Month: October 2024

A Western Taney County volunteer firefighter suffered minor injuries while battling a fire at the Taney County Recycling Center and Transfer Station.

Firefighters responded to the fire just after 7 PM Monday night.

Investigators believe the fire started in a building housing three trucks and trailers containing trash to be taken to the dump Tuesday morning.

The building and vehicles were a complete loss.

There was damage to other areas of the recycling center as well.

Missouri State University has released its annual campus safety report. 

The report compares crime data over the last three years.

Reported rape cases dropped from five in 2021 and five in 2022 to two in 2023.

Vehicle thefts are up from four in 2022 to 17 in 2023.

There has also been an increase in bicycle and e-scooter thefts on campus.

The figures are only for the Springfield campus.

Voters in Webster County are being asked next month to decide whether seniors should get a tax break.

Proposition 1 on the November 5th ballot asks if, beginning in 2025, the County should exempt qualified citizens age 62 and older from certain increases in the property tax liability due on each person’s primary residence

With the Presidential election just over a month away, people are gearing up to make their voice heard.

On Tuesday, Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller reported that since the start of the year, over 10,000 people have registered to vote in the county, with over 1,500 registering since September.

He says many of those who registered are first-time voters.

If you, or someone you know, is looking to get registered for the upcoming election, you have until the October 9 deadline.