Stories from Friday, December 30, 2022

Martha Belle Vines, the daughter of the late August Charles Eiceman, a cotton farmer, and Elva Josephine Crest Eiceman, a school teacher, was born on March 19, 1933, in Marston, MO. Until 2019, she was a long-time resident of Malden, where she raised her family...

Stoddard County Commissioner Steve Jordan has been permanently removed from office after a judgement rendered by Judge Joshua D. Underwood. Jordan was charged with nepotism after the September 12 Stoddard County Commissioners meeting. At this meeting Jordan nominated and voted for his son-in-law to be placed on the board of directors for Water District 5 in Stoddard County. At the time four of the five seats were vacant on the board of directors for Water District 5...