The controlled burn of a 200-acre miscanthus crop southeast of Lawrenceburg sent locals abuzz with speculation last Friday evening. Farmer Robert Long set the fire on his place in the evening hours, resulting in a plume that could be seen from Springfield and beyond.
One of the highlights of spring in Republic every year is the Park and Rec Department’s annual Easter Egg Hunt, where hundreds of kids gather to grab as many prize-filled plastic eggs as they can.
In an effort to be proactive against a possible revenue shortfall in coming months—thanks to pandemic-hindered sales tax returns—the Republic City Council is preparing for what may lie ahead.
An Ash Grove man was arrested on Tuesday, April 7, for allegedly entering another person’s home in Ash Grove and burglarizing it. Jason Roberts has been charged with First Degree Burglary, a Class B Felony in Missouri.
Taking part in the national Be the Light campaign, Ash Grove High School officials turned on the lights of all the ball fields Friday night in honor of the graduating seniors whose senior year was cut short. The lights ran for 20 minutes, from 8:20 p.m.
In a press conference held Thursday, April 9, Missouri Governor Mike Parson reported that he had decided, under advisement from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), as well as superintendents across the state, to keep all Missouri schools closed throughout the rem
Bryan K. Wade, 55, Willard, passed away Monday, April 6, 2020. He was born in Springfield on April 26, 1964 to Larry and Linda (Murrell) Wade. He married Rene Harness on Nov. 2, 1985 and they shared over 34 years together.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the acceptance of more than 3.4 million acres in the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup recently completed, the first general signup enrollments since 2016.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has confirmed the presence of emerald ash borer (EAB) in Chariton, Lafayette, and Moniteau counties, bringing the statewide total to 78 counties known to have the pest.
Thanks to big hearts in the Republic community the lunch debt for the entire Republic School District was paid off last week during the district’s wellness break.
