Mansfield News

Pauline Loretta Fleetwood, 88, of Seymour, died Saturday, July 5, 2009, in Glenwood Healthcare.

EDITOR'S NOTE: 'Seymour In The Rearview Mirror' features what was in the news here 50 years ago, in 1959; 40 years ago, in 1969; and 25 years ago, in 1984.

The Humane Society of Missouri says dogs seized from a puppy mill in Mansfield showed signs of neglect.The Springfield News-Leader reports that investigators seized 72 dogs and one rabbit from the property Friday.

The Wright County Sheriff's Department and the Humane Society of Missouri seized about 80 dogs and one rabbit from a property north of Mansfield, Sheriff Glen Adler said.

I've talked to a woman who lives in Mansfield this past week who told me about experiences she's had in several western states encountering UFOs and even a short visit she had from an EBE.

Vandals apparently tampered with several mailboxes in the Macomb vicinity last week, but authorities are unsure whether any mail was taken.

Although we've yet to receive any reports of cattle mutilations in Webster County, a couple of recent macabre crimes in both Wright and Douglas counties have been brought to my attention.

Rileys at Los Rios Rancho is hosting the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum's traveling exhibit, "Journey of a Pioneer Family," on May 30 and 31.

Products will expand, prices to improve, but the Seymour Pharmacy's name and faces within it are unchanged Ernie Snyder made a hard decision recently, but from the way it looks to him now, many people, including him, are going to benefit from it.

The Springfield Cardinals are proud to present Mansfield Night at Hammons Field, coming up on Thursday, June 18.

Yesterday's weather has made for a busy Tuesday of baseball playoffs. Many Class 1-2 sectional games were rained out statewide yesterday, including all but one of the local battles - Dora's 13-2 win over Greenfield.

An Arkansas woman whose car overturned on U.S. 60 in Wright County Tuesday died in the crash, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

Senate Bill 787 is a federal grab at the water rights of all citizens in this nation.

A Gainesville, Mo., man was sentenced to life in prison Friday after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.

Other banks in county, area don't fare as well in ratings If you live in Seymour and bank here, feel safe.

'What was it?' That was the question that two Seymour businessmen were left asking themselves after a recent encounter with a 'strange animal' south of town off Highway K. During a telephone interview with one of the two men this past week, the Citizen learned that the animal suddenly appeared in front of the two men as they were accompanying one ...

The 2009 Jacob Yeates Memorial Drag Race is set for April 25 at Ozark Raceway Park, Rogersville.

A recent outbreak of cattle mutilations has area law enforcement officials baffled.

Foolish festival fracas Seldom do we respond to readers' letters. We'll make the exception this time, as the letter writer in our March 11 edition, Seymour's Phyllis Herring, specifically asked us to 'investigate the situation and present the ins and outs of the organization that controls the festival.' The festival referred to in the previous ...

A project to make extensive pavement repairs to Wright County Route A between Bennett Road andRoute K east of Mansfield will take place next week, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.