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Storms wreak havoc around Vernon County

By Rusty Murry

Severe storms moving through Vernon County Monday caused a school function to be cut short and left quite a bit of damage in the form of downed trees and limbs, power and cable outages and some plugged storm drains in its... >>
Pike named 'freshman of year for veterans issues'

JEFFERSON CITY -- To honor and recognize the efforts of Rep. Randy Pike, R-126th district, for his work this year on Veterans, Rep. Tim Jones, speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives, awarded him the Freshman... >>
BREAKING NEWS: Severe weather, damage

A severe storm moving through the Nevada area early Monday morning left quite a bit of damage in the form of downed trees and limbs, power and cable outages and some plugged storm drains in its wake. Beginning just after... >>
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