No injuries reported in a grass fire in Paris yesterday (Thursday) that got out of control and spread to a barn and some adjoining areas.
Little Dixie Fire Protection District responded to the fire at the 25000 block of Monroe Road 810 in Paris just before 5 yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.
There was no other damage reported.
Area school superintendents will be speaking at panel in Callaway County today (Monday). The Callaway County Democratic Club has invited superintendents to speak about the education system and how legislative changes could affect schools in Callway County. Superintendents from Fulton, Jefferson City, North and South Callaway, and New Bloomfield will be in attendance. The meeting…
The 2025 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday began this morning (8/1) and runs through Sunday, August 3. The sales tax holiday exempts all state and local sales, or use tax, taxes, during the exemption period on qualifying items. Their is a slight change to this years tax holiday, as Senate Bill 153 expanded the savings by…
Missouri Tigers football fans can take a deep breath as quarterback Kelly Bryant and tight end Albert Okweugbunam (okoo-way-boon-um) returned to practice yesterday (Wednesday). The players just 2 days ago left with injuries. Bryant slipped on the turf running up the middle during a drill late in Monday’s practice. Albert O overextended his right knee…
The Randolph County Health Department will no longer be offering it’s home health program. The department reports the service is no longer viable as the private sector offers many similar programs. According to the department when the program started at the beginning of the 1980’s, there were only two other similar services offered in Randolph…
A 24 year old Fulton man has pleaded guilty to statutory rape, supplying liquor to a minor and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jonathan Ballard admitted to having sexual intercourse with a 15 year old girl at his apartment in June of 2016 after giving her liquor. A search warrant executed on Ballard’s apartment found paraphernalia…
