The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a reported house fire July 1 at approximately 9:30 p.m. at 21500 Ponderosa Rd. N., approximately four miles west of Sturgeon on the west side of Highway 63.

The fire...

Fiscal issues shared the spotlight with the law during the Aug. 18 meeting of the Centralia Board of Aldermen.

The legal discussion centered on the property at 105 N. Allen St.

A tad more than five years after it's initial near collapse, the building at 105 N. Allen St. in Centralia is almost in the wrecking ballÕs cross hairs.

After the Centralia Board of Aldermen's Public Safety...

Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education put out their 2008 Annual Performance Reports, and all three area school districts found themselves meeting mostof the benchmarks but failing...

Centralia residents recently experienced one of the downsides of life in Anchor City.

The rains before and during July 25 exceeded six inches in a 24-hour period. The deluge reminded various Centralians of a couple facts...

A temporary quartet of Centralia aldermen found themselves facing a near full house for their July 21 meeting.

Between members of Centralia Boy Scout Troop 90, golf cart fans and members of the newly minted Emergency Medical...

More than 50 people gathered at the northeast corner of Centralia's Bicentennial Park the morning of July 15 for a ground-breaking event.

The hopes, dreams and drive of one man culminated around 12 gold-painted...

Streets, water plants and a panel to study the city's emergency medical service situation were among the hot topics in Centralia City Hall the evening of July 7.

A Centralia man has been named in a fraud investigation involving three counties.

Mark McGuire, 51, of Centralia, has been named in an investigation initiated by the Centralia Police Department regarding the...

Blue, definitely, if there was a color to define the June 15 meeting of Centralia's board of aldermen, it would have been navy blue, the color of t-shirts worn by the approximately 10 Boone County Fire Protection District volunteers who showed up at the meeting along with department...

Emergency medical service and old cars were the star attractions of the June meeting of the Centralia Board of Aldermen's General Government and Public Safety committee meeting.

Members of Centralia's volunteer fire department...

Despite 1.3 inches of rain, Centralia's annual Anchor Festival was still a big treat for the estimated 1,500 people from across mid-Missouri who hiked the streets for the city-wide garage sale and packed the city square for the rides, food and entertainment.

Grades, cell phones and retirement were on the Sturgeon R-V school board’s agenda the night of Aug. 14.

R-V superintendent Stan Ingraham’s last item in his superintendent’s report was probably the topic that...

The Mid-Missouri Major Case Squad has concluded its efforts in investigating the weekend death of a Centralia woman, and the Centralia Police Department is completing the final report.

Amy Burgher-Hopkins, 43,...

"Time is not yet critical," seemed to be one of the conclusions drawn from a pair of meetings held last week by the board of the Boone County Fire Protection District.

The board reviewed a pair of items. The salary...

The Centralia Recreation Center, baseball and finance were among the topics discussed during the July 15 meeting of the Centralia Park Board.

The board met after the groundbreaking ceremony at Bicentennial Park...

Clark city council members were unanimous in their desire to rebuild following a pair of incidents that saw the City Hall burned and a new monument to favorite son Gen. Omar Bradley damaged by vandals.

Only in Clark, normally a peaceful place, would two acts constitute a crime wave.

Within four days the city's monument to the town's favorite son, famous World War II general Omar Bradley, had been manually...

Centralia city residents have not been paying their "fair share" of ambulance costs according to at least one member of the Boone County Fire Protection District.

The minutes of the May 21 board meeting report...

Crossfire girls age 16U softball team won all four games of the 2008 Show-Me-State Games in the competitive division, and defeated Diamond Thieves from St. Joseph by a 4-3 score in the championship game to win the gold medal.

The...

A group of Centralia-based cyclists recently made their mark on the Show-Me State Games.

Steve Cutforth, Jerry Parmeley and Eric Pooler all rode in the SMSG's cycling event.

Cutforth and Pooler earned...

Drivers will honor a fallen fan at this weekend's demolition derby at the Centralia Fairgrounds.

Denise and Frank Barnes have been fixtures at area demolition derbies for a long time.

Coach Becky Christ is breeding enthusiasm.

Centralia High School's new girls' volleyball coach and social studies teacher got to meet several of her future players and students last week during a week-long...

July 12 was a day of nervousness for swimmers of all ages who were participating in the conference championship held in Eldon. For the Centralia Hurricanes it was the day they had been practicing and training for all summer. With the previous week's practices focusing...

For most summer is a time for hot weather, sun tans and ice cold drinks.  For over 90 kids, though, its a time for swim suits, water and lots of practice.  With coach Brandy Bryson pushing them to strive, the Centralia Hurricane swim team is sprinting their...

The Centralia Hurricanes swim team has dove into another season of competitive swimming. June 6, Centralia Hurricanes vs Fayette and Mexico

Event 3-Mixed 100 Free Relay 8 & Under-first place, 17.47SF, Centralia...