VIENNA — Less than one week remains before the 5 p.m. deadline on March 26 to file for the Aug. 6 primary election.
So far, one contested race has emerged at the county level. Candidates …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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3/20/24
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Dec. 29, 2023, dawned with snow on the ground and in the air. Snowflakes continued to fall sporadically throughout the morning and afternoon, but no accumulation was reported by the end of the day. …
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1/3/24
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VIENNA — The second regular session of the 102nd Missouri General Assembly begins today in Jefferson City. Before legislatures returned to the Capitol, they had a chance to pre-file bills for …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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1/11/24
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VIENNA — The Maries County Commission received a visit from Rep. Bennie Cook, who represents House District 143 including Maries, Phelps and Texas counties, during its March 11 meeting.
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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3/20/24
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VIENNA — October marked the mailing of 2023 real estate and personal property tax bills. Maries County Collector Jayne Williams shared the billing amounts as well as her office’s …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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11/29/23
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VIENNA — Maries-Osage Ambulance District (MOAD) Administrator Carla Butler took some time at the Aug. 23 board meeting to discuss an ongoing disagreement between the organization and Osage …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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8/30/23
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Two separate Maries County crashes last week caused injuries to three people.
First, a two-vehicle crash on Highway 63 last week caused serious injuries to one man and minor injuries to another.
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4/3/24
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VIENNA — The race to become Maries County’s next sheriff added one more participant before the filing deadline for the August primary closed last week.
Buddy Thompson joined a field …
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By Colin Willard, Advocate Staff Writer
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4/3/24
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Osage, Maries and Gasconade Soil and Water Conservation Districts on Sept. 7 hosted their eighth annual OMG AgriPride Women in Agriculture event at the White Mule Winery, with 250 ladies in …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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9/13/23
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The April 2 municipal elections in Belle and Vienna resulted in the following bond and representative appointments:
Vienna-area voters approved questions posed by the Maries R-1 School District …
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BY Colin Willard and Roxie Murphy, Advocate Staff
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4/10/24
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Eleven area students participated in the co-op’s Youth Tour essay contest that took place in March at the co-op’s offices.
The prompt for this year’s contest was: …
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4/3/24
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VIENNA — The Maries County Commission at its Sept. 25 meeting reviewed a notice of a federal disaster declaration for several Missouri counties, including Maries.
On Sept. 5, Gov. Mike …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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10/4/23
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WINDSOR — After more than a decade of development, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) officially declared the Rock Island Trail State Park as the state’s 93rd state …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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7/5/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, and runs through midnight on Sunday, Aug. 6. During this time, certain …
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7/26/23
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JEFFERSON CITY – With deer and turkey hunting underway in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds non-hunters to practice safety measures when afield during hunting …
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11/1/23
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MARIES COUNTY — Maries County Chief Deputy Scott John said the courthouse is currently storing roughly 12,000 pounds of fireworks confiscated from a Friday traffic stop and consequent arrest.
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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7/5/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — In April 2023, an EF-2 tornado swept through Bollinger County, Missouri, devastating a community and claiming the lives of five people.
In July, two more people were …
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2/28/24
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MARIES COUNTY — Members of the Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief group spent the weekend in Maries County helping clean up debris from the April 15 tornadoes. They spent much of their time on …
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By Colin Willard, Staff Writer
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4/26/23
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BELLE — Maries County Democratic Party Chair Darrell Schulte said on Feb. 1 that it will host its presidential preference process from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 23, at the Youth …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/7/24
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Missouri’s rich and diverse landscapes have long been a haven for wildlife enthusiasts and hunters alike. The state’s abundant deer population attracts hunters from far and wide, but some …
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BY Tex Rabenau, Maries County Conservation Agent
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10/4/23
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