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FREEBURG — The Village of Freeburg approved election results at their meeting on Monday, April 8. Returning Trustee Jamie Kaesik and new Trustee Brad Wieberg both took the Oath of Office. …
LINN — James Dale Roblow, 27, of Owensville was charged Monday in Osage County with allegations of felony property damage and misdemeanor trespassing. According to the probable cause …
LINN — More than a dozen people from various agencies attended the public Community Kick-Off meeting held by Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA) at the Osage County Library last Wednesday. …
Commission News

County Commission passes resolution to close jail

State trooper is parked in front of the Osage County Detention Center enterance. Sallyport paid for by the Inmate Security Fund (jail commissary profits).

LINN — At their meeting April 23, commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to close the Osage County Detention Center by the end of the year, unless Sheriff Mike Bonham can prove to the …

Bonham, Sallin concerned about threats to mail fentanyl to government offices

OSAGE COUNTY   — Osage County Health Department (OCHD) Administrator Kim Sallin and Osage County Sheriff Mike Bonham told commissioners last week they were aware of threats to mail …

County leaning toward Bartlett & West for Pentecostal Bridge replacement

OSAGE COUNTY — Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Transportation Planner Joanie Prenger met with commissioners on Thursday, Sept. 18. They showed her their evaluations of the seven …

Sports

Fatima’s Comets lead county athletes at final Show-Me Conference track meet

MOKANE — Go out on a high note. Osage County track athletes from Linn, Chamois and Fatima had that mentality last Thursday during the final Show-Me Conference track meet held at South …

Linn, Chamois athletes team up during Maries-Osage Challenge Track meet

Reclaim the flag. That was the goal last Monday for middle and high school track teams from Linn and Chamois during the annual Maries-Osage Challenge Track Meet at the Linn High School Athletic …

Wildcat baseball to host 25th annual tournament

Area high school baseball fans looking for games later this week need not look any further than Linn High School and their 25th Annual Baseball Tournament. Six teams will be split into two pools …
Sports

CMS Pirate track places fifth at Vienna

VIENNA — Running on a 300-meter track. That is what Chamois’ Pirates and Lady Pirates got to do last Wednesday at Vienna High School during the annual Vienna Middle School (VMS) …

Fatima track posts top-five team finishes at Eldon

Winning three events and scoring points in 23 others, Fatima’s Lady Comet and Comet track teams both placed in the top five of their respective team standings Thursday during the Maroon and …
Curtis Deeken makes a tag on a close play at home.

Linn opens baseball 1-2

Linn opened the baseball season with a 5-3 win over Eugene on Saturday after losing earlier in the day and on Friday. “Beating a very good Eugene team was a highlight for us on …
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Opinion

Local food pantries providing solutions

Dear Editor, I read with interest your article last week, 4-23-24, on the Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA) and other service groups plan to establish a mobile food pantry for Osage …

Tax day

Tax Day, the height of the year for the IRS, and probably an item on your spring-cleaning list, came and went last Monday, April 15th. As we all scrambled to meet the April 15th deadline, it’s …

CASA programs gather at capitol to engage, educate state legislators of program’s impact on children

Jefferson City — The Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (Missouri CASA) held “CASA at the Capitol Day” on April 15 at the Missouri Capitol building. A stated …