Crawford
Troop I to conduct impaired driving enforcement project during Memorial Day weekend
Captain James W. Remillard, commanding officer of Troop I, announces that during the Memorial Day weekend, troopers assigned to Troop I will conduct an impaired driving enforcement project in Crawford...
Rehabilitation Through Innovation program receives national award
The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) has recognized the Rehabilitation Through Innovation program conducted in the Crawford County Jail with its National Innovation Award. The program worked to bring...
Crawford County Commission Notes: April 2019
Crawford County commissioners meet on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. at the county courthouse in Steelville. They did not convene a meeting on Tuesday, April 2 because of the Municipal Election,...
Phelps
PCRTA to meet
On June 5, the Phelps County Retired Teachers and School Personnel will meet at noon at the Kensington Clubhouse in Rolla for lunch. It is a covered dish event.
Missouri S&T Students use driving simulator to test roadway design before construction
Two undergraduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology used a driving simulator to help a civil engineering firm evaluate a new roadway design for the $18.6 million Route...
S&T GAANN program helps fund Ph.D students
Many of the nation’s future engineering and science researchers are preparing for their careers in the laboratories of Missouri University of Science and Technology, thanks to more than $3 million...
Bourbon
Bourbon School Board Notes: May 16, 2019
The Crawford County R-1 Board of Education met in open session on Thursday, May 16 to conduct the following items of business:
Awards night held by Boosters
An awards night was held May 9 by the Bourbon Booster Club at the Bourbon community center.
Lewis crowned May Day Queen
2019 May Day Queen Ashlyn Lewis. She is the 83rd May Day Queen in Bourbon.
State and Regional
Governor praises first responder for efforts following deadline storm
Governor Mike Parson is expressing his appreciation of the state’s first responders and Missourians who came to the aid of their neighbors during a night of widespread tornadoes and dangerous...
Congressman Smith announces Jackson High School student wins the 8th Congressional Art Competition
Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) announced a Jackson High School student has won “Best of Show” in the annual 8th Congressional District Art Competition. Congressman Smith’s office accepted more than 120...
Meet the lobbying groups trying to make it harder to sue businesses
By Sky Chadde and Yue Yu, Missouri News NetworkJEFFERSON CITY — Republican lawmakers have recently prioritized making it harder to sue big businesses, but a triangle of corporate-backed lobbying groups...
Outdoors
Missouri State Parks offers free camping for Missouri residents displaced by tornadoes and flooding
Missouri residents, who have been displaced from their homes due to damage caused by the recent tornadoes, are eligible to stay in any Missouri State Park campground without cost.
Fleer has become a genuine crank-bait artist
Artistry continues to play an increased role in the baits fishermen purchase for their fishing arsenals. Check any bass anglers tackle boxes and you will find lures that span the...
Enjoy the flowing waters, just not on the weekend
As much as I love spending time on an Ozark river, I wouldn’t be caught on one this weekend. For those of us who like the solitude and peace of...
Entertainment
Country Legend John Conlee returns to the Meramec Theatre
Country legend John Conlee (Mr. Rose Colored Glasses), a regular performer at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, will be performing on Thursday, June 6 at 7 p.m. at the...
Music students peform recital
The students of Gina Gruhn Leeker presented an afternoon of Violin, Viola, Piano, and Choral music at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Union Missouri on May 5, 2019. Students from Franklin,...
Recklein Memorial Library holding author meet and greet on May 16
Author Bill Shuey will be at the Cuba Recklein Memorial Library on May 16 from 6:30-8 p.m. for an author meet and greet.
Letters to the Editor
Women should control their own bodies
Missouri has no business legislating what a woman can and cannot do with her own body. It seems in most states, men are making the decisions about the female body,...
Abortion is a plague on our nation
A few weeks ago I wrote a challenge for a pro-choice person to write this paper to either deny the methods of abortion I listed or justify their use.
Meth is still a growing problem
As most already know, the opiate epidemic has been worsening, each year claiming more lives than the last. What is less known by the general public is the problem with...
Opinions
Rural Missouri celebrates a great legislative session
By Eric Bohl This year’s legislative session was historic for Missouri agriculture. The General Assembly passed many bills supporting farming and addressing concerns in rural communities.
Some policy reforms are needed for better prosperity
By Ric W. Hafer Missouri’s slow economic growth over the past twenty years is no secret. What may surprise you is that the length of this dismal track record actually...
The passage of a state legislative era
By Phill Brooks Missouri has lost one of the most successful and charismatic House speakers I've covered in nearly one half century. Kenneth Rothman, who died late April, served as...