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Democrats flip 16 Missouri House seats, ending Republican super majority

By Rudi Kellermissouriindependent.comThe blue wave reached the steps of the Missouri Governor’s Mansion Tuesday when Democrats won the state House seat representing downtown Jefferson City on their way to flipping 16 seats from Republicans across the state.Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe’s official residence will be represented by Suzanne Luther, a former member of the Jefferson City…

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Mayor collects items for Bowling Green’s time capsule

Audrey Jones, with the Pike County Genealogy Society, hands Bowling Green Mayor Tom Thompson items the society has collected showing the town’s past. Photo by Stan Schwartz By Stan SchwartzMayor Tom Thompson showed up to the green space across from the southwest corner of the town square Saturday afternoon prepared to accept items for a…

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Bobcats fall to Palmyra in semi-final game

Bobcats face heartbreaking loss to Palmyra to close out their seasonBy Stan SchwartzIt was definitely not the outcome the Bobcats were hoping for when they traveled to Palmyra to get some payback for the loss they endured early in their regular season.The first time the two teams met, Palmyra defeated Bowling Green on their home…

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