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High School Sports
Langkrahr's return sparks Lady Orioles to crown (01/25/12)
Only 16 nights before, the Concordia Lady Orioles, playing without senior leader Hailee Langkrahr, met Wellington in the championship semifinal of the Lafayette County Tournament, falling 34-17. This time, the Lady Orioles were spurred on by the return of Langkrahr to build a lead and hold off Wellington, 45-43, to claim the Wellington Tournament crown Saturday...
Lady Chiefs pull off overtime victory at Saint Paul (01/25/12)
Jeremy Hobbs' Santa Fe Lady Chiefs basketball team is making great strides in improvement, including claiming a 57-54 overtime I-70 Conference victory at Saint Paul last week Tuesday. The game was close throughout, neither team gaining much of an advantage on the scoreboard...
Lady Bearcats wind up fourth at Wellington (01/25/12)
Third-seeded Orrick failed to hold its seeding, losing the third-place game in the Wellignton Tournament Friday. The Lady Bearcats were beaten 40-30 by sixth-seeded Marshall. Orrick started well, grabbing an 8-5 lead after the first quarter. Then things started coming apart...
Santa Fe holds off Saints, grabs I-70 Conference win (01/25/12)
Visiting Santa Fe overcame a sluggish third quarter to ease away down the stretch to a 56-49 I-70 Conference victory over the Saint Paul Saints in Concordia last week Tuesday. The Chiefs opened a 9-6 lead through one quarter, Cody Schmidt taking the reins with three baskets...
Main Street group forming first board (01/25/12)
A group of volunteers and supporters, meeting at the Concordia Community Center last Thursday evening, took the first steps toward forming a board of directors for the Missouri Main Street Connection (MMSC) program in Concordia. In an organizational meeting, led by Randy Suhr and Patty Schnakenberg, area residents and business owners discussed Main Street's potential in the community and what a board of directors should look like going forward. ...
A snapshot of Missouri's elite State Highway Patrol (01/25/12)
You see them almost every day. They are always dressed in blue. Their hats make them stand out as troopers of the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP). From the day they are sworn to uphold the laws of the state of Missouri, they are taught that they must live by a special creed of values: integrity, responsibility, respect, professionalism, compassion, character, and com- mitment...
Commissioner subpoenaed (01/25/12)
The Lafayette County Commission was subpoenaed last week to give a deposition in a court case involving a 2006 incident. It is not known at this time all the parties involved or the circumstances surrounding the case. Lafayette County Clerk of the County Commission Linda Niendick said the county is not being sued, but could not comment further on the case...
Moving back in (01/25/12)
Pioneer Trails Regional Library Employees -- Alicia McSwain (from left), Kathy Cox, Anita Low and Carol Brandt -- help move boxes of books back to the library's main room Monday morning following a two-week remodeling project. Branch manager Debbie Kirchhoff said the library is set to reopen Thursday. A soup luncheon scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday should go ahead as planned...
Two file on final day (01/25/12)
In the final hours of filing for the April municipal elections, two additional candidates came forward to make the field in their respective races a little more crowded. Ruthie Fischer, the current incumbent in Ward 1, was the last to file to run for the seat she has held for one term...
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State news
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    ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Since the Iraq War ended there has been little fanfare for the veterans returning home. No ticker-tape parades. No massive, flag-waving public celebrations....
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    GAYLORD, Minn. (AP) -- A Missouri woman has been returned to Minnesota to face accusations that she left her newborn baby in some woods to die shortly after giving birth in 2001....
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  • Evangel University mourns soldier's death
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Students and faculty Evangel University are remembering a graduate who died this week in Afghanistan....
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