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Two Step Down From 9-1-1 Board:
-Two long time members of the Stone County Emergency Services E-911 board have retired. Tom Martin, who was elected to the Board of Directors in 2003, had served as the board chairperson since then....
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Former Predator World Owner Bound Over On Sex Charges Involving Underage...
-Breck Fleming Wakefield (mug shot SCSO)The former owner of Predator World who was charged last year with multiple counts of sex crimes involving an underage boy who worked for him has been bound over...
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Stone County Signs Proclamation As Purple Heart County:
-From left - Gene Dover; Bryce Lockwood; John Dismer; Everett Kelly; Don Phillips; Dennis Wood; Mark Maples; Jerry Dodd and C. W. WardStone County Commissioners have signed a proclamation designating...
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Preliminary Hearing Scheduled For Alleged Bombing Suspect:
-Teresa PickeringThe preliminary hearing for a woman accused of phoning in a bomb threat that closed down county offices back in April has been set.Teresa Pickering and her attorney Stuart Huffman...
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County Insurance Company Settles White Federal Lawsuit:
-Jessica WhiteThe recently filed federal lawsuit filed by Crane alderwoman Jessica White against the county, former sheriff Richard Hill and others in connection to an altercation with two Stone County...
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McCullough Wrongful Death Trial To Begin Next Week:
-Gary McCullough and Liehnia ChapinThe wrongful death trial connected to a man who has been missing for over a decade is scheduled to begin next week in Stone County, where it was moved on a change of...
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DNA Left By Alleged Cattle Rustler Leads To Arrest:
Howard Lee Perryman (mug shot GCSO)A man who was charged with receiving stolen property connected to agricultural thefts in Barry County in 2010 is now facing similar charges in Greene County.Howard...
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Kimberling City Pastor Retires After 31 Years:
-Jerry Jenkins led FCC for 31 yearsThe pastor who led First Christian Church in Kimberling City for the past 31 years retired recently.Jerry Jenkins preached his first sermon for the church, which was...
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Opening Statements Underway In McCullough Wrongful Death Lawsuit:
-Gary McCullough and Lena ChapinOpening statements began Monday afternoon after a jury of 9 men and six women were seated in the wrongful death trial of Gary McCullough, who has been missing since...
View ArticleLampe Man Who Helped Apprehend Murder Suspects Selected As MO Sheriff's...
-A Lampe man who helped apprehend two teen murder suspects in January has been selected as the 2013 Missouri Sheriff's Association Citizen of the Year.Sheriff Doug Rader nominated Rick Balsley last...
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Sewer Rates Rise Dramatically In Galena:
-Add captionSome business owners and residents in Galena have noticed a big increase in their sewer/water bills and they are concerned about the increase.In 1989, a sewer treatment plant was built, but...
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Teen Murder Suspects Trial Moved To Newton County:
-Anthony ZarroThe trial for one of the murder suspects in a double homicide will be heard in Newton County.Judge J. Edward Sweeney has tentatively scheduled the trial of Anthony Zarro,17, of Spring...
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Elderly Drug Dealer Enters Alford Plea, Placed On Probation:
-Hazel Thomas (mug shot SCSO)A 69 year-old woman from Galena who was charged with distribution of a controlled substance last year recently entered an Alford plea and was placed on probation.Stone...
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Review: The Haygood's....A MUST SEE!:
-Add captionHave tween's or teen's? Then the Haygood's show in Branson is a must see.The show, which features seven brothers and one sister, is just as exciting as a roller coaster ride at a theme...
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Area Business Owner Donates Funds For UTV, Dare Education:
-Stone County Chief Deputy Tim Gideon, Captain Chris Hayes and Sheriff Doug RaderA $10,000 donation by a Stone County businessman has allowed the sheriff's office to purchase a new Utility Task...
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Prosecutor: Car Used As Weapon In High Speed Chase:
-Brandi Danielle Zamora (mug shot SCSO)Law enforcers and civilians in Stone County say they're lucky they weren't injured in a high speed chase with a woman in a stolen SUV that looped through two...
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Galena Man Charged Who Bit Officer Following Chase Charged With Assault of LEO:
-Stephen Perkins (mug shot SCSO)A man from Galena has been charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer after he bit a deputy following a brief police chase Monday.Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader...
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New Charges Filed Against Dean-Morrison in Anderson Homicide:
-Teri Dean-MorrisonOne of the suspects charged in the 2011 murder of a man from Highlandville is facing additional charges connected to the man's homicide.Prosecutor Matt Selby filed amended charges of...
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Jury Says Klemp's Must Pay For McCullough's Death:
-Joy McCullough-Bakes, attorney Richard Anderson, April ChandlerIt took a jury in Stone County less than an hour to award $8 million to the daughters of a man who has been missing from Barry County for...
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Allan Enters Alford Plea To Animal Neglect Charges:
-Amy A. AllanA Stone County woman charged last fall with three counts of animal neglect and two counts of not properly disposing of dead animals has entered an Alford plea.On October 16th, 2012, Stone...
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