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Written by newseditor
Sunday, February 07 2010
FRANKLIN COUNTY - A Bourbon woman was killed early Sunday morning after she drove the wrong way on Interstate 44 and hit a tractor-trailer rig head-on, reports the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the Highway Patrol, Christen Parmley, 22, of Bourbon was driving a 1998 Chevrolet Monte Carlo eastbound in the westbound lane at mile marker 250.4 at 1:51 a.m Sunday when she was hit head-on by a 2006 Freightliner driven by Dorinel Dorosan, 47, of Belleville, Ill. The Highway Patrol reported that Parmley was driving the wrong way on a stretch of highway five miles west of Pacific. Parmley was allegedly not wearing a seat belt. The driver of the truck was not injured. Parmley was transported to the St. Louis County morgue by Russell Funeral Home.
Last Updated ( Monday, February 08 2010 )
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Written by Will Sites
Saturday, February 06 2010
RENO, Nev. – Much to my surprise a lot of folks in the Sullivan area love to ski and snowboard. Whether it’s a short trip down I-44 to Eureka’s Hidden Valley or a major trek out West, there are plenty of places to find the right powder, trails and runs to satisfy all desires and skill levels. And when many Show-Me-Staters head for the hills, they head to Colorado. But why? Although I’m certainly not a ski expert - my attempts at snowboarding are as legendary as they are laughable – I do know something about the West. Having lived and traveled extensively in some of the best ski areas in Idaho, Utah and northern Nevada/California, these states offer what many professionals call world-class skiing beyond compare. Squaw Valley (Lake Tahoe, Calif.) and Park City (Utah) are former Olympic sites, each offering unsurpassable powder, scenery, and recessionary deals hard to find in Colorado. But for now, let’s go a little
Last Updated ( Saturday, February 06 2010 )
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Written by Jaime Baranyai
Friday, February 05 2010
SULLIVAN -- Looks like Mr. Groundhog was right when he predicted six more weeks of winter earlier this week. Snow began falling on Sullivan Thursday night, and continued through Friday morning and afternoon, causing schools to close early and wreaking havok on the roads. The Sullivan School District dismissed classes before noon on Friday due to the....
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