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The Church of the Transfiguration will celebrate two remarkable milestones this year: 135 years of Episcopal ministry in Mountain Grove and 90 years in its stone church building on East State St. The community is invited to join the anniversary service on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 11 a.m., officiated by...
During the past several years, several towns like Mountain Grove have been unable to get voter support for a local use tax when on the ballot.The...
December 3, 2025, 9:22 AM
Mountain Grove’s City Administrator Dakota Bates points to the recently excavated area on the square in Mountain Grove where a fire took down buildings back in July of 2021.
Since a fire burned down multiple buildings in July of 2021 on the square in Mountain Grove, not a lot of work had been done to the property.That all...
December 3, 2025, 9:22 AM
Chief Master Sergeant Bryan T. Stuart
Chief Master Sergeant Bryan T. Stuart was the guest speaker for the 18th Annual Veterans Day Celebration was held on Nov. 11 inside a packed Arena at...
November 26, 2025, 4:35 AM
The Church of the Transfiguration will celebrate two remarkable milestones this year: 135 years of Episcopal ministry in Mountain Grove and 90 years in its stone church building on East State St. The community is invited to join the anniversary service on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 11 a.m., officiated by...
December 10, 2025
News
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Author Mitali Perkins, right, is presented the prestigious 2025 Laura Ingalls Wilder Children’s Literature Award. The 2024 LIWCL award winner, J.B. Cheaney, presented Perkins with the award
November 26, 2025Respected children’s author Mitali Perkins was the 2025 winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Children’s Literature Award. She received the honor during an awards ceremony held late on day... -
November 26, 2025Brenda Koontz is ready to serve customers on her final day on Oct. 29. Koontz started her postal career in 1980 and worked her final day last week on Oct. 29. She was first a city carrier before... -
November 26, 2025Kristi Akers was officially sworn in as the Interim Sheriff of Wright County on Saturday, Nov. 1. Wright County Clerk Loni Pedersen administered the oath at the Wright County Courthouse. Akers is...
Obits
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Debra Elaine Graham
December 10, 2025Debra Elaine Graham, 65, of Ava, peacefully departed this life on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones. Debra was born in Gainesville on July 14, 1960, to Hervel Dean Graham and Helen... -
Libby “Colleen” (Bolen) Curtis
December 10, 2025Libby “Colleen” (Bolen) Curtis, daughter of the late Herschel Lee and Bonnie Lorraine (Orick) Bolen, was born Aug. 13, 1949, in St. Louis. She passed away at her residence in Mansfield,... -
Terry Ray Coffman
December 10, 2025Terry Ray Coffman, son of the late Raymond and Kathryn (Bryant) Coffman, was born April 30, 1954, in Springfield, and departed this life on Nov. 21, 2025, in Lake Jackson, Texas. He was 71 years old...
Sports
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Mountain Grove’s Brody Emery goes up strong for two points against Eldon.
December 10, 2025When Mountain Grove’s boys basketball team hosted Eldon in their season opener last week, the contest came just three days after the football team lost in the Class 3 state quarterfinals.The... -
Mountain Grove’s Stella Benson with a finger roll in the win over Gainesville.
December 10, 2025With a lead that hit 25 points in the fourth quarter, the Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ basketball team held off a late Gainesville charge for a 75-64 victory in their season opener at the... -
December 10, 2025The Mansfield Lions made the most of their first game on the basketball court this winter as they eclipsed the 100-point mark in a 101-64 road victory over Bradleyville last week.The Lions made nine...