June 2022

Meadville’s Highly-Successful Nier Leaves Cage Coaching Ranks

MEADVILLE — After a very successful 7-years stretch – mostly on the boys’ side – as a basketball head coach at Meadville High School, including the Eagles’ capture of the Class 1 boys’ state title in his first season after inheriting a loaded, veteran team from Chillicothe-bound Darren Smith in 2015, Drew Nier is leaving the sidelines and the Linn County school to become principal of Carrollton High School next school year.

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Tressia Snyder

Tressia Snyder, 85, of Brookfield, died May 30, 2022 at University Hospital, Columbia. Tressia was born July 30, 1936 to Walter and Lily (Haynes) Ashenfelter. On December 9, 1956, she married Ronald Lamar Snyder.

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State-Record Walleye Caught

Morrisville angler Tim Stillings was trotlining for catfish in the Sac River last month when he pulled in a 7-pounds, 8-ounces walleye on May 16. Missouri Department of Conservation staff with a certified scale verified the record fish’s weight, which replaced a previous record of 6 pounds, 14 ounces, set in 2018.

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