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ROGERSVILLE, Mo. - Rogersville city officials are asking residents to boil their water before drinking it this morning. An equipment failure caused low chlorine levels in the water supply, causing officials to issue a boil advisory as a precaution. The city will notify customers when the water is safe to drink again. The city is sending water samples to the state for testing.

WEBSTER COUNTY, Mo. - Authorities are still trying to identify two people who were killed in wreck near Rogersville Thursday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 1995 Ford Taurus was traveling southbound on Route B two miles north of Rogersville when it missed a curve. The car then hit a fence and two trees, causing it to burst into flames. Both people inside the car were killed in the crash and resulting fire. The Webster County coroner was unable to positively identify both victims at the scene.

FLIPPIN, Ark. - A man and woman from Rogersville face a series of charges after a multi-state crime spree. The Baxter County Bulletin reports that police arrested John Griffith and Merannda Coffer last Thursday. Investigators say the couple tried to cash a stolen check at a bank in Flippin, Ark. Police also say the two were driving an SUV that was stolen at gunpoint in Kansas. They also apparently had a travel trailer that was stolen from Forsyth. Griffith is now back in the Greene County Jail.

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Economic Development approved a $200,000 grant for the city to make infrastructure improvements that will help a company expand.  A news release says the project will provide "a safe, reliable source of potable water" for Mid-Am Metal Forming, which specializes in bending and forming metals for the architectural, aerospace and marine industries. Mid-Am Metal Forming is a mile east of Rogersville along Business Route 60 next to other light industrial businesses on property not served by city water or sewer, the news release says.  Businesses in the area use individual wells and septic systems.  Last September, Mid-Am discovered its well tested positive for E.coli bacteria, and the state told it to install a disinfection system, drill a new well or find an alternative source of water.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man from Rogersville died at a hospital after a crash on Monday afternoon. Tucker Redfern, 21, lost control of his northbound Ford 150 pickup on National Avenue just south of Seminole Street near Mercy Hospital.  Witnesses say Redfern's truck veered into the southbound lanes, missing cars, then returning to the roadway before striking a signal pole on the west side of the intersection. Police say the investigation is ongoing. ---- Related news release from City of Springfield: The City of Springfield Public Works Department on Tuesday released its September 2012 Crash Report Card for crashes taking place Jan. 1 - Sept.

ROGERSVILLE, Mo.-- Researchers are looking for the source of the contaminant trichloroethylene, known as TCE, discovered in Rogersville area wells two years ago.  Most recently, federal, state and local scientists are going so far as to pump dye into the groundwater and trace its path.   Researchers are visiting this beautiful place as part of the search for an ugly problem.  "The first thing we'd probably notice is the look of our water; we've...

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- A woman whom a man from Rogersville apparently targeted for rape says her husband prevented an attack on Monday night in her home.  The woman talked about the experience on Thursday and said she hopes her suspected attacker will face a harsher charge than the Webster County prosecuting attorney filed. The woman asked that we call her Crystal (not her real name) and that we not show her face to protect her identity.  She's thankful things didn't get as far as her intruder planned.

MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- A man wanted for a murder near Rogersville has been captured in the Phoenix, Ariz., area.  Investigators believe Dewayne Layton shot and killed Billy Harris in an argument over a truck. Investigators think Harris, 28, was murdered in mid-January but his body wasn't found until late February in a wooded area north of Rogersville.  Layton's brother, Kevin, and another man, Alfred Clevenger, are charged as accomplices.  Webster County Sheriff Roye Cole says both helped Layton clean up the crime scene -- their home south of Rogersville -- and bury the murder weapon A woman who says she witnessed the murder helped investigators break the case.   Cole says Clevenger and Kevin Layton said Dewayne Layton left Missouri a couple of weeks after the murder, possibly headed to California.

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- A teenage girl is credited with helping her family escape a fire early Wednesday.  It started around 2 a.m. at a home in the 100 block of East Patterson, north of U.S. 60 and east of Highway VV. The girl told investigators that she heard a popping noise from their shed, saw flames and woke everyone up. "She said she thought it was raining.  For whatever reason, she got up and saved her family," Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection...

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- Two Rogersville High School graduates made the final cut in an online fashion competition.  Nora Holt and Celeste Witlow made their own prom dresses with rolls of red, yellow, black and blue duct tape -- 40 rolls to be exact.  They started making the gowns in February for the big spring dance. The girls really turned heads at their senior prom with their crafty creations, inspired by a Phoenix theme, symbolizing rebirth -- more specifically, they say, the end of high school and what lies ahead in the exciting future.  The girls modeled their handiwork on Ozarks Today on Tuesday and talked about their fashion statement, which included 500 handmade "feathers.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Police arrested a suspect in east Springfield for the robbery of the Citizens Bank of Rogersville on Friday afternoon.  The bank is located at U.S. 60 and Farm Road 189, between Springfield and Rogersville. The robbery was a few minutes after 1 p.m.  Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott and other officers arrested the man on South Glenstone Avenue near Cinderella Street around 2 p.m. Bank employees told sheriff's deputies that the robber displayed a handgun before leaving westbound on U.S. 60 in a gray-colored, four-door Toyota Tundra pickup.  When the truck was spotted in Springfield, officers followed it until they were able to make the arrest.

