Crawford
Town hall meeting addresses opioid epidemic
Members of the law enforcement community, medical professionals, and people who have personally dealt with the effects of addiction came together to speak to the public on the problem of...
Commission hears from citizens, accepts banking bid
Crawford County Commissioners met each Tuesday morning in June to discuss business as follows for the county.June 4 During citizen participation, Tim Lincoln complained about trash dumped on private property...
Two women killed in two wrecks
Two fatal crashes in two days took the lives of two women in Crawford County. One happened on Interstate 44, west of Bourbon, and the other on Highway Z, near...
Phelps
Phelps County PHA elects new officers
The Phelps County Public Housing Agency (PHA) elected new officers for fiscal year 2019-2020. Phelps County Presiding Commissioner Randy Verkamp will serve as chairman, while Maries County Presiding Commission Vic...
MRPC board learns broadband in rural counties is critical issue
Some 1.04 million rural Missourians are without access to broadband internet. Tim Arbeiter, director of Broadband Development with the Missouri Department of Economic Development shared this and other information with...
Edwards elected treasurer of MCEC
Dr. Greg Edwards of St. James was elected treasurer of the Meramec Community Enhancement Corporation (MCEC). MCEC is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation that works in partnership with Meramec Regional Planning...
Bourbon
Celebrate National Baked Bean Month at Bourbon Library
The Bourbon Library is holding a baked bean cookoff to celebrate National Baked Bean Month.
Fatal wreck claims life of Leasburg man fleeing from deputy
A Leasburg man was killed on Friday, June 28, when he wrecked the car he was driving while fleeing from law enforcement. A passenger in the vehicle sustained serious injuries...
New minister at Bourbon church
First United Methodist Church of Bourbon is pleased to announce the appointment of new minister Rev. Alecia Fischer. Her first Sunday to preach will be July 7, with services beginning...
State and Regional
Meramec Region received 70 million pain pills during seven-year period
Nearly 1.6 billion prescription pain pills were supplied to Missouri residents from 2006 to 2012, according to a new report on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) database that was published...
Governor signs executive order to establish Flood Recovery Advisory Working Group
Today, Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 19-14, establishing Missouri’s Flood Recovery Advisory Working Group.
Commission approves STIP
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved the 2020-24 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
Outdoors
Powder Valley Nature Center welcomes Jennifer Pharr Davis, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, August 9
KIRKWOOD, Mo.—The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Powder Valley Nature Center will host a special program, “An Evening with Jennifer Pharr Davis,” Friday, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. It will...
MDC Creature Feature: Possum on a Half Shell
What do possum on a half-shell, Texas speedbump, and pocket dinosaur all have in common? They’re all the same animal – the nine-banded armadillo. These mammals, known for being common...
Grandkids enjoy hangin’ outdoors with their Pawpaw
Grandchildren are amazing creatures. They come along at the perfect time in life, after we have raised our own children and they have left the nest. Grandchildren fill that massive...
Entertainment
'Accidental Artist' planning Heartland Arts sale to benefit Santana's Hope 4 Paws
By Mary Young, member STARCO It’s no accident that Heartland Arts (Evans House, 303 Main Street, Steelville) features some of the finest artwork in Missouri. During the month of July,...
Onondaga Cave State Park hosting 'Hot August'
The Onondaga Cave Association in conjunction with the Missouri Arts Council will host a music event from 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 3 in the Big Room of Onondaga...
Leach Theatre announces 2019-20 season
Leach Theatre will open its 28th season with a performance by the swing and jazz big band The Cab Calloway Orchestra. The 2019-20 Campus Performing Arts Series (CPAS) will feature...
Letters to the Editor
Colonists went against the will of God
I am a Patriot and Constitution defender. However, based upon Romans 13 and 1 Peter 2 in the Bible where Apostles Paul and Peter tell us to obey the government—unless...
Crisis at the border
We have a humanitarian crisis at the border and our country’s response to it is shameful. People who are seeking asylum from threats to their lives are being detained in...
Better laws for animals than unborn
Re: Elizabeth Foster’s comments on Abortion. Abortion is murder. Most people of color keep their babies, and the family helps to raise the children. (It takes a village.) Many poor...
Opinions
It is time to recognize the journalists who gave it all
By the National Newspaper Association Washington D.C. — World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle died during the invasion of Okinawa in 1945. In his pocket was a draft of his...
Missouri takes center stage in rural broadband debate
By Eric Bohl Broadband internet has been a hot policy issue in the Missouri legislature the past several years. The United States Congress is also beginning to recognize the importance...
We can celebrate good food and stable prices
By Diane Olson Parades, carnivals, fireworks, food, family and friends are part of traditional 4th of July festivities. As we commemorate the independence of our country, consumers can add stable...