A Birch Tree woman is charged with child endangerment in Oregon County after allegedly driving while intoxicated at four times the legal blood alcohol limit with three children in her vehicle. more

Ozark National Scenic Riverways experienced widespread flooding following significant rainfall that started on Nov. 3. The upper Current River reached historic levels on Nov. 5. more

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for the Southeast District during its October regular meeting. Contracts included bridge replacements, the addition of outer roads and pavement resurfacing. more

A Winona resident was one of two people fatally injured in a crash that occurred at 5:30 p.m. Monday on Highway 32, 8 miles east of Salem in Dent County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 through 25. More than 4,700 locations in the U.S. will open for collections, including more than a dozen locally. more

Ozark National Scenic Riverways archeologist Morgan Beyer has been awarded the Regional Director’s Award for Excellence in Cultural Resource Management for Interior Regions 3, 4 and 5 of the National Park Service (NPS). more

The Shannon County Museum, under the leadership of Alan Banks, hosted a program Sept. 30, during which a presentation was given by Jack Ray, emeritus research professor at the Center for Archaeological Research, Missouri State University-Springfield. more

Officials with U-Haul Company of Missouri announce that Winona Hardware Store, 9160 N. Highway 19, has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Winona community.  more

The University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic, through its Tigers for Troops program, will offer free legal consultations to veterans regarding their U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation benefits, discharge upgrades and VA healthcare from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 27 at Eminence High School, 505 S. Sixth St. in Eminence. more

Residents of Howell, Shannon and Texas counties who were affected by severe weather and flooding between May 19 and 27 have until Sept. 23 to apply with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for assistance with disaster recovery, officials announce. more

The National Park service (NPS) has released figures showing the economic impact of tourism in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways area during 2023. more

Beginning Monday, two area highways will be reduced to one lane for pavement repairs, expected to take about a month, said Missouri Department of Transportation officials. more

Today is the last day for residents affected by severe storms between May 24 and 27 to file for Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster assistance in Baxter and Fulton counties in Arkansas, and residents of Howell, Shannon and Texas counties impacted by storms between May 19 and 27 have until Sept. 23. more

Shannon County will have a new sheriff in January, with the retirement of Darrin Brawley. more

On July 23, Gov. Mike Parson’s request for a major disaster declaration was granted by President Joe Biden, allowing Missourians in Howell, Shannon and Texas counties whose employment was lost or interrupted due to severe storms, straight-line winds, tornados and flooding between May 19 and 27 to apply for up to 35 weeks of Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). more

This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced that the federal government has approved Parsons’s request for a major disaster declaration in response to multiple severe weather systems that generated tornadoes, high winds and flooding across southern Missouri from May 19 through 27. more

With the help of the FBI, a forensics expert at the University of Florida School of Medicine and family members of the victim, the Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified a woman who was found dead in Shannon County more than two years ago, and charged her brother with first-degree murder.  more

Christopher A. Squire, 37, Birch Tree, has had a felony charge of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child added to charges related to an alleged incident of child sexual abuse in September 2023. more

Daniel A. Mantai, 40, Eminence, has been charged with five felony counts each of first degree promotion of child pornography and possession of child pornography, repeat offense or possession of more than 20 pictures, films or videotapes. more