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Bound for Harvard
5/16/2012

Screaming could be heard in the gym during a basketball game on Dec. 15. Although the game continued, spectators grew quiet, wondering who was screaming and why.
The news spread like fire: Nazow Tarakai had been accepted into Harvard College. She and her friends were screaming with excitement because Nazow had just found out by checking her email on the school’s computer.
By halftime, when Nazow’s acceptance was announced over the public address system, most people in the building already knew.


A time to celebrate
5/16/2012

Fayette High School graduates spray confetti into the air at the conclusion of the graduation ceremony held Friday at the Fayette High School gym.





New Franklin High School graduates celebrate
5/16/2012

Donald Hendren II, Ashley Hendrix, Zackary Hendrix, and Ryan Holem, New Franklin High School seniors, stand at the beginning of graduation ceremonies Sunday.
They are holding white roses which were given to mothers later in the ceremony.
New Franklin High School graduated 26 students on Sunday.





Two long-time CMU professors retire
5/16/2012

 When the academic year came to an end at Central Methodist University earlier this month, so did the careers of a pair of distinguished educators upon the retirements of Drs. Dana “Dan” Elliott and Linda Lembke. With their departures, CMU lost over 70 years of service to the institution. Both Lembke and Elliott were granted faculty emeriti status by the University’s Board of Trustees, a fitting recognition for their exemplary work, noted President Marianne Inman. “The strength of Central’s academic program is a direct reflection of our most capable and committed faculty members,” noted CMU President Marianne Inman. “Both Drs. Elliott and Lembke have influenced countless numbers of students through the years. CMU is the richer for their devotion to learning and teaching.”


New Franklin city council to receive $600,000 for sewer upgrade
5/16/2012

New Franklin City Council members learned of significant grants it will receive for upgrading its sewage treatment system. They also opted to build a new city animal shelter at their regular meeting Monday.


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Their time is now: Lady Eagles ready to challenge NAIA’s best at Gulf Shores, Ala.
5/16/2012

It was a sunny Friday afternoon on the campus of Central Methodist University, but the sidewalks and classrooms were empty. It was the first week of summer vacation and all of the students had returned home for the break.
Well, almost everyone.
The CMU softball team was holding its second practice session since winning the Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament. The win earned the Lady Eagles an automatic bid to this week’s NAIA Tournament, which begins with pool play on Thursday.


Yung inks with Runnin’ Eagles
5/16/2012

For Dillon Yung, picking a college was difficult for two reasons.
First, and perhaps the more obvious question, was where would he choose to go to college? And second, what sport would he play?
On Thursday, he finally settled both decisions by signing a Letter of Intent to play for the Central Methodist University men’s basketball team next season, just down the highway from Glasgow.


Schoephoerster, Waggoner in middle of pack after Day One at state golf
5/16/2012

Fayette junior Thomas Waggoner was only 12 strokes off the lead after the first day of the Class 1 State Golf Championships, firing a 19-over par 90 on Monday at Fremont Hills Country Club in Nixa. Schoephoerster was tied with seven other golfers for 44th place.
Kirby Schoephoerster shot just one stroke behind his teammate with a 20-over par 91, putting him in a tie for 52nd place with four other golfers after Monday’s round.


Heuer returns to state for third straight season in discus
5/16/2012

For the third consecutive season, Harrisburg’s Haley Heuer is advancing to the Class 2 State Track and Field Championships in the discus, but she’s adding another event to her state repertoire.
In her first event of the day, Heuer pulled through in the girls’ discus at Saturday’s Class 2 Sectional 2 meet in Centralia. She took third place with a top throw of 116’-7”, finishing behind Fatima’s Lauren Allen and Blair Oaks’ Amy Dorge. The top-four in each event at sectionals will advance to this weekend’s state competition.


Lyons, Hackman head to state track in three events
5/16/2012

So much for having freshman jitters.
New Franklin freshman Madi Lyons and Glasgow freshman Blake Hackman are two of 22 area athletes to qualify for the Class 1 State Track and Field Championships, but they are the only two that were able to qualify in three of a maximum number of four possible events.


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Obituaries
 
Elaine May Derendinger (1928-2012)
5/16/2012

Elaine May Derendinger, 83, of Franklin, passed away at her home on Monday morning, May 14, 2012.


Marion Alice Gray (1928-2012)
5/16/2012

Marion Alice Gray of Salisbury, formerly of Armstong, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Chariton Park Health Care Center in Salisbury. She was 83.


Ernest Miller Vroman (1918-2012)
5/13/2012

Ernest Miller Vroman of Fayette died Tuesday, May 8, 2012. He was 94.


Isabelle Jackson (1932-2012)
5/8/2012

Isabelle Jackson, age 80, of New Franklin, died Sunday, May 6, 2012 at the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia.


Carl Hugh Acton (1927-2012)
5/1/2012

Carl H. Acton, a longtime Fayette resident, passed away April 30, 2012 at Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico, MO. He was 85 years of age.


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