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VIENNA — The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) recently announced that it had awarded a construction contract to repair two bridges on each of Highway 42 and Route AA in Maries …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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6/18/25
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BY Edward Gehelert
Staff Writer
egehlert@wardpub.com
MARIES COUNTY — For Colin Willard, reporting the news for the city of Vienna in Maries County isn’t just a …
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By Edward Gehlert, Staff Writer
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6/18/25
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VIENNA — Maries County Sheriff Mark Morgan joined the county commission at its June 2 meeting to discuss some of his plans to continue shrinking sheriff’s office expenses.
Morgan …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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6/11/25
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BELLE — After nearly 10 years of waiting, the city of Belle at 1 p.m. on May 31 will celebrate breaking ground on the Rock Island Trail with a ribbon-cutting and social event at Zumwalt’s …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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5/28/25
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Maries County employees and officials gathered outside the courthouse last Friday morning to honor the late county clerk and state Rep. Joe Clay Crum as his funeral procession drove through Vienna on …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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5/21/25
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VIENNA — The Maries County Commission agreed at its May 15 meeting to schedule a special election this fall to potentially find a long-term solution to the county’s 911 funding issues.
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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5/21/25
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VIENNA — Longtime Maries County Coroner David Martin officially returned to office last week after serving as the interim coroner over the last several months.
Gov. Mike Kehoe’s …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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5/14/25
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VIENNA — Maries County is without an emergency management director after Mike Elliott’s resignation from the position last week.
Elliott verbally resigned and turned in several items …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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4/30/25
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VIENNA — Maries County is one of 25 Missouri counties participating in joint damage assessments with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following severe …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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4/25/25
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BELLE — The 1949, ‘54, ‘60, and 2000 model rat rod owned by Dillion Dingley of Belle is a project he and his four-kiddo crew of Hooligans love to work on together. The …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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4/7/25
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Injuries reported in two Highway 63 crashes
MARIES COUNTY — Two crashes on Highway 63 in Maries County last week injured motorists in the area.
A single-vehicle crash on Highway 63 at …
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4/7/25
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MARIES COUNTY — Maries County voters will decide whether to continue the law enforcement sales tax that has supported the sheriff’s office over the last 10 years when polls …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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4/7/25
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MARIES COUNTY — Heartland Regional Library System (HRLS) is welcoming spring with a slate of events, including an opportunity to meet a Missouri author.
Michelle Collins Anderson, author …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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3/28/25
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Firemen from Owensville, Hermann and the Gerald-Rosebud Fire Protection District assisted the New Haven-Berger fire district fight fire in commercial structure Friday evening near Berger.
New …
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From Staff Reports
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1/22/25
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VIENNA — Former Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman filed a formal complaint with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office against Sheriff Mark Morgan alleging “excessive and improper …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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1/22/25
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VIENNA — The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is working out a plan to alleviate residents’ concerns about bridge closures scheduled for later this year, public officials …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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1/17/25
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Plow trucks were out on Monday, Jan. 6, in Belle attempting to clear the heavy mix of ice and snow that fell between Jan. 4–6 in portions of central, east central and and southeast Missouri. …
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1/8/25
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MARIES COUNTY — The Maries County Sheriff’s Office, while under the direction of former Sheriff Chis Heitman, announced Dennis Jasper and his K9 partner, Ninja, have recently attained …
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1/8/25
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Transportation is urging drivers to continue to avoid traveling through Monday in the heaviest weather-impacted areas. The heavy amounts of snow, …
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1/6/25
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BELLE — Three Rivers Electric Cooperative is monitoring weather conditions and preparing for this first 2025 winter storm.
“Early predictions show several inches of …
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1/3/25
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