What a nice change. Subaru, a pioneer in crossover SUVs, has enlarged its small Forester SUV, given it a better suspension, furnished even the base model with all you probably need and cut the starting price $1,200. Test Drive
Without volunteers, it just wouldn't get done. That was the thought behind an appreciation dinner held Thursday evening for Aultsville Theatre's crew when its board of directors hosted a little thank-you soiree in the student lounge.
The new 2009 Toyota Corolla is the most sensible car I've ever driven. From stem to stern, the fuel-efficient compact sedan contains all the whimsy and fun of a prescription for antacid.
WICHITA, Kan. †Chase Keyser of Galena won the Class 3A boys high jump to headline area performances Friday at the KSHSAA state track meet at Cessna Stadium.Keyser, a junior, cleared 6 feet, 6 inches to secure the state title. Taylor Buck of Medicine Lodge also cleared 6-6, but Keyser won the event based on fewer misses.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. †Kylie Jones was in a hurry to get out of Dwight T. Reed Stadium on Friday. The Webb City junior had just received her second-place state medal in the Class 3 discus throw and was overcome by emotion. However, the tears flowing down her face were not those of joy. “I came out and did my best but I know I could have done better,” said Jones, who was making her second
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. †Joplin’s John Lazenby and Thomas Jefferson’s doubles team of Will Humphreys-Joe Newman advanced to today’s semifinal round of the MSHSAA Tennis Championships on Friday at Cooper Tennis Center.Lazenby, a junior, knocked off district champions in the first two rounds of the Class 2 singles bracket. He edged Matt Waite of Kirkwood 7-5, 7-5 in the first round and Andrew Ellis of
Four Southwest City women were injured in a three-vehicle crash at 9:53 a.m. Friday on Highway 86, two miles south of Wheaton in Barry County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.