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- Firefighters say an alert neighbor helped a family escape their burning home early Thursday.  The flames were spotted around 1 a.m. at a home in the 200 block of West Helena. A man saw the fire and helped a woman and her two children out of the house.  Investigators say, with the flames moving so quickly, they're thankful no one was hurt. The home is a total loss.  An investigator will try to find the cause.

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- For the last month, 27 families in the Oakcrest Mobile Home Park have been surviving without running water.  Now the local fire department has been called in to help. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, firefighters with the Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District haul 9,000 gallons of water out to the trailer park. "It usually takes two to three hours just to get three loads delivered out there," said Firefighter Kevin Grizzle. The supply only lasts a few hours before the well on the property is once again dry. "We really don't know.  We're waiting on the man in control of the well, which is Ken Boyer," said Gala Carrier, one of the landowners in the Oakcrest neighborhood.  Three weeks ago, Ken Boyer, the well manager, told KY3 News that he would have the well repaired within a day or two.  However, residents said Monday there had been no signs of progress.

FORSYTH, Mo. -- Taney County deputies are searching for a blue van after two people apparently tried to lure children to get in.   First, on Norman Road near Kirbyville, then near Taneyville on Hulls Ford Road.  The first happened Friday afternoon on Norman Road near Kirbyville.  The sheriff believes a woman and a man apparently asked two different children about a dog.  The van had "Rogersville" written above the rear license plate. Call the Taney County Sheriff's Department if you know anything about these cases.

AURORA, MO - The Aurora Houn Dawgs could take comfort in the fact that it took the eventual state champions in Class 3 last year, Logan-Rogersville, to knock them out of the playoffs.  And with their top offensive and defensive player, Everett Basham, returning for his senior season, Aurora is looking for another strong run this season. Head Coach - Rick Scholten, 5th season 2011 record: 6-5 (lost to Class 3 state champion Rogersville in first round) Returning starters: 11 Players to watch: RB-LB Everett Basham, QB Clayton Sumners, OL-DL Jed Ormsby   Basham was an all-state linebacker last year and as a runningback, rushed for over 1.500 yards.  He along with returning quarterback Clayton Sumners  and a pair of all-conference receivers give the Houn Dawgs a strong line-up at the skill positions, but fifth year head coach Rick Scholten has concerns about how effective they can be because of his offensive line.

CARTHAGE, Mo. -- A man from Rogersville has been sentenced to prison for cattle theft. Twenty-five year old Melvin Fincher will serve six-years after pleading guilty to having 10-head of stolen cattle in his possession at the Sarcoxie Livestock Auction. The sentence will run concurrently with two, seven-year sentences from Webster County on theft and two other seven-year sentences for theft of livestock from Barton County.

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- A truck being repaired fell on and killed a 78-year-old man in the 6600 block of East Farm Road 186 on Monday.  The accident was at a home. A relative and neighbor found the man's body on Monday afternoon about 4:30.  She found the truck rolled off a ramp and crushed the man.  The time of the accident wasn't known. The Greene County Sheriff's Department will investigate since it was an unattended death, but deputies don't believe anyone else was involved.

MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- Webster County Sheriff Roye Cole says a murder suspect who's been on the lam for more than two months was arrested in the Phoenix, Ariz., area.   Dewayne Layton of Rogersville is one of three people who were charged in February for the death of Billy Harris of Springfield. Harris disappeared on Jan. 15.   Investigators think Layton, 43, shot Harris at a home at 94 Corner Road, south of Rogersville because of a disagreement over a vehicle. Investigators think Alfred Clevenger, 47, and Kevin Layton, 40, who lived at the home with Dewayne Layton, were all present during the murder and then hid the body in a wooded area north of Rogersville.  Clevenger and Kevin Layton told detectives that Dwayne Layton left Missouri a couple of weeks after the murder, possibly headed for California.

MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- A man wanted for a murder near Rogersville has been captured in the Phoenix, Ariz., area.  Investigators believe Dewayne Layton shot and killed Billy Harris in an argument over a truck. Investigators think Harris, 28, was murdered in mid-January but his body wasn't found until late February in a wooded area north of Rogersville.  Layton's brother, Kevin, and another man, Alfred Clevenger, are charged as accomplices.  Webster County Sheriff Roye Cole says both helped Layton clean up the crime scene -- their home south of Rogersville -- and bury the murder weapon A woman who says she witnessed the murder helped investigators break the case.   Cole says Clevenger and Kevin Layton said Dewayne Layton left Missouri a couple of weeks after the murder, possibly headed to California.