South Missourian News

Well folks, has it been hot enough for you this past week? If you haven’t melted yet then your doing pretty good. Even though Mother Nature is trying to run us out of the state, she hasn’t been too successful with the members of the Thayer-Mammoth Spring Saddle Club...

The 61st annual International Country Gospel Music Convention and Awards will be held at the West Plains Civic Center. The three-day event will be held Thursday, July 27, Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29. It is the ninth year the event has been held in West Plains...

It is almost that time of year again as summer break winds down and it’s time to prepare for the new school year to begin. For some students and their families this may be a stressful time because some do not have the necessary funds needed for all the items and supplies that are needed to enable students to focus on learning...

Shawn Edward Aul, 32, of Alton was arrested for domestic assault on Sunday, July 9. Alton Police Officer Randy Vater responded to a domestic call. When he arrived, Deputy Dustin Kirkpatrick was already at the scene. According to the police report, the woman was attacked by her son after a conflict about money. Aul allegedly cut his mother and then asked if she was going to call the cops, which she replied that she was going to...

Mammoth Spring State Park welcomed visitors at the train depot museum to their presentation about birds of prey that are found in the area on Saturday, July 15. Matt Cantola with Missouri State Parks and park ranger for Grand Gulf State Park presented information on this topic. He began the presentation by asking what makes birds different from other animals...

When it comes to investing and finances, there may be many questions that some of us have. To help those who were interested, Trena Spears from Modern Woodmen held a financial presentation at the Fun and Friends Senior Citizen Center on Thursday, June 22...

The Oregon County Historical Society held their regular monthly meeting Friday, July 14. During this meeting they discussed upcoming endeavors for the organization and honored the contributions of a Thayer resident, Gene Blankenship, to the community’s history preservation...

In efforts to help get information out to those affected by the flood that occurred late spring public information officers from SBA, Cynthia Cowell and Dawn M. Hockett, visited Areawide Media to discuss finances that are available to flood victims...

To celebrate the birth of our nation the traditional activities were held throughout the community. Monday, July 3 the city of Alton held their annual fireworks show. Many people showed up to event to visit and enjoy many of the activities and vendor booths. Some of the activities for children to enjoy were bounce houses, pony rides and games. Also featured was the “D’Rango Band” from Springfield...

On June 28, Thayer Police Chief Daryl Childers was made aware of a possible squatter at a house on Chestnut Street. After investigating the residence, Childers discovered evidence of the residence being used such as clothes and bedding. After further investigation of the house, Childers discovered evidence of the residence being broken into...

Thayer Fun and Friends Senior Center participated in National Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Thursday, June 15 to help bring more awareness to a topic that is often overlooked. “According to the Missouri Department of Health of Senior Services, there are more than 40,000 cases of elder abuse in Missouri. Last year, 1.3 million seniors lived in our state, so it is a quite a bit,” said Heather Roberts Manager of Fun and Friends Senior Center...

Thayer City Council held a special called meeting on Tuesday, June 27 to adopt that annual budget for the year. The meeting began with the swearing in of Clay Risner for the alderman to the north ward to fill the unexpired term of Alderman Earl D. “Buddy” Rogers...

“Take what you need, give what you can. Above all else be blessed.” This is the motto of the blessing box. Efforts to help provide for those in the community that may be in need are being made with two new blessing boxes that have gone up in Oregon County. One is located outside the Alton Library and the other near the Community Center in Myrtle...

The Mammoth Spring National Fish Hatchery held their first Kids Fishing Day on Saturday, June 24, where throughout the day, children were taught many important elements of fishing. The event was a one day event held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and was open to children from ages 10 to 15...

In response to the recent article about Missouri flood survivors, FEMA Media Relations Manager Scott Sanders contacted The South Missourian News to respond to the recent article about assistance for area survivors of the flood that occurred in Missouri from April 28 to May 11...

With the disaster declaration made by President Trump, one would think that victims of the historical flood of May 30 would soon be receiving financial assistance to help them get their lives back on track, to help them have some kind of relief to the devastation they had to endure. However, everyone in Thomasville and others in Oregon County who lost their houses to flood waters, have been denied assistance...

The city of Koshkonong held a special called meeting on Monday, June 26. After approving the agenda to be addressed, the council reviewed the resignation of Alderwoman Rebecca Hunt from the council. Mayor George Hunt stated that a lot of the progress that has been made for the city was because of the efforts of Alderwoman Hunt. He stated that a lot of the miracles that have taken place have been made possible through her efforts...

Oregon County Ambulance District held a grand opening on Saturday, June 24 of their new facility in Thayer. As of Saturday, the paramedic crew will be occupying the new facility, which is approximately 6,800 square feet. All the operations through the facility will be transferred within the next two weeks and the ambulance station in Alton will still be used, but all of the headquarter operations and training will be in the new facility, stated Ken McKenzie, Oregon County Ambulance Director...

A new facility will soon be coming to the area. On Monday, June 12, members of Ozarks Medical Center and community leaders met for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the new clinic to be built. OMC administration and community leaders attended and spoke at the ceremony and included OMC Board of Directors Chair Kevin Gleghorn, OMC President and CEO Tom Keller, Mayor Jean Pace of Mammoth Spring and Mayor Ken Cotham of Thayer...

Thayer City Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 13. Before attending to city business, the council presented a special recognition and paid their respects to the memory and family of Earl “Buddy” Rogers, who recently passed away. Rogers was a current member of the council...

The first combined efforts of two counties for Relay for Life took place on Saturday, June 17. Approximately 150 people attended Relay for Life of Howell and Oregon Counties. There were 35 registered survivors and nine registered teams. The current event total raised was $20,505.03...

Women with Heart hosted a fundraising luncheon in February at the First Baptist Church South Campus. A total of $23,562 was raised from the event to purchase EKG machines for Ozarks Medical Center Heart Care Services, OMC Emergency Department, OMC Thayer Clinic, OMC Winona Clinic and OMC Urgent Care Clinic...