Hartsburg News

Southern Boone County Fire Protection District firefighters Mike Bauer, right, and Shawn Garrison work yesterday to put out smoldering areas of a fire that destroyed a shed behind a home at 31 First St.

Nearly 300 bicyclists will start a five-day ride on the Katy Trail on Monday. The nation's longest rail-trail project at 225 miles, the Katy runs along the Missouri River and through part of central Missouri ...

Early morning storms Wednesday left thousands of Mid-Missouri residences without power.

Submitted by General Content on Wed, 06/04/2008 - 8:59am. A message from the chairs of the 2008 Chris Sifford Memorial Golf Tournament: Dear Friends and Golfers: It's been nearly eight years since our good ...

By Jim Low - Get involved in keeping Missouri's two great rivers safe and beautiful.

Elizabeth Allemann's Sunday event had all the trappings of a campaign kickoff: a table of food, professionally made banners and dozens of supporters.

HARTSBURG/ASHLAND - A man led Sheriff's Deputies on a high speed pursuit early Sunday morning through southern Boone County. via KOMU-TV Columbia

Boone County Sheriff's Deputies made two arrests on drug-related charges early Saturday morning while on patrol in the river bottoms near Hartsburg. via KOMU-TV Columbia

Donald Adkisson, a Navy veteran, shows a service medallion to granddaughter Makenzi, 3, after a ceremony honoring 20 Mid-Missouri veterans of the Vietnam era yesterday at the Missouri National Guard Armory. via Columbia Daily Tribune

“I'm interested to see how dirty the river is”

Cleanup along the Missouri River typically includes the discovery of a message in a bottle, organizers said. via Columbia Daily Tribune

“We're out here cleaning up our environment because it's getting to a point where it's overwhelmed with trash”

' More than 160 people volunteered on Saturday to clean up a stretch of the Missouri River west of Hartsburg. via The Missourian

“It doesn't scare me. It's more comforting than anything else.”

Published Thursday, April 10, 2008 Julia Robinson photo Calling themselves the Kindred Moon Paranormal Society, a group of paranormal investigators in Columbia is raising eyebrows by seeking out haunted spots, ... via Columbia Daily Tribune

“I don't want to listen to people's dogs all night, and I extend that to my neighbors”

Published Saturday, March 22, 2008 Although several north Boone County parents are breathing a sigh of relief, the owners of a dog-breeding kennel are considering moving out of the county after the Boone County ... via Columbia Daily Tribune

“We're not only morphing into a new unit, we are morphing into something completely new. With this deployment, we are morphing into a multinational task force.”

Wednesday, March 19, 2008 :: Michelle Key As the Missouri Army National Guard prepares for its largest deployment since World War I, approximately 1,000 Citizen-Soldiers from across the state are coming ... via Kansas City InfoZine

“We hear a lot of those stories that this was a rip-roaring pride of the little community back in the days”

Carolyn Casteel's property backs up to the Katy Trail, is not far from the Missouri River and, according to its owner, boasts some of the most delicious morel mushrooms in the state. via Columbia Daily Tribune

Argyle Knights of Columbus Fish Fry and Bingo Cole R-1 FFA Breakfast Eldon School FFA Breakfast; rescheduled for Feb. via KRCG-TV Jefferson City

A home in Hartsburg near the Katy Trail was destroyed early yesterday by a fire that started in the front foyer and quickly spread through the two-story house. via Columbia Daily Tribune

Chris Kelly, a Democratic challenger for the 24th District House seat, is touting the support from a few notable Boone County Republicans. via Columbia Tribune

A Hartsburg woman remains in critical condition after a single vehicle accident in Southern Boone County early Friday morning. via News Tribune