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 …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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3/27/24
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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 …
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BY Edward Gehlert, Special Correspondent
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3/27/24
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BELLE — Former city clerk Frankie Horstman filed a lawsuit against the city of Belle on March 14 in Maries County’s 25th Circuit Court. She is requesting financial damages following her …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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3/20/24
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BELLE — The Vienna and Belle Family Dollar, Dollar Tree stores will be among 1,000 closing nationwide due to corporate difficulties. The last day of operation will be mid-April.
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BY Edward Gehlert, Special Correspondent
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3/20/24
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BELLE — A property damage report last Thursday led to the arrest of an Independence man after he allegedly stole a truck, conducted a home invasion and attempted to rob the homeowner of a …
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BY Edward Gehlert, Special Correspondent
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3/20/24
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Maries County prosecutor awaits investigation results for Belle officer, delays filing PC on another
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 …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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3/20/24
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BELLE — Residents who request to be on a Belle Board of Aldermen meeting agenda are required to share the topic they wish to discuss, according to Mayor Pro Tem James (Pudd) Mitchell.
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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3/13/24
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BELLE — The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) submitted a probable cause (PC) statement to Maries County Prosecutor as a result of its criminal investigation into Belle Police Officer Erican …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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3/13/24
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BELLE — Osage County Prosecuting Attorney Amanda Grellner recently charged Amber N. Shanks, 42, of Belle, with third-degree domestic assault after she allegedly struck her boyfriend in …
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By Neal A. Johnson, UD Editor
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3/13/24
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BELLE — The city of Belle’s request for a partial motion for judgment in a Sunshine Law violation case brought by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office (AGO) was tabled on March 4 …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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3/6/24
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BELLE — Judge William E. Hickle rejected Belle Mayor Daryl White, Jr’s March 4 request to remove his trial from the 25th Circuit. The trial is scheduled for June 10 and will be held in …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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3/6/24
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Bland Fire Protection District on March 2 welcomed a 1991 International fire truck with a 1,500-gallon tank from Hebron Fire Department in New York to replace a 1989 Mack tanker that has been out of …
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3/6/24
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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 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 — OutKast Sports Complex construction manager Jimmy Zumwalt, owner of Mid-State Pipeline, said Feb. 16 that the project is moving forward in the design phase and needs to be approved to …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/21/24
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BELLE — The city of Belle’s attorney, Nathan Nickolaus with Lauber Municipal Law, filed a motion on Feb. 15 to schedule a hearing on or around March 4 in Judge William E. Hickle’s …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/21/24
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BELLE — Belle aldermen on Feb. 12 passed an ordinance establishing rules to govern the public comments portion of all open meetings with a 3-0 vote.
Once passed, the ordinance was …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/14/24
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BELLE — “Alright, folks, here’s the story,” City Attorney Todd T. Smith began at the Feb. 12 Belle aldermen meeting. “In Missouri the Open Meeting Law is very clear on …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/14/24
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BELLE — Maries County 25th Circuit Court Judge Kerry G. Rowden on Feb. 13 approved Belle Mayor Daryl White, Jr.’s, motion to change judge. The change of venue to-be-determined.
White …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/14/24
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BELLE — While Belle Police Officer Erican B. Sugg continues to wait for a March 21 Administrative Hearing through the Department of Public Safety to determine the outcome of complaints made …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/14/24
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