Crawford
Prosecuting attorney files numerous drug possession charges
Felony drug charges have been filed against the following people by the Crawford County Prosecuting Attorney’s office in recent weeks.
Emergency alert system could become countywide
An emergency alert system that was recently rolled out in Cuba is just the first step of what area emergency providers hope will become a countywide program in the near...
CenCom recognizes dispatchers for saving lives
Three dispatchers with Crawford County 911 Emergency Services received Life Saving Awards in January as a result of exemplary work that prevented the deaths of two people.
Phelps
Troop I and Rolla PD taking plunge to benefit Special Olympics
The MO State Highway Patrol – Troop I and Rolla PD are dispatching a call from hibernation for all Polar Bears! The 6th Annual Polar Plunge and 3rd Annual Polar...
Researchers seek to improve hydropower, lower electricity costs
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded nearly $1 million to a research team led by Missouri University of Science and Technology to study ways to better harness the...
Phelps Health ENT providers offer all-inclusive services
You may need help managing your allergies, or your tonsils may need to be removed. You might be having trouble with dizziness or balance, or you may need a biopsy...
Bourbon
Boosters make January Book Buzz donation
Alice Bremer of the Bourbon Booster Club shows off the January Book Buzz books the organization recently donated to the Bourbon School library as part of Three Rivers Publishing’s Newspapers...
BHS celebrating homecoming on Friday
Bourbon High School will celebrate homecoming on Friday, when the Warhawks will be hosting Stoutland.
Wreck claims life of Bourbon man
A Bourbon man was killed in a wreck early on Saturday, January 18. Two other passengers in the vehicle sustained injuries, with one being airlifted to a St. Louis area...
State and Regional
Educators seek tax deduction to help cover classroom supply costs
By Madison Czopek, Missouri News NetworkJEFFERSON CITY — A bill that would help teachers cover out-of-pocket classroom supply costs received strong support at a Missouri Senate hearing Tuesday.
Lawmakers take various approaches to gun violence
By Seth Bodine, Missouri News NetworkJEFFERSON CITY — Efforts to reduce gun violence in Missouri were on the minds of both Senate Republicans and House Democrats on this week.Three Republican...
Unemployment rate remains at near record lows
Missouri's unemployment rate came in at 3.3 percent in December, and the state finished the year having added 20,000 jobs to the economy.Missouri’s smoothed seasonally adjusted unemployment rate saw near...
Outdoors
MDC requires landowner registration for free and discounted permits
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missouri resident and nonresident landowners who qualify to receive free or discounted deer and turkey hunting permits to register their properties in MDC’s...
New outdoor magazine appeals to modern outdoorsmen
By Bill Cooper Hard copy outdoor media, i.e. outdoor publications, have fallen upon hard times as interest in hunting, fishing, and the traditional outdoor lifestyle have fallen steadily over the...
Big birds are making a big comeback
By Larry Dablemont I am amazed at the great increase in the number of large-species birds. Back in the fall there were thousands of huge white pelicans in the Ozarks....
Entertainment
Father-son piano duo will play Leach Theatre on January 25
Donald and Barron Ryan, touring father and son pianists, will share their classic and contemporary performance style at a concert on the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus this...
Riverdance 25th anniversary show takes the stage of the Fox Theatre February 14-16
Abhann Productions is proud to announce that Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show will play a strictly limited engagement at the Fabulous Fox Theatre from February 14-16.
Casting announced for ECC Musical
The theatre department of East Central College is proud to announce the cast for the February 2020 musical 9-5 with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia...
Letters to the Editor
Don’t choose abortion
Years ago a college professor gave his students a problem to solve. He told them about a pregnant woman who already had several children and some problems in her life....
Screw the homeless
God seems to have a master plan to balance out the good people and the bad people in every family. As I am civilly committed for life to the Missouri...
Partisanship hypocrites
President Trump and many of his supporters attack those who do not support Trump's policies, decisions or actions by calling them partisans. They imply that anyone who is partisan cannot...
Opinions
Major change is proposed for state highway funding
By Phill Brooks For the second year, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has proposed an historic and controversial shift in how highways are funded. His idea, approved by the legislature last...
State must step up to protect local history
History has been a hot topic in Cuba lately—specifically the city’s historic preservation ordinance, which will likely be repealed and replaced. It should get everyone thinking about preserving our history,...
Rural broadband getting state and federal push
By Eric Bohl To be a part of the modern world, high-speed internet access is no longer optional. We’ve been saying this since at least the 1990s, yet Missouri continues...