Mount Vernon News

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. - Republican races for three county offices are to be decided in the Aug.

Creamery Arts Center, 411 N. Sherman Ave. , 862-2787, www.springfieldarts.org. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 6-10 p.m. first Friday of the month.

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. - About 500 to 1,000 gallons of liquid asphalt spilled Monday in connection with a tractor-trailer accident on Highway 97, two miles south of Highway 96 near the Robert E. Talbot Conservation ...

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. - Republican races for three county offices are to be decided in the Aug.

A Joplin man was injured in a single-vehicle crash at 8:45 p.m. Monday on Jackpine Road, three miles north of Carthage, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Lawrence county's courthouse, that sits in the center of the square in Mount Vernon, is more than 100 years old.

Mount Vernon -- When Steve Carl heard about couples who couldn't get married, he knew the Lord was calling him to offer a solution.

Murray Bishoff Managing Editor Published July 10, 2008 4:00 PM CDT Dr. Charles Wheeler visits Monett on campaign swing for Democrat nomination as state treasurer Last week, Democrat candidate for state ...

More than a year after the idea was first brought to the table, chip-and-seal paving of county roads began last week in Cape Girardeau County.

Murray Bishoff Managing Editor Published July 07, 2008 4:00 PM CDT Steve Huthrie dies from self inflicted gunshot wound Aurora Police reported Steven Guthrie, 30, of Aurora, died on Friday as a result of a ...

A 40-year-old man shot himself Friday afternoon after being pulled over by an Aurora police officer, according to a statement from the Aurora Police Department.

The Ozark Regional Alliance will sponsor a meeting with service providers and the general public on the role of faith-based organizations in the lives of immigrants in southwest Missouri.

The Mount Vernon News Register is reporting two firefighters have been transported to the hospital, one with a back injury and another with heat exhaustion.

Springfield police have not yet determined how fast a motorcycle was going when it crashed early today, killing the rider.

Springfield police are investigating another deadly motorcycle crash. It's the seventh one in the city this year.

FRIDAY JUNE 27 - Houston, MO - 4:00 p.m. Texas County Fairgrounds; fireworks at 9:30 p.m. - Mount Vernon - Red, White and Boom Celebration starts at 6:00 p.m. at Spirit of 76 Park; Fireworks at dusk - Republic, ...

Murray Bishoff Managing Editor Published June 27, 2008 4:00 PM CDT Review of department activities from monthly Monett City Council meeting Activities by various city departments were reported by department ...

It might not be for everyone but for some, pokeweed is a sort of forgotten delicacy.

Charles Brady Community Editor Published June 19, 2008 04:00 PM CDT Four people were injured in a pair of recent bi-county traffic accidents.

A flood warning for small streams remains in effect until 11 a.m. tomorrow for western Greene County, southern Dade County and Lawrence County, the National Weather Service said.