The 2023 class of graduating seniors and their families gathered in the Vienna High School gym on May 14 for the graduation ceremony. Speakers included Valedictorian Abrea Simmons, Salutatorian …
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5/17/23
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VIENNA — Darleah Van Hise with AT&T’s FirstNet Team and AT&T’s Regional Director of External Affairs Jeremy Ketterer met with Maries and Osage County residents at the …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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5/17/23
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Vienna High School distance runner Brayden Ewers celebrates by flexing his muscles after winning a sectional championship Saturday during the Missouri State High School Activities Association …
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5/17/23
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VIENNA — In March, Owen Kloeppel, 20, of Vienna, traveled to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, to compete in the North American Country Music Associations International’s (NACMAI) annual …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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5/10/23
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The Vienna Chamber of Commerce (VCOC) hosted the Vienna Sausage and Crawfish Festival on May 6 at the Maries County Fairgrounds. The festival was a rebranding of last year’s Vienna Sausage and …
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5/10/23
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The Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Vienna Main Street’s annual spring festival is back and rebranded for its second edition. This year, it is the Vienna Sausage and Crawfish Festival.
The …
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5/3/23
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VIENNA — World War II veteran and Vienna native Wilburn Rowden celebrated his 100th birthday on April 24. In 1943, he joined the United States Army. During a mission as a radio operator with …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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4/26/23
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VIENNA — Two new officials sat at the table of the Vienna City Council at its April 10 meeting.
Newly elected Mayor Tim Schell and South Ward Alderman Chuck Davis took their oaths along …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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4/19/23
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VIENNA — Vienna has a new mayor. Tim Schell was the write-in candidate who emerged victorious against fellow write-in candidates David Juergens, Dustin Foster and Kevin Hayes. Schell received …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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4/12/23
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VIENNA — At the March 6 Vienna City Council meeting, Mayor Tyler “TC” James revisited the city’s discussion about leasing the streets around the Maries County courthouse to …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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3/29/23
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VIENNA — DJ Schroeder, president of the COMM-Unity Ambulance board, attended the March 15 meeting of the Maries-Osage Ambulance District (MOAD) board to discuss the service’s closure and …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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3/22/23
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VIENNA — Maries County will have a representative at the United States Capitol later this month when the Alzheimer’s Association makes its annual trip to meet with legislators.
The …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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3/15/23
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Vienna High School celebrated “Drive Your Tractor to School Day on March 2. Thirteen students participated in the tractor parade down Highway 42 and through the streets of Vienna.
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3/8/23
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Vienna and Belle gymnasiums where packed last Tuesday and Thursday evenings during the Vienna verses Belle basketball games.
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2/22/23
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VIENNA — At a Feb. 15 meeting, members of the Maries-Osage Ambulance District (MOAD) board received information about possibly annexing parts of the area around Meta that the volunteer service …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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2/22/23
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BY Colin Willard
ADVOCATE Staff Writer
cwillard@wardpub.com
VIENNA — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) project to clean up the Vienna Wells Superfund Site began …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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2/15/23
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VIENNA — The city of Vienna has started discussions about moving from a government divided by wards to at-large council positions.
City attorney Ross Bush drafted some ordinance language the …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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2/15/23
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Vienna High School won first-place at the Gasconade Valley Conference (GVC)’s all-conference meet earlier this month. The team is pictured here: Carson Wilder (front, left), Ian Lake, Aliyah …
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2/15/23
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The Vienna Chamber of Commerce (VCOC) held a ribbon-cutting on Jan. 13 for the Vienna Welcome Center. “It is an all-in-one place for Chamber of Commerce businesses to share their …
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2/1/23
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VIENNA — When the filing deadline passed for the April municipal election, only one candidate had filed for any of Vienna’s three open positions.
North Ward Aldermen Reva Hutchison …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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1/25/23
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