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Sweet Corn Festival nets $16,400; fire board holds attorney payment

The Rocky Mount Sweet Corn Festival raised an estimated $16,400 for the firefighters association, up from $15,000 in 2023. That was the report from Chief Kevin Hurtubise at the Wednesday, Sept. …
Obituaries
Ramona (Bittle) Mormann, 64
Ramona (Bittle) Mormann, 64, of Tuscumbia, died Sept. 17, 2024 at Miller County Nursing and Rehab, surrounded by her family.   She was born Oct. 6,1959, in Omaha, Neb., a daughter of the late …
Kathryn Summers, 92
Kathryn Summers, 92, of Eldon, died Sept. 3, 2024, at Eldon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born   Aug. 8, 1932 in Quincy, Ill., a daughter of Louie and Ora (White) Sisk. She was …
Kimberly Gail (Horton) Rogers, 63
Kimberly Gail (Horton) Rogers, 63, of Iberia, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach.   She was born   Sept. 21, 1960, daughter of the late Richard and …
Paul Ervin Schneider, 71
Paul Ervin Schneider, 71, of Eldon died Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, at the University Hospital in Columbia. He was born Feb. 16, 1953, to Ervin and Alice (Eggert) Schneider in Owensville. He was …
James “Jim Bob” Nesselhauf,  75
James “Jim Bob” Nesselhauf,   75, of St. Elizabeth formerly of St. Louis, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at his home.   He was born in St. Louis, Jan. 9, 1949, a son of the late …
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Tunnel to Towers offering new home to Officer Carson's family

In observance of the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation is providing mortgage-free homes to 20 fallen first responder families. Including that of Officer …

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Sports
District assignments revealed
The Missouri State High School Activities Association reveled its class and district assignments for several of its fall sports Friday, Aug. 30, to coincide with the opening off the 2024 fall sports …
Cornhole tourney Sept. 7 at High Point
It’s time to hone your cornhole skills and head to High Point School. The High Point seventh and eighth grade will host their annual cornhole tournament Saturday, Sept. 7, with youth and …
Advertiser kicks off football contest
The Advertiser is kicking off a 10-week football contest Thursday, Sept. 5, with weekly cash prizes and a year-end grand prize drawing. The way the contest works is each week contestants will …
History
Olean Street Fair 1909
MILLER COUNTY HISTORY
Vintage look at Olean Olean’s street fairs were recalled by Herbert H. Allee, former Olean resident. The date was September 11, 1909. “Seventy years ago, I was in the first …
MILLER COUNTY HISTORY
Roustabouts Before the Civil War, most of the men who worked on the Osage River steamboats loading and unloading cargo were slaves. These men remained on call for duty day and night, sleeping …
Employees of Crossroads Canning Company - Memories sometimes dull and it is hard to remember just who is in an old picture, but the names were written on the back of this one taken about 1909 near a canning factory between Dixon and Iberia at a place called Crossroads. In no particular order: Lucy Anderson (Hale, Beulah Null (Hale), Myrtle Slone, Parlina Tyler, Susan Slone, Martha Caldwell, Anna Anderson, Beulah Caldwell, Nora Tyler (Atwell), Mamie Hale, Alma Hale, Lula Tyler (Hance), Lula Allen (Walters), Laura Hale, Eva Portor (Null), Bertha Slone, Myrtle Null (Alexander), Maude Copeland, Laura Brandon, Dora Tyler, Jim Slone, Joe Slone, Rector Slone, Elmer Slone, Guss Null, Barney Tyler, Atholl Anderson, and Harvey Slone.
MILLER COUNTY HISTORY
Canning companies were the first factories in many rural communities. Miller County boasted several during the first quarter of the 20th Century. From 1908 through 1915 the Cross Roads Canning …
Pleasant Grove School 18 Feb 1916
MILLER COUNTY HISTORY
Pleasant Grove School was built in the early 1900s, at its present location. It was first constructed with logs and a few years later it was remodeled with concrete. The school started on Aug. …
Curry School in 1944 - Teacher, Zeda Head Wall. Front row, from left: Alice Wall, Marvin Murray, Ora Lee Whittle, Janice Plemmons, Edna Marie Cochran, Gracie Gan, Francis Cochran, Joe Warren Alexander. Second row, from left: Wendell Karr, Verna Lee Keeth, Mary Louise Crozier, Mary Ruth Gan, Virgie Lee Wall, Alfred McDowell, Lowell Karr, Roy Lee Gan. Third row, from left: Albert Gan, Vivian Duncan, Jr. Plemmons, Jimmy Williams, Don Keeth, Bobby Murray, Don Whittle. (Photo from Miller County Historical Society Museum Facebook page)
MILLER COUNTY HISTORY
Back to School Back Then “The first schoolhouse in the territory of Miller County was a log building raised in the old Curry District about 1834. It was located in Section 17, Township …
Opinion
BLAINE’S BULLETIN
Border Security and Ballots Allowing illegal immigrants to vote in U.S. elections is akin to letting criminals create laws and hand out punishments. Just as lawbreakers would shape a legal …
GINNY’S GLIMPSES
As of last Thursday, when I wrote this, the U.S. House of Representatives was dead in the water when it comes to passing budget bills that are supposed to take effect on Oct. 1, the start of the …
BLAINE’S BULLETIN
Missouri's Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic Next week the halls of the Capitol will fill back up as we return from our district work period. While I can assure you, we have a long list of …
GINNY’S GLIMPSES
There are signs the American economy is slowing down. American businesses need to adapt. For one thing, vehicles are too expensive. Maybe manufacturers and dealers need to realize having some …
RUDY VEIT’S FROM THE CAPITOL
General Assembly to Convene for Annual Veto Session Legislators will make their way back to Jefferson City on September 11th for their annual veto session. As required by the Missouri …
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HIGH POINT AREA NEWS

High Point School News: On Friday, Sept. 6, we had our annual grandparents’ breakfast. Student Council helped serve 88 grandparents and special visitors plus all students and staff. The …

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Sweet corn a success

It was whole kernel fun and sweet success at Saturday’s Rocky Mount Sweet Corn Festival. Rocky Mount Fire Protection District Chief Kevin Hurtubise reported nearly $18,000 in receipts . . .

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