
Sabrina Aldridge
Town and Country Insurance Associates, Inc., is proud to announce the promotion of Sabrina Aldridge to the position of Agency Manager and Commercial Lines Agent.Sabrina has been a licensed insurance agent and has served as a valued member of the Town and Country team as a personal lines agent for...

Amanda Thompson, center, as she cuts the ribbon during a ceremony kicking off the Open House at Everhome Hospice, which opened its doors at 100 W. Commercial St. in Mansifeld. A large crowd of Mansfield area residents, friends, family members and Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce members attended the event on Friday, June 20. Joining Amanda in the center of the photo includes her son, Gavin Dunn, with wife, Paige, and daughter, Breanna Robbins with Josh. Employees present were Bernetta Williams, RN; Andrea Everett, Director of Clinical Services; Donna Basinger, LPN; Sarah Thorne, CNA; Jeanette Shaw, Social Worker; Whtiney Owens, Director of Patient Experience; and Bill Longanecker, Chaplain.
A large crowd of Mansfield area residents, friends, family members and staff joined together to celebrate the official Open House for Everhome Hospice, located at 100 W. Commercial St. in Mansfield.The event opened with a ribbon cutting in conjunction with the Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce....
The Mountain Moving Ministry was the recipient of this year’s $500 donation awarded at the 28th Annual Golf Tournament for the Mountain Grove Area Chamber of Commerce. The check was presented back on Saturday, June 7 during the golf tournament.

Dave and Carolyn Metzger next to their sign for Lone Star Blackberries.
Every summer, Mother Nature provides the inhabitants of the Ozark Hills with a bounty of sweet treats. Paw-paws, elderberries, strawberries and myriad other fruits pop up throughout the countryside, but perhaps the most widely enjoyed is the blackberry.An Ozarks favorite, blackberries are known for...
The Mountain Grove Senior Center was chosen to be a recipient by Intercounty Electric, in conjunction with CoBank & Sho-Me Power. Thank you for your generous donation to contribute to our center helping serve our seniors! Pictured: City of Mountain Grove Mayor David Todd, Senior Center Director...

Janet Cain
For the first time ever, the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce hired a director.Funding was secured for a year for this position. The new director, Janet Cain, has stepped into the role.When asked what she wants for the future for the Chamber of Commerce of Mansfield Janet said, “I would like to see...
Local volunteers are being sought for Quilts for Kids, founded in August 2000 by Linda Arye. The program is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing warmth and comfort to children in need through well-crafted quilts.Over the past 25 years, their program has not only brought warmth to...

Alisa Steere inside her A’s Collection tent on Saturday, May 10 in the parking lot of Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home in Mountain Grove.
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend – a sentiment that’s practically indisputable. In this economy, though, best friends (at least of the crystalline kind) are hard to come by.That’s why 15-year-old Alisa Steere launched A’s Collection, a pop-up shop offering an array of high-end jewelry at...

Colten Deckard stands alongside his Farmers Trash Service trailer.
In small towns, when an individual is in need, someone else will almost certainly step up to assist. This was exactly the case with Colten “Farmer” Deckard and his burgeoning trash collection service, eponymously named “Farmer’s Trash Service.”This local business emerged last year when many Wright...

Missy Clark, Vanetta Sponsler and Brian Clerk officially cut the ribbon during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Cranberry Marketplace, now open at 9871 E. 20th St. in Mountain Grove. They were joined at the ceremony by staff members Emma McCall and Sage Austin, along with members of the Mountain Grove Area Chamber of Commerce and some customers who visited the location during their Grand Opening on Friday, May 2.
The new Cranberry Marketplace held its Grand Opening event on Friday, May 2 at their 9871 E. 20th St. location in conjunction with a Mountain Grove Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony.Owner Brian Clark said the celebration was part of phase one for the business, with many more plans to...