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5 years ago • To the person or persons who vandalized the home of Seneca Mayor Mark Bennett last week: watch out. A reward of $500 is being offered by the City of Seneca for information leading to your arrest and conviction. • Free prevention health screenings are the major attraction of the Fall Health…
5 years ago • Seneca’s public library is still on course to close Nov. 3, but it’s not due to a lack of support from the community. The Seneca area, along with library supporters, have collected more than 100 signatures on petitions throughout Seneca from area residents who went to see the library remain open.…
5 years ago • Mary Ann Anderson is tired of Seneca looking so “ghetto.” Anderson voiced her opinion about the look of Seneca at the Seneca City Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 24. “I love this town but we are ghetto now,” said Anderson. “The houses look terrible, grass needs cut, and it just breaks…
5 years ago • Seneca High School will celebrate its football Homecoming on Friday, Sept. 21. This year’s theme is “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now.” Coronation of the homecoming queen will be before the Seneca-McDonald County football game at 6:30 p.m., with the game following at 7 p.m. • Rex Heap, an engineer for Shaffer-Kline,…
5 years ago • The West Nile Virus has hit Texas really hard, causing servile deaths and numerous people to become ill. “There have been a few cases in Missouri this year, but not any in Newton County so far,” said Rene Bohns, registered nurse at the Newton County Health Department. “Missouri hasn’t seen the…