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LINN — Absentee voting began in Missouri on Sept. 24 for the Nov. 5 general election, and dozens of votes have already been cast ...
RESTON, Va. — Low-level airplane flights are planned over a broad region in Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas to image geology using airborne geophysical technology, according to the United States …
VIENNA — Several area first responders worked together last Wednesday afternoon to rescue a woman who was reportedly experiencing a mental health ...
Commission News

BOE hears appeal from Westphalia Retirement Center

OSAGE COUNTY — The Osage County Board of Equalization (BOE) convened in Osage County Commission Chambers at 9 a.m. Monday, July 15. While the BOE meeting once a year is routine, this event …

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 …

Sports

Linn splits Saturday games, beats Borgia

Linn faced a formidable St. Louis-area opponent in the second of two games on Saturday, falling to Westminster 3-0. After scoring one in the first, Westminster plated two in the fifth. …

Fatima wins two on Saturday

Fatima’s softball team claimed victory in two games on Saturday, defeating Chillicothe and Iberia at home. “We played two really great teams, and it took the whole team to …

Fatima falls to JC after beating Boonville

Fatima fell to the Lady Jays on Thursday, 12-25, 10-25, and 14-25, after a solid win against Boonville earlier ...
Sports

Linn downs New Bloomfield, 5-1

In last Wednesday’s game at New Bloomfield, the Lady Wildcats won 5-1 despite claiming only ...

Lady Comets sixth at Gans Creek Classic

Fatima’s girls’ cross country team earned sixth place among 34 teams in the Blue Division ...

Fatima’s JH runners set PRs at Belle

Fatima’s three junior high runners set personal records at Thursday’s Belle Invitational. ...
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UD Around the World

UD Around the World

Chamois native Kassidy Davis (holding the paper), now living in Madrid, Spain, welcomed family and friends and paused for a photo with the UD. Shown from left to right are her boyfriend, Ayrton …

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Opinion

The takeaway message from the Hurricane Helene natural disaster

Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday, Sept. 26 as a category 4 storm. Most weather forecasters predicted a lot of damage along the coast and then it would quickly die out, but instead it picked …

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Why would any intelligent, hard-working American who desires to have freedoms outlined in our Constitution, spent their lives to support their family, saved for their retirement, …

Freedom of the press

Dear Editor, Back in 1964, I was stationed in Germany for two years in the U.S. Army. My two-year assignment did not qualify me for on-post family quarters, so I rented an apartment from a …

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Kim crede of Loose Creek is smiling in this photo of a treatment in Jefferson City. She praises integrative treatments and a positive attitude for her recovery from breast cancer.
Crede urges women to ‘go with their gut’ when it comes to breast cancer
LOOSE CREEK  — In April 2023, Kim Crede, 53, of Loose Creek, knew something wasn’t right but didn’t push it. Now, though she’s going through the arduous journey, Crede said she should have ...