A summer camp in Rocky Mount is temporarily shutting down after two cases of H1-N1 virus, commonly referred to as the swine flu, were confirmed.

Outdoor Life magazine ranks the top towns for hunters and anglers to live in its June/July 2009 issue. The magazine used extensive data to score 200 towns on available sporting opportunities and quality-of-life for its second annual ranking. Lewiston, ID, population 31,794, took top honors on the magazine’s “Best Places to Live” list. The magazine also names 10 great towns on the list for whitetail hunters. For complete details on all 200 towns, please visit www.OutdoorLife.com.
 

The trial date for a Fort Leonard Wood Soldier has been moved.

Sam Butcher, beloved creator of everything Precious Moments, never spoke a word during the rededication ceremony held Thursday afternoon in front of the chapel.

On his way to a business meeting in Italy, Precious Moments founder Sam Butcher stopped at a tiny Italian village and spied an even tinier chapel. The memory of that structure was instantly seared into his mind’s eye.

With road-maintenance resources already stretched beyond the boundaries of a normal season and costs continuing to escalate with every new flash-flood event that slams the county, the Phelps County Commission reviewed Tuesday the increasing number of road wash-outs and wondered whether, and when, President Barack Obama would answer Gov. Jay Nixon’s request for federal assistance.

Republicans and Democrats shared the stage at Eagle Picher Industries in Joplin on Wednesday as Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed a new job-creation bill.

Two Connecticut residents have pleaded guilty to drug-related charges arising out of their arrests in Phelps County on February 27, 2009, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today.

Steve Dougan has found himself in a situation he never thought he would be in: His search dog is missing.

The Department of Defense has released the name of a soldier from Fort Leonard Wood who was killed Thursday in Iraq.

Bikers from around the state gathered at West 60 Cycle on Saturday for the Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A.) Missouri State Rally hosted by the local chapters.

Get a brand new car, someone else pays for your gas, insurance and maintenance, and all you have to do is drive it and write about driving it.

County roads were slammed for the second time in three weeks by flash floods after Wednesday’s afternoon thunderstorms dumped up to five inches of rain to areas throughout Phelps County.

We agree with Missouri Department of Transportation Director Pete Rahn when he says changing the mandatory motorcycle helmet law makes no sense.

Sixty-six Phelps County Senior Companion volunteers were honored for their service during the program’s annual Recognition Luncheon held Thursday.