Present for the July 22 Aurora City Council were Mayor Tony Kennedy, Councilwoman Dawn Oplinger, and Councilwoman Theresa ...

I became a “small-town girl.” Verona, population 616. It is, by a w-i-d-e margin, the smallest town in which I have lived.

A Mt. Vernon woman pleaded guilty in federal court on July 21 for her role in a wire fraud conspiracy that targeted the ...

Scott Bailes was a recent guest of Scott Pettit at Aurora Rotary. Bailes, a native of Springfield and graduate of Parkview High School and Missouri State University, has been an integral part of ...

Each year, too many Missourians lose their lives to preventable accidents on the water.  And while no one heads out expecting ...

In appreciation of their service, area first responders are invited to a free barbecue lunch during CoxHealth’s annual Salute to First Responders. This event will take place in the ...

Orr reunion will be held Sunday, Aug. 3, at Ozark Prairie “Brick” Presbyterian Church, Mt. Vernon. All Orrs, Campbells, ...

I have assumed a new role this summer as the coordinator for the Aurora Area Community Foundation, an affiliate of the ...

Lawrence and Barry County Democrats will hold their July meeting on Thursday, July 24, at Angus Branch Steakhouse in Monett at 7 p.m. Those wishing to eat should arrive by 5:30-5:45 p.m.

I’ve lived long enough to know that life doesn’t always make sense. Trouble comes. Things fall apart. Prayers seem to go ...

Joshua Scott Gwin, 42, of Joplin, Mo., passed away on July 7, 2025. Over the years he worked as a phlebotomist at Freeman ...

A time-capsule buried in 2000 was retrieved last week from the north lawn of Aurora City Hall. Unfortunately, due to the conditions of the ground and 25 years of weather and outside elements, few ...