Belle/Bland News
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, …
BELLE — Maries County Prosecutor Tony Skouby said on April 2 that both investigations regarding Belle police officers and a third Dec. 20, 2023, criminal case against the mayor have been turned …
BELLE — Concerned parents of Bland Middle School students shared grievances on March 26 with the Maries County R-2 Board of Education. Board President Kenda Sanders shared the rules with …
Vienna/Vichy News
VIENNA — The Maries-Osage Ambulance Board reconvened on April 8 following the election earlier this month. The board currently has only five members instead of the usual six following the …
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 …
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, …
Opinion

Keeping bills moving

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 …

Laci’s logic

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 …

The day I almost lost my manhood

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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