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2 injured after tornado rips into RV in northeast Kansas
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The National Weather Service (NWS) is reporting damage from two EF-1 tornadoes that hit parts of northeast Kansas Tuesday. The NWS announced on social media that an EF-1 tornado touched down just after 6 a.m. four miles west-southwest of Overbrook. It moved north-northeast for 10 miles, hitting the town of Richland and […]
JEB says storm shelter gate will now open when siren sounds
The Joel E. Barber (JEB) School District announced Thursday that the gates to the school’s FEMA shelter will now open automatically once sirens sound in the area. Previously, there had been delays in the gates opening during this month’s storms. Some residents said this was an issue during the storm that hit the area earlier this month. For more on this story, see Wednesday's LCR.
Buffalo residents upset after car show cancellation
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Residents in Buffalo, Missouri are speaking out after a decision by the city’s Board of Aldermen led to the cancellation of a popular car show in the area. The Board of Aldermen approved permission to have the car show on the town square. However, they did not approve of part of the […]
Dallas and Barry County ATM thefts connected
URBANA, Mo. – Authorities say a string of ATM thefts in Missouri over the weekend may all be connected. “We think this is an organized crime group out of Texas and they’re going across the state of Missouri and hitting all these ATMs,” Barry County Sheriff Danny Boyd said. Sheriff Danny Boyd said there were five […]
Sheriff disputes kidapping account
Laclede County Sheriff Davis Millsap is responding to information included in the probable cause statement for a Lebanon woman charged with child kidnapping. Lebanon resident Alicia Delcour was arrested last Sunday. In the statement outlining the case against Delcour, a Pulaski County detective wrote that the victim’s mother had made calls to the Laclede County Sheriff’s Department on the matter but did not receive assistance. Laclede County Sheriff David Millsap responded to this detail in an email to the Record. For more on this story, see Saturday's LCR.
BHS golf take second
The Bakersfield High School golf team took second place out of 17 schools at the April 9 Seymour Boys Invitational Golf Tournament at the Marshfield Country Club. Pictured, from left, are: Cooper Massey, Connor Jones, Kyden Alverado, CJ Carey and Logan Mahan. Connor Jones shot a 78 to tie for first place individual score with a Strafford player. As a team, Strafford won first place.
Soldier couple earns back-to-back Sapper school leadership awards, wife to compete in Best Sapper
A few years into their marriage and their Army careers, 1st Lts. Rachel and Samuel Kicklighter have completed some of the Army’s toughest challenges, including Airborne, Air Assault and Ranger schools.
Man claiming Ku Klux Klan ties charged with threatening Seymour police officer, neighbors
A Seymour man is accused of threatening the life of a police officer, the officer's family, and claiming ties to a local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan during a March 29 arrest. Donald W. Langford, 49, faces a host of felony harassments charges after allegedly hurling a series of physical threats and slurs at his neighbor outside of their Seymour apartment building. The incident elicited a response from Seymour police officer Glynn McGovern, who was also...
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