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Tragic Accident Spawns Highway 79 Safety Coalition
Tragic Accident Spawns Highway 79 Safety CoalitionEver since multiple lives were taken in a crash on Highway 79 nearly two years ago, Audrey Lee of Winfield, wanted to do something to make driving that highway safer. Late last year, she finally got her chance when a group of concerned citizens like her along with first responders and local officials banded together to create the Highway 79 Coalition.“Seconds absolutely count and minutes absolutely count in accidents.

Elsberry Junior Honor Society Adds 8
ELSBERRY - Recently, eight middle school students were inducted into the Elsberry Junior Honor Society. These outstanding students joined the other members of JHS after exemplifying the qualities of scholarship, service, leadership and citizenship.

Haugsen Breaks School High Jump Record
WINFIELD - An Elsberry track and field record recently fell by the wayside. Noah Hausgen broke a 56-year-old record at Winfield when he cleared 6 feet and 4 inches in the high jump.

Jury finds Monroe County man guilty for the murder of a Holliday woman in 2021
A Monroe County man was found guilty Friday of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence for the disappearance and murder of a woman from Holliday Missouri.
From a Concerned Citizen: It's Time to Pay Attention
How long is it going to take before the American people stand up and say "Enough is Enough!"

Intense storms ravage state, Lincoln County considered 'fortunate'
LINCOLN COUNTY - By all accounts, Lincoln County residents and first responders weathered a recent severe weather event much better than many other Missouri communities. On March 14, intense winds and storms swept across the state causing pouring rain and hail, and destruction in its aftermath.

Bowling Green Police Chief says Pike County Sheriff's deputies covered up death
Bowling Green Police Chief Ty Bounds said that during his department’s investigation into a robbery by three individuals in the city, he found evidence that it was connected to the disappearance and subsequent death of Nathaniel Mueller.