Webster County News

No debate during the first year in office for President Barack Obama has dominated the news coming out of our nation's capitol like that on health care.

Seymour police say a registered sex offender broke the law when he didn't post a "no candy" sign during Halloween.

OCC's K-9 Unit wants to be utilized, regardless of who is asking for help Imagine the terror you would feel as a parent if your toddler wandered off and you couldn't find them.

Applications available; due Nov. 19 The annual 'Share Your Christmas' project in the Seymour area has kicked off, with applications for the holiday-assistance program now available.

Arrests made by sheriff's department; 10 were home, others to receive summons A total of 22 convicted sex offenders who call Webster County home now are facing additional charges for not following state-required guidelines on Halloween night.

Marshfield police say the man who robbed a pharmacy there Friday afternoon is now behind bars, and it's partly thanks to you.

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.

Jasper County officials and department heads are being told to hold down spending for the remainder of this year and to prepare for no spending increases in the 2010 budget.

Four Amish bishops were charged Tuesday with not reporting a sexual crime against a child allegedly committed by a member of their community in southern Webster County.

Natalie may be new to the world of television weather... but growing up in Marshfield, she is not new to the quickly changing conditions of the Ozarks.

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.

Fannie J. Schwartz, 47, charged last week with two felony counts Fannie J. Schwartz, 47, a member of Seymour's Highway A Amish community, was charged this past Thursday with two counts of the Class C felony of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, according to John Tyrrell, chief assistant prosecutor for Webster County Prosecuting ...

This week the Webster County Prosecutor charged Johnny Shwartz with statutory sodomy and child molestation.

A pancake breakfast will be held from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 25 at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Marshfield.

Five people were injured today when their car hit a tractor-trailer on Interstate 44 in Webster County.

A Webster County mother has been charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of her children because she allegedly knew her husband was sexually molesting her daughters, now ages 15 and 16, according to a probable cause statement filed with the case.

A sexual assault case in the Amish community near Seymour has resulted in more charges.

MDC's Austin: 'We know who the shooter was ... and we're very, very close to proving it' After nearly three weeks of investigation, Webster County Conservation Agent Jerry Austin said he and several other law-enforcement agencies are close to making an arrest of the alleged shooter of an adult black bear that was dumped late last month in the ...

A Webster County man is facing child molestation and statutory sodomy charges involving a person under the age of 14.

Webster County Library will be offering a lecture on basic computer skills at the Garst Memorial Library, 219 Jackson St., Marshfield, on from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.