The unemployment rate from January to February remained the same in Moniteau County and was only slightly higher than February one year ago. The rate was 3.6 percent, compared to 3.3 percent in 2024. …
Septemberfest, Tipton’s fall festival, was named a winner in the 2025 Best of Rural Missouri Readers Choice Awards. The rural electric cooperative magazine has conducted the contest for 22 …
A host of events are being planned at Fortuna Baptist Church in the weeks ahead. Among them are the following. Members will help support the 2025 3MT event by attending the Taco Fundraiser at 5 …
The Lake Area Community Orchestra has included two nearby locations in its summer schedule. The orchestra will perform at Trinity Lutheran Fellowship Hall in Russellville on Tuesday, May 27, and …
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has issued a permit to SiteWorks Waste Services, LLC to construct a solid waste processing facility in Moniteau County. SiteWorks Waste Services …
Local churches invite all to join them for services during the season of Easter from Palm Sunday services, April 13, through Easter Sunday, April 20. To add services scheduled by your church to …
The Tipton Farmers & Sportsmen’s Club will hold its annual Spring Fry Fest Friday, April 11 , serving from 4:30 until 7:30 p.m. at their club located on Route W east of Fortuna. The …
Infractions, Misdemeanor, Criminal Felony and Civil Cases Disposed by Trial or Other Some charges may be amended City of California vs. Adriana Hurtado, California: Failed to …
The following changes in property ownership were filed recently with the Moniteau County Recorder of Deeds. This report is a brief description of the deeds filed with the recorder. For a complete …
A local teen is one of 62 youth, selected from Missouri 4-H and FFA State Fair exhibitors, for a scholarship awarded by the Missouri State Fair and the Youth in Agriculture committee. Carsyn …
Four employees at Tipton Correctional Center were recognized recently for excellence in the performance of their jobs. The Warden’s Coin of Excellence was presented to Tim Lynn, supply …
During the next several days much of Missouri could be impacted by damaging severe storms and heavy rainfall. Dangerous and potentially historic rainfall is expected, especially across southeast …
Seats for the 2025 Tipton Community Prayer Breakfast planned for May 1 are available and reservations being taken. This is the first prayer breakfast since the COVID-19 pandemic. The breakfast, …
Marsha Nelson, director of Price James Memorial Library, gave her monthly report during the municipal library board’s meeting Thursday evening, March 27. Nelson reported the …
Four candidates are vying for two seats on the Tipton R-VI School Board, with one incumbent seeking re-election at the April 8 election. The local ballot also includes two school propositions, as …
You can look high and low, but you likely won’t find a climbing vine that compares to the clematis, known as the “Queen of the Vines,” says Gwen Funk, University of Missouri …
A Master Gardener training in Versailles has been scheduled, beginning with orientation at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 1. The remaining three classes will be all day, with a 9:30 am start, on Saturdays, May …
It’s no big secret that cool-season grass pastures have taken a beating the last couple of years. Questions regarding complete renovation or repair by interseeding more grass seed come to mind. …
The flowering dogwood tree celebrates its 70th birthday as the Missouri state tree in 2025. There is no better place to celebrate than Missouri’s Ozark woodlands from mid-April to early …
The Friends of the Maclay Home Board of Directors held its first meeting of the year Tuesday, March 25, at Tipton City Hall. There were lots of reports on activities since the October 2024 …