Stories from Saturday, October 12, 2024

Clashes over a proposal to dam the Current River came to a head during the Army Engineers’ project hearing in 1949. The meeting stretched for two days at an Arkansas courthouse, leaving the Engineers with 14 hours of testimony to evaluate. This weekend’s editions also highlight screenwriter Linda Bloodworth, the return of a vital shoe factory, and legal drama in multiple courts...

A Doniphan man was killed early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash on Highway M, five miles west of Poplar Bluff. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Perry D. Walk, 54, was westbound in a 2003 Ford Escape at 2:45 a.m. His vehicle ran off the left side of the road, struck a tree and overturned. Walk was not wearing a seatbelt, troopers reported...

My father had many sayings which have stuck with me throughout my life. He always had advice for me — even when it was unwanted — and he was a regular source of counsel.

A dream-trip raffle prize and a new event location headline this year’s Howling at the Moon benefit for the Animal Welfare Alliance and its regional, no-kill animal shelter.

The Biden-Harris administration’s response to Hurricane Helene was a complete and utter disaster in its own right. When the storm made landfall on Sept. 26, communities across the Southeast, especially in the Appalachian areas of Tennessee and North Carolina, were hit hard. As they faced severe flooding and power outages, the lack of an organized federal response left many without the support they desperately needed.