Crawford
Virtual line starts to form for COVID-19 vaccinations
Some area health agencies are beginning to vaccinate area residents for COVID-19, while local pharmacies have started taking applications from people who would like to get vaccinated.
COVID cases slow in Crawford County
Following several weeks with high counts, including one at the top spot in the state for its infection rate, Crawford County is reporting fewer positive COVID-19 cases and a correlating...
County taxes put on April ballot
Crawford County will ask voters to renew two sales taxes in April. Two half-cent taxes will expire at the end of 2021 unless voters agree to extend them. One funds...
Phelps
Active COVID-19 cases continue slight decline
The Phelps-Maries County Health Department reported active COVID-19 cases have continued to decline slightly just as Missouri rolls out its COVID-19 vaccination plan. The health department did not report as...
Local agencies prepare for Phase 1B of the statewide vaccination plan
Area health agencies have begun vaccinations of area frontline workers for COVID-19 and additional vaccinations are also soon to begin as the state has announced activation of Phase 1B of...
Phelps Health physician answers questions about COVID-19 vaccine
Cory Offutt, MD, a family medicine physician with the Phelps Health Medical Group, answers common questions about COVID-19 vaccines.
Bourbon
Police officers attacked by woman in Bourbon
A woman who allegedly fought with law enforcement in Bourbon was arrested and taken to the Crawford County Jail as a result of the January 5 incident. She now faces...
Snow cancels BHS homecoming
Bourbon High School was scheduled to host Viburnum last Friday for its annual homecoming games and coronation but the event had to be canceled due to winter weather. Homecoming has...
Charges filed for drug sale near elementary school
The man who allegedly sold meth near the elementary school in Bourbon in 2019 now faces felony charges for the incident.
State and Regional
Tax Form 1099-G available online For Missourians who claimed unemployment benefits
Missourians who received unemployment benefits in 2020 can now view, print and download their 1099-G tax form online at uinteract.labor.mo.gov.
Governor announces activation of First Tier of Phase 1B of Missouri’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
Today, Governor Mike Parson announced the activation of Phase 1B - Tier 1 of Missouri’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan.Federal partners have informed the state that they plan to significantly increase vaccine...
Literacy Council establishing county committees
The East Central Area Literacy Council is establishing county committees comprised of volunteers to support adult education programs. Each committee will be comprised of local volunteers, an Adult Education and...
Outdoors
MDC reports final deer harvest for season more than 296,500
Missouri's 2020-2021 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reporting a preliminary total deer harvest for the season of 296,516. Of the deer harvested, 140,468...
Brown trout hatching project appears successful
On December 12, members of the Gateway Chapter of Trout Unlimited (GTU) placed brown trout eggs in Vibert egg boxes in Dry Creek and the Westover Spring branch southeast of...
MDC offers free virtual field to freezer sausage making class Jan. 19
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free virtual class in sausage making from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Venison or elk are especially popular...
Entertainment
OAT acquires Pine Street property
Ozark Actor’s Theatre (OAT) has acquired a property located at 612 Pine Street, Rolla, MO through a grant from the Missouri Department of Economic Development and a generous gift from...
ECC Theatre to tell tales from the shadows
Join the East Central College Theatre Department on campus for a chilling theatrical experience featuring storytelling and surprises. Tales from the Shadows is a unique outdoor event that includes a...
OAT Radio Show planned for October 29-30, November 6-7
The Cedar Street Players, the Community Theatre branch of Ozark Actors Theatre’s, are pleased to present the OAT Radio Show, October 29, and 30, and November 6 and 7. This...
Letters to the Editor
Violence can’t be allowed
Our government cannot allow violence—whether against itself or its citizens and their properties. And sometimes drastic measures need to be taken to prevent it. Romans 13:1 in the Bible says...
Museum needed in Steelville
As an active member of the community who cares in the preservation of our history, I believe that Steelville needs a museum. For several years the idea of building a...
We must take our country back
I am bitter about the socialist communist progressives which aren’t Democrats in our government.
Opinions
Protest is how we talk to ourselves as a nation, but violence isn’t protest
By Gene Policinski Assembling to protest is our right under the First Amendment—it’s how we talk to each other as a nation. Sometimes politely. But often not. Occasionally at the...
Public opinion and costs support putting an end to the death penalty
By David Dozier A study in California revealed that the cost of capital punishment in the state has been over $4 billion since it was reinstated in 1978. Since California...
You can help KC’s Negro Leagues Baseball Museum honor its great American legacy
By Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt and U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver II On a mild Chicago afternoon on Oct. 20, 1924, the Kansas City Monarchs baseball team took the field...