The Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) recognized Aurora transit operator Rick Painter, of OATS Transit, at the 2024 Missouri Transit Conference, held in St. Louis the first week of September.

New teachers at Aurora High School for the 2024-25 academic year include: (L-r) Logan Lauffer, Cameron Garcia, Heath Fortson, Colton Lee, Jessica Chappell, Jason Chappell, Wendee Wessell, Chelsea ...

The Aurora Houn’ Dawgs will face the Lafayette County Huskers at home at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20. Aurora will be strutting in after a victory while Lafayette County will be coming in after a loss.

On March 13, Liberty Utilities filed proposed tariff sheets to increase its annual revenues by a total of $7,990,089 in annual water revenues and an additional $75,178 in annual sewer revenues. That ...

(Editor’s note: This is the 38th installment of a 52-week series based on the devotion “My Utmost for His Highest” by Oswald Chambers.) Simplicity is the secret to seeing things clearly. A saint does ...

As of today, school has been in session for fifteen (15) days – this amounts to approximately four (4) weeks, or one (1) month.

Aurora City Manager Jon Holmes gave the following department reports at the Sept. 10 meeting of the Aurora City Council. • By utilizing a DWI enforcement grant, which pays for overtime for officers to ...

Pat Woods describes himself as average, blessed and grateful. I keep thinking of the lyrics to the old Meatloaf song – “Two Out Of Three Aint Bad” – as he is anything but average. Kim McCully-Mobley ...

JOPLIN — Aurora’s Lady Houn tennis teams competed in the New Heights Christian Academy tournament on Sept. 16, with the varsity losing 8-0 and junior varsity losing 4-3. In singles action: • No. 1 ...

Pierce City Friends of the Library will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 10 a.m. at the Pierce City Branch library located at 101 N. Walnut St. Members of the Friends of the Library and interested members ...

I recently returned from Telluride, Colorado, where I volunteered at the Telluride Film Festival. I got the bug to volunteer at film festivals a few years ago when I retired from teaching, and applied ...