Mount Vernon News

For the last decade or so, Sherry Brown got a special teddy bear for Christmas. She liked the stuffed animals because they were so soft, said her brother, Jeff Brown.

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The 86th annual Lawrence County Soils and Crops conference will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan.

Ten people were injured in several bi-county crashes since Friday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued the following reports: An Everton man was hurt in a one-vehicle wreck at 1:10 a.m. Sunday two miles east of Miller on Route DD in Lawrence County.

Vernon once final approval is received from the WPFA headquarters in Washington D.C. * Headquarters battery moved into the new armory building in Monett yesterday and held its first regular drill in the new building last night.

The first issue of "Connection" is now available at many locations in Barry and Lawrence counties, including The Monett Times office at 505 E. Broadway.

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. - A former dispatcher with the Lawrence County Sheriff's Department has filed a defamation lawsuit against the sheriff and a local newspaper.

The public is invited to an open house on Tuesday to review preliminary plans for improvements at the intersection of West Bypass and Mount Vernon Street in west Springfield.

Mt. Vernon is making plans for a new opera house. Preliminary plans for the Woodward Opera House call for moving the offices of the visitors bureau and expanding ThePlace@The Woodward.

The contract to run the license office in Mount Vernon has been awarded to the Mount Vernon Area Community Foundation, Inc, which was the incumbent agent, a news release from the Department of Revenue said.

The 2008-09 audit of the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library was reviewed and accepted at the November meeting of the Board of Trustees.

With the University of Missouris entry into the wine making business, will the lexicon of tasting expand a tad?The cork is sniffed by the connoisseur.

Four people were injured yesterday in a two-car crash in Lawrence County. Mount Vernon residents Even Hazelwood, 23, and Jessica Hazlwood, 22; and Aurora residents Terry Breidenstein, 52, and Carl Casey, 23, each sustained moderate injuries.

The face of the News-Leader's At Large basketball preview will remain a familiar face in the Ozarks basketball scene.

A Veteran's Administration report says five thousand veterans commit suicide each year.

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. - Since its inception in 2003, the Tri-State Water Resource Coalition has focused on the technical side of finding more water for the region.

A former Cassville man is facing federal charges for his banking practices that involved branches in Aurora, Mt.

A truck driver from Canada and his passenger each sustained moderate injuries today after the vehicle ran down and embankment between two overpasses in Lawrence County.

The attorney for a family suing their school district in hopes of allowing their autistic son to bring his service dog to school is welcoming the backing of the state's attorney general.

The congressional campaign of state Sen. Jack Goodman is dispelling what it calls a "rumor" that he might get out of the 2010 Republican primary to succeed Rep.