Monday - Beef stroganoff, peas and carrots, broccoli, bread and mixed fruit. Tuesday - Chicken pot pie, beets, bread and pear crisp. Wednesday - Kettle beef, mashed potatoes, zucchini and tomatoes, hot roll and warm apples with raisins. Thursday - Glazed ham, sweet potato, green beans, roll and fruit salad...

For some, helping a friend or loved one through the bereavement process can be just as daunting as grief itself. Locally, there is now extra help available for individuals and families who are struggling with issues of loss. The Doniphan Community Grief Support has been formed through the local Ministerial Alliance, and the staff of Edward Funeral Home...

The Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation has selected its Annual Community Grant recipients for the 2023 fiscal year. This year’s program supports three nonprofits across the Ozark Foothills five-county region who diligently work to provide assistance to vulnerable persons within our communities...

Those who would want to file for candidacy for the municipal election in April will need to do so between 8 a.m. Dec. 6 and 5 p.m. Dec. 27, during business hours of the respective offices. The Doniphan City Council has two-year term openings for one alderman each for wards 1 and 2...

They may look like your average Doniphan sixth graders (plus one eighth grader) but there is nothing average about a team of five industrious news hounds who have ventured into the publishing business. Their newspaper, “The Dirt On DMS” has its roots in a writing club, says Doniphan Middle School English Teacher Lindsey Vance...

(Editor’s Note: This is the ninth and final article in a series examining the challenges facing our local volunteer fire departments.)

Commissioners Jesse Roy and Gary Emmons met Nov. 23 for regular business, one item of which was to firm up the county’s request for bids for gravel and auto/tire labor repair services, and bill collector for FIC on personal collections. The bids will be opened at the Dec. 14 meeting of the county commission...

The 2022 November portion of the firearm deer season came to an end on Tuesday, Nov. 22. A total of 2,181 deer were harvested in Ripley County during the 10-day period with 895 bucks, 232 button bucks, and 1,054 does. According to Ripley County Department of Conservation Agent Tyler Harding, ”This is about 200 more than last year.”...

Everyone is welcome to attend the Downtown Doniphan Christmas Past, Present, and Future Parade, which will be held on Saturday, Dec 17. The parade will commence at 6 p.m. and will follow the traditional Walnut Street route to downtown. Parade lineup will start at 5 p.m. on West Highway Street. Parade floats are asked to have a minimum of 100 lights and no santas. The “official” Santa will be chauffeured at the end of the parade and children will be able to take photos with him in Heritage Park...

Anyone who wants to donate to the 45th annual Toys 4 Tots giveaway will need to get that done by Dec. 16, says Toys 4 Tots Coordinator Jerry Lynxwiler. Drop-off locations for toys are at all four Ripley County Dollar General Stores and Tractor Supply in Doniphan...

The good Samaritan whom Jesus spoke about opened his purse to help someone he didn’t know. That’s the idea behind Samaritan’s Purse: Operation Christmas Child, a Christmas project by which churches fill shoeboxes with practical items and distribute them to poor children throughout the world...

Deer hunters from all over Missouri killed more than 93,000 deer during opening weekend of firearm deer season on Nov. 12-13. A total of 93,355 deer were harvested with 55,267 bucks, 7,250 button bucks, and 30,838 does. The top counties for harvest on opening weekend were Frankin County with 2,015 deer, Texas County with 1,724, and Callaway County with 1,692...

Ripley County Coronor Mike Jackson and Health Center Director Tammy Cosgrove were saddened to announce Monday, another confirmed death of a Ripley County resident who suffered from COVID-19, along with underlying conditions. “We extend our sincere sympathy to the families and keep them in our thoughts and prayers,” said Cosgrove...

The Ripley County Commission meeting last week was moved to Friday for a public hearing on the county’s budget amendment for 2022. Before that, the commission recessed briefly to go out to the detention center site. There they met with Tim Mansfield of Ozark Border, Bryce Huffman and Frank Smith, both of Summit Electrical Contracting, and Braidy Heisserer of Sides Construction to assess the grounds and discuss alternatives for installing electric to the new facility. ...

In a Ripley County Sheriff’s report last week, an Oct. 15 incident involving an accident at an Oxly residence stated that “Oxly Volunteer Fire Department crews were assisting the homeowner by digging trenches to work on the septic system.” Working on septic systems is not a regular service provided by the department, but was simply a case of “one neighbor helping another neighbor.”...

(Editor’s Note: This is the eighth article in a series examining the challenges facing our local volunteer fire departments.)

The Ripley County Chamber of Commerce is extending its quest to name the persons most deserving of the titles, Educator and Citizen of the Year to also include an award which will be given to a special young person. Deadline for accepting nominations for these three important honors is Dec. 20...