Knob Noster boys defeat Mack’s Creek 77-52
The Knob Noster boys’ basketball team defeated the Mack’s Creek Pirates 77-52 Friday at the WK Shootout hosted by State Fair Community College. The Panthers led 33-32 at halftime. The win…
Lady Panthers beat Macks Creek 40-31
The Knob Noster Lady Panthers beat Macks Creek 40-31 Friday during the Holiday Shoot-Out at State Fair Community College. Knob Noster led 20-14 at halftime. Kelsey Beasley led the scoring…
Thelma June McCracken Holsey
Thelma June McCracken Holsey, 79, of Holden, Mo., died Dec. 26 at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Mo., surrounded by her family. The family will receive friends from…
Mid-Missouri Artists, parks and rec team up on art classes
Mid-Missouri Artists is teaming up with the Warrensburg Parks and Recreation Department to provide art classes in a variety of media. The winter/spring session offers the following classes: Jan. 5…
New Civil War exhibits open in Sedalia
(SEDALIA, Mo., AP) — Two new exhibits in Sedalia explore the divided loyalties of the city and Missouri in the Civil War. The Sedalia Democrat (http://bit.ly/W3zkJf) reports the exhibits opened…
Incoming lawmaker upset over leave denial
(WELDON SPRING, Mo., AP) — A longtime teacher from eastern Missouri who was elected to the Missouri House last month has accused his school board of playing politics by refusing…
Little time left to head off longshoremen’s strike
By DAVID B. CARUSO and SCOTT MAYEROWITZ (NEW YORK, AP) — Shipments of products as varied as flat-screen TVs, sneakers and snow shovels could sit idle at sea or get…
Arizona sheriff aims to put armed posse at schools
(PHOENIX, AP) — An Arizona sheriff has announced plans to deploy an armed volunteer posse to protect Phoenix-area students in the wake of the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary…
Storm rakes half of nation; Arkansas still dark
By KELLY P. KISSEL (LITTLE ROCK, Ark., AP) — As a the muted ends of a powerful winter storm that has killed more than a dozen people plodded through the…
More meth labs showing up in cities, suburbs
By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — Methamphetamine lab seizures are on the rise in the nation’s cities and suburbs, raising new concerns about a lethal drug that has long…