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Subdivision hopes for improvement

Driving down U.S. Highway 169 in south Smithville brings quite a bit of joy to one group of residents.

Those living in southeast Smithville’s Forest Oaks subdivision see pleasant morning showers and greener lawns when they look at the new water tower’s progress.

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Programs for all ages

Tommy Jeffries, 3, likes elephants. And don’t let his age fool you — he understands the elephant’s anatomy well.

“They don’t have noses,” he said. “They have trunks!”

Tanno's last tango

As a young girl growing up in Bowling Green, Ken., Jamie Tanno wasn’t unlike many kids in the Bluegrass State. She had basketball on the brain.

Warriors' Perdue seeking fantastic fourth

Just because she’s been down this road before doesn’t make it any easier for Emily Perdue.

Montessori Academy expands

Combine one woman’s career change and one business’ expansion.

ACT scores up in district

Smithville High School’s class of 2008 earned a new bragging right: It performed better on the ACT than most other recent classes.

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