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The Ripley County Chamber of Commerce Independence Day Celebration was held Saturday, June 29, at the Doniphan High School Ballpark. Pageants, car and motorcycle shows, live music, raffles and a variety of food made for a grand party.

Street and utility crews remain at work this evening in Doniphan following a late afternoon thunderstorm that produced damaging winds, hail and flash flooding.

The threat of rain couldn't stop the enthusiasm Wednesday morning as about 50 kids and supervising adults, too, enjoyed the annual Doniphan Police Department Kids' Fishing Clinic. Agencies lending a hand included the Missouri Department of Conservation and the U.S. Forest Service Doniphan-Eleven Point Ranger District. The day ended with a hot dog lunch with retired officer Orville McFarland at the grill.

The senior girls softball league took the field Monday night at Riverfront Park with CosMO Pest Solutions playing Davis True Value. In a close game all the way, CosMO Pest Solutions pushed across five runs in its final at-bat to take a 10-8 win. Park action in T-Ball, Coach Pitch, Baseball Pitching Machine, Softball Pitching Machine, Little League and Senior Girls softball continues through June on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

The Doniphan Dons football squad joined 19 Arkansas teams on Saturday for the 10th Annual Beast Of The East 7-On-7 Tournament at Hoxie. The Dons finished 1-4 in pool play with a win over Brookland and two competitive losses to Yellville-Summit and Hoxie in which the Dons held leads. Mountain View, Ark., defeated the Dons 18-9 in the first round of tournament play. Overall, Coach Jeremy Stout said it was a great learning experience for the Dons against a very talented field of teams. The Dons also earned an invitation to return to Hoxie next summer.

Doniphan Middle School athletes in all sports were honored May 6 at the annual athletic banquet in the middle school gymnasium.

Scholarships potentially worth nearly $750,000 were presented Thursday night to the Class of 2019 during the Doniphan High School Senior Academic Reception. Graduation for the 89-member class will be held at 7 tonight at Bill L. Wright Gymnasium.

Graduation is a community celebration at Ripley County's two K-8 schools. Tuesday night, 10 eighth-graders and 10 kindergarten pupils proudly accepted their diplomas at Lone Star R-IV School. Thursday night, May 2, 11 eighth-graders and 10 kindergarten grads were presented their diplomas at Gatewood R-III.

Another new downtown event got off to a good start Friday night at Heritage Park. Bike Night, sponsored by S And G Cycles of Doniphan, included a cruise from Super Town & Country down Walnut Street and around the courthouse before the bikes settled in at the park for an evening of live music, food and a great chance to see a wide array of motorcycles up close. Musical guests were Aaron Donnell, Justin Starbuck and Christy Spradling. The next Bike Night is set for 6 p.m., Friday, June 14. Bike Nights will continue on the second Friday each month through October.

The Second Annual Unity For Our Community City-wide Cleanup compiled some big numbers in 3-1/2 hours Saturday morning in Doniphan. Despite a threat of rain, around 200 volunteers filled two 30-yard dumpsters, two 20-yard dumpsters, collected 217 used tires, and picked up enough scrap metal to fill three trucks and trailers. Numerous businesses, churches and organizations provided supplies and a free lunch for the volunteers at First Church of God.

The spring concert by the Doniphan High School and Middle School bands on Thursday night included a special evening for DHS band alumni. Alumni were invited to enjoy dinner and participate in the concert. Special guests included former DHS band teachers Paul Ripley, Vernon Allen and Brenda Pigg.