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Here is an update on the contest Norwood R-I School Board race as of 1:32 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8:
No winners will be certified until the afternoon on Friday, April 10 for the Norwood R-I School Board race.
Though the original Douglas County election results released did not show any write-in...
The Wright County Journal held a Candidate Forum for the competitive Mountain Grove R-IIII School Board race last Monday, March 23 inside the high school cafeteria. Aaron Matthiesen, representing the Wright County Journal, was the moderator of the Candidate Forum as candidates answered close to 20...
Wright County recently received a commemorative flag from U.S. Rep. Jason Smith’s office in honor of the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary. The flag was formally presented on Monday, March 23. During the presentation, Presiding Commissioner Zach Williams offered a prayer over the flag, the county...
For quite a long time, the physical condition of a portion of 13th St. between Hovis and N. Main has been in bad shape. Fortunately, the City of Mountain Grove will soon begin infrastructure improvements that includes both water line replacement and roadway resurfacing. City leadership began...
Early in the morning on Thursday, March 19, a fire broke out on the second floor of the Ozark Mountain Technical Center (OMTC).The first call for service came into the Wright County 911 Center from Linda Page, who was arriving on site at OMTC to turn off drinking fountains due to the boil advisory...
There are a pair of questions that Wright County voters are being asked to approve when they take to the voting booths on Tuesday, April 7.
Proposition U in Mountain Grove for the Use TaxDuring the past several years, multiple towns like Mountain Grove have been unable to get voter support for a...
Ronny and Kathy Trammell, Drury, serve at the Wright County Children’s Home. Ronny is a volunteer, Kathy is the Assistant Administrator.
The Wright County Children’s Home of Norwood would like to introduce the new Assistant Director, Kathy Trammell.Kathy and her husband, Ronny, live in Drury and have both been involved in childcare in some capacity since 1989.Kathy says she received a calling from God to work with special children....
The Wright County Journal Baby Diaper Drive is officially complete. A total of 1,718 diapers were dropped off last week at the Pregnancy Resource Center in Mountain Grove. A special thank you to the many who either dropped off packages of diapers or donated money for me to go and purchase diapers....
The Inspirations, America’s No. 1 gospel quartet, blessed a large crowd in Mountain Grove with their singing talents during a free concert held Friday, March 13 inside the Shetler’s Event Center in Mountain Grove. In the 2025 Singing News Fan Awards, the group was voted as “Favorite Quartet and “...
Around 160 attendees came together for the First Annual Grand Event fundraiser on Feb. 27 at The Candler in Mountain Grove. The event featured guest speakers, a live auction and a silent auction, which raised around $40,000 in funds that will go towards renovating and staffing a shelter for...