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Local author finds success with debut novel

Small-town life and deadly secrets fill the pages Titus Benton’s debut novel “65560.” A native of Salem, Benton…

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Planned Power Outage Scheduled for Friday Morning

The City of Salem Electric Department will conduct maintenance work on Friday, April 17, 2026, resulting in a…

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Dent County Elections Defined by Low Turnout

Dent County saw a notable decline in voter turnout during the General Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 7,…

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General Leonard Wood Community Hospital Celebrates Grand Opening

Fort Leonard Wood and local community members celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony for General Leonard Wood Community Hospital…

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Serious injuries reported Highway 19 crash

Serious injuries were reported Monday, March 30, resulting from a one-vehicle crash that occurred on Highway 19 at…

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Salem “No Kings” Rally Highlights Deep Political Divide

Salem, MO – On Saturday, a telling microcosm of the American political divide formed at the intersection of…

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Russell House among nonprofits facing potential state funding cuts

Russell House, Rolla’s regional domestic and sexual violence shelter, is among the organizations across Missouri speaking out about…

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Salem man faces 23 sex crime felonies

A Salem man faces more than 20 felony offenses in connection to allegedly possessing child pornography, according to…

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Serious injuries reported in Highway 68 crash

Injuries were reported Tuesday, Feb. 24, resulting from a one-vehicle crash that occurred on Highway 68 a half…

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Forging the battlefield: How Fort Leonard Wood’s largest training area yields agile and future-ready military engineers

What was once a small rural community and farmland is now the largest training area on Fort Leonard…