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Man seriously hurt after being thrown from motorcycle in Madison County, Mo. crash
MARQUAND, Mo. (KFVS) - An Arcadia man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Madison County on Wednesday afternoon. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Reports, the crash happened around 12:22 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1. They say a 2004 Harley Davidson was going northbound on Route DD,...
Mary Josephine (nee Stulce) Blount – Service – 05/01/24 at 12 p.m.
Mary Josephine Blount of Viburnum died Saturday at the age of 87. The funeral service will be Wednesday at noon at the Britton/Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Burial will be at the Upper Indian Creek Cemetery near Viburnum. Visitation for Mary Blount is Wednesday from 10 until noon at the...
Fugitive Arrested in Franklin County Now in Crawford County Jail
(Steelville) A 41-year-old man who has been on the run for more than two years has been arrested in Franklin County. Paul Burks Junior was charged in November of 2021 with two counts of first-degree statutory rape of a child under age 14. Reports say Burks continually eluded arrest until...
Mineral Point Pedestrian Dies after being Struck by Big Rig in Washington County
(Springtown) A man from Mineral Point was struck and killed Friday night just after 11 o’clock by a tractor-trailer in Washington County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 33-year-old John A. Laws was walking in the road on Highway 8, just west of ‘U’ Highway when he was struck by the big rig driven by 44-year-old Kenneth L. Lyons of Bonne Terre.
Former Bourbon Man Wanted On Rape Charges Arrested
A former Bourbon man wanted for more than two years was arrested Friday by the Crawford County and Franklin County sheriff’s offices. Paul E. Burks II, 41, now of Catawissa, was charged in November 2021 for two counts of first-degree statutory rape involving a person under 14. The incidents...
CEO, CFO of Missouri hospital to resign
Salem (Mo.) Memorial Hospital District has announced that Interim CEO Jason Edwards and CFO Doug Hoban have submitted their resignations. The two leaders will resign May 22, citing personal reasons, according to the hospital district's board of directors. "The board recognizes Jason for taking the reins and providing a steady...
Ayla LaPlant is Bunker High School’s Valedictorian
19 seniors will receive their diplomas this weekend at Bunker High School. This year’s valedictorian is Ayla LaPlant. She reveals some of her future plans. We asked LaPlant about her favorite class and teacher during her final year at Bunker High School. Ayla LaPlant and 18 other seniors from...
1st Annual Nell Kennedy Memorial Golf Tournament in Viburnum
(Viburnum) If you spent much time at the Viburnum Golf and Country Club, you knew Nell Kennedy. Kennedy passed away a few months ago but one of her passions was that golf course and country club located just outside of Viburnum. Nell worked inside the pro shop most days and...
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