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Back on Thursday, Jan. 30, the 32nd Annual Ronald McDonald House of the Ozarks Share a Heart Campaign kicked off at 70 McDonald’s restaurant locations, which includes Mountain Grove.During this time, customers are encouraged to support local families by adopting paper hearts at the cost of $1, $5...
Tomi Matlock, RN
Tomi Matlock, RN, is the latest addition to the Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC) team in Mountain Grove. Tomi has been a labor and delivery nurse for the last 13 years and is very passionate about the moms and babies she cares for. Tomi joined PRC as a Board member 10 years ago. When the nursing...
The Missouri state budget will be tighter in coming years as the state finishes spending federal aid distributed for recovery from the COVID pandemic, but Gov. Mike Kehoe said Thursday he remains committed to his promise to end the state income tax.Speaking to editors and publishers attending the...
The TCMH Healthcare Foundation today expressed its sincere gratitude to Progressive Ozark Bank and its dedicated employees for their generous support of TCMH Hospice of Care. Through a year-long “Jeans for a Cause” initiative, where employees voluntarily contributed to wearing jeans on Fridays, the...
Greg Westfall, 56, graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1986. Today, he’s giving back to the community through delectable meals served straight from the kitchen of Wiener Mountain Trading Company.According to Westfall, Wiener Mountain Trading Co. was founded because of a perceived need for...
New Flowers on the Square owner Shirlene Denman stands in front of a case featuring fresh flowers at 148 E. 1st St. in Mountain Grove.
The career of Shirlene Denman came full circle back on Nov. 1, 2024, when she officially took over Flowers on the Square as the new owner. in Mountain GroveDenman began her career working in the former J.C. Penney catalog location that once featured a candy and ice cream shop more than 20 years ago...
Last week, the Mansfield R-IV School District installed a memorial bench for beloved former bus driver, Patricia Ivy. It was placed just outside of the high school and middle school office. Ivy drove a bus for the district for 30 years. She passed away in September 2024.
Mansfield residents woke up to an unpleasant surprise on Thursday, Jan. 2.They had no water or possibly unsafe water for that morning along with the next couple of days.Free bottles of water were provided by the Red Cross and handed out to everyone in need by volunteers at City Hall from 5-7 p.m....
On Sunday, Dec. 29, the Mansfield Police Department requested assistance from the Wright County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division to investigate a suspicious death within the City limits of Mansfield. Since then, several interviews have been conducted, and numerous leads have been...
Janissa Wilson
In the early morning hours of Jan. 8, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reportedly received vehicle information from the Mansfield Police Department regarding a stolen vehicle. The vehicle was last seen on Highway 5 south heading toward Ava.According to a Douglas County Sheriff’s Report, Cpl....