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Emergency crews are currently working to extinguish a brush fire in Iron County, Missouri, spanning more than 400 acres.

James Morgan Utz was carrying a hidden stash of medicine and secret messages when he was arrested near the present day Clayton and Ballas roads. On Dec. 24, 1864, he

An ex-confederate soldier and his former black slave were reunited for the last time during a funeral at the Russellville Methodist Episcopal Church South at the corner of Third and

Pandemic-related closures and restrictions may be in place. Please check destinations websites before making travel plans. Arcadia Valley – a region in the St. Francois Mountains that includes the towns of Ironton, Arcadia and Pilot Knob-contains three memorable state parks as well as historic Civil War sites and solid choices for dining, lodging and shopping. Here are some of our favorite activities for a weekend getaway: 1. Elephant Rocks State ParkThe most distinctive feature of this seve...

From "the Battle of Mine Creek" by Samuel Reader. The Battle of Gettysburg may have been the turning point of the Civil War, but no one told the Confederates that, especially in the West. In August 1864, Confederate Maj. Gen. Sterling Price received an order to take the fight to the North, capture St. Louis and make Abraham Lincoln a one-term president. The resulting offensive was one of the largest mounted cavalry attacks of the war, and it cost the Confederacy dearly. One Union soldier, a 20-...