After months of evidence collected, Todd Maynard is being charged with multiple counts of child abuse. more

The Marshfield boys wrestling team took first overall in Bolivar this past week with several wrestlers bringing home medals. more

This Saturday, Dec. 3, the holidays are in full swing in Webster County! Each city has planned a holiday themed parade with additional festivities. more

The Webster County Extension office is launching a new club this December. The Webster County Beekeeping Group will have its first meeting on December 5 at 6:00 p.m. at the Webster County Extension Center located at 800 S. Marshall Street, Marshfield. more

It is no secret that Marshfield is full of small businesses: from local eateries to coffee shops to boutiques, the small business industry in Marshfield seems to be thriving. However, where small businesses ARE thriving-there is a distinct lack of focus on offering small business owners with help. more

You better not shout or cry because thanks to the Marshfield Fire Department, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus are coming to Marshfield in their eighth annual Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus Tour Marshfield. So be good, for goodness sake, and catch the Claus at these dates and times. more

Diggins is a small village with roughly a population of 314. Yet, despite this size, they have a strong sense of community. From music jam sessions and bingo nights to their recent groundbreaking to honor veterans, Diggins is always looking for ways to serve. more

Who is Roberta Magee Hartley for whom the Hartley Park on N. Clay Street is named and how/why was the property donated to the city for a park? This was a question posed by Webster County Historical Society members and city officials during a recent meeting to discuss the aging monuments in the park. A visit to the park to inspect the monuments in Hartley Park and the one on the adjacent lot designated as the first burial site in Marshfield revealed both monuments were badly in need of resealing. more

In this digital world, everyone is connected through some type of social media platform or app. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Snapchat are some of the more common ones but there is also communication through YouTube, Discord, Twitch, Tumbler and Reddit. Then there is also WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Pinterest and now BeReal. Parents are often warned of the dangers of social media by peers, teachers, the internet and basically anyone with an opinion but why should parents be afraid? What dangers exactly are out there? What can your children get into without knowing? more

In partnership with the Rogersville Chamber of Commerce, Fordland Clinic unveiled multiple new additions and renovations to their existing facility located at 1059 Barton Dr., in Fordland, Mo. more

A little bit of rain didn't keep turkeys away from the 12th Annual Gobble Wobble, which the Webster County Health Unit hosts every Thanksgiving. more

Being home for the holidays is something that many people take for granted, often times complaining about all the EXTRA family time that comes with the holiday meal. more

You don’t know this but three months ago the great minds that make up the Marshfield Mail had a heart to heart. It started with me complaining. more

Fordland's Law enforcement got much-needed protection thanks to the Webster Electric Round Up Grant. more

If you live in or around the Conway, Missouri area you may have noticed a recent uptick in yards featuring a bright red toilet. If you’re wondering what the deal is, let the Marshfield Mail be the first to assure you that no, everyone in Conway did not recently decide to remodel their bathrooms. more

Imagine completing a rigorous course load, 100s of hours of clinical training, an intense and in-depth research project in your field of study and then being told out of hundreds of submissions your teams research was selected to be presented in front of a room full of doctors. more

Pretend it’s early Tuesday morning, and you’re running late to get your children to school. You are hurdling down the road and you encounter a big yellow school bus just slowing down to pick up a group of kids. Its flashing lights and large red stop sign are hard to miss. This has happened before: you’re stuck waiting at every stop from here to the school and your kids end up late, again. For a moment you consider driving around the bus… just for a moment and then you remember the law: more

Missouri made history Tuesday, November 8, when voters passed Amendment 3: the legalization of recreational marijuana use in the state of Missouri. The measure passed statewide in Missouri 53% to 47%, according to The Associated Press, with 96% of the vote reported. more

Recently the Fordland Clinic, located in Fordland, Missouri, received a grant from the Skaggs Foundation. The grant, which awarded $44,000 per year to the Dental Outreach program will allow the clinic to continue the outreach. more

Marshfield Blue Jays swim competitor Preston Dotson headed to state Friday November 11 to compete in the Butterfly portion of the contest. more

Growing up, adults and schools offered various rewards for reading. Maybe it was a field trip, an ice cream party, or pizza. Then, in 1984, Pizza Hut began a reading program called Book It! The program encourages kids from pre-k to sixth grade to read. In exchange, they get a free personal pizza for free. Schools took off with the program after that. more

Thanks to the Wild Honey Boutique, helping those in need is not only more accessible but more fun too. Three months ago, they started making mystery bags. These bags could contain a baby onesie to three outfits to benefit foster children. All purchased bags are then dropped off at the Department of Family Services monthly. more

Zimmerman Meats has been selected to be awarded the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) grant. Zimmerman Meats has three locations: Summersville, MO where they do processing and production, as well as two retail locations located in Salem, MO and Marshfield, MO. more

Snowflakes in Marshfield? As commuters head to their favorite local businesses nestled around Marshfield's square and old Route 66, they may notice the brilliant twinkling snowflake lights hung on each light pole. more

The Barn at Walnut Creek, owned by Jason and Mindy Gomez, is the newest member of the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce celebrated with an official ribbon cutting on Nov. 9. The Barn at Walnut Creek is located at 481 Old Wire Rd, Marshfield and open to host various events including: weddings, gatherings, engagements and more.  more