Howard School set for demolition
By DEVIN R. NEGRETE (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – The historic Howard School is scheduled for demolition. The heavy snow from February was too much for the 1888 structure as the roof collapsed, resulting in the city condemning the building. The Howard School Preservation Association hoped to restore…
A walk to remember: Dave Brown’s trek
By ELYN HIRNI (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – Dave Brown is a hard man to miss. Clad in an eye-catching fluorescent yellow-green workman’s vest, he’s hard not to notice. For the last 84 days, Brown has diligently made his way on foot along U.S. Routes 40 and 50…
Warrensburg outlasts Seneca in sectional battle
By ALEX AGUEROS (SENECA, Mo., digitalBURG) – Warrensburg, down to their final two outs Wednesday against the hosting Seneca Indians, leaned on their seniors in the heart of the lineup to keep their season alive. Down 5-3 in the seventh inning, seniors Brett Marr, Nico Codemo, Jared…
First class of Kauffman Scholars graduates
By JOE ROBERTSON (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The middle of Cristina Ortiz’s sophomore year, it hit her. Despair? Or maybe fear? Certainly a crisis of confidence. I can’t be an engineer. “I reached a point where I stopped believing in myself,” she said. Many other students…
Crews dig through night after deadly twister
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and TIM TALLEY (MOORE, Okla., AP) — Search and rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 51 people were killed, including…
Hearing rescheduled for former student
By ANDY LYONS (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – The trial date for one of the men charged in the killing of Warrensburg bar owner William “Blaine” Whitworth was rescheduled Monday. Judge R. Michael Wagner and attorneys for Ziyad T. Abid, who faces first-degree murder and armed criminal action…
Anniversary of Civil War massacre marked
(JOPLIN, Mo., AP) — It’s been 150 years since Confederate guerrillas ambushed a black regiment at a Civil War battle site a few miles north of Joplin. And dozens of people turned out over the weekend to mark the anniversary. Along with re-enactors, a Missouri Southern State…
A Native American tale with international pedigree
By JAKE COYLE (CANNES, France, AP) — It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale “Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian” to the big screen. The film, an English language one from French director Arnaud Desplechin,…
Trout, Vargas lead Angels over Royals
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost thought Mike Trout was out stealing second in the seventh…
Jennies bowler selected for spot on Junior Team USA
(ARLINGTON, Texas) – UCM bowler Mary Wells has been selected to represent Junior Team USA at the 2013 Pan American Bowling…
Three All-Americans on day 2 of NCAA Championships
(PUEBLO, Colo.) – Three members of the UCM track and field squads earned All-American honors, as eight athletes saw action during…
Mules Golf finishes 15th at NCAA Championships
(HERSHEY, Pa.) – The Central Missouri Mules Golf team shot a final round 311 and finished in a tie for 15th…
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