Elkland News

Posted Thurs., July 17, 2008 The Northern District commissioner's seat on the Webster County Commission is one of three contested races on the county level this year.

A major fire Sunday knocked down a portion of downtown Marshfield. It happened at the Community Thrift Store, shortly after 2 p.m. in the 200 block of East Jefferson.

Posted Sun., May 25, 2008 A Fair Play teenager was killed and another teen injured in a one-vehicle crash Friday evening, May 23 in Webster County.

Fair Grove resident Robert J. Harrison, 17, died just after 7 p.m. Friday when the car he was driving east on Route EE two miles east of Elkland went off the road, became airborne and struck a pond embankment.

From A Press Release Ten people died in traffic crashes over the 2008 Memorial Day weekend.

Fair Grove resident Robert J. Harrison, 17, died just after 7 p.m. Friday when the car he was driving east on Route EE two miles East of Elkland went off the road, became airborne, and struck a pond embankment.

A teenager was killed last night in a traffic accident in Webster county. Seventeen-year old Robert Harrison of Fair Grove was driving on Route EE two miles east of Elkland when he lost control of his vehicle.

“He always had a smile on his face”

They have found solace in numbers, even though the Peterson family could just as easily have found despair, if they chose to count only what they lost last weekend. via The Edmond Sun, Edmond, OK

Two Elkland residents were seriously injured this afternoon in Dallas County when their motorcycle ran off the road, flipped over and they were thrown from it, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. via Springfield News Leader

Alltel Wireless has activated a new digital cell site in the Marshfield area. The new digital site will improve coverage and call quality from Fair Grove and Elkland to Buffalo and Marshfield, the company said. via Springfield News Leader

A woman and two teenagers were injured this evening in a Dallas County crash, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. via News-Leader.com - Top Stories

“We basically rolled the dice to give it a shot”

Marshfield -- To sell alcohol or not? The question has pitted two Marshfield supermarkets against each other. via Springfield News Leader

I read about bald eagles when I was a boy. I didn't see them. Eagles were a part of history. via Ozarks Newsstand - Marshfield Mail

“You would never have known he was the age he was because he was very youthful”

Webster County was one of the hardest hit areas from January's tornadoes. Sunday, churchgoers honored those devastated by the storms including a retired reverend. via KYTV Springfield

Three people last night were injured in Dallas County when a teenager fell asleep at the wheel and the vehicle traveled off the road, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. via News-Leader.com - Top Stories

Webster County 4-H clubs boast more than 70 members, said Jeannie Moreno, youth program assistant, at the Webster County Soils and Crops Conference Jan. via Ozarks Newsstand - Marshfield Mail

“I looked over and Bill had both feet on the brake and his hands tight on the steering wheel, you could see things swirling around us. I think we were in the eye of the storm, for our truck never received any damage and we were not hurt”

This map, posted to the Web site of the National Weather Service, shows the tracks of six confirmed tornadoes that hit Webster County during the overnight hours of Jan. via Ozarks Newsstand - Marshfield Mail

Posted Tues., Jan. 8, 2008 Severe storms that spawned multiple apparent tornadoes tore through northern Webster County Monday night, resulting in one fatality and several injuries. via Ozarks Newsstand - Marshfield Mail

“We've got cell towers down, wires down. We've got houses damaged and mobile homes turned over.”

Waves of tornadoes ripped through southwest Missouri tonight, killing one person northeast of Marshfield. via Springfield News Leader

Posted Mon., Oct. 1, 2007 Two people were injured in two separate crashes Sunday in Webster County. via Ozarks Newsstand - Marshfield Mail