Crawford
MSHP installs new car seats at Head Start
Troopers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol recently conducted a child safety seat presentation at Crawford County Head Start in Cuba. During the program, it was discovered that several parents...
Road work to close lane on westbound I-44
Crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation will begin concrete repair work on Interstate 44 in Crawford County next week. The work will close one westbound lane of I-44 between...
Addiction recovery program implemented at county jail
Crawford County Jail inmates have a new opportunity to learn how to fight drug addiction in their lives. A support group program implemented in October gives incarcerated men and women...
Phelps
Hosptial hosting babysitter class
Phelps Health will offer a Safe Sitter class Monday, December 23, 2019, from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM at the Phelps Health Human Resources Classrooms, located near the North Entrance...
Missouri S&T students chosen to speak at commencement
Six graduating students at Missouri University of Science and Technology were chosen to speak during commencement ceremonies at Missouri S&T on Saturday, Dec. 14. Three students will speak at each...
S&T ‘Escape Room’ provides a welcome diversion during finals
Missouri University of Science and Technology’s career opportunities and employer relations (COER) department has constructed an “Escape Room” to help students unwind during the run-up to finals week at the...
Bourbon
Bourbon Christmas tree lighting ceremony held
The annual Bourbon Christmas tree lighting ceremony was held on December 6. The event featured band and choir performances, an appearance by Santa, and the annual "Christmas in Bourbon" poem...
Coldwell Banker Reeves makes December Book Buzz donation
Cheryl Douglas of Coldwell Banker Reeves shows off the December Book Buzz books recently donated by the company to the Bourbon School library as part of Three Rivers Publishing’s Newspapers...
Leasburg woman killed walking along outer road
A Leasburg woman was struck by a car and killed while walking along the Interstate 44 South Outer Road on Saturday.
State and Regional
First flu-associated deaths are reported in Missouri
The total number of influenza cases in Missouri recently surpassed the 1,500 mark, and the state has received three reports of influenza-associated deaths this season. As preparations are made for...
Missouri’s children rapidly losing health coverage
Missouri’s youngest children are losing health care coverage at an alarming rate, according to an analysis released today by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. The drastic increase...
MSHP to participate in Project Blue Light
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the Missouri State Highway Patrol will again join members of Concerns of Police Survivors in paying tribute to...
Outdoors
Take precautions with your dogs in cold weather
By Bill Cooper It’s true. A dog is man’s best friend. Ever since dogs were domesticated, they have been making great sacrifices for their owners. Dogs will go to great...
Forest Service prohibits hunting of feral hogs in MTNF
Missouri took another step forward this month in the fight to eliminate invasive feral hogs in the state when the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) moved forward with prohibiting the hunting...
Missouri State Parks encourages First Day Hikes to celebrate the new year
On Jan. 1, annual First Day Hikes will take place at 31 state parks and historic sites across Missouri. Participants can choose from more than 30 free, guided hikes that...
Entertainment
Full casting announced for North American Tour of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Full casting has been announced for the North American Tour of SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical. The three actresses who will play the role of musical icon Donna Summer will...
Cirque-tacular’s ‘Shimmer’ to be performed at Leach Theatre
Cirque-tacular Productions will perform its holiday show “Shimmer: A Winter Cirque Reverie” at Missouri University of Science and Technology this December.
MU School of Visual Studies show coming to Rolla
The University of Missouri’s School of Visual Studies (SVS) Art on the Move (AOM) Outreach Program presents SVS student, Alex Sapaugh in Rolla, on Friday, December 6 for a reception...
Letters to the Editor
‘Prosperity Gospel’ is a plague on our country
Christmas, of course, celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. But you know what? Jesus did not come down here to set up a luxury resort, as some seem to believe....
Many helped to brighten Christmas
The numbers are in! A total of 12,567 shoeboxes were processed through the Central Drop-Off in Rolla compared to last year’s count of 11,093 for Operation Christmas Child.
Smith needs to quit spewing nonsense
First, I appreciate you for allowing others to express their beliefs and thoughts. Jason Smith’s weekly comments are so one-sided yet are placed in an editorial section every week.
Opinions
Economic freedom strong in Missouri
By R.W. Hafer Missouri is the 16th most economically-free state in the union according to the just released 2019 edition of the Economic Freedom of North America. The report is...
The (silent) one percent
By Matthew Evans What does it take to be in the one percent? Well, in our four counties (Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, & Texas) it takes a lot. In fact, to...
Broadband still elusive 50 years after Internet’s birth
By Eric Bohl On October 29, historians and computer scientists celebrated the 50th birthday of the internet. On that day in 1969, the very first login to the internet occurred....