Halfway News

A Humansville man was hospitalized with serious injuries following a head-on collision in Polk County on Wednesday.

Motorists driving on Route H in Polk County can expect slow traffic around Halfway and at the Schultz Creek bridge near Pleasant Hope as road upgrading work continues, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.

A $1,500 reward offered following vandalism at a Polk County cemetery last week in which graves were disturbed could encourage people with information on the incident come forward, a Polk County investigator said today.

A Missouri woman who cut her knee on broken glass on a nightclub's dance floor has filed suit against the club and medical personnel who treated the injury.

Some people think switchgrass could someday be used to produce ethanol, relieving America's need to use precious field corn to fuel its growing alternative energy needs.

A 10-year-old Pleasant Hope boy suffered serious injuries Friday after he chased a ball out into the road and was hit by an SUV, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.

Error processing SSI file Obituaries Hubert Harold 'Bud'' Pond Jul 30, 2009 Hubert Harold 'Bud'' Pond, 84, of Lebanon, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009, in Lebanon.

Two down, 18 to go. On Sunday, two new volunteers showed up at the Halfway Fire Department for training.

One volunteer fire department in Polk County is looking for firefighters. If it doesn't find them, the department could be no more.

The fire department in the little town of Halfway, Mo is facing a crisis. It's severely understaffed and underfunded.

Runoff from Tuesday's storms continues to cause road closings in the region, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.