Firefighters scouted the drought-stricken mountainsides around a New Mexico village on Wednesday as they looked for opportunities to slow a wind-driven wildfire that a day earlier had burned at least 150 homes and other structures while displacing thousands of residents and forcing the evacuation of two schools.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office has refiled involuntary manslaughter charges against three men in connection with the sinking of a tourist boat that killed 17 people in 2018. The vehicle, known as a duck boat, sank during a storm shortly after it entered Table Rock Lake near Branson on July 19, 2018.
Following a municipal election, the city council holds a special meeting, known as the Sine Die meeting. Sine die is Latin for “without a day.” A Sine die adjournment is the final adjournment of a legislative session, or in this case, a city council.
The internet and phone at the Old Jail lit up for the Ides of March in advance of the 30th Big Muddy Folk Festival, set for May 13-14 at Thespian Hall. Sales already have exceeded those for the 29th festival held last November.
Anne Pfeiffer was honored with a Frank Graham 4-H Volunteer Leadership Award by the 4-H Center for Youth Development in March. Pfeiffer was one of 60 volunteers recognized statewide for commitment and leadership to the University of Missouri Extension 4-H Youth Development program.
In October 2021, Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation announced they were opening a manufacturing plant in Boonville in the old Nordyne building on Boonslick Road. The expansion of the Maryville, Missouri production plant to Boonville is to help the company meet increasing demand for general purpose engines used in lawn and garden products.
The Boonville bands earned “Outstanding ratings” in performance and sight-reading from all four judges during the MSHSAA State Band Competition on Wednesday and Thursday in Boonville. An Outstanding rating is defined as an outstanding performance of distinctive quality yet has minor defects in musical expression and fundamental technique.
Boonville, Missouri-Missouri River Relief is offering a unique training opportunity for their volunteers and partner organizaitons. On Wednesday, April 13th, Missouri River Relief will host a helicopter landing zone preparation and safety course led by Beth Burkhart with MU Air Medical Services.
ARROW ROCK, MO — On Saturday, May 14, Friends of Arrow Rock will host and present a unique event, the Antiques and Decorative Arts Symposium—The World of Folk Art. The Symposium will take place from 10:00 a.m.
Sedalia, Missouri – State Fair Community College’s student art exhibition will open Thursday, April 14 in the Goddard Gallery of the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art on the Sedalia campus. Admission is free.