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Aubrey Ballew
A Hartville man is arrested after a domestic incident back on May 26.According to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office, Wright County deputies responded to a domestic incident, outside of Hartville, involving an armed, highly intoxicated male subject.While deputies were responding, they were advised...
Edward France
The Wright County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a Mansfield man, who received several charges.According to a Wright County Sheriff’s Office report, Edward France, 43, of Mansfield, has been charged with second degree domestic assault (two counts, Class D felony), first degree burglary (Class B...
Doug Driesel, Jr. talks to participants as albums can be seen on the ground. Fun was had by all on the hunt.
Everyone loves a good, old-fashioned Easter Egg Hunt. But when an adult who can buy their own candy, what exactly would an adult hunt for? On Good Friday, 92.5 FM Ozark Mountain Groove came up with a great answer, they held a hunt for records.After taking entries for three weeks, five winners were...
Clinton Gibbens
The City of Mountain Grove announced last week the resignation of Fire Chief Clinton Gibbens and his final day with the City will be April 10. City Administrator Dakota Bates notes that “Chief Gibbens has served the Mountain Grove community with dedication, professionalism and a strong commitment...
A pair of use tax questions were approved by voters and a couple of hotly contested races were decided by those who took to the polls on Tuesday, April 7.Proposition U regarding the Use Tax did pass in the City of Mountain Grove.With 244 votes from Wright County and 19 in Texas County, the “Yes”...
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...