Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a petition to remove the Benton County treasure Richard Renno from office.
Renno was arrested and charged last month with attempted enticement of a child and sexual misconduct of a child under 15.
The petition outlines gross misconduct and violation of Missouri law that outline why Renno as unfit to serve in public office.
Renno has court hearing in September.
(Photo courtesy of Benton County Sheriff’s Office)
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a petition to remove the Benton County treasure Richard Renno from office.
Renno was arrested and charged last month with attempted enticement of a child and sexual misconduct of a child under 15.
The petition outlines gross misconduct and violation of Missouri law that outline why Renno as unfit to serve in public office.
Renno has court hearing in September.
(Photo courtesy of Benton County Sheriff’s Office)
The Springfield community is mourning the death of Roseann Bently. She was 89 years old.
Roseann served the community for decades, beginning in the Junior League of Springfield.
Her work with the Junior League led to the establishment of Springfield’s first public television station in the ’70s.
She then became an advocate for education, serving as president of the Springfield School Board, the Missouri State Board of Education, and the National Association of State Boards of Education.
Roseann later served through her work as a Missouri State Senator, representing the 30th District from 1995 until 2003, and then serving 12 years on the Greene County Commission.
She is preceded in death by her husband, John Bentley, who passed away in March of 2023.
Photo courtesy of The Junior League of Springfield.
Missouri’s special election is happening on August 5th, and one city is bringing a topic to the table that hasn’t been voted on since 1999.
Lebanon city leaders have had a 2.5% lodging tax in effect on hotels, motels, Airbnb’s, and campgrounds for the past 26 years, but that percentage could be upped at this year’s special election.
The ballot proposal asks that the tax be increased from 2.5% to 5%.
The money collected from the tax goes towards the promotion of tourism to the city, and this increase in extra funds will be used for further advertising, marketing, and conducting tourist demographic studies.
If passed, the tax increase to 5% will be the maximum and no further increase will be proposed.
Lebanon Mayor Jared Carr says that though many don’t love taxes, this specific lodging tax would only apply to tourists or anyone who rents rooms at any lodging establishments within the city.
A woman from Mountain Grove was killed in a crash Monday afternoon.
Highway Patrol troopers say the 82-year-old woman was travelling north on U.S. 63 north of Cabool when she crossed the center line and collided with another vehicle.
She was taken to a hospital, where she died from her injuries.
The occupants of the other vehicle had minor injuries from the crash.
A woman from Mountain Grove was killed in a crash Monday afternoon.
Highway Patrol troopers say the 82-year-old woman was travelling north on U.S. 63 north of Cabool when she crossed the center line and collided with another vehicle.
She was taken to a hospital, where she died from her injuries.
The occupants of the other vehicle had minor injuries from the crash.
(Photo courtesy of the Webster County Sheriff’s Office)
The Webster County Sheriff’s Department is looking for information after burglary south of Marshfield on July 5.
In a social media post the sheriff’s department said a security camera captured a white S-U-V driving past a home five times while the owners were away.
The driver is described as a 50-year-old white man. Investigators say $2000 and a handgun were stolen from the house.
If you have any information, you are asked to contact Webster County Sheriff’s Office.
(Photo courtesy of the Webster County Sheriff’s Office)
The Webster County Sheriff’s Department is looking for information after burglary south of Marshfield on July 5.
In a social media post the sheriff’s department said a security camera captured a white S-U-V driving past a home five times while the owners were away.
The driver is described as a 50-year-old white man. Investigators say $2000 and a handgun were stolen from the house.
If you have any information, you are asked to contact Webster County Sheriff’s Office.
(Photo courtesy of Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield)
A tour road at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield will be closed for three days for pavement construction.
The pavement preservation construction on the tour road will be done on Wednesday through Friday of this week.
The visitor center, museum, and picnic area will remain open during the construction.
The visitor parking lot will be closed for construction a half hour after sunset on Tuesday but will reopen Wednesday morning.
(Photo courtesy of Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield)
A tour road at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield will be closed for three days for pavement construction.
The pavement preservation construction on the tour road will be done on Wednesday through Friday of this week.
The visitor center, museum, and picnic area will remain open during the construction.
The visitor parking lot will be closed for construction a half hour after sunset on Tuesday but will reopen Wednesday morning.