Spook Light documentary to screen Thursday in Webb City

A new documentary film, “Into the Light: An Exploration of the Spook Light Phenomena," will be shown Thursday night at the Route 66 Movie Theatre in downtown Webb City, Missouri. In case you haven't heard of it, Spook Light is a mysterious light that appears in a rural area near the Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas borders … Continue reading Spook Light documentary to screen Thursday in Webb City

Route 66 Theater may be haunted

If we are to believe a paranormal team sent to investigate, the historic Route 66 Movie Theater in downtown Webb City, Missouri, is haunted by a spirit named Zach. Here's the story posted on KOAM-TV: KOAM TV 7 The team that did the investigation was Four States Paranormal, which does work in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma … Continue reading Route 66 Theater may be haunted

Route 66 Cares distributes money to tornado-stricken towns

Route 66 Cares, an offshoot of the Route 66 Chamber of Commerce, on Sunday distributed more than $1,500 from donations and fundraisers to the tornado-ravaged towns of Quapaw, Oklahoma, and Baxter Springs, Kansas. The Red Ball Bar & Grill in Baxter Springs provided especially stout support. A benefit pancake breakfast raised almost $750. The first check presentation of $1,265 … Continue reading Route 66 Cares distributes money to tornado-stricken towns

Route 66 organization raising funds for tornado-stricken towns

The Route 66 Chamber of Commerce has launched a Route 66 Cares page on Facebook and is collecting donations to help the tornado-wracked towns of Quapaw, Oklahoma, and Baxter Springs, Kansas, recover in the wake of this week's storms. The PayPal email address is visit66(at)yahoo(dot)com. Donations also can be mailed to: Route 66 Cares, c/o Baxter Springs Chamber … Continue reading Route 66 organization raising funds for tornado-stricken towns

Tornado kills at least one in Quapaw, Baxter Springs

A tornado has killed at least two people one person and destroyed a fire station in the Route 66 town of Quapaw, Okla., near the Kansas border, according to the Tulsa World and other media outlets. One media outlet also reported a death in the nearby Route 66 town of Baxter Springs, Kan. The twister … Continue reading Tornado kills at least one in Quapaw, Baxter Springs