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The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for the Southeast District during its regular meeting on Feb. 14. Contracts included pavement improvements, bridge replacements, …

Texas County Sheriff Scott Lindsey reported last week that on the morning of Feb. 3, a female detainee was found unresponsive in a holding cell in the Texas County Jail. Jail staff attempted life …

Hero’s Rest is the first retreat of its kind for first responders in the United States and it will soon be located south of Mountain Grove. It is a near 55-acre location located south of …

Second Chance Smiles is currently an unincorporated association that is working on being able to become a 501c3. Amanda Burke and husband Tom started Second Chance Smiles in 2023. Amanda says she …

State Rep. Bennie Cook is applauding two Texas County residents for making the trip to the Missouri State Capitol to testify on indispensable parental consent legislation. Cynthia Ramsey and her son, …

A Lebanon man suffered minor injuries after a scary accident that took place around 9:20 a.m. on Friday, April 14. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report, Braden Watt, 33, …

Dr. Jim Perry, optometrist in Cabool, has announced his upcoming retirement. Perry will be seeing patients through the end of April, and then closing the office in Cabool. Dr. Knial Piper, OD, …

In what has become an annual Easter tradition, the 2023 Carry the Cross event will be held on Good Friday, April 7 alongside Highway 60 in Wright County. Crosses will be positioned every …

A person’s name was mistakenly left off from the list of candidates for the April election in the Norwood R-I School District. The district has three, three-year terms open. Candidates who …

It’s a girl! Kabin Olivia Myres took the honors as the first baby born at Texas County Memorial Hospital in 2023, arriving at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Her mother and father, …

A motorcyclist lost his life after an accident that took place around 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report, Riley Pickard, 20, of Mountain …

A Marshfield man is in serious condition after falling off a runaway buggy on Oct. 30. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report, Amos Graver, 43, was heading northbound on …

The Wright County Prosecutor is very pleased to announce both defendants, Latisha Cantrell and Joey Moore plead guilty and received prison sentences for their role in starving a child. On March 10, …

Missouri Farm Bureau members returned to their traditional annual meeting Dec. 5-7, 2021, at the Lake of the Ozarks. The organization’s 107th meeting theme, Planted With Purpose, focused on the …

In an effort to combat the increase of violent crime and chronic drug use and its availability, members from all county law enforcement entities are coming together in the newly formed Wright County …

The body of a missing Seymour man was discovered in the Cedar Gap Conservation Area in Wright County several days after he was first reported missing. The fate of Bradley Sanders, who was previously …

Both the Webster County Sheriff’s Office and Wright County Sheriff’s Office are seeking information on the whereabouts of   three fugitives who led deputies on a two county pursuit …

Wright County Republicans will host Michael Clarke from Americans for Prosperity, Missouri, at this year’s first Legislative Breakfast, Saturday, Jan. 15 at 8:45 a.m. at the Grove Restaurant in …

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office, the Mountain Grove Fire Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol recently released data for their year end review of 2021. Wright County …

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