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Kissiar Sunflower Patch Kayak Raffle
By Christy Porter, Managing Editor Erik and Cindy Badgett were the excited winners of the Kissiar Sunflower Patch Kayak raffle held on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Lesa Haneline, there with family, drew the winning ticket for the Badgetts. The New Perception Drift 9.5 Dapper Kayak came complete with oars, only needing water and a…
Read MoreDr. Doug Crase resigns
TCMH HOUSTON, Mo. (June 29, 2022) – Texas County Memorial Hospital has received a letter of resignation from Dr. Doug Crase, family medicine and obstetrics physician, at TCMH. Dr. Crase, an employee of TCMH since 2018, is leaving TCMH to be closer to family. Dr. Crase will work at TCMH until August 11. Chris Strickland,…
Read MoreAbounding Hope Baptist Church VBS
By Connie Buckner We have just completed another great year of Vacation Bible School at Abounding Hope Baptist Church. Eighty-three students and 35 adults were enrolled for a total of 118. We averaged 68 students and 32 adults, with a nightly average of 100. An awesome week was had, with the theme being Sanctity of…
Read MoreComing Events July 7, 2022
DEMOCRATIC STUMP PICNIC The Democratic Club of Phelps County Stump Picnic will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, at Rolla Lions Club Park in Pavilions 1 and 2. Lunch will begin at 12 p.m. and 5-minute stump speeches start at 1 p.m. The picnic is free and open to the…
Read MoreClassifieds: July 7 – July 13, 2022
Yard/Garage Sale: 3-Family Garage Sale: Thursday, July 7 and Friday, July 8, 8 to 5, 13140 Shafer Road. Housewares, furniture, decorations, women’s, men’s, children’s clothing all sizes, shoes and waders. Lots of variety! L/27/1tp Yard Sale: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 16393 Forrest Dr., Houston. Girl’s baby clothes, boy’s clothes, 6…
Read MoreShooting incidents in Roby
By Sheriff Scott Lindsey, Texas County Sheriff’s Dept. The Texas County Sheriff’s Office has responded to a residence in Roby for two separate shooting incidents within a three-day period, resulting in two arrests and one person injured. On June 30, 2022, at approximately 1:10 a.m. deputies and the sheriff were dispatched to a residence on…
Read MoreObituary – Teresa V. Adams
Teresa Vilene Adams was born in Chaffee, Mo., on February 3, 1958, to Garland Dean and Ina Vern Adams. She passed away on June 18, 2022, in Licking, Mo. Teresa was unlucky in love and devoted her life to raising her three children, Brian Adams, Cynthia (Adams) Atkinson and Bobby Williams. Teresa also had a…
Read MoreArrest in cold case homicide investigation
By Scott K. Lindsey, Texas Co. Sheriff On November 10, 2007, the body of Ricky Luebbert was discovered at a residence on Route H in Texas County near the community of Tyrone. An investigation and autopsy determined that Luebbert died as a result of a gunshot wound. The Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Texas…
Read MoreIECA members meeting returns to the park
Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association (IECA) held their 2022 Annual Meeting of the Membership on Friday, June 24, at the Old City Park in Licking. More than 1,000 members, their guests, vendors and IECA employees were in attendance at the event, which included the business meeting, a health fair, a craft fair, entertainment by The Marks…
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