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On Monday, June 15, at 9:57, the fire chief was dispatched to a residence on East Thompson on a report of carbon monoxide gas in the house. The house was vented and gas service shut off until repairs could be made. On Friday, June 19, at 3:12 p.m., the Fire Department was dispatched to a

The Missouri State Fair will be held as scheduled August 13-23, 2020. However, the Fair will look differently than previous years. The mission of our Fair has always been to showcase Missouri agriculture, so our livestock shows will continue to honor that tradition. Details for our vendors, sponsors, and other partners are still being determined.

A Monett resident is in custody following a traffic stop by a Sheriff’s K-9 Deputy near N HWY and 1575 RD just West of Sheldon in Vernon County Wednesday morning. According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, a deputy observed a 2008 Chevy Impala make several minor traffic violations and using the computer in his

Four new members have recently been appointed to the OATS Transit Board of Directors. Angie Crowder of Moberly, Jeff Lee­man of Sedalia, Stacey Steffens of Alma and Tammy Nadler of Clinton are newest member to join the statewide Board of Directors.  They were sworn into office at the regular board meeting on May 26. Angie

Pending expiration of Phase 1 on June 15, Governor Mike Parson announced Thursday that Missouri will fully reopen and enter Phase 2 of its “Show Me Strong Recovery” Plan on Tuesday, June 16. “It is truly incredible to think about how far Missouri has come since March. At that time, no one knew what to

The El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce first annual Picnic in the Park was attended by over 120 area community and business leaders. The event was also the organization’s annual meeting for 2020. Chamber of Commerce CEO, Jackson Tough said “We were pleased that so many joined us to support the El Dorado Springs Chamber

On Saturday, June 13, Duane Ruscha and his sons, Case Ruscha and Tate Ruscha, were baptized by Pastor Dennis Wallen. Your Pape Christian Church family celebrates with you. Pictured, from left, Duane, Case and Tate Ruscha.

On Saturday May 9, 2020, the Union Point Cemetery yearly meeting was held.  The meeting was called to order with seven present. Among those present were Kristi Toliver, treasurer, David Leonard, board member, Buell Cochran, board member and Julie Kingsbury, board member. The Treasurer’s report was given as outlined below. Morgan Toliver will continue to

Thank you to all our friends and family who sent cards and/or congratulated us in person, to family who planned and helped us celebrate our 60 th Wedding Anniversary this year.  It will be a memorable one even though COVID-19 kept some family members from attending.  We celebrated with them by video chat.  A special

The Cedar County Youth Fair is in full swing this week. It will conclude with the auction Saturday evening. Below is the Youth Fair schedule. Program of events Thursday, June 18 8:30 a.m. – Horsemanship at Fairgrounds 1-4 p.m. – Non-Livestock entries check-in begins. Attach entry tags and complete summary sheet. 5 p.m. – Non-Livestock