Layne Stracener

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Recent stories by Layne Stracener

Jefferson City woman embraces job’s ability to help people Pat Thomas loves that no two days are the same.As chief of staff for Sen. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, she spends much of her time sitting in on meetings, previewing and drafting legislation and call... January 9, 2023

Runge offers volunteer opportunity to garden, practice archery, teach children Judith Deel smiled, her eyes lighting up as children screamed and jumped up and down with excitement because they found a spider in a pile of leaves at Runge Nature Center."I mean, how endearing ... January 9, 2023

‘Christmas Wish’ offered glimpse into changed lives During the days leading to Christmas, we have enjoyed telling stories about how your generous charitable contributions are enriching the lives of people in our community.We met Jennifer Jones, who, af... December 25, 2022

Little Santa has big dreams <iframe class="castos-iframe-player" src=https://60ccd49376f759-56068567.castos.com/player/1342941 frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="1... December 22, 2022

Christmas Wish series highlights community goodness During the next week, the News Tribune's annual "A Christmas Wish" series will showcase community members whose lives have been enriched by the work of six United Way of Central Missouri... December 18, 2022

Ceremony to begin Jefferson City's Living Windows this year For the first time, Living Windows will have an opening ceremony to get people into the Christmas spirit before downtown Jefferson City storefronts come alive."We thought we'd add something t... November 20, 2022

Holiday Porchfest comes to Jefferson City Porchfest is coming back to Jefferson City sooner than expected -- but with a holiday twist.Porchfestmas, a smaller, condensed version of the main Porchfest JCMO festival, is scheduled for 4-7 p.m. De... November 17, 2022

Winegar celebrates 30 years as StoneBridge resident When Anthony Winegar moved to an assisted living community, he was only 31."I was quite a bit younger than a lot of the residents here," he said.Living with cerebral palsy his whole life, Wi... November 14, 2022

Cole County sees 53% voter turnout More than 50 percent of Cole County's registered voters went to the polls Tuesday.The unofficial figures from the Cole County Clerk's Office note 28,788 ballots were cast out of 54,237 registe... November 8, 2022

Concert raises $5,000 for Council for Drug Free Youth Redemption Inside the Walls raised $5,000 at this year's concert to benefit Council for Drug Free Youth.The Redemption Inside the Walls committee recently presented a check to the local nonprofit ... November 2, 2022