Stories from Friday, July 26, 2024

NEELYVILLE — A Neelyville man was arrested Wednesday, concluding an investigation that revealed he was downloading child pornography.

After five weeks of learning and fun, the Lincoln University Cooperative Extension summer camp is complete, and hundreds of children who participated were able to celebrate at the Black River Coliseum on Thursday morning.

Standing tall in front of the Black River Coliseum in a circle are granite columns. Most of the columns are blank; one column contains names of Butler County residents who died in the Vietnam War. That column was officially unveiled Thursday morning.

The Black River Coliseum will be celebrating its 25th anniversary from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10. The event will feature barbecue, hotdogs and burgers, and a charity event: Sleep in Heavenly Peace intends to build 125 beds. “I think it’s going to be huge,” BRC Director Greg Smith said.

Voting is about to begin for Ozark Border Electric Cooperative’s district leadership. The annual meeting registration forms were mailed on Monday so members can choose their voting location.

A messy inheritance battle dominated the circuit court in 1924. Should a businessman’s fortune go to the couple who claimed they raised him, or to his only living relative? In 1974, an ongoing manhunt turned northward when a murder victim’s truck was found near the Canadian border...

Officers responded Friday, July 26, to a report of a shoplifter at Walmart. The unknown shoplifter fled before the officers’ arrival, according to the report. This investigation will continue. _ Officers responded Friday, July 26, to JC Penny’s about a shoplifter. The unknown shoplifter fled before the officers’ arrival. This investigation will continue...