The April 2 municipal elections in Belle and Vienna resulted in the following bond and representative appointments:
Vienna-area voters approved questions posed by the Maries R-1 School District …
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BY Colin Willard and Roxie Murphy, Advocate Staff
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4/10/24
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Two separate Maries County crashes last week caused injuries to three people.
First, a two-vehicle crash on Highway 63 last week caused serious injuries to one man and minor injuries to another.
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4/3/24
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VIENNA — The race to become Maries County’s next sheriff added one more participant before the filing deadline for the August primary closed last week.
Buddy Thompson joined a field …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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4/3/24
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Eleven area students participated in the co-op’s Youth Tour essay contest that took place in March at the co-op’s offices.
The prompt for this year’s contest was: …
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4/3/24
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VIENNA — Less than one week remains before the 5 p.m. deadline on March 26 to file for the Aug. 6 primary election.
So far, one contested race has emerged at the county level. Candidates …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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3/20/24
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VIENNA — The Maries County Commission received a visit from Rep. Bennie Cook, who represents House District 143 including Maries, Phelps and Texas counties, during its March 11 meeting.
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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3/20/24
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JEFFERSON CITY — On April 8, citizens across southern and southeast Missouri will have the chance to see a rare celestial event — a total solar eclipse.
The moon will block the …
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3/13/24
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BELLE — Republican candidates in the Maries County Sheriff race were among the speakers at the Maries County Republican Central Committee’s annual Lincoln Day Banquet on Feb. 29 at the …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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3/13/24
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VIENNA — Former United States President Donald Trump won Maries County’s Republican Presidential Caucus last Saturday at the Vienna High School gym.
After securing the gym at the 10 …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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3/6/24
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JEFFERSON CITY — In April 2023, an EF-2 tornado swept through Bollinger County, Missouri, devastating a community and claiming the lives of five people.
In July, two more people were …
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2/28/24
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BELLE — Maries County Democratic Party Chair Darrell Schulte said on Feb. 1 that it will host its presidential preference process from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 23, at the Youth …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/7/24
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VIENNA — Scores of landowners from Maries and Osage counties filled the bleachers at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Vienna on Jan. 25 for an informational meeting about chronic wasting disease …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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1/31/24
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VIENNA — The second regular session of the 102nd Missouri General Assembly begins today in Jefferson City. Before legislatures returned to the Capitol, they had a chance to pre-file bills for …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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1/11/24
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Dec. 29, 2023, dawned with snow on the ground and in the air. Snowflakes continued to fall sporadically throughout the morning and afternoon, but no accumulation was reported by the end of the day. …
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1/3/24
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VIENNA — October marked the mailing of 2023 real estate and personal property tax bills. Maries County Collector Jayne Williams shared the billing amounts as well as her office’s …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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11/29/23
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VIENNA — The National Weather Service (NWS) presented Maries County officials with an official designation as a StormReady county during a Nov. 7 ceremony at the Maries County courthouse.
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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11/9/23
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JEFFERSON CITY – With deer and turkey hunting underway in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds non-hunters to practice safety measures when afield during hunting …
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11/1/23
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VIENNA — The Maries County Commission at its Sept. 25 meeting reviewed a notice of a federal disaster declaration for several Missouri counties, including Maries.
On Sept. 5, Gov. Mike …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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10/4/23
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Missouri’s rich and diverse landscapes have long been a haven for wildlife enthusiasts and hunters alike. The state’s abundant deer population attracts hunters from far and wide, but some …
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BY Tex Rabenau, Maries County Conservation Agent
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10/4/23
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MARIES COUNTY — The Maries County Advocate , Gasconade County Republican, and Osage County Unterrified Democrat staff were in St. Louis on Saturday to accept awards for 2022 community coverage …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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9/27/23
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