Flag retirement Saturday, Oct. 17

If you have a faded or tattered American flag, now’s your chance to have it retired with honor. The Rock Island Daughters of the American Revolution and Eldon Fire Department will hold a flag …

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Obituaries
Bodi “Bobo” Lee Ochs, 2
Bodi “Bobo” Lee Ochs, 2, of Bellevue, Neb. passed away surrounded by his loving family Wednesday, Sept.30, 2026, at Children Nebraska Hospital in Omaha, Neb.       Bodi was …
Morris (Russell) Clark, Jr., 64
Morris (Russell) Clark, Jr., 64, a native of Jacksonville Fla.,died April 21, 2015 after a brief illness. He was born on June 1, 1950 in Jacksonville, Fla. to Morris and Dorothy Jean Clark.   …
Lucy Louise (Crider) Branson, 88
Lucy Louise (Crider) Branson, 88, of Vienna, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City.   She was born June 7, 1938, a daughter of the late Samuel and Anna …
William Alan Phillips, 85
William Alan Phillips, 85 of Lee’s Summit, died Aug. 3, 2026, from natural causes.   He was born July 19, 1941 in Eldon, a son of Louis D. and Helen F. Phillips.   He taught …
Sharon Lelia Usher McVicker, 83
Sharon Lelia Usher McVicker, 83, of Brumley, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, at Miller County Care and Rehabilitation Center in Tuscumbia.   She was born Sept. 15, 1943 in Quincy, Ill., a daughter …
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Eldon FFA hog roast, work auction Saturday, Oct. 3

The Eldon FFA alumni will host its annual hog roast and work auction Saturday, Oct. 3, in the high school commons. The meal will be served from 3:30 to 7 p.m., with curbside service available. …

Special Sections
Sports
The Iberia softball Rangers won their seventh consecutive Frisco League Softball tournament championship Sept. 3, Members of the team are, from left, front row: Kya Yoakum, Kily McElroy, Makenna Shelton, Jaylyn Piggott and Katie Pryor; middle row: Paylyn DeVore, Brooklyn Moulder, Prezlie Fritchey, Journi Vail, Harlee Luttrell, Eva Duncan and Honey Mayhew; back row: Ansley Martin, Alaina England, Natyli Wilson, Adalyn Duncan, Lilly McComb, Brooklynn Baxter, Payson Duncan and Tenley Meredith.
Softball Rangers wins Frisco League Tourney
Perhaps the third certainty in life, following death and taxes, is the Iberia Lady Rangers winning the Frisco League Softball Tournament. The Lady Rangers continued their dominance in the event, …
Mustangs struggle in 28-0 loss
It was not a good day at the office for the Eldon football Mustangs as the Versailles Tigers posted a 28-0 win Friday, Sept. 4, at Eldon . Mistakes and turnovers marred much of the first half. …
History
MILLER COUNTY HISTORY
The flood of 1943 The flood of 1943 destroyed homes and businesses all along the Osage River. At Bagnell Dam the battle to save the power plant drew hundreds of volunteers. “By May 1943, …
Oh, if those limbs could talk! - Trail tree, or marker or thong tree, in northern Miller County. Indians bent and tied white oak saplings with thongs to train their growth in the direction of springs and other features. A sapling from that era would likely have a circumference of at least 100 inches today. They are the silent witnesses to the history of Miller County.
MILLER COUNTY HISTORY
The Harmony Mission Trace “An Osage trail led from Western Missouri to the mouth of the Osage River, later replaced by the old Harmony Mission Trace. An Osage-Shawnee trail crossed the Osage …
Holiday House - consisted of a lounge, a dining room, a kitchen, a screened veranda, and fifteen double bedrooms. [Union Electric Magazine, August 1932]
MILLER COUNTY HISTORY
Holiday House Holiday House, “a modern resort hotel where the traveler and his family will find all the conveniences of an up-to-date metropolitan hostelry combined with the friendliness and …
Opinion
GINNY’S GLIMPSES
Flock cameras and data centers are all over the news. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe issued an order that taverns some license plate reader cameras in the state, but not all of them. It's …
GINNY’S GLIMPSES
Missouri voters are being treated like dirt by Missouri politicians. If you watch or read any local news at all you have heard about the two maps for congressional representation Missourians have …
GINNY’S GLIMPSES
This week, area schools started classes under new school calendar rules set by the state’s last legislative session.  For decades Missouri schools have gotten along just fine without hard …
Neighborhood News

Time for Turkey Festival

It’s time for full-feathered fall fun this Saturday, Sept. 26, as the 40 th annual Turkey Festival hits the streets of downtown Eldon. The annual festival will feature food, entertainment, …

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Eldon sales tax up slightly for the year

Bolstered by increases in use tax and fire   tax revenues, Eldon sales tax revenues stand two percent higher than 2025 numbers. Meanwhile at the county level, sales tax revenues are up …

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Government

Eldon yard waste drop-off this Saturday

The city of Eldon will host a yard waste drop-off event from 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday, Sept. 12 at the public works building at 1000 Highway Y. This event is for yard waste only and …

Places to stay cool in the extreme heat

With the area in the midst of a heat wave, there are options for Miller County residents in need of a place to stay cool. Miller County Emergency Management Director Mike Rayhart confirmed that …

Eldon to get preschool/toddler playground

The city of Eldon will soon have a preschool/toddler playground at the airpark, thanks to the Eldon 100 Empowered Women and the Community Foundation. The Eldon City Council Tuesday night …
Web extra content
Immigration insights: Tears and action follow ICE raids  in southwest Kansas
DODGE CITY — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived in southwest Kansas on Sept. 22 and departed three days later, leaving fear, uncertainty and anger.  Many in the Hispanic and Latino communities in Dodge City, Garden City and Liberal, where most ICE activity was located, returned to work this week. But their fear persists […]
Buddy Guy celebrated at Radio City Music Hall with a sold-out ‘Buddy’s Got the Blues’ show
Blues great Buddy Guy was celebrated Thursday night with a sold-out show at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Fellow legend Bobby Rush said he would have walked from Mississippi to be part of the celebration.
How many Republicans will vote for a Black man for governor?
“Although slavery may have been abolished, the crippling poison of racism still persists, and the struggle still continues.” — Harry Belafonte, 2010 With U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds one step closer to the Governor’s Mansion, Republicans in general and MAGA in particular face a choice: Will they vote for a Black man to be Florida’s chief […]
Curtis Bay Energy will end incineration of medical waste under agreement with state
State officials hailed the news that the troubled Curtis Bay Energy facility will stop burning medical waste at its South Baltimore site in order to settle a Maryland Department of the Environment lawsuit charging the company with repeated air pollution violations.
Iowa lawmakers approve bill allowing $1.4B in tax incentives for steel mill project
Iowa lawmakers sent Gov. Kim Reynolds a bill Friday changing a state’s economic development program that could provide nearly $1.4 billion in tax incentives for a $15 billion steel mill project planned in southeast Iowa. Lawmakers called it the largest economic development deal in the state’s history. The Iowa House approved House File 2801 in […]
Pinal supervisors escalate feud with county attorney Brad Miller, seek bar investigation
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to file a bar complaint against Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller, the latest development in a tumultuous year of legal disputes over everything from hiring practices to taking on federal immigration enforcement responsibilities.  During a special session on Friday, supervisors voted 5-0 to authorize its outside attorneys […]
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President Donald Trump gestures as he exits the stage during a midterm election rally at the Choctaw Event Center on Oct. 1, 2026, in Durant, Oklahoma. (Photo by Jessica Tobias/For Oklahoma Voice)
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