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The Mile Marker Sunday, October 18, 2026

On the Water TodayLake level: 659.39 ft (0.6 ft below full pool)
Today 70° Sunny · Tonight 43° Mostly Clear · Monday 71° SunnySources: USGS gauge 06925500, National Weather Service

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Ty's Take

A Conway kid, out on what should've been a regular day, and now there's one less seat at a dinner table around here. UTV accidents don't make the statewide news unless somebody dies, and then they do, and then folks forget about it until the next one. This is the kind of loss that hits different in a place like this, where half the families own those machines and the other half worry about the ones who do. There's no sermon I can preach that'll change what happened, but if you've got teenagers and you've got UTVs, today might be the day you have a conversation you've been putting off.

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Weather Alerts

Frost Advisory

Frost Advisory issued October 17 at 10:22PM CDT until October 18 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Illinois and central, east central, and northeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left ...

KRMS Radio

Conway Teenager Killed in UTV Accident

A 15-year-old from Conway died Friday after being ejected from a UTV on private property near Highway-C south of Lebanon in Laclede County. According to the highway patrol, the accident occurred in the afternoon on the rural property. The teenager's death marks a tragic reminder of UTV safety risks...

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West Plains Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take You get a week like this and you see the machinery of the region working the way it's supposed to. New highway patrol troopers graduating means younger officers cycling into stations across these counties, which matters more than most folks realize when you'

Truth or Consequences Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take The airport water line question keeps coming back around, doesn't it? Every few years somebody floats the idea of running infrastructure out to Spaceport America, and every few years the math doesn't work or the money isn't there or both.

Silver City Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take The screwworm alert ought to get everybody's attention around here, because that's not some distant range problem—it's in our backyard and it hits both sides of what keeps this county alive. A rancher loses cattle to parasites while an

Salida Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take The housing authority holding rents steady at Jane's Place and The 505 next year is the kind of news that doesn't make headlines scream, but it matters more than most people realize. When you've got young families and service workers