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Mountain Grove’s Caleb Dowden was featured for a sixth time on the hit NBC television show, “American Ninja Warrior,” last Monday, July 27 as part of season 18’s eighth episode.He was featured as one of two “wood chopping ninjas” as Dowden split wood just before his run that also featured several...
Election results are in from the Tuesday, Aug. 4 primaries as many voters made their voices heard at the ballot box.Wright County
A few local Wright...
August 4, 2026, 8:42 PM
The 60th Annual Vanzant Community Picnic, hosted by the Eastern Douglas County Volunteer Fire Department, was held Friday-Saturday, July 10-11 in...
July 22, 2026, 9:55 AM
With less than a month away, the entertainment line-up is officially set for the Mountain Grove Heritage Festival’s annual event centered this year...
July 14, 2026, 7:03 PM
Mountain Grove’s Caleb Dowden was featured for a sixth time on the hit NBC television show, “American Ninja Warrior,” last Monday, July 27 as part of season 18’s eighth episode.He was featured as one of two “wood chopping ninjas” as Dowden split wood just before his run that also featured several...
August 10, 2026
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July 14, 2026There are a pair of headlining acts ready to entertain fans attending the 2026 Wilder Days Friday-Saturday, Sep. 25-26 in Mansfield.Coming from Hollywood this year is actor Richard Thomas, who is... -
June 30, 2026(Editor's note:As of 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 2, a full statement from Presiding Commissioner Zach Williams appears at the bottom of the article. There is now a quote from Missouri State Auditor... -
Mountain Grove’s Bethany Caudill recently performed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn.
June 30, 2026Very few area country and Christian singers can say they perform at the Grand Ole Opry on an annual basis.Mountain Grove’s Bethany Caudill feels blessed to be such a performer.She made the...
Obits
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Dotty June (Hughes) Dunn
August 10, 2026Dotty June (Hughes) Dunn, daughter of the late Roy and Loretta (Marah) Hughes, was born April 24, 1934, near Hartville. She passed away peacefully on July 29, 2026, in Mountain Grove, surrounded by... -
Mable Marie (Caldwell) Wehrer
August 10, 2026Mable Marie (Caldwell) Wehrer was born May 28, 1949 to John and Lela Caldwell in Mountain Grove. She departed this life on July 23, 2026, in her home in Norwood. Mable grew up in Norwood and... -
Barbara Rose (Jarrett) Barnes
August 10, 2026Barbara Rose (Jarrett) Barnes, daughter of the late Jesse Howard and Olive Laverne (Irvin) Jarrett, was born Aug. 28, 1942, in Texas County, Missouri. She passed away on July 29, 2026, at Kabul...
Sports
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August 10, 2026The Boomers, out of Mountain Grove, recently finished in second place in the local 8U Coach Pitch Tournament hosted by the Norwood Summer League. Those pictured include, front row: Eli, Celsee, Kash... -
Brody Emery goes in for the slam dunk.
June 23, 2026For the second straight year, the 417 Shootout made its home in Mountain Grove as teams from across Missouri gathered for a two-day basketball showcase featuring junior varsity and varsity players.On... -
Norwood’s Pierce Lawson with the eventual game-winning RBI single in the top of the seventh inning to lift the Pirates past Billings in the Class 1 state sectionals.
June 9, 2026The Norwood Pirates’ baseball team’s season came to an end just one game from reaching the Final Four after their tough road loss to Dadeville in the Class 2 state quarterfinals.Norwood...