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Fredendall, Skaggs lead BMS track at Owensville

OWENSVILLE — Finish in the top six individually or in the top three for relays. That was the goal last Thursday for Samantha Eads’ Bland Bear and Lady Bear track athletes during the …
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Vienna Archery club members Katie Kloeppel, Gage Curtis, Grace Veasman, Evan Simmons, Alexis Curtis and Ethan Kloeppel participated in the state tournament in Branson last month.
VIENNA — Vienna Archery Club Coach Tim Simmons and the six Eagles who competed in the state archery tournament stopped by the March 19 school board meeting for recognition and well-wishes ahead …
BELLE —Early Childhood Program evaluations were presented at the March 26 Maries County R-2 Board of Education meeting. At Belle Elementary School (BES), three different classroom curricula …
VIENNA — The April 8 Vienna city meeting began with oaths by two officials following the April 2 election. New Alderman Freddie Shiver swore into his position first. He won an open …
Belle Board of Aldermen swore in newly elected officials on April 10, certifying the April 2 election results. The new board includes (from left) aldermen Steve Vogt and Kevin Guffey, Mayor James (Pudd) Mitchell, City Clerk Sherree Burkholder, and aldermen Jeanette Struemph and Barb Howarth.
BELLE — During the April 10 meeting, Belle Mayor James (Pudd) Mitchell informed the public that the audits for the 2019-22 fiscal years, awarded to KD Audit on Jan. 10, 2023, remain unfinished, …
Vienna High School students celebrated prom last Saturday, April 6. The students pictured from left to right are Dacia McCoy Bennett, Elias Miller, Maddie Weeks, Rainey Hollis, Marissa Hollis, …
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VIENNA — Maries County’s search for IT services reached its end after a discussion with employees of AQM Information Technology during the April 15 county commission meeting. The …
VIENNA — The Maries County Commission at its April 11 meeting reviewed a letter from residents concerned about traffic safety at the northern intersection of Highway 63 and Highway 28 about two …
VIENNA — Representatives from the Meramec Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) visited the April 1 Maries County Commission meeting to discuss forming a committee to oversee the county’s …
Commission agree to reopen evidence in Fish Hollow lawsuit BY Colin Willard ADVOCATE Staff Writer cwillard@wardpub.com VIENNA — The Maries County Commission agreed last week …
VIENNA — T.C. James with Show-Me Land Surveying came to the March 7 Maries County Commission meeting to share the survey he finished on Maries Road 306 as part of the court order regarding Fish …

Lucille Wilcox

Lucille Lorene Wilcox, 97, of Bland, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024. She was born April 13, 1926, a daughter to the late Oscar and Addie Fortner in Japan, Mo. She was united in marriage …

Berna Slattery

Berna Dean Slattery, 94, of Dixon, passed away Monday, April 8, 2024. She was born June 2, 1929, a daughter of Rolley Herman and Agnes Irman (Boelter) Miller in   Verdigre, Neb.  …

Lawrence Ray

Lawrence Earl Ray, 70, of Rolla, formerly of Vienna, was born Nov. 25, 1953, in the state of Illinois, a son of Leslie Earl and Margaret (Belle) Ray, and passed from this life Monday, April 1, 2024, …

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VHS Track and Field Lady Eagle team members were available for a group photo after last Tuesday’s Vienna High School Black and Gold Invitational Track Meet are pictured with their championship plaques.

VHS Track sweeps team titles at home

Defend the home track. David Martin’s Vienna Eagle and Lady Eagle track team members had that on their minds during the Vienna Black and Gold Invitational last Tuesday at Vienna High …

Eagle nine start four-game road trip on winning note at Otterville

A week away from Vienna City Park. That is what awaits Dakota Mason’s Vienna Eagle baseball team this week. Starting things off Monday night in Otterville against their Eagles, Vienna …

Avery Craigmiles places second at Belle Invitational Golf Tournament

A seasonably warm day on the links. John Viehland’s Belle Tiger golf team finally got that Monday afternoon at Pine Ridge Golf Course during the Belle Invitational Golf Tournament. …
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Tiger nine run win streak to seven

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Bryce Gehlert’s Belle Tigers should continue to live by that old expression. Winners of their last six games, Gehlert’s Tigers …

Shockley’s gem helps Tiger nine to Stoutland Tournament title

Go big or go home. That was the mentality last Thursday night for Bryce Gehlert’s Belle Tiger baseball team going into the championship game of the Stoutland Spring Classic against their …
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Stricklan, Schwartze earn MBCA All-District honors

Now into the month of March, postseason basketball honors will begin rolling in. Vienna High School’s basketball duo of Cash Stricklan and Aubrey Schwartze were named to their respective …
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Greetings from your state Capitol. The General Assembly rollercoaster kept on moving this week with some long days and some surprisingly short days. Despite the often erratic schedule, several bills …
Scott Peterson’s latest attempt to have his conviction for the 2002 double murder of his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, Conner, overturned have put those heinous crimes back in the …
I t may have been a spring day during my junior year in college, or it could have been late winter. In some ways, I have tried to erase this experience from my memory. Let me slow down a little …
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