The Aurora Park Board learned Tuesday night what the breakdown of costs for pool repairs will be and approved spending $25,000 for those repairs.

On February 21, Aurora officer’s were called to McDonald’s for an intoxicated male punching the equipment in the restaurant and then later assaulting a female at the scene. Damon Tate was arrested for domestic assault and property damage.

Pull those cinches tight and snug up that stampede string because it's Horsefest time again in Springfield.

The staff at the Lawrence County Family Support Office will be making some changes in service hours effective March 1, according to Jane Claas, county manager.

The Marionville Board of Aldermen met in regular session on February 11 with Mayor Doris Rapp, Danny Clevenger, Max McBride, Kay Leffingwell, Derek Eckels and Bob Duda Jr. present. Jim Dickenson was absent.

For staff members at The Aurora Advertiser, one indicator of the calendar marking a milestone is the annual Progress edition.

Judge Alan Blankenship sentenced Kevin D. Padgett, age 46, to 15 years in the Missouri Department Corrections on eight counts of statutory rape and 25 counts of statutory sodomy.

Lawrence County will have several positions available for election in the August 3, 2010, primary election.

Randy Howard, a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Aurora, and Karen L. Conrad and Donna Hillman, the branch office administrators, recently were honored by the firm for their performance and client service excellence.

Officials with the City of Aurora have provided information about recent ordinance changes affecting fees for delinquent sewer accounts.

On February 6, a plane loaded with $55,000 worth of medical supplies departed from the Spirit of St. Louis Airport for Hôpital Sacré Coeur, a hospital in Milot, Haiti.

During the February 8 meeting of the Aurora Park Board, members voted to move ahead on repairs to the city’s swimming pool.

The Aurora Area Community Foundation is one of 21 participating groups in the Ozarks Million Dollar Hunger Challenge, according to an announcement from officials with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.

The Lawrence County Health Department has received a supply of new car seats from the Department of Transportation.

Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan today announced a grant of $22,792 to Lawrence County Clerk’s Office to support efforts to ensure fair, accurate and secure elections.