Niangua News

John Marion Routh, 88, of Marshfield, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Webco Manor in Marshfield.

A high-speed chase on Interstate 44 this morning that reached speeds of 110 miles an hour resulted in a woman being taken into custody, authorities said.

A A A In a release, A the Missouri Department of Natural Resources says the Niangua Vista Condominium Owner's Association will go before the Chris Kosterl.

A Springfield woman faces charges ranging from assaulting an officer to driving while intoxicated after leading officers on a high-speed chase on Interstate 44 from Strafford to near Niangua on Friday morning.

Marshfield police arrested a man for a bank robbery in Conway on Thursday afternoon.

News has been received of the death Keith Leroy Miller of Niangua, formally of Lebanon.

Replacing low-water stream crossings with structures that allow passage of aquatic life and reducing staff time and mileage on inspecting outdoor advertising permits have earned the Missouri Department of Transportation two national awards.

A state audit has found that the former city clerk of Niangua may have embezzled another $25,606 from the city.

The Missouri State Auditor's office says more charges should be filed in the case of missing money in Niangua.

Folks in Niangua will get a look at their city's books Tuesday night. State Auditor Susan Montee will deliver the results of a state audit at 7 p.m. at the Niangua Community Building.

A representative from State Auditor Susan Montee's office will present the findings of an audit of the city of Niangua at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Niangua Community Building, 172 State Highway F. The audit was triggered by a citizens petition led by Larry Cain and William Young of Niangua.

The Missouri auditor will reveal the findings of a citizen-ordered audit of the City of Niangua.

Patricia Ann Szezechowski, 76, of Marshfield, died Sept. 4, 2009. She was born April 3, 1933, in Ava to Clifford and Mary Barnum.

A Niangua man suffered serious injuries Monday night when his motorcycle crashed near his hometown, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

A Niangua man is facing five counts of sodomy and one count of statutory rape. Webster County deputies say Jerry R. Letterman II raped and molested a nine-year-old girl for about two years.

Five of the seven teenage girls who were injured in a bus crash on Sunday morning had left hospitals by Monday The girls were riding on a Fort Niangua bus for a canoe trip.

Float trips are a way of Missourian life. The summer rolls around, and the Niangua, Jacks Fork and strings of other waterways are covered with inner tubes and canoes.

Georgia Mae Wallace, 77, died Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at her home in Conway. She was born May 15, 1932, in Niangua to William Arthur and Lena Dry.

Yesterday's early morning rain and thunder postpone theA E. coli water samples for the month of August.

LAKES Binder: 83 degrees, normal, muddy; largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and spinnerbaits; bluegill fair on river worms and crickets; channel catfish fair on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; all other species slow.