Crawford
CC ranks in top 10 for COVID cases per 100k
Crawford County is again in the top 10 of state jurisdictions in new positive COVID cases per 100k over the week reported from May 1 to 7. As of Monday,...
CCSO to participate in seat belt campaign
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office will be joining with statewide law enforcement May 24–June 6 for a statewide “Click It or Ticket” mobilization to step up enforcement on Missouri’s seat...
You may need a floodplain development permit if you are thinking about a construction or renovation project in Crawford County
Second of a three-part series Crawford County does not have a building codes program that requires a permit. However, you may need a floodplain development permit if you are planning...
Phelps
County COVID-19 cases continue to decline
Active COVID-19 cases continue to decline and more vaccinations are being reported by the Phelps-Maries County Health Department. The health department reported on Monday, May 10, active cases are now...
Public input being sought for Phelps County SMTS deviated fixed-route feasibility study
Residents and students of Phelps and Dent counties are asked to participate in online surveys, one for students and one for general public, about the potential for the creation of...
S&T alumnus John C. Wagner to speak at Missouri S&T commencement May 14-15
Dr. John C. Wagner of Idaho Falls, Idaho, director of Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and president of Battelle Energy Alliance LLC, will speak at commencement ceremonies at Missouri University of...
Bourbon
Lane crowned May Day queen
The Bourbon School District held its annual May Day celebration at the high school on Friday, May 7. Victoria Lane was crowned May Day queen.
Bourbon Park Board looks forward to summer
The Park Board Commission has exciting news for the upcoming summer season. Recently two new gazebos have been installed to provide shade for park patrons. You will find them located...
Leasburg man assaults woman, threatens cops
A Leasburg man stands charged with domestic assault after allegedly choking a woman and threatening to burn their house down and shoot cops and himself on April 18.
State and Regional
Governor announces Missouri to end all federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits
In order to address workforce shortages across the state, Governor Mike Parson Tuesday directed the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR) to notify the U.S. Department of Labor...
Lawmakers tack on COVID-19 amendments to higher education bill
BY JUDY LUCAS, MISSOURI NEWS NETWORKJEFFERSON CITY — With time in the session running out, lawmakers have been hastily pushing COVID-19-related amendments onto bills set to be sent to the...
Lawmakers close to approving law promoting teaching the Bible in public schools
BY WILL MORRIS, MISSOURI NEWS NETWORKJEFFERSON CITY — A new Missouri Senate bill that was heard in the House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee today would allow school districts to...
Outdoors
MDC asks anglers to help stop invasive round gobies
Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) fisheries biologists say that the Show-Me-State has another aquatic invader to be on the watch for. This one has the potential to throw off the...
Bear sightings reported in Crawford County, other nearby areas—MDC biologists say don’t feed them
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has received several reports of recent bear sightings in Fenton—as well as others in neighboring Jefferson, Franklin, and Crawford Counties. They remind us that...
Trout fishing elegance at Westover Farms near Steelville
By Bill Cooper Trout fishing opportunities abound in the Missouri Ozarks, but none offers angling for rainbows in a more elegant setting than Westover Farms southeast of Steelville.
Entertainment
Dinner being held at Vichy
The Vichy Volunteer Fire Department will host a grilled pork steaks and chicken and dumpling dinner on Sunday, May 16.
S&T theater students to livestream one-man play
Theater students in Missouri University of Science and Technology’s arts, languages and philosophy department will perform “Buyer & Cellar,” a comedy written by Jonathan Tolins, this April. The performances will...
Vichy Fire Department holding dinner on Sunday, April 18
The Vichy Volunteer Fire Dept. will host a whole hog sausage and chicken and dumpling dinner on Sunday, April 18.
Letters to the Editor
Property rights battle coming down to wire
On a recent afternoon in mid-April, hundreds of Missourians rallied at the Missouri State Capitol to urge the legislature to protect their property rights. The rally was sparked by an...
What will you do for a cell phone?
Even a year ago, as misinformation was deliberately spread across the land and unnecessary shutdowns were forced upon us, I would not have believed I would ask this question of...
Media narrative distracts from focus on improving lives
Each of the past several elections has thrust rural people into the media spotlight. Rural and urban people are divided, the pundits tell us. Neither understands the lives of the...
Opinions
Rally could become a victim of Cancel Culture
If the GOP is either officially or unofficially standing up against “Cancel Culture,” then nobody bothered to tell the three Crawford County commissioners—all Republicans. After just a handful of complaints,...
Legislature considering a possible tax increase
By Phill Brooks One of the fascinating issues for the 2021 legislative session has been the idea of a tax increase. You would think such an idea would be dead...
Free Expression Awards: How nine honorees used First Amendment powers
By Patty Rhule The right to free expression is the pounding pulse of American democracy. “Free expression” sums up the sentiment of the 45 words of the First Amendment to...