Shockley’s gem helps Tiger nine to Stoutland Tournament title

Go big or go home. That was the mentality last Thursday night for Bryce Gehlert’s Belle Tiger baseball team going into the championship game of the Stoutland Spring Classic against their …
News
BELLE — An article in last week’s edition of The Advocate titled Property damage escalates to stolen vehicle , home invasion mentioned a vehicle was stolen from Padgett’s Place. The …
Belle Board of Aldermen candidates running in the April 2 municipal election responded to the following questionnaire from the Maries County Advocate. Each candidate received the same five questions …
VIENNA — Last week, area first responders arrived on the scene of a staged car crash on the Vienna High School campus as part of a docudrama performance to warn students about the dangers of …
VIENNA — The Maries County Democratic Committee hosted its party’s presidential preference primary last Saturday at the Youth Building at Vienna City Park. This year’s …
BELLE — A Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) investigation against Belle Police officer Sgt. Mark Morgan, a Maries County Sheriff candidate, has been completed and is pending delivery to the …
Commission News
Commission agree to reopen evidence in Fish Hollow lawsuit BY Colin Willard ADVOCATE Staff Writer cwillard@wardpub.com VIENNA — The Maries County Commission agreed last week …
VIENNA — T.C. James with Show-Me Land Surveying came to the March 7 Maries County Commission meeting to share the survey he finished on Maries Road 306 as part of the court order regarding Fish …
VIENNA — On Feb. 20, the Maries County Commission reconvened after its usual morning meeting at the courthouse. In the afternoon, Presiding Commissioner Victor Stratmann and Eastern …
VIENNA — At a Maries County Commission meeting last week, the commissioners briefly discussed news that the city of Rolla agreed to lease part of the Rolla National Airport with solar energy …
VIENNA — On Feb. 1, the Maries County Commission approved the 2024 budget with an increase from last year and a total budget of $7,894,111. Several taxes bring revenue to the county. …

Christopher Tibbetts

Christopher Everett Tibbetts, 27, of Omaha, Ark. passed away March 18, 2024, at his home. He was born Feb. 13, 1997, to Kendall W. Tibbetts and Mickey Spurgeon Davis in Jefferson City. …

Timothy McNamara

Timothy John “Tim” McNamara, 71, of Vienna, passed from this life Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Phelps Health Medical Center, Rolla. He was born Nov. 28, 1952, to Laverne and Flora …

Bernard Falter

Bernard F. Falter, 79, of Argyle, was born May 6,1944, in Maries County, a son of Henry and Mary Johanna (Bax) Falter and passed from this life Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Capital Region Medical …

Sports
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Stricklan, Schwartze earn MBCA All-District honors

Now into the month of March, postseason basketball honors will begin rolling in. Vienna High School’s basketball duo of Cash Stricklan and Aubrey Schwartze were named to their respective …
Baylar Smith

BHS hoops quartet earns MBCA All-District honors

Ending their respective seasons with winning records, Belle’s Tigers and Lady Tigers both had two players named to their respective Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) Class 3, …

Lady Bears sweep Highway 28 volleyball showdown against Dixon

Swept by Cuba last Thursday opening a three-match home stand last week at Bland Middle School (BMS), Kaci Jones’ BMS Lady Bear volleyball teams looked to finish the home stand with wins against …
Sports
Tiger basketball players (from left) Hank Stratman and Baylar Smith accept the Battle of Maries County boys basketball trophy after their win last Tuesday night.

Belle sweeps Battle of Maries County contests

Little Cheerleaders cheer on the Tigers

Over 70 little cheerleaders came out to cheer on the Tigers Monday as they played Calvary Lutheran. The cheerleaders cheered between the JV and varsity games.

Belle Tigers need overtime for Highway 28 hoops win over Dixon Bulldogs

Nearly a week removed from their homecoming win over Plato, John Viehland’s Belle Tigers welcomed Dixon’s Bulldogs to town for a Highway 28 hardwood showdown Thursday night that was …
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In response to last week’s newspaper article (March 13), “Maries County prosecutor delays filing MSHP probable cause statement against Belle officer”, I would like to provide some …
A 2022 study by The Sentencing Project revealed that nearly 83,000 Missourians with felony convictions were barred from voting due to felony disenfranchisement. For Missourians with felony …
S elling is my life. I started selling as a young boy and have never stopped. You have to believe in the product to sell anything — from popcorn to new cars. Customers are not fools. They …