South Missourian News

Seaman Second Class Brady O. Prewitt, was killed during the surprise air attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His ship, the BB-37 U.S.S. Oklahoma, was struck by the Japanese and subsequently sank. His remains were recovered and identified through DNA testing in 2019; however, due to the COVID pandemic, they were only recently able to return him to his home in Martin Creek, Ark. Until now, his remains had been held at the U.S.S. Oklahoma Memorial in Hawaii...

Stargazing Adventure will be held at Mammoth Spring National Fish Hatchery on Friday, May 27. Gates will open at 8:15 p.m. Enjoy some naked eye astronomy and learn about the constellations. Bring a blanket and chair. The event will be entirely outdoors...

Mammoth Spring Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting at Frisco Coffee and Sweets in Mammoth Spring on Thursday, May 19. Members gave updates on their businesses and organizations including guest members Jimmy and Jennifer Marler discussed their cane business that is operated west of Mammoth Spring...

At approximately 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, the Oregon County Sheriff’s Office was notified of someone being injured by gunfire at the Stateline Restaurant south of Thayer. A three-year-old Plumerville, Ark. girl was transported by her parents to Ozark Healthcare in West Plains where she was treated for a minor injury and released...

A significant event will honor Seaman 2nd Class, Brady O. Prewitt, who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His remains, recovered and identified from the site where Prewitt’s ship, the BB-37 USS Oklahoma, sank during that attack, have finally come home and will be laid to rest...

The Summer of 2022 will bring a great concert line-up of weekend musicians to Hardy at the gazebo in Dr. Thompson’s Park. Country, jazz, blues and all kinds of skip-stepping music will be streaming the streets of Hardy on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and holiday weekend Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. The music starts off on Memorial Day weekend to give the summer a rhythmic kick-start. The current summer line-up is as follows:...

The Missouri Department of Transportation and the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety would like to remind motorists to “Watch for Motorcycles” to prevent motorcycle crashes, deaths and injuries on Missouri roadways.  May marks motorcycle awareness month, and it comes at a great time since motorcycles have been mostly absent from area roadways since late Fall. But as summer nears, more motorcycles will hit the open road. ...

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has announced he is commuting the sentences of several convicted felons, including a convicted murderer from Fulton County. The governor’s announcement Wednesday, May 4 included Bryan E. Dickinson who was convicted of first degree murder in Fulton County in 2000. He was sentenced to 480 months in the state prison system and was housed at the Brickeys Unit in eastern Arkansas...

Oregon County Sheriff Asa Bartee Garrison III, of Thayer, was arrested April 27 on an Oregon County warrant for possession of controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid. He was released on 05/01/2022 on a medical furlough...

On April 10, 2021 an unthinkable tragedy happened in an otherwise quiet community. The setting was the Snappy Mart in Koshkonong, Mo. located on Hwy. 63 around 5 a.m., a place where people come in to get their coffee, their morning’s fare and go about their day. The tragedy on that otherwise normal day was a sudden inexplicable brutal shooting of customers by a man with a hand gun...

Spotlighting “the collective strength of the United States travel industry” was the focus of this year’s Arkansas Tourism Week, which was celebrated May 1-7. In honor of National Travel and Tourism Week 2022, Mammoth Spring State Park held its annual Tourism Day on Saturday, May 7, which had not been held the last couple of years due to the COVID-19 pandemic...

Harps Hometown Fresh Food Stores held its grand re-opening on Wednesday, April 27. Thayer Chamber members, community members and Harps representatives gathered for the momentous occasion. After months of remodeling, the Harps Store received many upgrades including new refrigeration cases, new bakery and deli area, the floor was replaced with polished concrete, new shelving throughout the store and new registers and new systems as well as updating the exterior...

It is a bittersweet time for many, the milestone of graduating high school and venturing out into the world. To commemorate this special occasion, Couch R-I School District held its first Commitment Day. Organized by Couch School Counselor Destini Ball and Student Advisor Peggy Taylor with the support of RootED, the school held its first college signing for the graduating class of 2022 on Monday, April 25...

After almost 25 years of serving as police chief, Michael Davis has retired from the Mammoth Spring Police Department. Before serving as police chief, Davis worked as a corrections officer for Arkansas Department of Corrections as well as a military police officer...

Seven students have been inducted into the Zeta Alpha chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Fraternity at Williams Baptist University.  Tate Anderson of Walnut Ridge, Ark.; Layne Beavers of Brookland, Ark.; Samantha deJesus West of Jonesboro, Ark.; Cleophes Morris of Trumann, Ark.; Adrianna Rogers of Jonesboro, Ark.; Kira Rogers of Pocahontas, Ark. and Jared Veteto of Jonesboro, Ark...

Another ATV, Jeep and UTV ride will soon be churning up some soil in northern Arkansas, beginning in the Sharp County area, specifically Hardy…That’s right, it’s time to wake up the kids and the dogs for a new family outing sure to bring some eye-opening surprises and gut-busting fun!...

As a member of the Missouri Senate, I’m expected to be in Jefferson City while the Legislature is in session. Occasionally, events conspire to make that impossible. I had one such occasion this week as I needed to be in Point Lookout, Missouri, to fulfil my duties as a member of the Board of Governors at the College of the Ozarks. ...