SENECA, Mo. (AP)- Community leaders in the southwest Missouri town of Seneca are rallying to keep their library open.The Newton County Library Board recently voted to close the Seneca library branch.

The Seneca branch of the Neosho-Newton County Library is safe until the end of the year, but the newly formed Seneca Library Foundation isn’t taking chances, said Josh Dodson. Dodson, president of the ...

After 25 years in the Seneca Middle School library, Lee Ann Stephens has shelved her last book — in the school, at least.

Just days after Newton County Library Board members voted to close the Seneca library branch on Nov. 1, community leaders are rallying to reverse the decision. “We’re starting a petition to keep the ...