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Area residents currently have a shot at winning a Martin D18 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, a rare model, in a Dec. 13 handmade guitar raffle to benefit the Mountain Grove Heritage Festival.With a value of more than $3,000, many of the same residents might be surprised the guitar, featuring an...
Mary Mack’s Mercantile at Park Square was the site of an Open House and ribbon cutting ceremony recently in conjunction with a Business After Hours event for the Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce. The business is located at 109 Park Square in Mansfield. They will be open for a Small Business...
Shown: DAR member Teresa Coldiron, WCCH Director Rebecca Baker and DAR member Nyalin Barnes.
On Friday, Nov. 15, Ozark Spring Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) members Teresa Coldiron and Nyalin Barnes were privileged to visit the Wright County Children’s Home (WCCH) and present 10 teen age appropriate books for child residents living at the home.The...
Wayne Beck
A Mountain Grove man has been arrested in the shooting of a 19-year-old family member back on Nov. 15 at around 11:45 p.m.According to the Texas County Sheriff’s Office, deputies there were dispatched to Texas County Memorial Hospital for a report of a patient with a gun shot wound.Deputies...
An open house style meeting was held on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Glenn and Ytoka Kemper Senior Center in Mountain Grove to discuss the Route 95 widening project with members of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT).
More than a year since the last meeting on the Route 95 widening project in Mountain Grove, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) held an open house-style hearing with revised plans last Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Glenn and Ytoka Kemper Senior Center.Those attending the event had the...
Two Mountain Grove residents were reportedly swept away in flash flood waters this morning around 5 a.m. (Nov. 5) on Highway H in the area of Beaver Creek, two miles east of Manes.Reportedly more than one car was swept off State Route H and emergency personnel started looking for those people.Two...
More than 30 fans of now Evangel University stand-out Garrett Davault rented out a suite, with the help of local sponsors, in the Valor’s first ever men’s basketball game inside their new AGFinancial Arena back on Nov. 1.The Norwood graduate put on a show for his supporters as he helped Evangel...
Several election races were officially decided on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5 as results came in for national, statewide and local races.Former President Donald Trump would eventually earn 312 votes in the Electoral College and was elected the 47th President of the United States.Some reports show...
Author J.B. Cheaney was honored as the 2024 Laura Ingalls Wilder Children’s Literature Award recipient during an awards ceremony held at the LIW Museum in Mansfield Nov. 7.Cheaney has published six novels, that include “My Friend the Enemy,” “In the Middle of Somewhere,” “Somebody on This Bus is...
K.C Short was joined by her children, Kerrigan Short and Emrehn Short, and Mountain Grove Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Becca Coble along with her daughter, for a recent ribbon cutting ceremony at Splatter 101, located at 111 W. 11th St. in Mountain Grove.
KC Short recently opened Splatter 101, a fun hangout spot for families and friends of all ages, at 111 W. 11th St. in Mountain Grove.The location features two fun paint rooms with everything needed to have a fun time while wearing protective gear and making a big mess.One room is for reservations...