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From Hometown to Motown
Chuck Overton’s music is revitalized as his legacy album is ready for release. Chuck Overton, the legendary alto saxophone player from the band Brainstorm, returned home to Vandalia a little more than a decade ago to enjoy his retirement. But three years ago, Crystal McCurdy with the Vandalia Area Public Library, asked her old school mate to come in for one of the library’s summer programs. Little did Chuck know how much playing for such a young audience would affect him. The library’s programs were designed to bring to life the greater world to Vandalia’s area children.
Leadwood Police Chief Charged in Pike County
(Bowling Green) The Leadwood Police Chief and his wife were charged in Pike County, Missouri last week with four Class A misdemeanors. Christopher and Patricia Heatherly faces two counts of misuse of official information by a public servant and two counts of harassment. The charges came from incidents in April...
Inside the 19th annual Renaissance Festival: 'A festival for the people'
Armor clanged, gowns glistened, puppets played and crowns twinkled as hundreds of festival goers gathered in Kingdom City for the opening weekend of the Central Missouri Renaissance Festival. Pirates, witches, and dragons alike joined the festival for its 19th year. The Festival first began on the Boone County fairgrounds and...
Here's what you need to know: Thursday, May 2
Construction on a third lane in both directions of Interstate 70 could start following the Fourth of July holiday, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) said Wednesday. MoDOT held an open house meeting at Boone Electric Cooperative to showcase the department's Improve I-70 Project. Maps of the planned construction were...
NECC participates in National Crime Victim’s Rights Week
Brianna Simons, institutional activities coordinator for the Northeast Correctional Center, helped coordinate the activities for the center’s celebration of National Crime Victim’s Rights Week last Thursday. They held several events to help raise money for this cause. A silent auction took place a week before the event started.
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