Crawford
Woman assaults man with pepper spray
A woman who allegedly pepper-sprayed her mom’s boyfriend during an argument faces assault charges in Crawford County. Krysanya Lynn Degonia, 25, of Park Hills, stands charged with class E felony...
CCSO gives up razors in favor of gifts for kids
There’s a new look taking over the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office this month. Male members of the department are giving up the clean-shaven norm for some facial hair for a...
Drunk driver hits tow truck
A Steelville man has been charged with felony DWI after being involved in a wreck on November 9.
Phelps
Phelps Health’s Cindy Butler receives MRPC award for community service
Cindy Butler, administrative director of patient care services at Phelps Health, was one of 13 individuals recently honored for outstanding community service by the Meramec Regional Planning Commission (MRPC).
Meeting canceled, decoration taking place
Noah Coleman Chapter DAR November 23 meeting will NOT meet as usual at 11:30 at Sybill’s in St. James.
New members inducted into ECC Rolla Phi Theta Kappa Chapter
New members of Phi Theta Kappa were inducted into the Beta Omicron (Rolla) chapter during the annual Fall Induction Ceremony held at East Central College’s location at the Rolla Technical...
Bourbon
Santa delays his visit to Bourbon
The Bourbon Boosters had announced that Santa would make his annual visit to Bourbon for the Christmas Tree Lighting on December 5, but due to a glitch in his schedule,...
Leasburg Fire Department receives $5,000 GP grant
The Leasburg Fire Department is one of more than 30 fire departments receiving a Georgia‐Pacific Bucket Brigade grant this year. The department was awarded $5,000 to help fund equipment needs,...
Halloween celebrated at Senior Center
On October 31 the Bourbon Senior Meal Program held a Halloween party. It was a spooktacular event with several participants and staff dressing up as unicorns, lady bugs, pumpkins, and...
State and Regional
WGU Missouri will award scholarships for first responders
In celebration of National First Responders Day, online, nonprofit university WGU Missouri has announced it will award up to $50,000 in scholarships to EMTs, police officers, firefighters, corrections officers –...
Governor announces weight allowance for heavier than normal loads of heating fuel
On Monday, Governor Mike Parson announced an allowance for heavier-than-normal truckloads of heating fuel such as propane, natural gas, and heating oil to travel on Missouri highways in relief of...
Governor announces launch of Youth Vaping Awareness Campaign
In a press conference today, Governor Mike Parson announced the launch of the state’s Clear the Air youth vaping awareness campaign to bring attention to the risks of using electronic...
Outdoors
Lost friend introduced me to quail hunting
By Larry Dablemont Two weeks ago, I wrote about attending the funeral of an old family friend who grew up in Texas County and died just a few days before....
MDC thanks deer hunters for help with CWD sampling
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) thanks the many thousands of deer hunters who participated in its mandatory CWD sampling efforts in 29 counties Nov. 16 and 17 during the...
MDC reports 88,843 deer harvested during firearms opening weekend
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 88,843 deer during the opening weekend of the November portion of the fall firearms...
Entertainment
Auditions for 9-5 The Musical planned
East Central College theatre is proud to announce auditions for their spring show, 9-5 The Musical with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and the book by Patricia Resnick, the...
Mound Ridge hosting fundraiser at Steelville winery
On Friday, Nov. 8, Mound Ridge Mission and Retreat Center will be holding a community fundraiser at Peaceful Bend Winery starting at 6:30 pm. This event is to support the...
‘Cirque Dreams Holidaze’ to be at the Fabulous Fox Theatre November 29-30
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE brings its latest electrifying and reimagined live family holiday spectacular to St. Louis’s Fabulous Fox Theatre with five unforgettable performances. This critically-acclaimed extravaganza is both a Broadway...
Letters to the Editor
Tell us why you believe it’s okay to kill unborn
The Horgans made a good point last week about abortion in saying, "An issue of this magnitude should have been put to the voters Missouri..."
Must work together to solve gun violence
It has happened again, another school shooting. This time the shooter was a 16-year old boy who then shot himself and later died. What is it going to take to...
Article brought back many memories
Percy Pascoe’s article about the Berlin Airlift brought back memories of my stay there. In West Berlin is a large monument in memory of the pilots killed during the Airlift.
Opinions
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....
Some impeachment similarities, contrasts
By Phill Brooks There are some intriguing similarities, but also contrasts between the current U.S. House investigation of Pres. Donald Trump and last year's Missouri House investigation of Gov. Eric...