2025 OFC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY

The 2025 OFC Baseball Tournament, featuring eight area schools, begins today.

East Carter captured the top seed for the tournament and will play number 8 seed Clearwater at 4 pm today.

The other three first round matchups will see Puxico taking on Greenville at 10 am, Neelyville challenging Twin Rivers at noon, and Naylor facing Doniphan at 2 pm.

GUNS, DRUGS, AND STOLEN PROPERTY UNCOVERED DURING SEARCH OF DONIPHAN HOME

One subject has been taken into custody after guns, drugs, and stolen property were discovered at a Ripley County home.

On Wednesday, officers with the Ripley County Sheriff's Office, the Carter County Sheriff’s Office, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol executed a search warrant at a residence on Mourning Dove Lane in Doniphan.

According to the Ripley County Sheriff’s Office, during the search, officers seized two stolen campers, one enclosed trailer with a defaced vehicle identification number, twenty-one firearms, ammunition, and a quantity of suspected methamphetamine.

TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRUG ARREST IN STODDARD COUNTY

A man was taken into custody on multiple drug charges earlier this week in Stoddard County.

According to court documents, late Monday night a Stoddard County Deputy Sheriff conducted a traffic stop on Highway 60 for littering.

During the stop, the deputy located a can containing a black bag with a glass pipe, along with three plastic baggies which tested positive for methamphetamine.