Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be making driving surface improvements on Routes P and DD in Ripley County. This section of roadway is located from Route 142 to the end of state maintenance. Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, Aug. 15 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open to local traffic only...

The costs of providing school supplies and updating childrens’ back-to-school wardrobe need not be worrisome for local families. The Every Kid Counts ministry is offering help with that expense on Saturday, Aug. 13, as the team hosts its fifth annual Back2School bash...

The Ripley County Commission met Wednesday, Aug. 3. County clerk Michael Williams presented a RFF (Request for Funds) from the emergency grant monies awarded to Ripley County Water District #2. Two signatures are required on RFF’s. Commissioners Gary Emmons and Keith Whiteside and assistant clerk Tara March are qualified. ...

Christmas won’t come early this year, but some of the groundwork for providing toys for area children is being laid in October. The Ripley County Annual Toys 4 Tots Harvest Dinner will be held Oct. 22 at 5 p.m., at the St. Benedict Parish Hall. Tickets are on sale at $100 each for a 2023 17-foot x 52-foot Blazer SS boat which will be given away that night...

The Doniphan City Council met Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. for their regularly scheduled meeting. Raamin Burrell of Ozark Foothills Regional Planning presented the council with score sheets for projects that have been recently carried out. “You just need to score the companies that have done these [maintenance] projects,” Burrell told the council members...

Both the Doniphan Police Department and the Ripley County Sheriff’s Department were recognized and awarded for their work with the Missouri Attorney General’s office. On Monday, June 20, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has awarded over 650 Missouri entities a Community Partnership Award...

Call To Order: The meeting was called to order by President, John Grim, at 4 p.m. July 19 at the Doniphan Library. Present: Cindy Bergstedt, John Grim, Carmen Jackson, Marsha Molloy, Keshia Russell, Sarah Stallsworth, Mark Thompson. Also present was Megan Michel, Library Director/Secretary and Chris Miller, Legal Counsel...

Plans are under way for the Heritage Days event on Sept. 23-24 and we need help. If you have an idea for a pioneer activity or if you have a special skill that you would like to share with the crowds please contact Julie Braschler at the Current River Heritage Museum, (573) 996-5298...

There have been 14 new COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 9. This brings the total cases to 753 at this time. There will be an adult vaccination clinic Thursday, Aug. 18 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the health center, on East Locust St. To set up an appointment call the health center at 573-996-2181...

A cooperative investigation between the Ripley County Sheriff’s Department, the Doniphan Police and the Missouri State Highway Patrol has resulted in six arrests on charges ranging from burglary to felony drug possession. Arrested on suspicion of felony possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and receiving stolen property are J.D. ...

Monday - Pulled pork, bun, fries, salad and fruit. Tuesday - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, salad, corn and pineapple cake. Wednesday - Ham sandwich, pea salad, cucumber salad and banana. Thursday - Barbecue chicken, potato salad, corn salad, bread and apple cake...

Doniphan R-I athletes and students who prefer to enjoy their sports in front of a video screen will be offered those opportunities when they return for the 2022-23 school term. In a lengthy session that included discussions about a variety of topics, the board heard a presentation by Bill Taylor and Sean LeBron about E-Sports...

Labor Day Parade Sept. 3

After a friendship of 11 years, lifelong Ripley County resident Beth Pruett and David Dikomite of London, England were married on Christmas Day 2021. The wedding took place on the patio of Beth’s grandparents Jack and Carolyn Cochran of Doniphan. Marriage Officiant and mother of the bride Dawn Lane performed the ceremony. David’s parents, Steve and Sally Dikomite, were to attend via FaceTime but Internet connection issues prevented it. Instead the wedding was recorded and sent to them...

There have been 19 more confirmed cases of Covid-19 as of July 27. These new cases bring the total positive cases at this time to 719. There are two different adult vaccination clinics scheduled for this month. One on Friday, Aug. 5 from 8 a.m. to noon, and the other is Thursday, Aug. 18 from 5:30 to 8 p.m...

“If there is something wrong with the monument, we should fix it,” says Presiding Commissioner Jesse Roy when discussing the concerns of a local resident. A concerned citizen approached Roy about the Veteran’s Memorial monument located at the courthouse...