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What’s the Good Word?

There was a guy in our neighborhood who instead of saying “Hi, how are you?” would ask, “What’s the good word?” I thought that was kind of weird when I…

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Pullyard Receives Investigative Journalism Award at Press Convention

COLUMBIA – A story on Chronic Wasting Disease earned the editor of the Moberly Monitor-Index and The Lake Gazette a first-place award in investigative reporting Saturday at the 160th annual Missouri Press Association convention. Megan Pullyard, editor of the Monitor-Index and the Monroe City Lake Gazette accepted the award that according to the contest judges,…

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Monroe City FCA leads ‘See You at the Pole’ gathering

Photo provided by The Monroe City School District. MONROE CITY, Mo. — Monroe City’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter led a See You at the Pole prayer gathering Wednesday morning at the flagpole in front of Monroe City High School.The 7:30 a.m. event on Sept. 23 was open to students, staff, families and community members.…

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Black & Gold Band takes third at Carrollton Band Day

CARROLLTON, Mo. — The Monroe City Black & Gold Band brought home hardware from one of Missouri’s largest marching events Saturday, placing third out of 10 bands in the Class 2A parade at the 56th Carrollton Band Day. The Panthers marched on the streets of Carrollton among dozens of schools from across the state. The…

Opinion

What’s the Good Word?

There was a guy in our neighborhood who instead of saying “Hi, how are you?” would ask, “What’s the good word?” I thought that was kind of weird when I was a kid.