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Rustic Roots is the new resale-retail store in Bowling Green
By Stan Schwartz Jan and Ronnie Calvin came looking for a corral panel for their farm and ended up buying the resale store. They recently opened Rustic Roots along Bus. Hwy. 54. The officially took ownership early this year, but didn’t open their doors until March 21. There was a lot of work to be…
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Pike and Lincoln counties shared dark times before, during and after the Civil War
By Stan Schwartz It was a time in Missouri’s history when people were openly bought and sold as slaves. Pike and Lincoln counties ranked seventh and 14th respectively in the number of slaves owned by white Missourians. Even though Missouri’s politicians never voted to secede from the Union, it was considered a slave state. Noted…
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Bobcats overpower Wildcats in home game
By Stan Schwartz It was a wild night as the Bobcats battled the Montgomery County Wildcats. Montgomery County won the toss and deferred to the second half. Bowling Green’s offense was brought up short on their first possession. The Wildcats, on the other hand, made short work of the Bobcat defense with a long pass…