The annual fall workday at Brockett Cemetery is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 14, weather permitting. Plans are to reschedule if weather does not permit. Brockett Cemetery is located on Highway 115 between Pocahontas, Ark. and Maynard, Ark. (in the Brockett Community near Stokes). Brockett Cemetery scheduled workdays are the second Saturday in March and the second Saturday in October...

Ripley County Water District No. 2 has issued a boil water order until further notice for all customers using Well No. 3, located at the former Lignetics location on Highway 160 East. The order also includes all side roads to the Ringo Ford area. Everyone needs to boil their water for at least three minutes. For more information, contact the water district office at 573-996-7714...

Without a doubt, it takes some inspiration for me to drag out my old cookbooks. I wasn’t born a southern cook and it shows. However, a local speaker provided inspiration with a program entitled “What Can Our Cookbooks Tell Us”. Robin Harwell is a licensed dietician, and a friend to all who are fortunate enough to know and love her. ...

Warrants were issued Sept. 22-29 in Ripley County Circuit Court for the following: •Desiree Michell McFairen, 41, of Doniphan, failure to appear on a Class D felony of possession of a controlled substance.

It’s time to plan event calendars for October, and one important date stands out among the others. Anyone who has a soft spot for children will want to attend the annual Toys for Tots Harvest Dinner, which will take place at 5 p.m., Oct. 21 at St. Benedict Parish Hall...

Members of the Naylor FFA Chapter joined more than 700 FFA members and agricultural leaders at the Missouri State Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 15, for the Missouri State FFA Food Insecurity Day of Service held in conjunction with the Missouri Farmers Care Foundation Drive to Feed Kids. Together, members packed 160,000 meals to feed food insecure Missouri families...

With Cat Stephens crooning, “Moon Shadows” on a tape playing in the background, locals attending a special astronomy class Sept. 21 at the Doniphan Community Center were given a better understanding of what eclipses actually are. Special speakers Eugene Vale and his wife, Jo Schaper were able to share many excellent reasons why tens of thousands of people in America are already picking out a spot from which to view the Great American Eclipse, which is coming April 8, 2024...

Autumn is a time for reflection, when changing colors mark the end of the season. Leaves fall, and one sees the landscape much more clearly. Likewise, it is also the time of year The Prospect-News staff takes a moment to look back and remember things as they used to be, identify what has changed and determine how we have progressed as a community...

According to recent studies by the University of Missouri Extension, efforts since 2016 to root out feral hogs have decreased those numbers by nearly 65 percent. Last year feral hog eradication, which was funded by the 2018 Farm Bill and managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation, removed 6,289 hogs in Southeast Missouri through the Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership...

The Ripley County Commission heard a request Wednesday from a citizen who wants to create a place of honor in town for one of the area’s esteemed river artifacts. Ron Smith, owner of an authentic paddleboat built by Cecil Murray, wants to donate it to the county, and have it displayed where people can enjoy it...

Editor’s note: This is the next article in a series focusing on homelessness.

Now would be a great time to put back some mad money in preparation for the Oct. 14 City-Wide Yard Sale in Doniphan. The city will become a bargain shopper’s paradise, with vendors and booths occupying the empty lot in downtown Doniphan (formerly Fred’s), positioned on the hill overlooking Riverfront Park and around the walking track...

Naylor usually sits quietly in its eastern corner of Ripley County; however, the city will make some noise Saturday as it celebrates Heritage Day. Festivities will begin early and continue into the night, as the town serves a community breakfast, followed by a parade, an all-day festival and an evening block party--in keeping with this year’s theme, “A Salute to Farmers.”...

Free hands-on classes being offered in December and February. MDC encourages deer hunters to save hides and tallow for participation in the classes.

The second annual Doniphan For Football Danelle Gettings Memorial 5K Run and Walk will be held Saturday, Sept. 30 at 8 a.m. for registration and 9 a.m. for the walk and run. The event will begin and end at the Brumitt Family Football Stadium. “The goals of the event are to remember Danelle Gettings and family, use the football field that the community built, raise money for DFF, and to do something healthy with our community,” says organizer and DFF board member Jane Stilwell...

The first item of business at the Sept. 20 regular meeting of the Ripley County commission was to give final approval on the certification of tax levies that were set by county and city government entities last month. The 2023 tax levies were presented to the Missouri State Auditor’s office, who certified them and handed them back to the county...

As Naylor celebrates both its heritage and its farmers Saturday, R-II Ag Educator Roger Smith and the members of the Future Farmers of America will lead the traditional parade. Floats and fanfare for the Oct. 7 Heritage Days in Naylor will depict the theme, “A Salute to Farmers.”...

A Doniphan woman who was pulled over Sept. 23 for driving a four-wheeler on city streets is facing felony drug charges. According to reports, Doniphan Officer Kevin Vaillancourt was on routine patrol on Jefferson Street and observed a white female headed eastbound on a four-wheeler...

A Doniphan man is in jail for the Sept. 17 brutal beating of a member of his own family. James David Willcut, 48, is charged with two counts each of a Class A felony of domestic assault in the first degree, causing serious physical injury, and an unclassified felony of armed criminal action...