Crawford
County sees spike In COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 cases in Crawford County jumped from 33 to 58 in one week. Numbers reported by the Crawford County Health Department (CCHD) on Monday, August 3, show an increase of...
Illinois man drowns in Huzzah
The third drowning of the summer in Crawford County occurred on August 1.
CCHD reports potential public exposures to COVID-19
The Crawford County Health Department has released information on places of notable potential exposures to COVID-19 in recent days. Numbers for Thursday, July 30 as reported by the CCHD included...
Phelps
County had no COVID-19 cases from volleyball camp, 33 total cases from Great Circle outbreak
The Phelps/Maries Health Department has announced there were no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Phelps and Maries counties related to the Licking Volleyball Camp exposure in Rolla July 16-18. The...
Missouri S&T wins $1.5 million award to create cutting-edge spectrometer
Missouri University of Science and Technology has received a $1.5 million award from the National Science Foundation to develop a new, state-of-the-art, rotational microwave spectrometer on its campus in Rolla.
Missouri CIT internationally recognized
The Missouri Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Council has received exciting news. Detective Jason Klaus, Missouri CIT Coordinator, was given the 2020 CIT International Coordinator of the Year Award and Corporal...
Bourbon
Bourbon School District announces reopening guidelines
The Bourbon School District released its reopening plan to parents on Tuesday. The following information was released:
Bourbon sees slight drop in summer school enrollment
Summer school in Bourbon kicked off last week and saw a slight decline in enrollment due to concerns of a potential coronavirus outbreak. The school was expecting around 210 kids,...
Bourbon School Board weighing options for return
The Bourbon School Board met in an open session on July 16 to discuss the school’s plan to reopen in August. Although the board didn’t land on a definite plan,...
State and Regional
MDHEWD to host Return Strong Virtual Job Fair
As part of the state’s Return Strong efforts to help Missourians skill up and get back to work, the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development is hosting a...
Governor meets with K-12 administrators, educators to discuss school reopening plans
As school districts continue to prepare for the upcoming school year, Governor Mike Parson met with school administrators and teachers from across the state to discuss their plans for this...
Department of Natural Resources loans available for energy improvements
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is now accepting low-interest energy improvement loan applications. Public K-12 schools, public colleges and universities, local governments including municipal, county, regional and international airports,...
Outdoors
Grandson catches trophy Gasconade River smallmouth
By Bill Cooper I’ll never forget taking my nine-year-old grandson, Ronnie Cooper Austin, on a recent fishing trip to the Gasconade River near Vienna. I suspect Ronnie will long remember...
You should always carry Finland’s finest lure
By Larry Dablemont If I had to pick a half-dozen lures to take with me all the time no matter where I intended to fish, one of them would no...
Bears on the move in Missouri, MDC encourages Be Bear Aware
The black bear is one of the largest and heaviest wild mammals in Missouri with some reaching up to 500 pounds. It is also a long-distance roamer constantly in search...
Entertainment
Vichy Fire Department to hold carry out dinner on Sunday, August 9
The Vichy Volunteer Fire Department will host a grilled pork steaks and chicken and dumpling dinner on Sunday, Aug. 9.
Summerfest is July 10-11
An entire gamut of activities is being planned for the 26th Annual Route 66 Summerfest event set for Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11 in the Rolla Downtown Festival...
David Phelps to perform at the Meramec Music Theatre
The unmistakable sound of multi-Dove and Grammy Award-winning recording artist, David Phelps, will be featured in Steelville, Missouri on Sunday, July 12, 2020 at the Meramec Music Theatre. This exciting...
Letters to the Editor
Why does Cuba Senior Center remain closed?
Why is the Cuba Senior Center staying closed? It is shut down tighter than a quarantined politician. No one knows (or not telling).
Invest in family, friends and personal health
Just sharing my heart…COVID and the political divisiveness in this country are wearing people down emotionally and destroying the economy.
Auxier has what it takes to be commissioner
Joey Auxier is qualified to be the next great Phelps County Commissioner. Eastern Phelps County must have a commissioner who understands the needs of Rolla, St. James and rural Phelps...
Opinions
The responsibility of all journalists
By Phill Brooks As an emeritus faculty member of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, I feel compelled to offer some thoughts about the recent controversy involving the tweets...
America needs more meat processing options
By Eric Bohl “Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.” This saying goes at least as far back as Don Quixote, written in 1615, and is probably much...
Tale of two hospitals shows impact of Medicaid expansion
By Paul Taylor Consider this a tale of two hospitals. Four years ago, our health system was forced to shut down Ozark Community Hospital in Springfield. Two hundred employees lost...