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Water, Water Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink
HERMANN, Mo.—The title was appropriated from the 1798 poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge as Hermann waited for a clean test of the city water from the MO DNR. A citywide boil water order remained in effect this week after a single residential tap tested positive for E….
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Do You Remember When
100 years ago – First week of SeptemberEducation & Schools: Hermann schools opened a week earlier than usual under new superintendent C. I. Raglin, enrolling 182 elementary students and 83 high school students, roughly 40 percent of whom were non-residents. High school festivities included a freshman initiation parade and plans for interclass baseball. Meanwhile, Gasconade…
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The Art of the Pivot: Ashlyn Hughes Shares Her Playbook for Landing College Athletic Scholarships
COLUMBIA, Mo. — For many high school athletes, the prospect of securing a college athletic scholarship feels like an exclusive club reserved only for elite state champions and future professional prospects.