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Jacob Haulman stands in front of The Bearded Barber in Mansfield.
The Bearded Barber has been serving customers since July 18 and providing hair cuts at 105 S. Oak Ave. in Mansfield.Jacob Haulman graduated Barber school this past May and opened the traditional barber shop that also provides hot shaves and beard grooming.His business motto is “we can’t fix your...
Felix Fugitt
One Hartville resident will be shown among the two jumbotron screens in the heart of Times Square on Sep. 6.Felix Fugitt, the son of Mark and Laura Fugitt, was chosen to represent the Down syndrome community in a National Down Syndrome Society video presentation that will also be livestreamed on...
This past weekend, Scarlett Hall, the daughter of Mansfield Superintendent Dr. Clint Hall and his wife, Shelby, made her first trip outside since leaving intensive care. This was a big step in her road to recovery since a water-related accident that took place on June 19.Throughout Scarlett’s...
The famous Bellamy Brothers were the headline act on night one of this year’s Heritage Festival.
The square in Mountain Grove featured more than 200 vendors, live entertainment and so much more during the 2025 Heritage Festival held Aug. 8-9.
As previously passed by the Mansfield City Council, the Municipal Court is scheduled to transfer to the Wright County Circuit Court effective Sep. 1, 2025.The City is responsible for providing their own prosecuting attorney. The Mansfield Police Department will continue issuing the citations, with...
In 2009, work began by the South Central Ozark Community Improvement Corporation (SCOCIC) staff to obtain a grant tobe used to establish and maintain a revolving loan program to provide low-interest loans for private water wells to homeowners in the seven county (Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark,...
Elsie Barton’s lamb was named Grand Champion 4H Market Lamb and the Overall Missouri State Fair Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb during the recent Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Elsie is the daughter of Brandon and Brittany Barton and is a member of the Wright County 4-H Club.
The Mountain Grove Fire Department responded to a fire call at Sonic in Mountain Grove at approximately 1:10 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4. The fire was located on the south wall next to the drive thru. Mountain Grove Fire Chief Clinton Gibbens said it was a smoldering fire, so there were no active flames...
Dakota Bates
The City of Mountain Grove recently announced the hiring of a new city administrator with strong ties to the community.Dakota Bates, the current Associate Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communications at Missouri State University-West Plains, was offered the position on Friday, July 25 and will...
For more than 20 years, the late Terry Dobson was the voice of the Panthers as Mountain Grove sports fans heard his many signature calls on 92.5 FM The Grove before finishing up his career with Big Country 99.3 FM during the 2019-20 season.Though the community and his family have missed Terry since...