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James River Church in Ozark was near capacity on Saturday with mourners paying their final respects to two Christian County Deputies that were killed in the line of duty this past week. Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader said in a post on the department's Facebook page that over 1,000 law...

BRANSON, Mo. (KY3) - Josh Cheezum, a teacher at Branson High School, has been named as KY3’s Teacher of the Month sponsored by Evangel. Co-host Nate Sallie from “The Place” surprised Cheezum in his classroom with a camera crew to make the announcement. The person who nominated Cheezum praised his dedication to his...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Springfield, Missouri – Gusty southwest winds up to 30 mph combined with humidity levels as low as 20 percent could rapidly spread any fire that sparks near U.S. 65 and I-44 through late Saturday afternoon....

Several departments converge in Galena to battle a structure fire Thursday morning. According to a post from the Highlandville Fire Protection District, they were dispatched on a mutual aid request from the North Stone Northeast Barry County Fire Protection District for a structure fire inside the Galena City Limits....

Before the summer of 1970, Springfield had never seen anything quite like it. On a warm Thursday morning, July 23, thousands of people lined up outside the new building at the corner of Glenstone Avenue and Battlefield Road. Inside, 54 stores opened with their lights on and their shelves stocked.

If justice were swift and certain, what happened in Christian County should never have happened. When violent, repeat offenders are kept behind bars, deputies go home to their families. The murder of two Missouri law enforcement officers and the serious wounding of two others was not simply an unforeseeable act of...

Forecasters Raise Alarms Ahead of Schedule (Image Credits: Upload.wikimedia.org) The Southern Plains – A developing storm system next week threatens severe weather across Texas and Missouri while delivering potentially transformative rainfall to parched landscapes in the Mississippi River Valley.[1][2] Forecasters...

Bill Davenport, a 1963 graduate of Waynesville High School, will be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 2026 outdoor sports class presented by Bass Pro Shops on March 12th in Springfield. The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame shared the following, “At 82 years young,...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Funeral preparations are underway for the two fallen Christian County deputies, and the team coordinating the services says they are working around the clock to honor both men with the highest level of respect. The Missouri Law Enforcement Funeral Assistance Team is overseeing logistics, security...

OZARK, Mo. — Visitation and funeral services have been scheduled for Christian County Sheriff’s Office deputies Gabriel Ramirez and Michael Hislope, the agency announced. A public visitation for Ramirez and Hislope will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at James River Church, 6100 N. 19th St. in Ozark,...