2012

The Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year by eliminating the Boston Celtics, 101-88, in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday. The Heat will play the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA’s Western Conference champions, in the 2012 NBA Finals, starting Tuesday night in Oklahoma City.

Tke Knob Noster Fair goes through June 9, and each day is full of activities.  Last night, (June 7), the Knob Noster Fair really got into full swing with the Grand Parade that stretched down the main drag, with more floats, classic cars, motorcycles and political candidates than in recent years...

The 2012 Pettis County Relay For Life is set to take place this Friday on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. In this event, teams are formed and they raise funds through pledges and other fund raising events leading up to the relay.  On Saturday night starting at 6, walkers will take turns going around the track for 12 hours.

Thousands of spectators arrived at Whiteman Air Force Base for the annual Wings Over Whiteman Air Show over the weekend.  Despite the windy conditions, aviation fans were treated to a great spectacle of various planes, including the popular B-2.

It’s graduation weekend at Smith Cotton and other schools in the area this weekend.  It has been 13 years since grads were given the advice of wearing sunscreen in the song “Everybody’s Free To Wear Sunscreen.”

Over Mother’s Day weekend, I had the chance to stop and visit my mom in Knob Noster and then head to Warrensburg.  I decided after taking mom out, I thought I’d drive by Whiteman Villages and by the fenceline of Whiteman Air Force Base.  I thought this would be a good time to remind you that Wings over Whiteman 2012 is coming!

Super Moon 2012, which occurred Saturday night, was not a sight to be missed, even if you were too busy drinking your Cinco de Mayo margaritas. This natural phenomenon is the one time a year when the moon is closer to the earth than ever, making it appear 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger. It also makes us stare off into space and go, “Whoah!?”