Crawford
Inquest jury hears extensive evidence before ruling homicide was justified
Six Crawford County jurors selected by the sheriff ruled the shooting death of Justin King was justifiable homicide at a coroner’s inquest held on Tuesday, January 11. King’s friends and...
Commission votes to redraw district boundaries
All Crawford County voters will now get to choose the commissioner who is responsible for their county roads and will pay taxes into the district responsible for that work. At...
New Year’s baby arrives at MBSH
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital welcomed its first baby of the new year on January 3, 2022.
Phelps
Phelps Health Comedy 4 Cardiac event canceled
Due to COVID-19 prevalence in our community and out of an abundance of caution, the Phelps Health Foundation’s Comedy 4 Cardiac event scheduled for February 5, 2022, has been canceled.
Phelps Health nationally recognized for medical excellence, patient safety
Phelps Health has once again been recognized as among the top hospitals and health systems in the nation in select clinical areas.
Ozark Rivers recognizes individuals, organizations, businesses for solid waste management achievements
Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District (ORSWMD) recognized achievements in solid waste management at its annual awards ceremony November 30 at the St. James Senior Center.
Bourbon
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...
Paramount acquired by CPC LLC
Paramount Apparel International, which is headquartered in Bourbon, Missouri and owns factories in Sullivan, Winona, Ellington, Farmington and Bonne Terre, is proud to announce it has been acquired by CPC...
Bourbon senior enlists in Marine Corps
Congratulations to Nicholas Wayne Rowden for his enlistment in the United States Marine Corps. Nicholas has chosen to become an Infantry Marine.
State and Regional
New scholarship provides reimbursements for high school students taking Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment 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 &...
Show Me Strong Recovery Task Force releases final report of recommendations
Governor Mike Parson announced today that the Show Me Strong Recovery Task Force has released its final report of recommendations to support small businesses across the state. In the report,...
Application deadline approaching for 115th recruit class of Missouri State Highway Patrol
The Missouri State Highway Patrol, a premier law enforcement agency, is testing for new troopers.
Outdoors
Learn how to ID trees in winter on Jan. 15
Leaf shape isn’t the only way to tell one species of tree from another. There are several ways to tell trees apart and those methods come in handy at this...
Pond ducks and new memories
By Larry Dablemont What happened to the ducks this fall? Well we had far too little water here in the lower Midwest, but the big problem was the lack of...
All About Owls program scheduled
Great horned, barred, barn, or screech . . . owls are among us, so why not learn more about them? These nocturnal birds of prey have many fascinating secrets to...
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
Communism or Socialism
If there was anyone in this world who knew the reality of communism, it was Solzhenitsyn. Anyone who wants to understand communism (socialism in this country) should take the opportunity...
Meat processors getting support
If you recently bought meat from a local farmer, you are not alone. Over the past 22 months, millions of Americans quit overpaying at the grocery store and began buying...
One year later
“Leave safety behind. Put your body on the line. Stand before the people you fear and speak you mind—even if your voice shakes. When you least expect it, someone may...
Opinions
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...
Broadband, property rights among top Farm Bureau priorities in 2022 legislative session
By Garrett Hawkins Another session of the Missouri General Assembly is upon us, and this year looks to be a busy one. With redistricting, members running for higher office and...
More bike trails, please
Last year was a great year for bike trails. Not only did a new mountain biking trail get opened in Steelville, but the state of Missouri also announced a new...