Maryl Smith News Today

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported two traffic deaths over the Christmas holiday weekend.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol began its 78-hour counting period at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22. It ended at 11:59 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25.

Col. Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, provides the following preliminary statistics related to the Christmas holiday weekend:

Two people died in traffic crashes during the 78-hour counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Friday, December 22, 2023, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Monday, December 25, 2023.

The driver of the car also was injured.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol began its 78-hour counting period at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22. It ended at 11:59 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25.

The 70-year-old was riding in a car when it went off the road in southwest Missouri and hit a house.

Members of the Texas County Commission handled several matters during their Oct. 4 - Oct. 5 meeting.

In August 2023, Mary L. Smith, a tribal citizen of the Cherokee Nation, became the first Native American to lead the American Bar Association (ABA), the largest voluntary association of lawyers in the world. On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the American Bar Association pays tribute to the rich diversity of the American Indians, Native Hawaiians and Native Alaskans who have contributed so much to the culture and success of our nation.

Mary L. Smith is the first Native American woman to serve as ABA president.