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Missouri State University is mourning the loss of former university president Dr. Arthur Mallory. He passed away on Thursday, November 20.
In 1964, Dr. Mallory became MSU’s fifth president at just 31-years-old, the youngest serving president at the institution.
A native of Buffalo, MO and a Missouri State alum, Mallory led the institution during pivotal times in history, such as civil rights demonstrations by students, faculty and staff, the Vietnam War, and free speech.
The university also saw significant growth and changer under Dr. Mallory’s leadership, including 130% increase in enrollment, the building of several new facilities, additions to the Memorial Library, Student Union, Wells and Freudenberger Houses, and physical campus expansion from 38 acres to around 60 acres.
“Dr. Mallory was someone I had the privilege of knowing, and our conversations always reflected his deep commitment to Missouri State and the people we serve,” said Missouri State President Richard B. Williams. “His leadership during a challenging time expanded opportunity for students and strengthened the university’s commitment to dialogue and public service.”
Mallory served as MSU’s president until 1971 and moved on to become the Commissioner of Education at the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education until 1981.
He eventually returned to MSU in 1988 and served as the College of Education Dean until 1991.
Photo courtesy of Missouri State University.
A substantial water leak has caused damage inside Plaster Stadium on Thursday, prompting a response from two Springfield Fire Department engines.
A video taken from the scene showed water gushing out of the ceiling and into a hallway area near the handball courts under the west side of the stadium.
The leak was first noticed at 8:35 p.m. and stopped a little over an hour later.
Two water pumps were being used to remove the water from the damaged areas, which were limited to the hallway where the leak began.
The extent of the damage done and the cause of the leak is currently unknown, but the stream from the leak made its way down the hall and into the cheerleaders’ and Sugar Bears’ equipment rooms.
Multiple members from the Sugar Bears, including head coach Emily Dryden, were seen moving equipment out of the affected rooms.
Water also reportedly flowed into a couple of the handball courts, but the rest diverted elsewhere before reaching the press conference room that was further down the hallway.
MSU’s football team is scheduled to play its final game of the season at Plaster Stadium on November 29.
Photo courtesy of Missouri State Athletics.
A substantial water leak has caused damage inside Plaster Stadium on Thursday, prompting a response from two Springfield Fire Department engines.
A video taken from the scene showed water gushing out of the ceiling and into a hallway area near the handball courts under the west side of the stadium.
The leak was first noticed at 8:35 p.m. and stopped a little over an hour later.
Two water pumps were being used to remove the water from the damaged areas, which were limited to the hallway where the leak began.
The extent of the damage done and the cause of the leak is currently unknown, but the stream from the leak made its way down the hall and into the cheerleaders’ and Sugar Bears’ equipment rooms.
Multiple members from the Sugar Bears, including head coach Emily Dryden, were seen moving equipment out of the affected rooms.
Water also reportedly flowed into a couple of the handball courts, but the rest diverted elsewhere before reaching the press conference room that was further down the hallway.
MSU’s football team is scheduled to play its final game of the season at Plaster Stadium on November 29.
Photo courtesy of Missouri State Athletics.
A woman is dead, and another woman injured after a crash on Highway 5 north of Ava Thursday morning.
The Highway Patrol says a vehicle driven by a 50-year-old Mansfield woman crossed the centerline and struck a vehicle driven by a 52-year-old woman from Ava.
The woman from Mansfield died at the scene.
The woman from Ava was taken to a Springfield hospital with serious injuries.
A woman is dead, and another woman injured after a crash on Highway 5 north of Ava Thursday morning.
The Highway Patrol says a vehicle driven by a 50-year-old Mansfield woman crossed the centerline and struck a vehicle driven by a 52-year-old woman from Ava.
The woman from Mansfield died at the scene.
The woman from Ava was taken to a Springfield hospital with serious injuries.
An Aurora school employee is jailed after a student accused him of inappropriate behavior.
The Aurora-Marionville Police Department says 35-year-old Brian Adams was arrested and placed on administrative leave from his job as I-T support specialist for the Aurora R-8 School District.
He faces charges of first-degree sexual abuse and sexual contact with a student.
Police received a report of a 14-year-old female student reported that Adams had allegedly made inappropriate sexual comments and initiated unwanted physical contact with her.
Aurora R-8 School District is cooperating with investigators.
A man from Dallas County has been charged after an individual was reportedly stabbed on Tuesday.
Online court dockets show that Chase Mathias of Long Lane, MO has been charged with first-degree attempted assault, armed criminal action, second-degree kidnapping, unlawful use of a weapon and resisting arrest for a felony.
According to the probable cause statement, deputies responded to a location around 5:30 p.m. where Mathias was reportedly having a mental breakdown.
Officials tried to make contact with the person who reported the incident and the victim at the front door of the residence when they heard Mathias yelling inside.
The deputy knocked on the door and asked Mathias to open it, but he refused.
Law enforcement went to the back door of the residence and made brief visual contact with victim, after which Mathias stated that he was not going to come outside.
One of the deputies saw Mathias through the window of the residence holding three knives and a meat fork in one hand and a baseball hat in the other.
Mathias reportedly told deputies that he wanted “to kill cops” and accused them of “killing his family”. He also stated that he stabbed a different victim.
The victim opened the front door of the residence and attempted to leave, and officials moved back to the front and assisted the victim out of the doorway.
SWAT officers took over around 8:00 p.m. after obtaining a search warrant for the residence, and they entered by a Bearcat.
Mathias approached them with a knife, but was shot with a less-lethal shotgun containing bean-bag rounds and was taken into custody.
He is currently in the Dallas County Jail with no bond and is scheduled for an initial appearance on November 25.
Photo courtesy of Dallas County Sheriff’s Office.
A shop east of Lebanon was heavily damaged during a fire on Wednesday.
According to the Lebanon Rural Fire Protection District, their firefighters were sent to the 25000 block of Ranch Drive for a reported structure fire around 5:30 p.m.
When crews arrived on the scene, they found a shop that was 75% enveloped in flame and a residence attached to the shop that was being threatened by the fire.
Firefighters aggressively attacked, but the crews faced challenging conditions and had to request two additional alarms as the fire grew.
However, after about 5 hours and plenty of assistance from 16 nearby agencies, the fire was contained.
No injuries were reported and everyone in the building were able to safely escape, but the shop was mostly destroyed.
However, a majority of the attached residence was able to be saved.
The Lebanon Rural Fire Protection District says that the Lebanon City Fire Department, Hazelgreen Fire Protection District, Tri-County Fire, Sleeper Fire, Eldridge Fire, Nebo Falcon Fire Protection District, Competition Fire, Conway Fire, Niangua Fire, Marshfield Fire, Mid-County Fire Department, Waynesville Rural Fire, St. Robert Fire, Mercy EMS, the Laclede County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Fire Marshal’s Office assisted in containing the blaze.
Photo courtesy of Envato Elements.
(photo courtesy of the Sparta Police Department)
Sparta Police are looking for the person who placed a box containing eight newborn puppies in a dumpster at Roller Park.
The abandoned puppies were discovered Wednesday afternoon.
They are now in the care of The Ozark Veterinary Clinic.
If anyone has any information, they are asked to contact the Sparta Police Department at 417-242-5511.