Stories from Wednesday, July 5, 2017

An Ash Flat man was arrested and received multiple charges June 22 after being caught with a large amount of illegal drugs in his possession. According to a report from the Cherokee Village Police Department, Isiah Estes, 19, was taken into custody after officer Josh Trivitt observed a gray Nissan car parked near the airport just before 7:30 p.m...

Entergy brought a large team of experts to Hardy City Hall June 27 for a meeting session to discuss the massive outage which hit May 27, costing local businesses thousands of dollars in losses following a severe thunder storm. Mayor Jason Jackson opened the meeting by explaining that there had been numerous conversations with the power company and that they had sent representatives to answer questions the public may have as well as explain the process, which took place the day of the outage...

The autism spectrum is broad and affects 1 in 68 children in the United States alone. For one local child, Ella Beggs, her family is working to raise money to take Ella to Panama for treatment for her autism. The fundraiser will take place at the Old Hardy Gym, July 8 starting at 5 p.m. and will include a live auction, concert and BBQ dinner. All proceeds will be used to help Ella and her family travel to Panama for treatment...

Two Highland High School students, Dylan Stevens and Chaz Evans, attended the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Neb., June 19 through 24. The festival, known as ThesFest, is held each year and allows students to expand their skills while competing against thousands of fellow actors and actresses from across the country...

Fulton County Hospital met on Monday, June 26, at 6 p.m. The financial report for May was tabled, as there were a few inaccuracies that had to be corrected, that would be presented the following month. Along with the financial report, that will be presented in the following month, there would be a financial report for the month of June, as well as a budget to be presented for the following fiscal year...

On Wednesday, June 28, there was a two-vehicle head-on collision on Hwy. 62/412, approximately a mile east of the Henderson Fire Station. The two-vehicle MVA (mobile vehicle accident) claimed two lives, and a third individual was taken to an emergency center by helicopter...

Phone scams are becoming a prominent part of local society. The biggest part to remember is to ensure that the younger readers ensure that their parents and even grandparents are aware of these scams. There are members in the older generation who would rather deal with an issue, sooner rather than later, and could end up costing them thousands. ...

Melbourne residents, Rita and David Hoskinds, were checking off errands this past weekend, and as they were heading through Ash Flat, they saw flashing blue lights, an indicator that a police officer has either pulled someone over for violating traffic laws or to oversee an accident. ...

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...