Cuba News

Residents in Cuba would rather pay more sales tax than risk having to pay a monthly trash bill.

A man suffered serious injuries this morning after a rollover crash in Crawford County.

After posting yesterday's update, I decided to drive a bit more. I ended up driving for about an hour and a half and spent the night in Cuba, MO.

Posted by Ron in Art , Attractions , Businesses , History , People , Towns . trackback The new mural at My Place Tires in Cuba, Mo.

A Newburg woman was killed Oct. 15 in a three-vehicle accident at 11:15 a.m. on Missouri Highway 19 in Crawford County, nine miles north of Cuba.

Friday, October 16, 2009 at 6:00 a.m. CUBA, MO -- A Hermann woman is one of two who died in a head on collision yesterday on Highway 19 near Cuba.

Posted by Ron in Events , Ghosts and Mysteries , History , Towns . trackback Cuba Fest , an annual festival thrown by Viva Cuba in the Route 66 town of Cuba, Mo., is holding a chili cook-off, a trolley tour of the town's many murals, and a celebratory gathering in front of Recklein Auditorium, according to an article in the Cuba Free Press .

It is hard to imagine a time when one could be laughed at for saying that the world was round, but in the fifteenth century, the belief that the world was flat was the accepted view.

A Cuba, Missouri woman will serve 15 years behind bars for having sex with multiple teenage boys.

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A benefit is being planned to benefit the family of an 18-month-old killed earlier this month in a mobile home fire in Crawford County, Missouri.

An Edgar Springs man suffered moderate injuries Sept. 21 in a one-vehicle accident at 6:10 a.m. on Highway M in Phelps County, two miles west of Flat.

The Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Mo., an architecturally significant motel which has continuously operated on Route 66 since 1934, has a new owner.

Any consensus the city's leaders may have reached on the November sales tax proposition seems to be eroding - and fast.

A Rolla man was hospitalized as the result of a collision on Interstate-44 in Crawford County.

Kathleen "Kathy" E. Rowden passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at the age of 72 years, 5 months and 19 days.

The Howe family of Oklahoma stand on the seat of the World's Largest Rocker. For the second straight year, the Lift to the Rocker event at the Fanning 66 Outpost on Route 66 near Cuba, Mo., raised funds for the Cuba Volunteer Fire Department.

There were smiles on every face as the 63rd Annual Crawford County Fair experienced great weather, great entertainment, and great food.

Bruce Williams Click to enlarge photo. The Erb Equipment Companies has added Bruce Williams as its new CWP sales representative.

Yet another group of Cuba High School students are ready to get behind the wheel, thanks to the summer driver's education program and instructor Steve Schuette.