The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missouri hunters that the application period ends May 31 for Missouri’s first elk hunts this fall. MDC will offer Missourians the state’s first elk-hunting season in modern history starting this October. ...

Call To Order: The meeting was called to order by Barbara Brumitt, President of the Doniphan-Ripley County Library District Board of Trustees at 4 p.m. May 12 at the Doniphan Library. Present: Cindy Bergstedt, Barbara Brumitt (phone), John Grim, Carmen Jackson, Bob Pulliam, Genie Smith. Also present was Rebecca Wilcox, Library Director/Secretary, Christopher Miller, Attorney...

The Missouri Cattleman’s Association is dedicated to the cattle producers of Missouri, large and small. It is a grassroots, member-driven organization that is dedicated in fighting for the livelihood of cattle producers. Ripley County now has a very active affiliate that meets in Doniphan. ...

The Ripley County Senior Citizens Club’s (Doniphan Senior Center) annual ”Miles For Meals Walk-a-thon” has taken place for the last 18 years in partnership with the Doniphan Middle School Beta Club. Although the 19th annual walk on April 17 had to be cancelled this year, our community pulled together and generously donated for our fundraiser...

Before Mayor Dennis Cox opened the city council meeting on Tuesday morning, May 19, there was a public hearing with Alan Lutes of Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission for the purpose of completing paperwork on the closing of residential buyouts...

Everyone is invited to join the Up-N-Run’n Car Club on Saturday, June 13, for its Second Annual Appreciation Day at the Rocky River Resort pavilion in Doniphan. Hours will be from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. There will be hot dogs, chips and refreshments along with a 50/50 drawing, swap meet, door prizes and vintage vehicles. Vendors of auto-related items are welcome...

The Riverside Art Guild will host a youth art camp July 13-17 for students ages seven and older in Doniphan. Two sessions will be offered at the DNAP Community Center, 105 Washington St. in downtown Doniphan. Ages 7-11 years will meet daily from 9 a.m. until noon. This group will learn the process of making paper clay, work with three dimensional forms with plenty of hands on fun, painting and creative exploration...

The Doniphan R-I School District announced Friday that the high school prom rescheduled for June 6 has been postponed again due to safety concerns. R-I superintendent Brad Hagood said the decision to postpone was made after several discussions with district personnel and local health and public safety officials...

A representative of DREAM, Inc. and another from the Doniphan Women’s Civic Club met with the Ripley County Commissioners on Wednesday, May 20. The pair inquired about the application process for the federal CARES Act funds that have been made available to the county due to the COVID-19 emergency...

Missouri Route 142 north of Naylor is now closed until further notice as work begins to replace the 71-year-old bridge at the Little Black River crossing. The official detour is along Routes N, KK and H. Drivers are advised to obey traffic and detour signs. The project is scheduled to be completed by mid August...

Ripley County Route A will be reduced with a 10-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform pavement repairs. This section of roadway is located from Route 21 to the Arkansas state line. Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, May 26 through Monday, June 15 from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily...

Three sales tax issues and two contested school board races will be on the ballot Tuesday, June 2, as Ripley County voters go to the polls for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Mike Parson postponed the election on April 4 while the state was in the midst of a quarantine to combat the spread of the virus...

The Hwy. K Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a 12-round meat shoot on Saturday, June 6 beginning at 1 p.m. at the R&B Club (formerly known as the American Legion) on Hwy. 21 North. Registration will begin at noon. Food will be served with all proceeds from the event going to the Highway K Volunteer Fire Department. Any questions, please contact Gene Steele 996-2276 or Greg Greenwood 996-5872...

The Doniphan Senior Nutrition Center re-opened Monday, May 18, and is once again providing hot meals through curb service and home delivery. Curbside service is available from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Homemakers may continue to pick up frozen boxes of meals for clients as well as hot meals...

Expenses, revenues and computer bids were on the agenda when Ripley County commissioners Jesse Roy, Gary Emmons and Andy Towell met Wednesday, May 13, in their chambers adjacent to the county clerk’s office. Becky York recorded the minutes. Road supervisor Dale Beston attended. Dennis Meyers sat in on the proceedings and Riley March was present for the decision on the bids for computer upgrades...

Many of the Mark Twain National Forest’s recreation facilities are beginning to open; however, availability of campgrounds, group sites, restroom facilities, trash services, and potable water will vary due to impacts from COVID-19. Recent flooding may affect availability of some sites. ...

Members present: Jan Morrow, Bob Adams, Rick Lane, Sheila Featherston, Sherrie Newman and Dorothy Walker. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as read. The warrants were signed and work report was given. Old business: Communicable Disease - There are five positive cases in the county to date. ...

Tom L. Gettings, Doniphan, is a new member of the American Angus Association®, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo. The American Angus Association, with more than 25,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world. Its computerized records include detailed information on over 19 million registered Angus...

The Ripley County Health Center confirmed Monday morning the seventh positive case of COVID-19 in the county. On Wednesday, May 13, the health center confirmed a sixth positive case of COVID-19 in Ripley County. According to health center director Jan Morrow the client test was completed on April 22 in another state. The case was not reported to Missouri health officials until May 13...

Learn more through May 27 webcast and comment online by June 5 at mdc.mo.gov/bears.

A few months of taking detours should pay off later this summer for those who travel Missouri Route 142 in southeastern Ripley County. A construction project to replace the 70-year-old bridge over Little Black River, about 1-1/2 miles north of Naylor, is set to begin May 26...

After three long years in a makeshift one-room office, the Doniphan City Police Department completed the long-awaited move Wednesday, May 13, to the new city hall at 108-110 North Grand Street across from Heritage Park (formerly U.S. Bank.) The police department had been in temporary quarters since the May 2017 flood destroyed the old city hall on Jefferson Street. ...

The Ripley County Health Center has confirmed a sixth positive case of COVID-19 in Ripley County. The client test was completed on April 22, 2020 in another state. The case was not reported to Missouri health officials until May 13. Local health center staff will be monitoring the case and follow up contacts will be completed...

On Tuesday, May 5, the Ripley County commissioners listened to the concerns of several county officials regarding public access to the courthouse during Phase One of the state lifting stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 emergency. Circuit clerk Sharon Richmond and assistant Ruth Austin, collector Marcia Tackett, assessor Jan Spencer, and treasurer Terry Slayton presented their views...