Richards News

To honor Everett and Ruby Forkner's golden wedding anniversary, their children will host a 50th anniversary event Sunday, Aug.

The 2008 Gold Buckle Gala at the Ozark Empire Fair generated nearly $170,000 in proceeds for the Ozark Empire Fair Foundation, the organization announced in a news release tonight.

Ron Peckman, Richards, is seeking re-election as Vernon County Sheriff. First elected as Vernon County Sheriff in 2000, I have been under budget, and broungt in more than $640,000 in grants as well as $40,000 ...

Ron Peckman, Richards, is seeking re-election as Vernon County Sheriff. First elected as Vernon County Sheriff in 2000, I have been under budget, and broungt in more than $640,000 in grants as well as $40,000 ...

Ron Peckman, Richards, is seeking re-election as Vernon County Sheriff. First elected as Vernon County Sheriff in 2000, I have been under budget, and broungt in more than $640,000 in grants as well as $40,000 ...

Ron Peckman, Richards, is seeking re-election as Vernon County Sheriff. First elected as Vernon County Sheriff in 2000, I have been under budget, and broungt in more than $640,000 in grants as well as $40,000 ...

Ron Peckman, Richards, is seeking re-election as Vernon County Sheriff. First elected as Vernon County Sheriff in 2000, I have been under budget, and broungt in more than $640,000 in grants as well as $40,000 ...

Ron Peckman, Richards, is seeking re-election as Vernon County Sheriff. First elected as Vernon County Sheriff in 2000, I have been under budget, and broungt in more than $640,000 in grants as well as $40,000 ...

Ron Peckman, Richards, is seeking re-election as Vernon County Sheriff. First elected as Vernon County Sheriff in 2000, I have been under budget, and broungt in more than $640,000 in grants as well as $40,000 ...

A speaker yesterday at the Boone County Fair Ham Breakfast said agriculture in Missouri is in trouble.

A Kansas man was injured Sunday when the motorcycle he was riding ran off the road and struck a fence.

“I came over the cusp of the hill and ran into the car ahead of me. I didn't have time to stop”

Emergency personell, witnesses and victims gather near the site of a three car accident Tuesday on 54 highway, just east of the Missouri, Kansas state line. via Nevada Daily Mail/Sunday Nevada Herald

A Richards man was injured this afternoon in a Vernon County crash, the Missouri Highway Patrol reported. via Springfield News Leader

“It would eliminate one board meeting, combines two boards into one and would give the people in VC 6 a lower rate per thousand gallons of water”

Two water districts in Vernon County are proposing to merge into one. Currently the largest, Consolidated Public Water Supply District No. via Nevada Daily Mail/Sunday Nevada Herald

“There's 150 years of animosity, and I took on the challenge of trying to put into words why they did what they did, why they felt what they felt”

Flyers like this one proclaimed the coming of the documentary film discussing the pre-Civil War Border Wars in Missouri and Kansas. via Nevada Daily Mail/Sunday Nevada Herald

Landowners interested in learning to conduct prescribed burns should make plans to attend a Prescribed Burn Workshop being held on Saturday, Jan. via Nevada Daily Mail/Sunday Nevada Herald