Bland’s Lady Bears, Vienna’s Lady Eagles end Bland Tournament action with mixed results

Finishing up the annual Bland Lady Bear Basketball Tournament Friday night, both the host Lady Bears and Vienna Lady Eagles had a shot at hardware during the final night of the tournament. …
News
BELLE — The city of Belle Board of Aldermen is requesting voters approve a half-cent general purpose sales tax on the Nov. 5 ballot that they say will be allocated to public safety …
VIENNA — Maries County Clerk Rhonda Rodgers shared her voter turnout prediction for the Nov. 5 general election during the Oct. 21 Maries County Commission meeting. Rodgers predicted 82 …
B ELLE — White’s Automotive Company was awarded a $592 tire bid on Oct. 8 by Belle aldermen that includes installation, mounting, and balancing for the city’s service truck. …
VIENNA — The Maries-Osage Ambulance District (MOAD) Board recently found the solution to its phone service issue after its copper lines became obsolete. MOAD Administrator Carla Butler …
The Vichy Volunteer Fire Dept. and Maries County Bank, Vichy, will host a trunk or treat from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, in the fire department parking lot. The event will be moved indoors, …
Commission News
VIENNA — The Maries County Commission met with employees of the Meramec Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) on Oct. 17 to decide the …
VIENNA — The Maries County Commission is looking ahead to the county’s next bridge project. Recent commission meetings have included conversations about what bridge the county should …
VIENNA — The Maries County Commission continues to leave options open for the building the county purchased at the corner of Third Street and Coffey Street in Vienna across from the courthouse. …
VIENNA — Resident Derek Hutson came to the Aug. 26 Maries County Commission meeting to discuss a dispute he had been having with a neighbor over the county road. Hutson lives on Maries …
VIENNA — The Maries County Commission addressed a complaint from resident Lawrence Mertz toward the sheriff’s office during the Aug. 19 meeting. Mertz was in the commission room as …

Ronald Walters

Ronald Walters, 85, a resident of Saint James, formerly of Belle, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, at the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia. He was born, July 5, 1939, in St. …

William Mills

William “Will” Jason Mills, 53, of Dixon, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at his residence. He was born Dec. 13, 1970, to William Franklin and Julie Anne (Abel) Mills in …

Jim Strain

Jim “Henry King” Strain, 80, of Dixon, passed away Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at his home. He was born Sept. 24, 1944, to Francis and Geneva (Yates-Strain) King and was raised by …

Sports

Gasconade Valley Conference Champions

STEELVILLE — Kaci Jones’ Belle Lady Tiger volleyball team went into their final Gasconade Valley Conference (GVC) volleyball match of the season Thursday night against Steelville’s …
Vienna Middle School’s girls (above right) also kept the SMCC championship plaque in town.

Show-Me Central Conference XC champs

Last Tuesday at Vienna City Park, David Martin’s Vienna Middle School (VMS) and Vienna High School (VHS) cross country runners made the most of being able to run on their home course during the …

County harriers earn All-GVC honors, medals at Cuba’s Hood Park

Last Wednesday at Hood Park in Cuba, cross country fans got to experience two meets for the price of one. Gasconade Valley Conference (GVC) officials decided to use the annual Cuba Invitational …
Sports

Lady Tiger Volleyball keeps GVC title hopes alive

In spite of a three-set sweep at the hands of Cuba nearly two weeks ago, Kaci Jones’ Belle Lady Tiger volleyball team kept their hopes for a share ...

Lady Eagle softball ends South Callaway Tournament in walk-off fashion

MOKANE — Going into the seventh-place game of the South Callaway Softball Tournament in Mokane, Jessica Gibbs’ Vienna Lady Eagles were looking ...
Paxten Jeremy (above right, far right) looks to get rid of the ball against the Panthers for the Eagles.

VMS Eagles, Lady Eagles open October at St. Elizabeth, Fatima

Last Tuesday night in Miller County, Vienna Middle School’s (VMS) Eagle and Lady Eagle basketball teams opened the October portion of the respective seasons against the host Hornets and Lady …
Photo oGallry

Jerry and I went to see the movie Reagan when it was on at Osage View several weeks ago. This was the second time we had seen the film, having watched it several months ago when it was showing in …
W hat I refer to as the “Jobs Killing, Inflation Enlargement Act” is not receiving much attention for the upcoming November election. On the ballot, it is called Proposition A. If it …
Missouri Sheriffs’ Retirement Fund leaders want voters to pass Amendment 6 to change the Missouri Constitution. Passage would force litigants, including those charged with a traffic …