Helias graduates told to ‘make each day count’
Pat Seifert ended her 40-year tenure with Helias Catholic High School with humor and encouragement, telling Sunday's graduates to continue to strongly believe …
Pat Seifert ended her 40-year tenure with Helias Catholic High School with humor and encouragement, telling Sunday's graduates to continue to strongly believe …
Prior to this school year, Blair Oaks High School faculty and staff were concerned about the Class of 2022.
We're excited Missourians will soon be able to view a special mural and quilt created in honor of our state's bicentennial.
Missouri will have a bloated budget in the next fiscal year, thanks to the federal government's response to the waning pandemic.
In the past, we've urged motorcyclists to follow the rules of the road to stay safe.
As Jefferson City High School graduated 293 seniors Sunday, Superintendent Larry Linthacum said the one word that describes the graduates is "resilient."
A 2012 Lighthouse Preparatory Academy graduate returned to the school a decade later to tell the new crop of graduates to embrace failure as a way to succeed.
For most people, it would be a pivotal decision in life: study computer science at one of the nation's most prestigious universities or pursue a passion for ac…
Supporters of legal marijuana and backers of election changes brought large truckloads of petitions to the Missouri Secretary of State's office Sunday. Both sa…
Cory Hoos started cooking in his Jefferson City home at a young age. As a teenager, he cooked at local fast-food restaurants before graduating from chef school…
What started as a small event among a handful of porches along Jefferson City's Capitol Avenue in 2018 has become a broader community event that's eagerly anti…
Several dozen people gathered Sunday at Hawthorn Memorial Gardens to dedicate a memorial in honor of Wilburn Rowden, a 99-year-old World War II veteran.
Inside Jefferson City's First United Methodist Church on Sunday, Pat Kuntze was teaching Zulaikha Nawabi the finer points of crocheting plastic bags into mats …
Philanthropist Jeanne Sinquefield posed a question to a group of Scouts camping on her property in Folk: Would any of them be interested in creating an oversiz…
Inflation ballooned 8.5 percent in March compared to a year ago, the largest increase since December 1981 and the fifth straight monthly surge.
A few dozen members of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) chanted and sang praises Sunday while walking in the church's annual donkey parade.
When it comes to slaps, Will Smith has nothing on Fulton's Frank Holland.
An American is sexually assaulted about every 68 seconds. About one in six American women has been the victim of an rape or an attempted rape in her lifetime.
We're ready for the return of the roaring '20s.
About 220 people, including eight World War II veterans, attended a Sunday event held by Operation Bugle Boy to thank its volunteers and donors.
This past weekend's Missouri March Madness State Championship brought some 800 gymnastics competitors -- and 3,000 people in total -- to The Linc Wellness Cent…
From a young age, Clifford Olsen has blended public service, politics and patriotism.
At the Oasis United Church of Christ, Broadway productions are helping to connect people with God.
Immanuel Lutheran Church and School in Honey Creek held its annual spring barbecue Sunday, continuing a tradition that's been around for the better part of a c…
Dear Editor: By not increasing your supply of voters or customers, you'll end up a loser.
Twenty-seven years ago, Betty Hagenhoff saw a job opening for a business manager/accountant at Missouri River Regional Library.
After House band The Missionaries kicked off Sunday's blues jam at The Mission, the next band started to form with discussions on and off stage.
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Local author Michelle Brooks' new book, "Lost Jefferson City," is an ode to the forgotten people and places in the city, including neighborhoods, communities a…
It was 1973. Ron Jordan had been a member of the Jefferson City Host Lions club for a decade. As the incoming president of the local club, he was attending the…
A pair of Valentine's Day-themed fundraisers during the weekend helped raise money for new uniforms for the Royal Tigerettes Dance Team.
Back in grade school, Josh Hamler's famous guitarist/singer uncle tried to teach him to play guitar. It didn't take.
While some area chili dinners are being canceled, the Brazito-Honey Creek Lions Club held its annual chili and chicken noodle soup dinner, but with the same fo…
To some, a school cooking club may seem about as valuable as an underwater basket-weaving class.
Dear Editor: It seems the hits to the false narratives just keep coming.
Trust in government has been declining since the administration of President Lyndon Johnson.
For Anton Grothoff, cooking is the ideal outlet for his creativity. As the chef at High Rise Bakery, he leaves the baked goods to others while he oversees an e…
The Rev. Cassandra Gould updated a Martin Luther King Jr. speech for the current generation, saying it's up to churches to lead the way in dark times.
What if we told you that you could stream some 6,000 movies/videos from the comfort of your home with no monthly fee?
We recently published a story about a conundrum with the omicron variant: Do you stay home or work sick?
Dear Editor: The recent graffiti of white supremacist propaganda in our town shook me.
Georgia Ehrhardt, a junior at Russellville High School, delivered two speeches on the U.S. Constitution in front of a couple dozen people Sunday at the America…
Dear Editor: The mainstream media describes the Republican Party as killing democracy, yet we stand for the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Dear Editor: I read with great interest "Press Box: Flipping the page -- here's hoping for 2022." I wish to make two points.
Ben Miller isn't exactly your classically trained actor.
For some, the holidays aren't always happy days. Many people grieve over the loss of loved ones, face social isolation, COVID-19 fears or have unrealistically …
Cole County's public employees donated hundreds of toys that filled two ambulances to the local Toys for Tots program during a Sunday ceremony outside the Cole…
For artist Lina Forrester, bunnies aren't just for Easter.
Dear Editor: Three weeks ago, I wrote an "opinion letter" to the News Tribune.
For the few area high school students who participate in Operation Leaf Relief each year, the event is about much more than raking leaves.