Crawford
Prosecuting attorney files numerous felony charges
Felonies filed in recent weeks in Crawford County include the following: Natisha Kennison, 34, of Bourbon, stands charged with class D felony possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). The charges...
Fatal crash leads to felony charge
The out-of-state driver involved in a fatal crash in Crawford County on September 14 now stands charged with a DWI felony.
COVID cases pass 400-mark in Crawford County
COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Crawford County, but the increase over the past week has slowed compared to that of the previous two weeks.
Phelps
Phelps Health’s 10th Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive to benefit area families
Phelps Health, along with G.R.A.C.E. (Greater Rolla Area Charitable Enterprise) and Good Samaritan of the Ozarks, are teaming up to provide Thanksgiving meals to local families in need this year.
Missouri COVID-19 numbers continue to spike, more deaths in Phelps County
The Phelps/Maries County Health Department has reported more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the county’s to 11. As Missouri numbers continue to spike, local positive tests are also on the...
Blair DDS joins YCHC
Oral Surgeon, Robert Blair DDS, has joined the Your Community Health Center dental team. His addition enables the clinic to provide oral and maxillofacial surgery services to the patients of...
Bourbon
Bourbon Park needs you!
Having a safe and fun place to play is one of the most transformative things human beings do. Play engages and inspires by bringing fun and laughter to children and...
Bourbon School District providing free meals to all students
The Bourbon School District has announced that its summer feeding program, which provided free meals to all students has been extended through the end of 2020.
Trespasser flees from police, charged with felony
The Bourbon man who was allegedly caught trespassing at a local business and then ran from the cops stands charged with a felony as a result. Ronald L. Peters, 40,...
State and Regional
Statewide Bicentennial Poster Contest ends Oct. 31
Missouri students in grades 3-12 have until Oct. 31. 2020 to submit their poster design to commemorate Missouri’s bicentennial in 2021. Judges representing the Missouri Bicentennial Commission will select four...
Ashcroft urges Missourians to get registered and to verify registration on National Voter Registration Day
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is urging Missourians to register to vote or verify their registration on National Voter Registration Day.
Watch for slow moving farm vehicles on the road during harvest season
This autumn, the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety wants to remind motorists to be on the lookout for slow-moving farm vehicles. Please remember that farmers are just doing their jobs...
Outdoors
Uncover the secrets of caves and cave life Oct. 13 at MDC virtual program
Many of us may not see them, but caves are very special habitats in Missouri; just as significant, important and diverse as forests or prairies. The Show-Me-State has more than...
September is a month of beginnings
By Bill Cooper September is a bittersweet month for many outdoorsmen. Generally speaking, outdoorsmen love every month of the year, especially in the Ozarks. One can literally enjoy some sort...
Hunting a flying biscuit
By Larry Dablemont A teal is a duck… a little duck about half the size of a half-grown chicken. Most of them have a wingspan just shy of 24 inches...
Entertainment
Winery hosting Ozark Actors Theatre's 'Whose Wine is it Anyway?'
Ozark Actors Theatre is pleased to present Paper Slip Theatre in Whose Wine is it Anyway? Thursday, October 8, 2020 on the patio at Meramec Vineyards in St. James. Doors...
ECC Theatre to deliver ‘Epic Proportions’
The East Central College Theatre Department is preparing for its second outdoor performance In the Glen.
Missouri S&T to host Hispanic Heritage Month events
From mid-September to mid-October, various student groups and initiatives at Missouri University of Science and Technology will offer educational opportunities to the community about Hispanic cultures and identities.
Letters to the Editor
Get set to vote
The General Election set for November 3, 2020, is quickly approaching. Many have had concerns or questions over how they will be able to cast their ballot with the current...
Democratic questions
I have a question for all those who are planning to vote for Joe Biden. Do you ever wonder why Biden and the Democrat party is not condemning the riots...
Farm Bureau celebrates friends of agriculture
We thank nurses, police, waiters and other service providers. We designate one week a year to Thank a Farmer. But we don’t often take the time to thank our political...
Opinions
What comes before freedom of speech?
By David Callaway The next time you are with a group of friends or colleagues, ask them this piece of trivia: “What freedoms are all Americans guaranteed by the First...
The right to peacefully protest needs better supporters
By Lata NottFreedom Forum Institute On Friday, Aug. 28, Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana introduced a bill called the “Support Peaceful Protest Act.” Despite the cheery title, its very purpose...
Thank a first responder
We hope you will take time this week to check out our annual salute to area first responders, which can be found inside this week’s newspapers. And if you get...