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Rural areas pass 911, school finance issues

The Holt County Historical Society hosts the "1861 Battle of Blair Hill" Civil War reenactment this weekend at the Ball-Roupe Farmstead and in Fortescue by the old schoolhouse.

Whether he was farming, milking his dairy cows or playing trombone, Albert Bahler has watched Holyoke grow from dirt streets and horses and buggies to what it is now.

There's more than one show in town this weekend. Native American artifacts from a four-state area will be on display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Remington Nature Center of St.

A former northwest Missouri physical education teacher and coach has been acquitted of child molestation charges.

A physical education teacher at a state school in St. Joseph was arrested Wednesday as part of what Humane Society of Missouri officials describe as the largest dogfighting raid in U.S. history.

On Tuesday, the state closed one Missouri highway and five state routes due to heavy rains and rising creeks and rivers.

The tale started at bedtime. First, a routine: some stalling, whispered "I love yous," more stalling, blankets tucked in.

Hail as large as a grapefruit fell in northwest Missouri Sunday night, so it's no surprise it left behind some big time damage.

Large hail caused extensive damage in parts of Daviess and Holt counties Sunday night.

While farmers wait for dry weather to allow corn planting, heavy rains in the forecast offer little hope of returning to the fields soon, said a University of Missouri Extension climatologist.