Crawford
Steelville man faces drug charges
A Steelville man has been charged for drug possession following his arrest on a felony warrant on July 13. Nathanael Koshiway Pendleton, 36, of Steelville, stands charged with the class...
Randazzo wins race for circuit judge
Five Republican candidates sought the judge’s seat in Division 2 of the 42nd Judicial Circuit, which includes Crawford, Dent, Iron, Reynolds, and Wayne counties, on Tuesday. Mike Randazzo won the...
Vestal, Dake, Cummings win county races
Crawford County voters chose to keep two current county officials in place at the August 4 Primary Election. A new coroner was also elected. The majority of local races were...
Phelps
Missouri S&T temporarily suspends standardized testing requirements for incoming fall 2021 undergraduate students
Incoming first-year students who apply to Missouri University of Science and Technology for the fall 2021 semester now have the choice of whether to submit their standardized test scores to...
Commission approves six CARES Act requests
The Phelps County Commission on Thursday approved six agencies to receive a portion of the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security) Act funding the county received earlier this year....
Primary sees most local offices filled
Phelps County voters headed to the polls Tuesday to vote in the August Primary election, which determined several local seats and set the ballot for the November general election. District...
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
MoDOT looking for service-oriented individuals to join maintenance team
The Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking individuals who are interested in a career to keep Missouri moving during the winter season and beyond.
Patrol invites public to provide feedback
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, invites the public to take part in a public opinion survey regarding safety and security, officers' attitudes and competency,...
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...
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...