of Maries County barns to make a very attractive and interesting Historic Maries …
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By Laura Schiermeier, Staff Writer
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1/5/22
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The former Rock Island line is making history as it transforms into a linear park that joins with the famous Katy Trail.
Rock Island Trail Conservancy’s Brandi Horton and Marianne Fowler …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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12/22/21
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ELDON, Mo., — The state of Missouri on Dec. 14 accepted 144 miles of the Rock Island Trail into the parks system.
Mark Birk, Ameren Missouri senior vice-president for Customer and Power …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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12/16/21
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The Maries County R-2 School District with facilities in Bland and Belle, has two seats open, each with a three-year term, for the board of education.
Dawn Hicks will be completing her …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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12/10/21
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A string of unrelated robberies in Maries County last week has led to a few leads according to the Maries County Sheriff’s Department.
On Nov. 8 and 9, the 21000 block of Highway 68 in Vichy …
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11/17/21
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The Missouri legislature has recently changed the April municipal elections filing laws, which includes school board candidates — moving the opening day ahead a week and ending the filing …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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11/3/21
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When Bob and Judy Meier got married in September of 1957, he told her he wanted to be a farmer one day.
Both of his parents were raised on farms in St. Charles County. Then the Great …
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By Laura Schiermeier, Staff Writer
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11/3/21
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ST. JAMES — Eight Maries County residents were honored Thursday during the Meramec Regional Planning Commission’s (MRPC) awards dinner held at State Technical College in Linn.
Paige …
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10/27/21
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VIENNA — Freeburg Mayor Darryl Haller came to the Maries-Osage Ambulance (MOAD) Board meeting in October to talk to the board members about some recent problematic ambulance responses.
He …
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By Laura Schiermeier, Staff Writer
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10/27/21
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VIENNA — The Missouri Ozarks Community Action (MOCA) agency soon will have a physical presence in Maries County four times a month in order to better serve the people of the county with the …
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By Laura Schiermeier, Staff Writer
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10/20/21
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VICHY — Families tell stories of hard work, past struggles, commitment to keep the farms in their families
Several families whose kinsmen labored and likely sacrificed over a time frame …
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By Laura Schiermeier, Staff Writer
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10/20/21
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