A Willard man will do time after his probation was revoked following a probation violation hearing on Thursday, Jan. 2. Benjamin Shane Seltz, 34, was sentenced to serve his original 10-year prison sentence, according to the amended sentence and judgement report in his case.
Ted Hillmer is officially retired after a 44-year career with the federal government. Friday, Jan. 3, was the last day on the job for the now former superintendent of Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Park.
Lawrence County Farms, LLC, located west of Ash Grove, has been turned down for a medical marijuana cultivation facility license by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS).
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 1,909 deer during Missouri’s late youth portion of the 2019 deer hunting season, Nov. 29 through Dec. 1.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports two people died in traffic crashes during the 30-hour 2019 Christmas holiday counting period. The 2019 Christmas counting period ran from 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, through 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019.
The Republic R-3 School District passed their fiscal year 2019 audit with flying colors, according to a report presented at the Republic School Board meeting by Rebecca Friedrich, from KPM on Thursday, Dec. 19.
Ash Grove students may soon be added to the 5,000 other kids already food-assisted by Life 360 church in Springfield. Life 360 reached out to the district’s administration in hopes of establishing an end-of-the- day meal program.
A fire at Dodd’s Route 66 RV Park near Halltown completely destroyed two RVs and did some damage to another before being put out by firefighters from multiple fire protection districts on Monday, Dec. 23. No one was hurt in the blaze.
