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Fishing gear tallying $4,260 ripped off from boat parked in Hillsboro-area driveway

Posted February 22, 2012 at 6:54 pm

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about the theft of fishing equipment and other items from a boat parked at a home in the 5600 block of Jeanmarie Drive in the Hillsboro area.

The theft took place between 2 p.m. Feb. 12 and 6:50 a.m. Feb. 13, the Sheriff’s Office reported.

Among the stolen items were two clear Plano tackle boxes, one filled with jerk bait and the other with jigs; three dark green Falcon casting rods; three silver Calcutta rods and reels; two red and black Bass Pro XP life jackets; a black and gray Lowrance fish finder; a stainless steel Trophy four-blade propeller; and three black face masks, the report said.

In all,

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    $3,500 construction trailer swiped in Eureka

    Posted February 20, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about the theft of a construction trailer from a vacant gravel lot across from 5400 Mirasol Manor Way in Eureka.

    Between 6 p.m. Feb. 4 and 5 p.m. Feb.

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    Hillsboro pair indicted on federal meth charges

    Posted February 16, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    Joshua J. Boker and Becky J. Cozort, both of Hillsboro, have been indicted on federal methamphetamine conspiracy charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reports.

    Boker, 34, and Cozort, 32, each were indicted for conspiracy to possess pseudoephedrine with

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    Body found in truck bed in Victoria

    Posted February 16, 2012 at 6:15 pm

    A man’s body, wrapped in a carpet pad and tarp, was discovered Wednesday (Feb.15) in the bed of a truck that matched the description of one belonging to a 32-year-old Hillsboro man reported

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    Lancers use tight defense to roll past Valle

    Posted February 18, 2012 at 1:00 am

    The St. Pius girls basketball team applied a tight zone press and generated 18 steals and numerous other turnovers to beat Valle of Ste. Genevieve 49-27 on Thursday (Feb. 16) at St. Pius. The win stopped

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    Northwest holds off Jaguar rally for fifth win

    Posted February 9, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    Senior forward Christian Lamborn poured in 18 points and senior guard Zach McKenney added a career-high 16 points to lead the Northwest Lions to a 61-50 victory over Seckman on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at

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    Late run powers Hawks past Windsor

    Posted February 4, 2012 at 10:38 pm

    Hillsboro scored eight unanswered points in the final 56 seconds to nail down a 50-42 win over Windsor Friday night (Feb. 3) in Jefferson County Conference boys basketball action. The Owls tied the game at 42

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    Crystal City cruises at home over Windsor

    Posted January 31, 2012 at 11:56 pm

    Crystal City’s girls basketball team won its eighth game in a row and upped its record to 15-4 with a convincing 55-41 victory over Windsor on Monday (Jan. 30) at Crystal City. The top two players

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    Vikings pull away from Mineral Area 87-73

    Posted January 26, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    Jefferson College got double-figure scoring from four different players and dominated the rebounding battle to defeat Mineral Area College 87-73 in women’s basketball on Tuesday (Jan. 24) at Hillsboro. Viking sophomore Nicolle Thomas led all

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