Oronogo Methodists rebuilt after their first building was destroyed by a tornado
Construction of the first Methodist church building in Oronogo was completed in 1872. It was destroyed 11 years later in 1883. From the 3rd floor of the Webb City Public […]
Gary Baker, Gary Garvey, Verna Lee, Pat Mosbaugh, Richard Ytell
OBITUARIES As of Wednesday, June 12, 2024Cities without a state are in Missouri Gary Baker Gary Garvey Verna Lee Pat Mosbaugh Richard Ytell OBITUARY Gary Baker July 19, 1936 – […]
How Carterville’s Cass Street got its name
A.A. Cass Ancestors, Legends & Time How Carterville’s Cass Street got its name Amos Armstrong Cass, a well known Carterville forefather, was born Nov. 20, 1841, in Walker County, Ga. […]
School photo identity challenge accepted
Some detective work determined this photo was likely taken of the second grade class of Eugene Field Elementary in Carthage in 1946. From the 3rd floor of the Webb City […]
Teresea Page, Linda Runion, Joe Sandridge, Alyson Scott
OBITUARIES As of Wednesday, June 5, 2024Cities without a state are in Missouri Teresea Page Linda Runion Joe Sandridge Alyson Scott OBITUARY Teresea Page Jan. 19, 1957 – June 1, […]
The life of a Daily Sentinel paper boy
Ancestors, Legends & Time The life of a Daily Sentinel paper boy Jerry Meslin, from the Class of ’56, shared a memory with us. Let’s take a trip into the […]
Looking back at the early years of Webb City
In the foreground, the Webb City Hotel faces west from the intersection of Webb and Joplin (Broadway) streets. (It’s the site today of the Route 66 Tourist Information Center.) Webb […]
Doug Hollis, Joyce Lavendoski
OBITUARIES As of Wednesday, May 29, 2024Cities without a state are in Missouri Doug Hollis Joyce Lavendoski OBITUARY Doug Hollis Oct. 23, 1938 – May 23, 2024 Doug Hollis, 85, […]
Local lives sacrificed for our country
Ancestors, Legends & Time Local lives sacrificed for our country As Memorial Day approaches, we are often told stories of soldiers and their sacrifices. Some folks remember the big painted […]
Students continued to be educated at Rising Sun School until 1961
Like kids today, some of these Rising Sun students seem more than ready in 1921 to be let out of school for summer. From the 3rd floor of the Webb […]
