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Jennies start strong in home rout of Missouri Western

UCM wins 83-61

The University of Central Missouri women’s basketball team took control Saturday with a game-opening 18-0 run. The Jennies held Missouri Western scoreless for the first 14:03 and cruised to an 83-61 MIAA home victory. The Jennies used a pair... Full story

Be kind to your fine feathered pals

A column by Gerald Scott

Several species of songbirds were sharing space on and below feeders that dispense mixed seeds and  peanuts on a cold, windy day last week in my backyard. All of them appeared to be grateful for my largess. I’m sure they are, too,... Full story

Smith: Despite bad years, Chiefs and Mizzou have reasons for hope

By Kyle Smith

Football season is over for Kansas City Chiefs and Missouri Tigers fans, but people talking about their favorite teams will continue.Chiefs fans are looking forward to the NFL Draft, while Tigers fans begin to size up how they’ll stack up in... Full story

Daydreams for the new year

A column by Gerald Scott

I’ve never made an official New Year’s resolution because I can’t see any way to give the typical — or even the atypical — New Year’s resolution a positive cost-benefit ratio. Take the ever-popular resolution to... Full story

Guns help bring back memories for outdoorsmen

A column by Gerald Scott

The following trip down memory lane to visit some of the guns I have known was inspired by the passage of my Dad’s Mossberg .410 bolt action shotgun from me to my daughter. She wanted to replace her own somewhat battered .22-caliber rifle... Full story

Coping with the cold

Layers, layers and more layers key to surviving outdoors

A column by Gerald Scott

When a solid wall of black storm clouds appears on the horizon and the temperature goes into free fall on the Great Plains or the northern United States or Canada, people make their clothing choices based on two inviolate rules. One of these is... Full story

Grace gives thanks

Beagle tells us what dogs are thankful for

A column by Gerald Scott

After writing a column about being thankful for dogs, I couldn’t help but ponder what a dog might be thankful for. I share office space with a beagle, so interviewing her seemed to be a logical way to answer that question not just for me but... Full story

Giving thanks to man’s best friend

A column by Gerald Scott

There are a lot of things that I appreciate this holiday season, but I’m most thankful for dogs. Dogs are uniquely capable of stirring or quieting a variety of human emotions. Maybe that’s because dogs have had such a long time to... Full story

How to conquer those soggy deer hunting days

A column by Gerald Scott

I don’t know if every deer covert in the state is as soggy as those here in the central part, but I’m sure no Missouri deer hunter was enveloped in a dust cloud at any time during the opening weekend of the firearms season. Many hunters... Full story

Stringer: Stats pointed to Carpenter for Cy Young

By Seth Stringer

While he didn’t garner the endorsement of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Thursday, Chris Carpenter can take solace in the fact that Tim Lincecum and teammate Adam Wainwright saw him as the best pitcher in the National... Full story

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