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Trail of Thread
Find inspiration, supplies and fun at nine quilt shops along Highway 36. For 10 years, quilters have enjoyed the ultimate creative road trip in northern Missouri. Their quest is to hit each participating shop on the Missouri Highway 36 Quilt Trail. You can join the fun in 2024. Traveling from...
How Harrisburg baseball's 2024 season laid the foundation for future success
With Harrisburg baseball (18-9) down 10-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs against Salisbury (8-11), senior Carter Bremer approached the plate, which would be the last at-bat of his high school career. Just before, Bulldogs head coach Chris Ackman went up to him. Ackman did a similar thing with a mound visit to the team’s other senior, Austin Starbuck, in the top of the inning. ...
Budweiser welcomes 15 healthy Clydesdales foals to the herd
BOONVILLE, Mo. (CNN Newsource/WKRC) - One of the major farms that breeds Budweiser Clydesdales has welcomed 15 new babies in 2024. Warm Springs Ranch in Boonville, Missouri, is home to more than 70 Clydesdales. The ranch said that the first opportunity for the public to see the new babies will be at an upcoming event.
Weekend lane closures for westbound I-70 west of Sweet Springs
SALINE COUNTY — Drivers can expect lane closures on westbound I-70 in Saline County this weekend. MoDOT will be conducting emergency pavement repair work at mile marker 65.8 just west of Sweet Springs from 7 p.m. Saturday to noon Sunday. Crews will close the right lane and then switch to the left lane once right lane traffic is re-opened.
Guilty plea entered in Keytesville fatal shooting case
A Keytesville man entered a guilty plea on May 10 to two felonies related to a shooting in Keytesville in January 2023 in which a man died. Court records show 51-year-old James Michael Johnson Sr. pleaded guilty to first-degree assault or attempt and possession of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to 15 years in the Missouri Division of Adult Institutions for the assault charge and five years for the possession charge, with the sentences to run consecutively.
Road work planned for mid-May in mid-Missouri
Here is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work planned in mid-May in mid-Missouri, from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May 19, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). Boone County. Sontag Drive – Culvert replacement planned May 13 - 14. All lanes will be CLOSED in...
The Bistro on The Blufftop at Rocheport shifts focus to events, away from dinner service
The Bistro, located on The Blufftop at Rocheport, will shift its focus later this month from regular dinner service and Sunday brunch to events only. The change will take place beginning May 20, according to an announcement last week. "This is an effort to accommodate an increase in private event...
Sheriff’s Office: Teenager shoots person with pellet gun, hits vehicle with sword
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager was arrested on Thursday after authorities claim he shot another person and a vehicle with a pellet gun, before hitting the vehicle with a sword. The name of the 17-year-old was not available. According to an email from Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brian Leer, deputies were called to The post Sheriff’s Office: Teenager shoots person with pellet gun, hits vehicle with sword appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Kraft Heinz applies for tax break to renovate Columbia hot dog factory
A new report is injecting uncertainty into the future of a Columbia factory. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that international conglomerate Kraft Heinz is considering selling meat producer Oscar Mayer. Oscar Mayer's iconic "wiener" hot dogs are manufactured at the Columbia factory off of Route B. Kraft Heinz is...
Grant Elementary students showcase environmental projects at Boone County Nature School
Students from Grant Elementary School presented their environmental projects at the Boone County Nature School in Columbia on May 15. The fifth graders were able to present their year-long projects as a part of a capstone educational lesson to help grow 'place-based education,' according to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC).
Moms celebrate Mother's Day with Clydesdales at Warm Springs Ranch
BOONVILLE — People in Boonville celebrated Mother’s Day this weekend with a new event. Managers of Warm Springs Ranch held their “Mane Event”. Moms from across the country watched the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales train for the hitch. Mothers and their families roamed the stables while they learned about the rich history of these unique horses and how they learned to pull the traveling beer wagon.
Excello man hospitalized after ATV overturns near Route T
An Excello man sustained moderate injuries after an ATV accident near Excello on May 11. Donald R. Cox, 67, was driving a 2018 Kawasaki Teryx when it overturned while traveling southbound on private property along Route T, approximately two miles west of Excello at 7:30 p.m. The Macon County Sheriff’s...
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