Hope Everyone has a happy and safe St. Patricks Day. I haven't contacted the Stone County Gazette about posting some of their content on here yet, (hopefully I'll catch up next week) but there was some interesting stories....  Plane Crash,  under age car crash outside of Lampe, Synthetic Marijauna bust in Branson West Just some of the headlines......  I recommend to pick up a copy of the Stone County Gazette at a local newsstand or call 739-3237 for subscription information.

It appears the site is moved!!!  Time for Hwy-13.com to come back. I am waiting on the updated database for the discussion board to bring it back up. Then its on the classifieds. I am excited an look forward to managing the site  :)

An arctic storm recently invaded most of Stone County, bringing snow and frigid temperatures that made for dangerous roads and prompted school closings. The storm that started here about 3 p.m. Jan. 10 dumped snow across Stone County, from a trace amount at the southern edge of the county to about two inches in the north. Icy roads were a factor in at least four county traffic crashes on Jan. 11. A pair of traffic fatalities were reported, and state troopers said weather conditions were a contributing factor in at least one of the two fatality crashes. All public school districts in the county reportedly called off classes on both Jan. 10 and Jan. 11. To read the rest of the story, pick up a copy of the Stone County Gazette at a local newsstand or call 739-3237 for subscription information.

Stone County's clerk was seriously injured Jan. 6 in a traffic accident while she was on the way to work. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Stone County Clerk Judy Berkstresser, 59, Crane, was a mile north of Crane at 8:15 a.m. Jan. 6. Crane was reportedly westbound on Billy Joe Road and turning left on Marble Road in a 2008 Toyota. A Highway Patrol report said Berkstresser was making a left turn into the path of a 1999 Ford Ranger driven by Samuel Medlin, 31, Crane, when the Ford hit Berkstresser's Toyota. The crash may have had at least two contributing factors. One report said the view at the intersection was obstructed by a nearby hill. A possible second factor: Stop signs at the intersection were reportedly missing at the time of the crash. Stone County officials said stop signs at the intersection have been repeatedly stolen and added that county employees have replaced stolen stop signs at the intersection approximately a dozen times. Berkstresser sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to Cox Medical Center-South, Springfield. To read the rest of the story, pick up a copy of the Stone County Gazette at a local newsstand or call 739-3237 for subscription information.