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As I sit looking out the front door watching the snow/sleet mixture falling from the sky, I am contemplating what insect to write about. Nothing comes to mind when I spot a small flock of geese off in the distance.
The North Andrew Cardinals lost five of their first seven games, concluding the stretch with a 29-point loss to Bishop LeBlond. Since that loss, first-year head coach Audrey Elifrits and the Cardinals have won four of five and three-straight ahead of this week’s Stanberry Tournament.“During the LeBlond tournament we were without some upperclassmen, and I was really happy with how well everyone handled it,” said Elifrits.
The North Andrew Cardinals, 7-6, have rebounded from a slow start with wins in three of their last four games. The Cardinals won both of their conference games last week and now look forward to the Stanberry Tournament this week.“We are excited about the Stanberry Tournament,” North Andrew coach Wade Bryson said.
When it comes to hometown, Bruce Lundy is as much a hometown boy as they come. Although born in St.
Curtis Taylor has lived in Savannah all 83 years of his life.It is his home.It is where he was born into a family that would yield 13 children.His mother was a homemaker and his dad worked in construction.His family grew a big garden that he and his siblings would help take care of.Savannah is where he went to school."I remember my brother and I hiding in a closet on our first day of kindergarten," recalled Curtis.He and his older brother ran track in their high school years.After high school, he started work with an auctioneer for a $1 an hour."I learned a lot from them about animals," said Taylor.Six years later, Taylor went to work for the Missouri Department of Transportation where he made his career.For 34 years, Taylor maintained roads. For 22 of those years, he was the highway maintenance supervisor for Savannah.When asked how Savannah has changed for him, Taylor brought up people were more sociable in an old-fashioned way."Growing up back then you knew everybody," said Taylor.
Back in November, Phil Rogers, the Andrew County Collector, was getting worried.It seems people were not paying the real and personal property taxes like they did in 2023."We were down by about a million dollars," said Rogers.Rogers said this concern went on through the first half of December, too."I realize a lot of folks are stretching dollars to buy groceries and gas," he said.Then things started to pick up as more and more people paid before the Dec. 31 deadline.
On Jan. 13, Governor Mike Parson announced that Director Paula F.
As his first official act in office, Governor Mike Kehoe took decisive action to prioritize public safety by signing six executive orders on Jan. 13 and officially launching his comprehensive Safer Missouri public safety initiative.Developed in close collaboration with law enforcement partners and representatives across all levels of law enforcement within the state, the Safer Missouri plan sets the stage for immediate and impactful action.