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Three people from Birch Tree were injured in two separate accidents last week in Shannon County. On Friday, two were injured in a two-vehicle accident on Hwy 60 when two...

Three Face Felonies in Associate Circuit Court Cases

December 10, 2024

Three people face felony charges in three Shannon County Associate Circuit Court cases, filed last week by Prosecuting Attorney William Seay. Larry Dale Miller III, 33. of...

CHRISTMAS IN EMINENCE

December 10, 2024

CHRISTMAS IN EMINENCE became Kids’ Night Out with the Parade of Lights Saturday. Santa hand deliv -ered treats to young ones. In the School Floats...

Share Christmas Campaign Needs Donations before Dec. 15

December 10, 2024

With just a few days left before the Shannon County Share Your Christmas donation deadline of Dec. 15, the campaign is asking for some last minute help.“We appreciate the...

Tis the Season for Vaccinations

December 3, 2024

Respiratory illness season has begun, and state and local health officials encourage everyone to protect themselves and their loved ones from respiratory viruses and...

Minimum Wage Increases Jan. 1

December 3, 2024

On November 5, Missouri voters approved Proposition A, amending Chapter 290 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to provide an increase to the state’s minimum wage. Pending...

Four Injured in Area Accidents

December 3, 2024

Four people were injured in three area accidents last week. A 31-year-old Mountain View man was transported by Air Evac to Cox South Hospital in Springfield on Saturday...

Assault Case Story Correction

December 3, 2024

In last week’s front page story “Four Charged with Assault in Incident at Campground,” several lines were inadvertently omitted from the next to the last paragraph. The...

Recent Flooding in National Forest was More Localized than Flooding...

November 27, 2024

Mark Twain National Forest flood recovery update Rolla, Mo., (Nov. 15, 2024) — Recovery continues at recreation sites across the Mark Twain National Forest from last week’s...

November 27, 2024

$\ M D C ’s AJ Campbell takes a tissue sample to test for chronic wasting disease (CWD) during opening weekend at the MDC Central Regional Office in Columbia. MDC collected more than 18,500 tissue samples during opening weekend for CWD testing$ MDC Thanks Hunter for CWD Testing

November 27, 2024

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) thanks the thousands of deer hunters who participated in its mandatory sampling e fforts in 43...

Twas the Seasons - Area youth hunters harvested deer in both the early youth season and November firearms season, in which Hayden Sanders (above left) bagged a big ten-point buck the first weekend. Brylee Counts (top right), hunting with stepdad Jon Needels, and Grant Needels, hunting with dad Bob Needels, were successful in the early youth season. On Sunday, Shannon County hunters had checked 479 antlered bucks, 113 button bucks and 491 does for a total of 1083 deer. The November firearms season ended Tuesday. (Photos Submitted)

Texas County 2nd in State after Opening Weekend

November 27, 2024

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows deer hunters in Missouri harvested 68,312 deer during opening weekend of...

Sex Offender Felony Case Filed

November 27, 2024

A Shannon County resident is charged with failing to register as a sex offender, in a Shannon County Associate Circuit Court case filed last week by Prosecutor William...

Four Charged with Assault in Incident at Campground

November 27, 2024

Four people are charged with assault in connection with an incident at Captain Jacks Campground, in Shannon County Associate Circuit Court cases filed last week by...