Day: May 11, 2021

by: Beth Finello, Ozarks First Missouri joins the list of several states including Arkansas to end pandemic-related unemployment benefits. Governor Mike Parson announced Tuesday afternoon he has directed the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR) to notify the U.S. Department of Labor that Missouri will end participation in all federal pandemic-related unemployment insurance …

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by: Scott McCaulley Thanks to a post on Social Media, local authorities have made contact with a member of a deceased woman’s family. In a release Tuesday afternoon, the City of Branson announces that contact has been made with a distant relative of Deborah Brown, whose remains were found in a field near the intersection …

Social Media Helps Locate Member of Deceased Woman’s Family, Investigation Continues Read More »

by: Scott McCaulley The Missouri Job Center is hosting a third and final Drive Thru Job Fair for the spring hiring season Wednesday from 11 am—1 pm in the parking lot of the Branson Missouri Job Center on Shepherd of the Hills Expressway. More than 30 employers will be present to talk to job seekers …

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by: Scott McCaulley They Taney County 100 Club, an organization that provides financial support to the surviving spouse and family of First Responders who loses their live or is seriously injured in the line of duty, is being honored by a Ribbon Cutting Wednesday. The Branson Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the ceremony …

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by: Scott McCaulley Polls are now open as Harrison Voters cast ballots on two Sales Tax Issues to help fund the development and maintenance of the new Creekside Community Center at the old Junior High School Facility Downtown plus fund and maintain other parks and recreation projects. Polls are open at Woodland Hills Baptist Church as …

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by: Scott McCaulley The first of a series of Town Hall Meetings to seek Citizen Input on a proposed change to the Branson Animal Code is scheduled for next week. The first meeting will be held at Skyline Baptist Church’s Family Life Center on Thursday May 20 at 5:30 and will be conducted by Ward …

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by: Scott McCaulley A movie is being shot in the Harrison Area beginning later this month and the production company is looking for area residents to fill some roles. UP2U Films is shooting “Running the Bases,” written and directed by Marty Roberts and Jimmy Womble with filming scheduled to begin in late May and continue …

Movie to be Shot in Harrison Area, Casting Locally Read More »