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… Read more »
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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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
Chiefs, Jaguars left in race for No. 1 draft pick
By DAVE SKRETTA (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The joke running through Jacksonville these days carries the same punch line as the one in Kansas City: “Our team is so… Read more »