Casey’s General Store in Doniphan was selected as the Business Of The Month by the Ripley County Chamber of Commerce. (Center) Store manager Ollie Horne accepts a certificate from chamber board members Susan Skaggs, Russell French, Laura Whitwell and April French. ...

Carmen Sue Daugherty, a retired 24-year Army veteran from Richland, Mo., was the winner Sept. 7 of the Blazer SS boat, motor and trailer from Current River Marine Sales in the drawing sponsored by Ripley County Toys 4 Tots. From left are Tyler Wheeler and Fred Aldrich with Current River Marine, Daugherty, and Shakey Lynxwiler. The winner said she plans to name the boat ‘Karma.’...

Friday the 13th and a full moon proved to be a lucky combination times two for Doniphan resident, Valerie Bader. Bader was the lucky winner of the black and gold king-size quilt raffled by Doniphan For Football, Inc. at the home opener varsity football game against Charleston Sept. 13. Bader also won the 50/50 drawing and generously donated the proceeds back to the non-profit organization. The quilt was donated to the group’s fundraising efforts by Jerry ‘Shakey’ Lynxwiler...

Ricardo Rios has carried the scars for most of his life from the wounds that earned him a Purple Heart as a young medical aidman in Kontum Province, Vietnam. Today, Rios is proud to live in a Purple Heart County. The Ripley County Commission approved a resolution Sept. 5 officially joining 73 other Missouri counties in the Purple Heart project offered by the Military Order of the Purple Heart...

Doniphan High School invites the community to join in the celebration of football homecoming. ‘Blast From The Past’ will be the theme of the 2019 Doniphan High School football homecoming parade to be held Thursday evening, Sept. 19. The public is invited to enjoy the parade, which will follow the traditional route from Hillcrest Plaza down Walnut Street to the Courthouse Square. ...

After two varsity, two jayvee and a junior high game away from home, all three Doniphan Dons football teams are ready for the opportunity to play in front of the home fans. That starts tonight with a junior high game against the Poplar Bluff Mules. Kickoff is 5:30 p.m. at Griffin Field at Brumitt Family Stadium...

A longtime bookkeeper for Emmanuel Baptist Church in Doniphan has been charged with seven felony counts of forgery and stealing. Ruby P. Sipes, 51, Doniphan, appeared Sept. 4 for arraignment in Ripley County Circuit Court and entered a not guilty plea. She is scheduled to appear Nov. 6 for a preliminary hearing...

In the absence of mayor Dennis Cox, councilman Steve Collins called the Doniphan city council meeting to order on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. The first item of business concerned visitor Christy Robinson Spradling’s query about the city’s support of this year’s Spooktacular to be held downtown on Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31...

Charges of murder and kidnapping were dismissed Tuesday morning against Derek Ray Bunyard in Ripley County Circuit Court. Associate Circuit Judge Thomas D. Swindle cited a lack of sufficient evidence presented during a Sept. 4 preliminary hearing. Swindle ruled evidence was sufficient for Bunyard to be bound over on felony charges of tampering with physical evidence in a felony investigation and abandonment of a corpse...

A Fairdealing man remains in jail while his wife is recovering from a gunshot wound following an alleged domestic assault Sunday afternoon at a convenience store near their home. Joshua Adam Blackshear, 32, was arrested less than two hours later after leading officers on a pursuit that ended when he drove his vehicle off a county road, became stuck in a creek bed and waded into the middle of a stock pond...

Money reported missing earlier this year has been repaid in full to the Fairdealing Cemetery Association. “Karen Hill repaid the amount that she took to the Fairdealing Cemetery Association on July 26,” said association president Robert Cope. “We have requested that the case be dropped and this has been done.”...

THAYER, Mo. — Doniphan's defense helped produce the first touchdown of the season for the Dons against a state-ranked opponent. Gavin Thompson recovered a fumble on the Thayer 15-yard line and help set up the first of three rushing touchdowns by quarterback Alex Harris in Doniphan's 50-19 road loss Friday night...

The biggest classroom laboratory in the Three Rivers College system is a 108-acre farm in Ripley County just west of Fairdealing. U.S. Rep. Jason Smith learned first-hand Thursday, Aug. 29, making the college farm a stop on his annual farm tour in the Eighth Congressional District...

Labor Day Homecoming weekend is a traditional time for school reunions. Members of the Doniphan High School Class of ‘59 would like to add a special event next year to bring together those who attended rural schools in Ripley County. Saturday afternoon following the Labor Day Homecoming Parade in Doniphan, the Class of ‘59 hosted an all-school reunion of alumni from the county’s once numerous rural one-room schools...

A benefit concert for the Ripley County Sheriff’s Department scholarship program will be held Saturday evening, Sept. 7, at the Doniphan High School gymnasium. Headlining the show will be country singer/songwriter Michael Gardner, who will be making his fourth appearance in Doniphan in recent years...

From pageant queens in formal gowns to muddy tug-of-war contestants face down in the dirt, the Ripley County Fair offers a wide variety of entertainment. The 44th annual fair kicks off today (Wednesday) and returns for a four-night run through Saturday after a brief experiment with a three-day event in 2018...

A man arrested Sunday on suspicion of stabbing his father allegedly told deputies that he mutilated a dog and ate part of the animal’s heart. The Ripley County Sheriff’s Department reported finding the animal’s carcass outside a residence along Highway 21 north of Doniphan where 30-year-old Justin Long was arrested...

The Riverside Art Guild invites everyone to meet artist Louise Sheridan during an open reception from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Current River Heritage Museum. A variety of Sheridan’s landscape paintings and other works will be displayed Aug. 31-Sept. 2 at the museum in downtown Doniphan...

Like many Ripley County natives, Floyd Coonce moved away after high school to further his education and start a career. He’s also among the ones that, fortunately, choose to return after retirement and give back through their experiences learned on a much larger stage...

A Doniphan man is facing several charges after allegedly firing shots toward his neighbors. John Allen Haney, 52, was charged in Ripley County Circuit Court with felony first-degree attempted assault, unlawful use of a weapon, endangering a child and armed criminal action...

HALEY MARTIN Contributing Writer Twelve-year-old Paige Wilson, a member of 4-H, is showing two pigs this year at the Ripley County Fair. This will be Paige’s fourth year to show pigs at the Crawford Price Arena. The experience has taught her how to work with animals and take care of them properly...