BELLE — Belle aldermen on Oct. 25 appointed Emily Williams to serve the remainder of a six-month Ward 1 alderman term which was vacated by Jeanette Struemph in July.
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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11/1/23
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The Bland Christian Church reports that 283 cars, with approximately 833 people, experienced its second annual “Miracle in the Message” on Saturday. The event showcased the life of …
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12/13/23
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Fair royalty were crowned on June 28 at the 75th Annual Belle Fair. Johanna Robers (second from left) earned the Peoples Choice award; Gracie Mahaney was awarded Most Photogenic and Miss …
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7/5/23
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BELLE — The Old Fashioned Christmas Festival in Belle on Dec. 16 is scheduled to conclude with a 6 p.m. Christmas Parade, organized by the Belle Community Betterment Association (BCBA).
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By Edward Gehlert, Correspondent
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12/13/23
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BELLE — A letter from the Belle mayor to the Missouri Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on July 18 alleged that the reason the city may have been inconsistent with upholding Sunshine Law …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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7/26/23
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BELLE — Belle Mayor Daryl White, Jr., responded July 18 to the Missouri Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to allegations by Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman that he was violating …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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7/26/23
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The Mid-MO Truck and Tractor Pull Association (MMTTPA) hosted its yearly banquet Dec. 9. The 75th Annual Belle Fair received the award for the Best Pull of the Year award. Justin Smith, a supporter …
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12/13/23
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BELLE — The city of Belle will be replacing all three of its public works employees in the coming weeks as its final laborer submitted his resignation on May 10 to City Hall.
Rodney Turner …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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5/17/23
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BELLE — “The newspaper has never been uninvited to a meeting,” Belle Mayor Daryl White, Jr. wrote in a July 18 letter to the Missouri Attorney General’s Office in response to …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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7/26/23
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BELLE — “We have never turned off a recorder and turned it back on unless we went into a closed session. We have never hidden anything from the public,” said Belle Mayor Daryl …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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7/26/23
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BELLE — Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman on Tuesday afternoon refuted the following introduction and bullet points in Belle Mayor Daryl White, Jr.’s response to the Missouri Attorney …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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7/26/23
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Feb. 20-23 was Future Farmers of America (FFA) week at Belle High School. On Thursday, High School FFA members drove their tractors to school and displayed them in the teacher’s parking lot …
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2/28/24
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BELLE — Belle Park Board President Jimmy Zumwalt spent Monday with Mid-State Pipeline employees working on updates at the cattle barn and putting in campsites at the park.
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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5/10/23
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Smile for the camera
[Photo gallery]
Maries R-2 elementary grades took turns singing in front of a video camera on Friday to create a video concert. Each grade performed three different songs and then Technology Director Tony Benson …
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12/16/20
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Belle aldermen decline to pay attorney fees over media inquiries city forwarded to legal counsel
BY Roxie Murphy
Assistant Editor
rmurphy@wardpub.com
BELLE —An invoice of …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/28/24
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BELLE — Meramec Regional Community Foundation (MRCF) awarded the Belle Community Betterment Association (BCBA) with a $500 grant for its Welcome to Belle sign landscaping project. The checks …
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5/10/23
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BELLE — Belle community member Jimmy Zumwalt arranged a Rock Island Trail meeting on Jan. 29 between Ron Bench from Missouri State Parks (MSP), Archer-Elgin Engineering’s Jeff Meadows and …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/7/24
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BELLE —B&H Well Drilling arrived around 8 a.m. Saturday morning to replace the 1,100 pound motor in well house three near the Mitchem Avenue water tower. By 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 3, services …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/7/24
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BELLE — The city of Belle’s Sunshine Law attorney Nathan Nickolaus on Feb. 4 filed a partial motion for judgment on the pleadings related to Count 4 of the complaint filed by the Missouri …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/7/24
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BELLE — After nearly 12 years serving on the Belle Board of Alderman, Jeanette Struemph on July 11 submitted her resignation to the board following closed session.
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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7/19/23
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