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The University of Missouri Extension – Business Development Program (BDP) at its annual celebration of performance of statewide staff and teams in January recognized Director Kelly Asbury and State Fair Community College’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for several accomplishments for the recent fiscal year.   SFCC’s SBDC and Asbury were ranked in the Top 6 Greatest Impact Generation: Business Starts; in the Top 6 Highest Number of Training Sessions Held; and Top 5 Highes...

Let the music play: Mexico Music picks up steam despite pandemic Published by admin on Fri, 02/12/2021 - 3:07pm Jordan Stull sings, left, and plays guitar, accompanied by Dave Reetz. By:  General Manager Much of the world has suffered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one segment that’s felt it acutely is live music. So, when Mexico Music’s annual winter recital was approaching, store owner Dave Reetz knew he had to pivot. And pivot, he...

CENTER, Mo. — The efforts of Mark Twain High School’s Doug Shaffer to reverse the fortunes of the school’s music program have received national recognition. Schaffer, the second-year director of bands at the school, was named last month as one of 40 young band directors under the age of 40 cited as the best at what they do across the nation in the inaugural Yamaha 40-Under-40 Awards. Schaffer was nominated by band parents for his rapid job of revitalizing the Mark Twain music pro...

State Fair Men Defeat Metro CC In First Home Game SFCC (2-0) opened the home portion of their schedule with an 85-78 victory over the Metropolitan Community College Wolves on Saturday, Jan. 30 inside the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center. The Roadrunners led by 17 points in the first half. MCC fought back to take lead in the second half. SFCC made the plays down the stretch to secure the win. "Normally, if you have a big lead like that you keep the same lineup in the game but, we subbed some g...

Statesmen Narrowly Miss First League Win Fayette, Mo.–The William Penn women’s wrestling team almost made history Friday as it fell 16-15 to Central Methodist in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet. WPU (1-2, 0-2 Heart) won three of the four contested matches, but could not make up for being a bit more short-handed than the Eagles (2-2, 2-1 Heart). The Statesmen earned one forfeit, but Central Methodist claimed two forfeits. No matches took place at the first four weights as C...

WPU Falls to Grand View Des Moines–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team returned to action Thursday, but unfortunately could not come away with the upset in a 43-1 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Grand View. William Penn (1-1, 0-1 Heart), which was on the mat for the first time since its season opener on December 9, was already behind the proverbial eight ball as it forfeited at five weights. Each of the five contested weight classes were finished early via fall or technical fa...

MISSOURI- Missouris April general municipal election candidate filing ended on Jan. 19, right before Inauguration Day. The final certification day will be Tuesday, Jan. 26 and the special election will be held April 6. Three candidates are running for the Columbia City Council Second Ward seat, and three are running for the Sixth Ward seat. The Second Ward covers much of north-central and northwest Columbia, with Six Ward covering much of east-central and southeast Columbia.  Five people ann...

Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Jan 8, 2021 9:30 AM PIERRE – The 2021 Pierre Trappers have added a left handed pitcher, Gannon Ruckman of Central Methodist University.  Ruckman is a freshman from Freeport, Illinois.  Ruckman was 2-3 with a 6.33 ERA in his senior season in Freeport, 2019.  He also hit .364 that season with nine doubles, four triples, two home runs and was third on the team with 26 RBI.

A handmade orange and neon yellow sign with streamers taped to the back greeted Mark Spann, 64, as his bright red tennis shoes rounded the last bend of the last

Why did Fayette police raid a Black student’s house twice late at night? By Rebecca Rivas It was 8:30 p.m. on Halloween night, and Christopher Turner Jr. and his girlfriend had just gotten home from a Central Methodist University football game in Kansas.  Turner, 24, plays right defensive tackle for the team, and both are seniors at the small private college in Fayette, about 30 miles northwest of Columbia. The team suffered a grueling defeat that day, and Turner was exhausted. All he wanted...