Pleasant Hope News

A Missouri housing agency is considering a $15 million plan to pay property taxes for those who buy a house next year.

A Greene County judge has dismissed three felony animal abuse charges against a Pleasant Hope couple in an alleged puppy mill case.

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A woman from Pleasant Hope was seriously injured in a single car crash early this morning on Route H. Cynthia D. Burris, 47, was southbound about 3/4 of a mile south of Pleasant Hope about 7 a.m. when she ran off the road in her 2006 Chevrolet Impala and struck a tree, the Missouri Highway Patrol reported.

The Pleasant Hope Student Council is hosting a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday in the high school gym, according to a news release from Student Council representative Lauren McCurry.

A Pleasant Hope woman charged with child endangerment after two grandchildren were found living with hundreds of animals was found guilty of misdemeanor charges.

A ROSE: To Henry's Towing. After picking up my girls from school on Friday, we went to Wal-Mart to pick up some things.

Excessive rainfall is producing flash flooding across much of southwest Missouri, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.

A ROSE: To Springfield Area CROP Hunger Walk teams and supporters. On Sunday, Oct.

Pleasant Hope will be holding it first annual homecoming parade on Friday. The parade will begin at 5 p.m. and start at the high school then end at the football field, according to organizers Erin Hart and Jessica Lowder.

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.

The owners of an alleged Pleasant Hope puppy mill that drew national attention in February were charged with several felony counts today, with dozens of more charges to come.

A married couple faces charges for running a puppy mill in northern Greene County.

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 fundraiser for Tyler Semple, the 10-year-old Pleasant Hope boy struck by a car in late July, is scheduled for Saturday, September 19, according to a news release.

North Point Church is partnering with Rural Compassion to host a free book fair at area schools.

Citizens Memorial Healthcare announces the addition of John C. Crighton, M.D., general surgeon, to the medical staff at Citizens Memorial Healthcare in Bolivar.

A Pleasant Hope native is in the finals of the show, America's Got Talent. JC Fisher is one of the Texas Tenors.

Q: My raspberry plants are growing like weeds until they bloom. It looks like the fruit sets and then the fruit dries up and dies.

Pleasant Hope's municipal court must improve steps in collecting and handling fines, and anyone -- especially the judge and court clerk -- who has access to the city's finances should be bonded, a state audit has concluded.