The Ozark Riverways Foundation’s annual Rendezvous at the Ridge brought hundreds of people to the Big Rock Candy Mountain Resort on Saturday, with the biggest crowd of the day viewing the mule jumping event. Spectators formed rows of lawn chairs and sat on hay bales while the mules took turn…

The local 2026 summer tourism season opened on Saturday with the Ozark Riverways Foundation hosting its annual Rendezvous at the Ridge festival. The event at Shannon County’s Big Rock Candy Mountain resort has grown over the past few years from a local draw to attracting regional interest as…

This year’s third annual Folky Fish Festival on May 29-30 will see a bluegrass legend return to the stage at Maramec Spring Park. Rodney Dillard will be performing hits familiar to fans of the Andy Griffith Show as well as the songs which helped inspire bands as diverse as Led Zeppelin, The …

Small-town life and deadly secrets fill the pages Titus Benton’s debut novel “65560.” A native of Salem, Benton set the story in the Dent County town and titled the book for the area’s zip code.  Although Benton says the book’s plot is fiction, he chose the real-world setting to grant the st…

Dent County saw a notable decline in voter turnout during the General Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, with just 10.29% of registered voters casting ballots. Out of 8,760 registered voters, only 901 ballots were cast.

Fort Leonard Wood and local community members celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony for General Leonard Wood Community Hospital today, marking a milestone in military healthcare for the area. The hospital will begin inpatient and emergency room services at the replacement hospital, 4234 Ill…

Serious injuries were reported Monday, March 30, resulting from a one-vehicle crash that occurred on Highway 19 at County Road 4060, according to an online report of Troop I of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.  

Salem, MO - On Saturday, a telling microcosm of the American political divide formed at the intersection of Highways 32 and 19.

Russell House, Rolla’s regional domestic and sexual violence shelter, is among the organizations across Missouri speaking out about proposed state funding cuts. During testimony in Jefferson City on March 3, Russell House Executive Director Katie Croker spoke to the House of Representatives …

Injuries were reported Tuesday, Feb. 24, resulting from a one-vehicle crash that occurred on Highway 68 a half mile north of the Salem city limits, according to an online report of Troop I of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.