From the Lanton Volunteer Fire Department:   The Missouri Department of Conservation is conducting a prescribed burn today at White Ranch, covering roughly 1,200 acres along the main trail on County Road 8390 between Trail 5 and Trail 10. Officials say the operation is fully staffed and closely monitored by MDC personnel. Residents in the […]

Funeral Services for Nancy Stanley, Age 86 of Highland, Arkansas will be held on Friday, March 20th, 2026 at The Friendship Baptist Church, Highland, Arkansas. Visitations precede the service, beginning at 10:00 AM. Burial will be in The Turkey Pen Cemetery, Highland, Arkansas. Nancy Lee Stanley, age 86, of Highland, Arkansas, passed peacefully on March […]

Funeral Services for Zona Virginia Wallace (Sutton), Age 87 of Ash-Flat, Arkansas will be held on Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 at The Jesus Christ Church of Later-Day Saints, Ash Flat, Arkansas, beginning at 11:00 AM. Visitation will precede the service, beginning at 10:00 AM. Burial will be in The Shiloh Cemetery, Center, Arkansas. Arrangements are […]

Carol Kay Jones, 84, of Price Place, AR passed away March 16, 2026 at Baxter Health hospital in Mtn Home, AR. She was born August 3, 1941 in East St. Louis, IL to Frank and Janice (Jentsch) Lewis. On December 27, 1959, Carol was united in marriage to William Ernest “Ernie” Jones in Yuma, AZ. […]

FEATURED PET OF THE DAY- Meet Ghost! A 1 year old, Labrador-Retriever & Poodle mix who is available for adoption through The Humane Society of North Central Arkansas. Ghost loves to play with toys and with humans. He is a friendly boy and would like to be friends with not just one and also not […]

Funeral Services for Tracy Jay Henry, Age 53 of Mountain View, Missouri will be held on Thursday, March 19th, 2026 at The First Baptist Church, Mountain View, Missouri, beginning at 3:00 PM. Visitation will precede the service, beginning at 1pm. Interment will be held in The Mt. Zion Cemetery-Poe Hill, Pomona, Missouri. Arrangements are under […]

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) announces formal charges against Jerry S. Barnett, 38, of Norwood, MO, Justin L. Emery, 42, of Mountain Grove, MO, and Jared D. Mings, 44, of Mountain Grove, MO. The three men were arrested following an investigation conducted by the Rural Crimes Investigation Unit […]

Christina Lue Smith, 68 years, 6 months, 7 days old, passed away on March 16, 2026, at Mercy St. Francis Hospital in Mountain View, Missouri. Christina was born September 9, 1957, in Dayton, Ohio to Robert Charles and Luella (Howell) Brush. She grew up in Eaton, Ohio. She received her GED. On September 12,1973 , […]

Florence Delena Evans, 90 years, 7 months, 22 days old, passed away peacefully to Heaven on, March 15, 2026, at her home with her family by her side. Florence was born July 24, 1935, in Bruner, Missouri to Henry Benton and Vida Mary (Briggle) Maggard. Florence was raised in Christian county Missouri. She loved serving […]

Memorial Services for Edward David Wedemeyer, Age 57 of Ava, Missouri will be held on Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at The Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, Missouri beginning at 2:00 PM. Visitation will precede the service, beginning at 1PM. Edward David Wedemeyer, 57 years, 2 months, and 17 days old, passed away on, March 14, 2026, […]