Crawford
Burglary charges filed for New Year’s break-in
A homeless couple with local ties face charges for burglary and property damage after allegedly attempting to enter a Crawford County residence without permission on January 1.
August primary filing dates announced
Filing dates for those seeking county and state offices in the August 2 Primary Election have been announced. A wide range of positions will be up for reelection, including six...
County jail escapee caught
A Crawford County Jail inmate incorrectly released was quickly apprehended and once again incarcerated last week.
Phelps
Program planned, Land joins membership
Noah Coleman Chapter NSDAR New Year schedule begins January 22 with a program titled “Rebel in the Woods,” presented by Danny R. Creason, member of the Ozark Patriots SAR.
Two Campus Performing Arts Series performances scheduled for February canceled
Two February performances that were part of Missouri S&T’s Campus Performing Arts Series have been canceled.
Dixon woman recounts challenging recovery after COVID-19
While, on average, about 98% of known COVID-19 patients in the US survive, this statistic needs some context, according to a Phelps Health employee who has battled the disease.
Bourbon
Coldwell Banker-Reeves makes book donation
Corey Lawrence of Coldwell Banker-Reeves shows off the December Book Buddy books recently donated by the business to the Bourbon Elementary School Library as part of Three Rivers Publishing’s Newspapers...
BHS homecming scheduled for Friday
Bourbon High School will celebrate its annual homecoming on Friday, January 21, when the boys basketball teams take on Stoutland.
Bourbon School Board updates COVID policy
The Bourbon School Board has updated the district’s Safe Return to In-person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan for the 2021-22 school year. As has been the case with other...
State and Regional
Federal medical team headed to St. Louis to assist hospital staff following state request
On Friday, Governor Mike Parson announced a specialized medical team of U.S. military personnel, which includes doctors and nurses, is being deployed to the St. Louis region to support hospital...
Bipartisan commission approves new Missouri House districts
By The Missouri IndependentAs the Missouri House finalized its version of a new Congressional map Wednesday, a panel of 20 Republicans and Democrats agreed on a new map for the...
New scholarship provides reimbursement for high school students taking DC/DE courses
Students in Missouri have a new option to help them pay for college courses during their junior and senior years of high school. The Missouri Department of Higher Education &...
Outdoors
Boating safety courses offered
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the Patrol is offering boating safety courses to inform and motivate boaters to prepare for the boating season....
An end and a beginning
By Larry Dablemont It is hard to describe the feelings and emotions you have watching an old companion you have raised from a puppy make his last retrieve. Unable to...
MDC naturalist explains how wildlife survive winter on their own
Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Naturalist Alex Homes said though the motivation may be sincere, “there’s no need to rescue wildlife during wintertime,” as each species knows how to endure...
Entertainment
Mix and match style and discarded items at S&T’S ‘trashion’ show Tuesday, March 1
The Center for Arts and Innovation will award $1,000 in prizes to teams of students that participate in S&T’s upcoming “trashion” show at noon Tuesday, March 1, in the atrium...
The Prom to play at the Fabulous Fox Theatre
Producers and co-Presidents of the Prom Committee are excited that the National Tour of the 2019 Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding Musical THE PROM will play at the Fabulous...
Missouri S&T’s campus Performing Arts Series presents nationally touring production of ‘Hamlet’s Big Adventure’
The nationally touring production of “Hamlet’s Big Adventure, a Reduced Shakespeare Company Production” will be performed for one night only in January.
Letters to the Editor
Transit concealed carry must be denied
The Missouri 2022 Legislative Session is underway, and two bills have been introduced that would allow individuals with conceal/carry permits to have firearms on public transit buses, vans, trains and...
The faulty gospel of Don
Don, just because people disagree with others does not make either side right or wrong, just different.
You don’t know communism
I read the lengthy obviously heartfelt discourse. Mr. Tracy’s argument problem is based on a faulty premise which then discounts his conclusions.
Opinions
Getting public records shouldn’t be expensive
Should Missouri taxpayers have to pay exorbitant fees to get copies of records that are open to the public? Governor Mike Parson thinks so.
Farm Bureau survey paints tentative picture of 2022
By Garrett Hawkins There are a few places in Appleton folks gather to drink coffee and swap stories each morning. I typically catch up on news at the hardware or...
New year, new hope for rural America in the fight against COVID
By Alan Morgan and John M. Bridgeland A New Year rings in and the COVID pandemic is still with us. Pandemic fatigue is understandable at this point. But the loss...