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A Mountain Grove Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting was held at the Green & Grain Salad Co. on Saturday, Sep. 13 at the Grove Sq. in Mountain Grove. Recently, Morgan Clayton and Heather Massey took over as the new owners of the business. They were joined by staff, friends, family and...
A Class of 2015 Mountain Grove High School graduate has been hired as Wright County’s new conservation agent.
Avery Crisp, whose family is from the Manes area, is returning home after serving as Carter County’s Conservation Agent for three years in the Van Buren area.
“To be able to come back to Wright County, it’s nice to be able to get involved in the local community and school that I grew up in and to protect our resources,” he said. “And I want to try to get more people involved in the outdoors with hunting and fishing (experiences) that I grew up with closer to home.”
His vision includes holding community events where people of all ages can come together. He would also like to have safety courses and get into the schools to talk fishing regulations, identification and to offer students interaction opportunities with their new conservation agent.
He can be reached through email at avery.crisp@mdc.mo.gov.
A Class of 2015 Mountain Grove High School graduate has been hired as Wright County’s new conservation agent.Avery Crisp, whose family is from the Manes area, is returning home after serving as Carter County’s Conservation Agent for three years in the Van Buren area.“To be able to come back to...
The full schedule for the 50th Wilder Days in Mansfield was recently released for the event slated for Friday-Saturday, Sep. 26-27.The celebration is highlighted by the presence of three “Little House on the Prairie” television stars.Dean Butler (Almanzo Wilder), Charlotte Stewart (Miss Beadle) and...
The newly remodeled front door area inside Mountain Grove High School.
Many Mountain Grove High School students, staff and district patrons were greeted by a remodeled front entrance when the 2025-2026 school year recently started.The new entrance requires all visitors to first enter through a set of locked doors where they must first check in with a school employee...
Norwood’s Cindy Sullivan, left, officially passes the pizza paddle over to Shawnya Wright at Red’s Slice & Scoop in Norwood after Sullivan retired.
Recently, Red’s Slice & Scoop owner Cindy Sullivan passed her pizza paddle over to Shawnya Wright as she recently announced her plans for retirement.“I started this journey seven years ago, and because my wonderful hubby (Chad), I get to retire early,” Sullivan said. “God knew just the right...
The Mountain Grove Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Gala on Saturday, Sep. 6 at The Candler Venue at Grove Sq.
Wright County Journal owner and publisher Ron Schott, left, is joined by Sam MacPherson as the two hold up the 12 awards the publication earned in the Missouri Press Association's 2025 Better Newspaper Contest. They received the awards on Saturday, Sep. 13 during the final day of the 159th Annual Convention and Trade Show held in Wildwood.
The Wright County Journal won 12 total awards in the Missouri Press Association’s 2025 Better Newspaper Contest. The awards were presented during the final day of the 159th Annual Convention and Trade Show held in Wildwood on Sep. 13.Freelance writer Sam MacPherson, who has periodically written...
Dr. Matthew Brown
The Wright County Sheriff’s Office has reported a domestic disturbance arrest involving a firearm.According to their report, on Aug. 16, Corporal Campbell was dispatched to a domestic disturbance involving a firearm near Mountain Grove. Due to the nature of the call, assistance from the Mountain...
Robert Smith
A Norwood man is arrested in Douglas County and has received several criminal charges related to his work as a contractor. According to a Douglas County Sheriff’s Report, Robert Smith, 44, was arrested on Aug. 20 on a Douglas County Grand Jury Indictment for three criminal charges of stealing more...
U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, in middle with red shirt, visited the Hill Top Jerseys Dairy Farm in Norwood on Monday, Aug. 25 as part of his annual farm tour. The dairy farm is owned and operated by Michael and Kristen Keim. Also joining U.S. Rep. Smith and the Keim family were former State Rep. Hannah...