Crawford
County Progress: Commission working with additional tax revenue
Perhaps the biggest news for Crawford County over the past year is the local government’s financial solvency for the first time in many years. As a result of an additional...
Cattlemen make donation to Honor Flight
The Crawford County Cattlemen made a donation to the Franklin County Honor Flight program, which covers several counties in Missouri including Crawford. This organization makes it possible for our veterans...
Contract awarded for repairs to roadside in Crawford County
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has awarded a contract to repair a slide at an interchange along Interstate 44 in Crawford County.
Phelps
Miniature Micro Challenge is being held by Piece and Plenty Quilt Guild
By Jeanette Gregory The Piece and Plenty Quilt Guild of Rolla not only enjoys monthly meetings and classes, but this past year they have held several specialty groups, such as...
New members elected to University of Missouri Extension Council
Congratulations are extended to three new council members and three returning members who were elected to the University of Missouri Extension Phelps County Council following elections held countywide on January...
Meeting being held February 16
Noah Coleman Chapter will resume its usual meeting schedule after cancellation in January due to inclement weather, on the third Saturday of the month.
Bourbon
Car thief caught in Bourbon
A Leasburg man stands charged with stealing a car from a Bourbon home, with an investigation showing that he had attempted to steal several other vehicles on the same date....
Man robs Bourbon convenience store at gunpoint
Armed robbery and assault charges have been filed against a Union man who stole money from the ZX gas station in Bourbon on February 10. Mark Tanner Lusty, 25, stands...
BHS homecoming royalty crowned - PHOTO GALLERY
Bourbon High School seniors Austin Carrico and Morgan Langley were crowned homecoming king and queen during ceremonies held Friday night in the BHS gym. The Warhawks hosted Vienna that evening,...
State and Regional
Democrats outline plans to reform criminal justice system, see GOP support
By Caitlyn Rosen, Columbia MissourianJEFFERSON CITY — Multiple states allow felons to vote once they are released from prison, but not Missouri. A bill introduced by a state House of...
Menus of services, pricing could be required at your health care facility
By Rosemond Crown, Columbia MissourianJEFFERSON CITY — Rarely do people walk into a restaurant and order a meal without consulting a menu of options and corresponding prices. In fact, many...
Missouri legislation seeks to add fentanyl trafficking to the statutes
BY KELSEY WU AND GAELLE FOURNIER, Columbia MissourianJEFFERSON CITY — There is no law targeting trafficking fentanyl in Missouri. Some lawmakers are trying again to change that.House Bill 239 proposes...
Outdoors
Echo Bluff State Park to host Dark Sky Astronomy Event March 2
Come to Echo Bluff State Park for a Dark Sky Astronomy Program from 7:30-9:30 p.m., Mar. 2. Meet on the “Sky Porch” at Bluff Top Pavilion parking lot. The Dent...
MDC seeks information in poaching case of two adult elk
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) seeks information in the case of two adult elk shot Friday, Feb. 8, near the Log Yard area of Shannon County. One of the...
Battle of Pilot Knob presents a new exhibit: Why This Valley?
Come to the Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site and experience its rotating exhibit of themed displays of artifacts relating to the site. Many of these are original artifacts...
Entertainment
399th Army Band to join S&T bands for free concert
The 399th Army Band from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, will join the Missouri University of Science and Technology Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony for a free concert this February.
St. John’s United Church of Christ - Bem celebrating 150th anniversary this year
St. John’s United Church of Christ - Bem is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. The official anniversary date is May 27, 2019. The congregation will be celebrating by sharing...
S&T events highlight Black History Month
February is national Black History Month, and the community is invited to celebrate with Missouri University of Science and Technology. The following events will be a part of the celebration:
Letters to the Editor
More food control?
The latest entry in the perpetual quest to “fix” the food system, the EAT-Lancet Commission, has released its report urging nothing less than a Great Food Transformation, to be kicked...
Give same protections to first responders
Last year, the Missouri legislature made great strides in the area of government labor reform. Many employees, including teachers, now have added power to decide whether a union should represent...
No more abortions!
What would be the best word to describe thousands of women marching in our nation's capital for the right to cruelly kill their healthy babies...and the governor of New York...
Opinions
How to win money for state highways
By Phill Brooks Missouri's governor and legislators should look to 1987 to find an effective way to address the financial problems of our state highways being addressed this year by...
State of the State
By Phill Brooks Missouri's new governor, Mike Parson, has done something simple, but remarkable to return one of the governor's major duties to a more substantive platform. He changed the...
Pot will keep rolling through
When Troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol find 130 pounds of marijuana in a van they stopped on I-44, it’s hard not to think about our country’s ongoing debate...