Following the resignation of the Lakeland R-III School District’s Superintendent, Mitch Towne, months ago, the district’s board of education has been actively seeking a replacement. …
A local man was given the opportunity to participate in a coveted program honoring fallen military personnel across the nation. Wreaths Across America is a national organization that honors the fallen who have served while helping to teach the next generation the value of freedom. “This year, National Wreaths Across America [WAA] Day was held on Saturday, Dec. 14,” the organization said. “There were over two million volunteers and supporters who gathered to remember, honor, and teach at more than 4,600 participating locations in all 50 states, at sea and abroad.” The organization not only honors veterans on WAA Day, but with other efforts and events throughout the year including leading sponsorship groups and coordinating ceremony locations in honor of all veterans and in support of their families. Those participating in the thousands of December WAA Day events across the nation either volunteer to delivery and place the wreaths or sponsor a veteran’s wreath. Those volunteering for wreath placement gather with other volunteers to place live, full, balsam wreaths on the headstones of our nation’s heroes while saying each veteran’s name aloud, helping to keep their memories alive. Local resident, 62-year-old Michael (“Mike”) E. Larson, of Roscoe, was one of those that answered the call to volunteer this year. Larson began his extensive military career in 1981 and has served 14 years in the U.S. Army and 13 years in the U.S. Air Force. He currently resides in the Roscoe area with his wife Randee. Each year, Larson’s longtime employer, Transland of Strafford (Mo.), selects one of their military veteran over-the-road drivers to participate in WWA Day, hauling and delivering wreaths throughout the U.S. The selected drivers, from numerous trucking companies, begin in Maine where the wreaths are loaded into their trailers and then travel west to deliver them, with each driver having an assigned location to deliver and help lay the wreaths on the stones of fellow veterans. In a public statement, after Larson’s large delivery was received, one of Wreaths Across America’s Ohio chapters expressed their appreciation to Larson and Transland for their help and support. For more information about WAA, visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
Recently, the Osceola Police Department responded to a citizen’s report of a deceased individual …
Nominations are underway for the week of Jan. 20, 2025 election of the St. Clair County University of Missouri [MU] Extension Council members. Members are elected or appointed to two-year terms and …
Lowry City Community Betterment held their Community Christmas event at the city’s civic center on Saturday evening, Dec. 7. The event featured the lighting of the outdoor tree, measuring …
On Friday evening, Dec. 6, Chopper Stoppers in Roscoe hosted their annual St. Nicholas Day. The free event, attended by area children of all ages, featured arts & crafts stations for creating …
On Dec. 7, at just before 11 p.m., El Dorado Springs Fire Department personnel were called to the 5000 block of Hwy. U with a reported structure fire. Battling the blaze took approximately two hours …
Law enforcement agencies are reminding motorists that the state’s hands-free driving law , Siddens Bening Hands Free Law, passed in August 2023, goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2025 , with those …
The St. Clair County Food Banc is currently in need of both monetary and nonperishable food donations as well as volunteers. One in six adults and one in six children in St. Clair County are food …
Late last month, it was announced that a longtime former sheriff and keynote individual in St. Clair County’s history had passed away. Fred Haworth, 86, died on Nov. 22. Haworth, the son of …
At the Osceola Board of Aldermen meeting on Dec. 2, the city reviewed their annual insurance proposal, discussed purchase of a new backhoe, and received updates about police department activity. …
Recently, the City of Lowry City has been in active discussion regarding acquiring a law enforcement officer, a position that has been vacant for a number of years, with a hopeful resolution decided …
Properties’ annexation, the law enforcement contract, several purchases, and water equipment issues were some of the items discussed at the Lowry City regular session council meeting on Nov. …
The following is a list of free, community holiday events being hosted in St. Clair County and the surrounding area throughout December. Events will be added each week as they are received. The …
The following are motor vehicle accidents that took place throughout the month of November in the St. Clair County and surrounding area or involved county-area residents. All information was obtained …
Fire on the Osceola Square, on a Friday morning, January 21, 2022 a very cold day. The building with the Osceola Theatre and Bledsoe Plumbing & Heating and other business caught on fire. There …
In early November, a woman from Montrose and another from Butler were arrested following a traffic stop that led to the discovery of enough drugs to kill a large population. On Nov. 1, at around 11 …
What was originally a fraud case has now turned into missing person report with the individual believed to be deceased and the sheriff's office now asking for the public's assistance in tracking down …
The following is a list of free, non-profit community holiday events being hosted in St. Clair County and the surrounding area, now through the end of December. Events will be added each week as they …
On Sunday evening, Nov. 24, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) provided the following deer harvest summary: Statewide, November Firearms Portion - 78,690 antlered bucks; 12,244 button …