HARRISON, Ark. – The race for Harrison Mayor continues between the two candidates, Dan Sherrell and Jerry Jackson, in a runoff election with early voting beginning today. Boone County Election Coordinator Beckie Benton says its always a challenge to get people to return to the polls in a runoff election: http://mp3/template_maxi/player_mp3_maxi.swf You can vote early …
Taney County may contribute funds to the new Highway 76 bridge over Bull Shoals Lake at Forsyth in order to add a 5-foot-wide walking lane for pedestrians. MoDOT Assistant District Engineer Dan Salisbury says money for a sidewalk is not in the project budget, but the department is willing to work with the county and …
A man from Rockaway Beach is found guilty of charges stemming from a drug deal in the parking lot of the Taney County Judicial Center. In a bench trial on Monday, Christian County Senior Judge William Roberts finds 54-year-old Ronald Stoddard guilty of 2 counts of class B felony distribution of a controlled substance. The …
BRANSON, Mo. – The bitter cold temperatures hitting the Ozarks the past week will subside as warmer temperatures are on the horizon. Andy Boxell with the National Weather Service in Springfield talks with Hometowndailynews.com… http://mp3/template_maxi/player_mp3_maxi.swf Boxell says temperatures will climb back into the upper 40’s beginning tomorrow with a chance of 50 degree weather this …
BRANSON, Mo. – The Third Annual Thanks4Giving Gala raises 300-thousand dollars last week as the fund raising event continues to set records. The gala benefits the Boys & Girls of the Ozarks and has grown every year: http://mp3/template_maxi/player_mp3_maxi.swf That was CEO Billy Rader. This year’s featured speaker was former U.S.Navy Seal, Marcus Luttrell, who shared …
Andy Williams Moon River Theatre is partnering with the Junior Auxiliary of Taney County to help raise funds to benefit local children and families. If you mention the Junior Auxiliary, you can see the Andy Williams Christmas Show starring The Osmonds and The Lennon Sisters for a reduced price of 15-dollars the evening before Thanksgiving …
A man from Monett suffers serious injuries in a crash involving a semi truck on Highway 37 two miles north of Purdy in Barry County. State troopers say 36-year-old Robert Wiley was northbound at 7 p.m. Monday, when his pickup crossed the center line and struck the side of a 2007 Freightliner driven by 36-year-old …
A woman from Ava is hurt in a single-vehicle crash on Douglas County Route T four miles west of Goodhope. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 24-year-old Brittney Inman was westbound at 9 p.m. Monday, when her car ran off the right side of the road and impacted the ground and a tree. Inman was …
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. – A few of College of the Ozarks’ culinary students and alumni medal at the John Joyce Culinary Challenge in Overland Park, Kansas. Hadassah Hirscher and Rebecca Harris each took silver medals in an indivdual student competition where they each had to prepare a entree for four in 90 minutes. Graduates Lindsey …
A new record low temperature is recorded in Springfield, Missouri this (Tuesday) morning at 9-degrees Fahrenheit. Mike Griffin is a meteorologist for the National Weather Service… http://mp3/template_maxi/player_mp3_maxi.swf Meanwhile, there’s a new low temp record in West Plains at 10-degrees, and the all-time record for the month of November is broken at Joplin, where temps dropped …