Fordland News

Rogersville -- Joanne Banks sits on a low stool in front of an elaborate cabinet of enamel black and gold that serves as an altar.

Dark clouds hanging over the I Love America celebration have dispersed and the sun is shining on party-goers. The temperature has soared up to the 80s, but it remains breezy.

Two people were injured Sunday after a crash in Greene County. Fordland resident Joan Albano, 74, and Rogersville resident Jeffrey Sullivan, 33, each sustained moderate injuries.

By noon, tents of all shapes and colors had been pitched on the 16-acre seating space for the 'I Love America' event.

I wasn't the only person who saw a flying saucer in 1967 during the World Series.

In area traffic work to watch for in the coming week: - One-lane traffic is possible on Routes M and ZZ east of Republic.

Prosecutors have charged a Fordland, Mo., woman with second degree statutory rape.

The demand for nurses remains steady and strong, as evidenced by the first pinning ceremony for practical nurses graduating from Ozarks Technical Community College's Reeds Spring facility.

My family, friends and I wish to give a heartfelt thank you to all who came forward with support as we fought to save southwest Missouri from the ravages of a proposed ethanol plant near Rogersville, in one of the most ecologically fragile areas in the United States.

While researching the subject of cattle mutilations that we've been featuring recently in this column, I thought it would be interesting to remind ourselves of the last time this phenomenon occurred in Webster County.

A May 8 tornado ripped through the dairy processing plant of Memory Lane in Fordland, leaving the family business scrambling to rebuild and consumers searching for the bottled milk at local markets.

FORDLAND, Mo.-- There are 35 area stores that sell milk produced at "Memory Lane." And the cows are still producing milk, but there's no where to process it.

Charges were filed last week on Josh Lankford, the prosecutor's office said. In his probable-cause statement on the investigation, Webster County Sheriff's Department Deputy John Everett wrote that an 11-year-old girl alleged that Lankford had repeatedly molested her during a period of almost three years, beginning in 2007.

The Missouri Foundation for Health has awarded a total of $418,449 in grants to five Springfield-area nonprofits.

Doug Cramer from the National Weather Service in Springfield said survey teams have confirmed three tornados touched down in the area.

A Marshfield woman was killed and several other people were injured Monday afternoon when the car they were in pulled into the path of a tractor-trailer on U.S. 60 near Fordland.

A Fordland teenager has been charged with statutory sodomy and multiple counts of child molestation for allegedly abusing a young girl on several occasions.

A Fordland man is accused of raping a 9-year old family friend. 19 year old Joshua Lankford is charged with statutory rape, sodomy, and child molestation.

Marshfield --Among events also scheduled during the annual Cherry Blossom festival will be a book signing by Sarah Hicks, a schoolteacher at Fair Grover Elementary School and the widow of minister and author Roger Hicks.

For the second time in her career, Glendale Art teacher Linda Griffin has been chosen by her peers at the top educator of the year.