Webster County Citizen

07/30/2025

A longtime Seymour business owner had her Lexus stolen from the garage of her rural home.

Sunday morning, Joanne Coutchie walked out of her home along Oak Lawn Road, about 3 miles east of Seymour, preparing to get in her vehicle and drive to church.

07/10/2025

Temperatures are in the 90s daily, but there’s a great place for a cool treat in southern Webster County (and you can see baby kangaroos).

Just outside of Seymour, a few minutes west on four-lane U.S. 60, Mark and Kristen Boring have been tempting some local taste buds. Their frozen-custard establishment, named Joey’s, has become

04/30/2025

Did Fordland city leaders place a ticket quota on Police Chief Duane Sanders that led to his resignation? Sanders says they did, and official city minutes support his allegations.

Duane Sanders is out as Fordland’s police chief.

04/23/2025

Read about a husband, who law enforcement believe shot his wife along a rural Fordland creek bank.

A Fordland woman was found almost dead on Sunday, April 13, at a crossing on Panther Creek on Tall Grass Road in rural Fordland.

04/23/2025

Was longtime Fordland coach treated poorly? Dan Wehmer sure thinks so.

A couple dozen.

04/18/2025

We just got this word from the folks at Seymour Project Graduation 2025:

Unfortunately we are going to have to cancel the Softball Tournament due to incoming weather. We will be moving the fish fry to May 3rd at the baseball field and serve fish along with other concessions during the High School baseball game. We will start serving at noon.

04/15/2025

Our E-edition is live now!

04/09/2025

Results are in for a pair of key Seymour city and school races.

In the city’s South Ward, Doug Denney is the new alderman. He defeated incumbent Nadine Crisp 91 to 70.

For a pair of seats on the Seymour R-II Board of Education, there were four candidates.

Incumbent Ashley Kelley kept her seat with 292 votes. The other winner was Dusty Capon with 255 votes. Other candidates included Dustin Wierman (216 votes) and Kreg Akers (201 votes).

04/07/2025

This year's Seymour FFA Alumni Consignment Auction on Saturday, April 19, is looking like it will be the largest ever! Mark the date on your calendars and join us early on the 19th for a great sale for a greater cause!

02/25/2025

Our E-edition is out now on our website!

02/24/2025

Seymour's Got Talent is March 8! Check the link or QR code in our story to grab your early bird tickets now 😀!

“Seymour’s Got Talent,” the annual fundraising event for the “Strong Y” program at the Seymour YMCA, arrives on Saturday, March 8, at the YMCA’s gymnasium on East Center Avenue.

02/21/2025

Page, of Seymour, faces peace disturbance charges following an incident at the YMCA earlier this month.

A ruckus earlier this month at the Seymour YMCA that involved a 38-year-old man who allegedly got rough with children while playing basketball in the facility’s gymnasium ultimately has led