Michelle Brooks

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‘Hacking’ owls is a hoot

Four times, Jeanne Sinquefield held the Teddy Bear-sized barn owl, looking into its “cutest face” before letting it go inside her Bloody Island barn in rural Osage County.

Tours focus on history, significance of cemeteries

A noticeable difference could be seen on students’ faces after a 90-minute tour at Riverview Cemetery.

Hunting stories are biggest trophy for these hunters

The World’s Worst Hunters Club has a fun time telling stories of their heroic expeditions in the hunting field — and the often unheroic results.

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Yard of the month friendly for people, birds

Feeders and foliage have made the Huhmans’ Jefferson City home on Scenic Drive a bird’s sanctuary.

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School garden produces spinach party

Lining the shaded schoolyard wall Thursday, kindergarteners at Callaway Hills Elementary School were sampling spinach and lettuce leaves they have grown themselves.

Old Town board considers marketing program

The Old Town Revitalization Company approved its 2012-13 budget.

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Major and wife ready to move on

With promotion comes the opportunity to return to the pulpit, something Maj. K. Kendall Mathews is eager to do.

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Local Salvation Army benefits from donations big, small

Windy Sprague chooses to shop where she lives, to know the money she spends goes back into her community.

Commission approves demolition of house

Site eyed for Helias athletic complex

A severely fire damaged home on Swifts Highway was recently released for demolition by Jefferson City’s Historic Preservation Commission.

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Senior headed for big city

Growing up in Jefferson City, Brian Oxenhandler knew he would attend a college far away.

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