DOHA, Qatar (AP) — American success in the men's World Cup remains a dream. The U.S. team looked better this year, but the results were the same as in 2010 and 2014. The Americans were eliminated in the round of 16 following a 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands on Saturday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — With a rare fumble by Travis Kelce, a missed field-goal try by Harrison Butker and a woeful inability to pressure the quarterback on Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs squandered a chance to control the AFC playoff race down the stretch.
MENDON — A county high school basketball squad late last week continued its expected strong start to the 2022-23 season after a 20-wins campaign a year ago. Meadville’s Lady Eagles, whose new coach Steve Carvajal happened to bring with him two high school age daughters who are standout players, again exhibited their new coach’s high-octane style and balanced weaponry last Saturday, swamping second- seeded Higbee 89-25 in the championship game of the Northwestern Invitational tournament.
COLUMBIA – The University of Missouri football Tigers will play Wake Forest in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, at Tampa, Florida.
The schedule for the 18th annual NCMC Foundation Sponsored High School Holiday Hoops is set and games tip-off on December 17th. The 10-day event will have 48 basketball games all played in the Ketcham Community Center on the NCMC campus highlighting the very best high school basketball north Missouri has to offer. Again, this year fans will be able to purchase an individual event pass for $40 a value of $60, which includes a program book and event t-shirt (sizes limited). Passes can be purchased at the NCMC Foundation & Alumni Association Office located in the Frey Administration Building until December 20th. Daily admission for adults is $5, students and senior citizens over the age of 65 are $3. The complete schedule for the 10 day event can be found at www.ncmissouri. edu/foundation/holiday-hoops/.
As legislative pre-filing opened on Dec. 1, Senator Elaine Gannon again filed legislation to extend postpartum coverage to new moms on Medicaid for one year. Despite broad support in the legislature, a similar proposal sponsored by Gannon hit roadblocks in the final weeks of the 2022 legislative session.
The recent chilly weather and early hard freeze has been a reminder that winter will soon be upon us. Now is the time to prepare for winter before the snow is 2 feet deep and the temperature is –10 degrees! Everywhere you turn there are predictions that fuel used for heating homes will be much more expensive this year than last. Increases as much as 200% are forecast. This can have a significant effect on the household budget. One way to help reduce these costs is to winterize your home.
On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its intent to extend the REAL ID full enforcement date by 24 months, from May 3, 2023 to May 7, 2025. Under the new regulations published to execute this change, states will now have additional time to ensure their residents have driver’s licenses and identification cards that meet the security standards established by the REAL ID Act.
The COVID-19 pandemic made for some “hard candy Christmases.” Still sweet, Christmas in confinement was nevertheless hard and disappointing. Christmas 2022 will likely be one of adjustment as families try to restore traditions after several years of disrupted celebrations, says Jeremiah Terrell, University of Missouri Extension human development specialist.
Ongoing • Linn County Historical Society Tillman House Museum open to the public. Saturdays.