First please note that Thursday’s girls game at South Callaway will be varsity only.  Game time remains at 6 p.m.

We’ve had numerous cancellations on our 9th grade schedules due to other schools not having enough kids to field three teams.

At the same time, we have a lot of freshmen boys and girls playing basketball this year, most of which will not get a chance to compete at the JV level.

Therefore, the 9th grade schedules have been completely “re-worked” in an effort to find more games for both our girls and boys.

Photo by Kyle Quick

Union, Mo. – Monday morning at approximately 10:30 a.m., students at Union High School were evacuated after school officials discovered graffiti and vandalism that indicated a possible threat towards the students and faculty.

Union School District Superintendent Steve Bryant told Quick News, “The graffiti and vandalism is what tipped us off.  We have a good protocol in place that we follow when these types of things happen.  We always try to err on the side of safety, at the same we look at how credible the possible threat might be.”

Photo by Kyle Quick
Union Firefighters make entry from the southwest entrance into McDonalds.

Updated: 12:56 p.m. - Complete story

Union, Mo. – Monday morning’s fire inside of McDonalds located at the intersection of Highway 50 and Highway 47 in Union could have easily been much worse if not for Union Firefighters' quick response.

Pictured: Boeuf Lutheran Junior Bell Choir

New Havne, Mo. - The 25th Annual Candlelight Christmas House Tour began and ended with live musical entertainment.  The New Haven Community Singers, under the direction of Sandy Engelbrecht and Leigh Tenkku and accompanied by Elaine Pehle kicked off the 2012 Christmas House tour with a performance at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ.

Santa is “making a list and checking it twice” to make sure he sees lots of boys and girls at the Walt Theatre on December 8, 2012.   The doors open at 12:30 p.m.

The film “An Elf’s Story” will be shown at 1:00 p.m.  Santa will visit with all the children after the film.  Free photographs will be taken of the children by Tony Carosella

For the past five years the New Haven Preservation Society has sponsored this time-honored tradition of “Santa at the Walt” in Downtown New Haven.

Montgomery County, Mo. – Saturday night’s third place game kept fans on the edge of their seats for 32 minutes of heart pounding action.  Fans saw New Haven and Clopton tied seven different times and five lead changes, four coming in the final six minutes of regulation.  The game ended up being decided in the final 18 seconds.

Rick Majerus
Courtesy: Saint Louis Athletics
Release: 12/01/2012

ST. LOUIS - Saint Louis University mourns the loss of former head men's basketball coach Rick Majerus, who passed away Saturday, Dec. 1.

"On behalf of the entire Saint Louis University community, I wish to extend our deepest sympathies and our prayers to Rick's family and friends during this very difficult time," said University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J.

New Haven, Mo. - The New Haven Police Department will be participating in the 2012 Holiday DWI Enforcement Campaign to stop people from driving impaired during this Holiday season.

Enforcement efforts will be increased December 10-16 and will focus on reducing deaths and serious injuries caused by impaired drivers.

Friday night New Haven outlasted Clopton to win consolation in the Montgomery County Tournament and Saturday morning the junior varsity followed up with a win over North Callaway for consolation in the Hermann JV Girls Tournament.

Montgomery County, Mo - Rachel Steinhoff led all scores with 17 points and was perfect from the free-throw line hitting seven out of seven helping the Lady Shamrocks to a 39-29 win over Clopton.

Allen Lueker, 72, of Union, passed away Fri., Nov. 30, 2012.

Mr. Lueker is survived by his wife, Betty Lueker, nee Dreinhoefer.

By Kyle Quick

If you remember in 2008, Sergeant William Biggs and Officer Thomas Ballman were both shot and killed when a suspect opened fire at a Kirkwood City Council Meeting.  Not only did the Kirkwood Police Department lose a 20-year veteran, Bill Biggs, his family lost a husband and dad. 

This deer, photographed by a Conservation Officer, Brian Humphrey, shows the classic signs of hemorrhagic disease. The symptoms include bulging eyes, foaming mouth, swollen lymph nodes and sloughing of hair on her back.  Photo courtesy of South Dakota GF&P/Yankton Press

JEFFERSON CITY– Conservation officials say they don’t plan immediate measures to compensate for deer losses to hemorrhagic diseases, but they will look carefully at harvest information, reports of sick deer and hunter surveys when considering future hunting regulations.