Opinion

Sunshine Laws Keep Government In The Light

As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously described, sunlight is the best disinfectant. In American democracy, that idea takes legal form through Sunshine Laws. These open-record laws require government…

News

Three men in custody in connection with Robbie Crites murder

Press ReleaseOn March 5, the Shannon County Sheriff’s Office announced a major development in the investigation into the death of Robbie Crites, who was murdered 7.5 years ago and whose death was originally ruled a drowning on the Jack’s Fork River.After reopening the case at the beginning of 2025, investigators with the Shannon County Sheriff’s…

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Sports

Clark inducted into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame

Missouri Sports Hall of FameRichard Clark – Cross Country & Track Coach: A 1960 Thayer High School graduate, Clark was a four-sport athlete at Missouri State before going into coaching. He spent a majority of his career at MSU coaching from 1979 to 2000. He led the Bears cross country teams to the 1979 and…

Opinion

Sunshine Laws Keep Government In The Light

As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously described, sunlight is the best disinfectant. In American democracy, that idea takes legal form through Sunshine Laws. These open-record laws require government agencies to conduct business transparently…