Local nonprofit, Parks Work has received a donation of $10,000 to go towards the reconstruction of the basketball court at the Marceline Country Club South Park. The $10,000 donor has also stated that they will match all donations up to $20,000! This approved court renovation will feature a basketball court and two pickleball courts.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (11/08/22). Your work, endurance and health grow stronger this year. Steady efforts strengthen domestic support structures. Autumn illuminates personal accomplishments, before winter redirects plans with your partner. Putting your heart into efforts for victory next spring motivates summer introspection, reflection and redirection. Discover revitalizing inspiration.
COLUMBIA — By almost every account, Dennis Gates won the news conference when he was introduced as the new coach at Missouri, conveying a clear and ambitious vision for a struggling program with unbridled enthusiasm. He's also been winning on the recruiting trail, quickly improving the Tigers' talent level not only this season but beyond.
Tigers again miss win, this time on technical penalty call COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Amid a contest in which the defenses for Kentucky and Missouri flexed their muscles most of the afternoon, it was a botched punt snap that proved the difference for the Wildcats in escaping with a 21-17 victory over the Tigers on Saturday.
KANSAS CITY — Patrick Mahomes was probably having flashbacks Sunday night to his days at Texas Tech, when he would scramble around like a kid playing sandlot football while routinely throwing the ball 60-plus times in a game. The Chiefs needed all of it — every run, every throw, every yard — to rally past the Tennessee Titans.
Washington University in St. Louis is asking high school sophomores from rural communities in Missouri and southern Illinois to apply to the WashU Rural Scholars Academy, a free summer program that will strengthen academic and leadership skills, demystify the college application process and introduce students to Washington University.
The play will be presented at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m, Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. All seats are $10. Material is appropriate for middle-school and older.
The countdown is on for the 18th annual North Central Missouri College (NCMC) Foundation sponsored High School Holiday Hoops, and the schedule will be announced soon! The 2022 edition of Holiday Hoops will tip off at the Ketcham Community Center on the North Central Missouri College Campus in Trenton, with a total of 80 teams representing 44 Missouri high schools and Waukee Northwest in Iowa.
Banks and government offices will be closed on Friday, Nov. 11, and the post office won’t deliver mail. Most schools will be open, but several have special events scheduled. As much as I would like to assume everyone will immediately recognize that date as Veterans Day, I know that’s probably not the case, and that concerns me.