The Maries County Sheriff’s Department has been busy for the last two weeks with an attempted stabbing, attempted shooting, and retrieving an escapee.
A Highgate man was arrested after 2 …
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5/4/22
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The Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to debate HB 3020 today (April 20) regarding the $69 million in ARPA funds that Gov. Mike Parson requested legislators allocate toward development of …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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4/20/22
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Maries County elections results are posted online at www.MariesCountyAdvocate.com due to press constraints. Polling precincts were empty Tuesday morning around 8 a.m. waiting for voters to show up. …
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4/6/22
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Belle election Results
Unofficial results on April 4 revealed the city of Belle has a new marshal and Ward 1 alderman while Prop. 1 — making the marshal’s position appointed …
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4/5/22
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BELLE — During a March 14 open forum to discuss Proposition 1, a ballot measure in the April 5 election to eliminate the elected marshal seat and create an appointed chief of …
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By Edward Gehlert, Staff Writer
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3/30/22
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Another candidate has thrown her hat in the ring for the position of Maries County Treasurer.
Angela R. Stricklan of Vienna, on March 23 filed as a Republican candidate for the county office, …
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3/30/22
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The Historical Society of Maries County (HSMC) was privileged to receive a $1,000 grant from the Three Rivers Helping Hands Community Foundation on Wednesday, March 7, 2022. This grant will directly …
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3/30/22
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The Highway 89 Bridge deck has been being pulled up, so that it can be replaced. The 89 bridge will receive a new deck which will be two feet wide than the old surface. New barriers, a new approach …
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3/23/22
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BELLE — Belle aldermen on March 14 held the first of two town hall meetings to discuss a proposition on the April ballot that would eliminate the elected marshal and create an …
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By Edward Gehlert, Staff Writer
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3/16/22
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The Historical Society of Maries County (HSMC) has been awarded a grant from the MFA Oil Foundation to assist with improvements to the society’s Research Room by purchasing storage, file …
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3/16/22
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MARIES COUNTY — Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe attended the Maries County Lincoln Banquet held on March 8 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Vienna where he presented two resolutions to the …
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By Edward Gehlert, Staff Writer
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3/16/22
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri WIC announces a new, temporary waiver that will allow the purchase of larger containers of formula using WIC benefits during the Abbott infant formula recall …
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3/16/22
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MARIES COUNTY— As Maries County Conservation Agent Tex Rabenau and World Bird Sanctuary volunteer, Pat Segasture, carried the box containing a red-shouldered hawk across the parking lot at the …
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By Laura Schiermeier, Staff Writer
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3/9/22
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A pilot and an occupant in a small aircraft were not injured when the airplane they were in crashed at the Rolla National Airport at Vichy on Saturday afternoon.
Airport Manager Darrin Bacon said …
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3/9/22
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BELLE — Belle officials on March 3 hosted the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and State Parks to discuss the imminent development of the Rock Island Trail through the city …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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3/9/22
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Statewide filing for the August 2022 Primary opened Feb. 22 as all 163 House District seats will be up for election in a redistricting year.
Several of those state representatives will have new …
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From Staff Reports
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3/2/22
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Contractors working for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) are scheduled to begin replacing the deck of the Gasconade River bridge on Route 89, south of Linn. Preparation work was …
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3/2/22
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BY ROXIE Murphy
ADVOCATE Staff Writer
rmurphy@wardpub.com
BELLE — Belle aldermen on Feb. 8 approved a new Maries County Sheriff’s Department police services contract …
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2/16/22
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Three Gasconade River bridges scheduled for rehabilitation this summer will impact travel for residents in Gasconade, Maries and Osage counties.
The first, the Highway 89 bridge connecting the …
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By Dave Marner, Managing Editor
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2/16/22
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Seven to nine inches covered the Maries County area starting during the early Wednesday morning hours and ending Thursday afternoon. Slick roads Wednesday slowed traffic around the county. A …
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2/9/22
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