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Bonne Femme bridges ribbon cutting
1/26/2012
Tuesday morning Howard County officials, city leaders and MoDOT employees officially opened the twin bridges over the Bonne Femme Creek and the Bonne Femme Creek Overflow on Highway 240 east of Fayette.
The south bridge was also widened to add a turn lane for Highway 124. The previous bridges were built in 1932. The cost of the construction was $1.87 million. Widel Construction of Blackwater was the contractor for the project. The bridge opened for traffic in November after starting construction in June of 2011.
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Wiseman, Rapert contracts renewed; Frerking resigns
1/26/2012
Meeting in closed session on Jan. 18, the Fayette School Board extended contracts for Jill Wiseman and Darren Rapert and accepted the resignation of Brett Frerking.
They also appointed Tom Oakley as head football coach.
Wiseman is director of curriculum and federal programs. Rapert is Fayette High School principal.
Frerking will continue as the Daly Elementary and Clark Middle School principal until June 30.
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Walnut Grove native to perform at T&C event
1/26/2012
Speaking and singing at the Feb. 18 Town and Country event will be Bruce Blakemore, a musician, vocational agriculture teacher and FFA advisor in his hometown of Walnut Grove, Mo.
Blakemore grew up on a beef cattle farm in Southwest Missouri where he spent many hours cutting, raking and baling hay. He began riding a tractor at the age of 8 and used song-writing and deep thinking as a way to pass the time during the long days. As well as his teaching and FFA duties, he raises beef cattle.
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Fiber optic coming to Howard County
1/26/2012
Thanks to federal stimulus dollars authorized in 2009, more Howard County residents will have better access to Internet services.
ADB Utility Contractors of St. Louis are laying fiber optic line along Highway 5 between New Franklin and Fayette.
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Glasgow Homecoming royalty
1/26/2012
Glasgow High School crowned Homecoming king and queen during Friday night’s basketball doubleheader against Keytesville.
Pictured at left is the Homecoming royalty. They are, front row, from left: Ethan Thompson (king), Missy Davis (queen), Kaila Boyland, Joseph Morris. Back row: Alyson Fuemmeler, Austin Speiser, Paige Korte, and Kyler Monnig.
Both the Glasgow boys and girls won their games Friday night. The Yellowjackets won 61-23 and the Lady Jackets won 61-23, sweeping Keytesville.
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Oakley named Fayette football head coach
1/26/2012
The Fayette school district didn’t waste much time finding a new high school football, picking a familiar face within the program.
After serving as an assistant coach for several years, Tom Oakley will take over as head coach of the Fayette High School football team for the 2012 season.
The announcement was finalized during closed session of the Jan. 18 Fayette school board meeting. Oakley replaces former head coach Billy Huthman, who stepped down in December to take a teaching position at North Port High School in Florida.
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Fight to the finish: Short-handed Harrisburg loses in double overtime at Hallsville
1/26/2012
It was the type of game that had a little bit of everything.
Harrisburg had its share of ups and downs, leads and deficits, highs and lows. And in the end, it was Hallsville who pulled away with an 85-82 win in double overtime Friday on Courtwarming night.
It was an effort Harrisburg head coach Steve Combs was proud of, considering his team was playing shorthanded in the post against a tall Hallsville team.
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Sharing the wealth: Harrisburg’s unselfish play leads to lopsided win over Mexico
1/26/2012
Before the start of Saturday’s game in the inaugural Gary Filbert Classic, Harrisburg athletic director Steve Combs told girls basketball head coach Dan Bachmeier his girls ought to win their game over Mexico by 12 or 15 points.
As he was walking down the bleachers, Bachmeier shot a look back at Combs as he walked down the bleachers. Like he needed any additional pressure before his girls faced a Class 4 team on the road.
As it turns out, Combs underestimated the girls. Harrisburg, the No. 1 team in Class 2, dominated in a 79-59 win at Mexico.
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Lady Eagles surge in second half to top Baker
1/26/2012
Central Methodist erased a 10-point second-half deficit to claim a 73-60 win over visiting Baker, Saturday afternoon in the Heart of America Athletic Conference women’s basketball Game of the Week at Puckett Field House.
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Baker shoots 60 percent from field to top CMU
1/26/2012
Two of the top defensive teams in the Heart of America Athletic Conference put on an offensive display Saturday afternoon with Baker coming out on top of a 89-78 verdict at Central Methodist in the HAAC Men’s Basketball Game of the Week at Puckett Field House.
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Velma Moore
1/25/2012
Velma Moore, of Fayette, passed away Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at University of Missouri Hospital.
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Sharon Wilmsmeyer (1945-2012)
1/20/2012
Sharon Wilmsmeyer, 67 of New Franklin, passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 at Cooper County Memorial Hospital after a hard-fought battle with cancer, surrounded by her family.
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Mrs. Lil H. Nicholl (1916-2012)
1/25/2012
Mrs. Lil H. Nicholl, 95, who lived in Plainview for 70 years, passed away in her residence near Fayette, on Jan. 19, 2012.
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Bernice Huttsell (1924-2012)
1/20/2012
Fayette resident Veta Bernice Huttsell passed away Jan. 17, 2012, on her birthday, at University Hospital in Columbia. She was 88.
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