Courtois, MO

(Belleview) A man from Belleview was seriously injured late Sunday night in a traffic accident on Highway C in Washington County. The highway patrol says 26 year old Robert Akers was driving west when his Ford Focus ran off the road and hit two trees. Akers wasn’t wearing a safety...

(Lesterville) Missouri’s Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park has been named the best state park in the country for R-V-ing and camping. The southeast Missouri park was nominated in May for U-S-A Today’s 10-Best Readers’ Choice Awards. K-F-V-S/T-V reports the park north of Lesterville and west of Fredericktown...

Ben Pennock of Steelville died Wednesday at the age of 95. Visitation is Sunday at noon at Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville with the service to start at 2 o’clock that day. Burial will be in the Keysville Cemetery in Keysville.

If you really want to see the night sky at its finest, you need to get far away from city lights. I found a Missouri cabin that is kind of hidden away from civilization where this is possible and yes, the star views here are epic. I found this Black...

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, JULY 1, 2022 – Join Current River State Park team members, along with Kirsten Alvey-Mudd, as they make a blackberry feast Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17. They will make a wide range of blackberry treats that guests can sample. They will also demonstrate how to make jelly, blackberry kefir ice cream, blackberry cobbler and more.

Roy E. Mason of Ironton died Wednesday at the age of 96. Services are Saturday morning at 11 at Bryson Funeral Home in Pilot Knob. Interment is at The Baptist Home Cemetery. Visitation for Roy Mason is Saturday morning at 10 at Bryson Funeral Home in Pilot Knob.

A convicted criminal with a previous history of violence attacked a woman attempting to fish at a local river access point after he tried to steal her truck. As a result of the June 13 incident, Michael Everett Uhl, born in 1986, of Cuba, stands charged with the class E felony assault in the third degree, the class D felony of tampering in the first degree, and the class D felony of assault in the third degree.

(Arcadia Valley) After wrapping up her basketball career at Arcadia Valley, Stacie Tedford will continue to ball out at Central Methodist University, an NAIA school in Fayette. Basketball has always been a passion for Tedford so she is very excited for the opportunity to keep playing at a competitive level.

(Pilot Knob) You can visit the Arcadia Valley to view a large fireworks display on the 4th of July. Brian Bethel invites you out. He’s the park administrator at Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site. Fireworks will start at dusk on the 4th at the Civil War battlefield.

(Potosi, MO) JKK Inheritance Haven Executives are still asking for donations to purchase property for a building where survivors of human trafficking can experience healing. The Executive Director of the Haven, Ronnie Dubois, says the 37 acres has water, septic, electric and a driveway already prepared, and they are looking for sponsors for each acre.

Fred Whited of Annapolis died Wednesday at the age of 80. A graveside service will be held Friday afternoon at 1 at Huff Cemetery in Glover.

The 2022-23 Potosi Lions Club Officers group was installed during a dinner meeting on Monday, June 20th, 2022 at the Potosi Lions Den. The Potosi Lions are busy with preparations for the 74th Annual Washington County Fair that is set for Wednesday, Aug. 3rd through Saturday, Aug. 6th.

A trial date is set for a Crawford County man accused of sex crimes involving a minor in Phelps County. It was Wednesday when a Phelps County judge scheduled Jerry Calkins, of Steelville, for a two-day trial to begin November 15. He was charged last September with three counts of statutory sodomy with a person younger than 14. Three months later, he was charged with two counts of sodomy with a victim less than 14. Both cases will be tried at the same time.

Twin Eagle Lake will again host a spectacular fireworks display on Saturday, July 2nd over the lake. The public will be welcome to enjoy the show with the purchase of a $3 wristband for adults. Children ages 15 and under will be free to attend. The wristbands will be available...

(Steelville) Steelville’s Naomi Perkins finds herself on another J98 Dream Team this spring. The senior was phenomenal at the dish with a .422 batting average, .581 on-base percentage, and .867 slugging percentage. Perkins has been a superstar for the Cardinals on the diamond and on the hardwood, but before she could shine, she had to overcome. At the age of 10, Perkins had to receive surgery that could have been detrimental to her playing career.

(Cuba) A man from Cuba died a few hours after being flown to Mercy Hospital in St. Louis after a pickup truck crash early Monday morning in Crawford County. The Highway Patrol says the accident happened on I-44 eastbound at mile marker 207.8, just west of Cuba when a Ford Ranger driven by 33-year-old Justin Studdard ran off the road, struck an embankment, the truck overturned and came to rest on it’s side.