by: Scott McCaulley One area organization is returning to operate their Food Pantry through Curbside Service. The Salvation Army made that decision last week that takes effect with this Wednesday operation of their Food Pantry on Stanley Street. Branson Salvation Army Captain Linda McCormick explains the reasons to make the move in a recent edition …
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by: Scott McCaulley The Branson Public Works Department is closing a portion of College Street beginning this morning and continuing through Thursday for installation of a new water line. A release from the City says that College will be closed between 2nd and 3rd Streets during this time and detour signs will be in place …
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by: Scott McCaulley A home in Hollister is destroyed by fire early this morning. According to a post on the Western Taney County Fire Protection District’s Facebook Page, a call came in just after midnight about the blaze at 792 Evergreen Street. When the first units arrived on the scene, Firefighters found the house was …
From: KTLO The deadline for organizations to apply for funding through two new programs to support low-income communities and veterans with mental health needs is Wednesday, according to the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS). These initiatives were approved by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Steering Committee to help offset the …
From: KTLO Buffalo National River officials reported over the weekend a section of the road from St. Joe to the Woolum river access has collapsed. As a result, the road along the High Banks is now reduced to one lane. A Facebook post notes vehicles must take turns traveling through this section. It remains wide …
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by: Chris Six, Ozarks First Lynn Kellogg Simpers, known as Lynn Kellogg, died last week from COVID-19; she was 77. According to a story from the New York Times, her husband John Simpers, said she had been infected at a recent gathering in a large theater in Branson. “She had a non-life-threatening Leukemia so that …
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