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Wright County, Missouri is currently home to the four incorporated towns of Hartville, Mansfield, Norwood and Mountain Grove as well as a host of smaller communities.While its growth may have indeed developed along the main line of the Frisco Railroad from Springfield to Memphis, and the Ozark...
Currently, our SilverSplash Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m. in the morning and 6 p.m. in the evening. The cost is only $3 per session if you do not have the SilverSneakers or Renew Active membership. This month of July has brought warmer weather which gives us nice, warm water to...
Wright County recently received a commemorative flag from U.S. Rep. Jason Smith’s office in honor of the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary. The flag was formally presented on Monday, March 23. During the presentation, Presiding Commissioner Zach Williams offered a prayer over the flag, the county...
There are a pair of questions that Wright County voters are being asked to approve when they take to the voting booths on Tuesday, April 7.
Proposition U in Mountain Grove for the Use TaxDuring the past several years, multiple towns like Mountain Grove have been unable to get voter support for a...
Shown, from left: Cheryl Plowman (Kathy’s sister-in-law), Andy Hirt (Kathy’s nephew), Ernie Ehlers, Tom Plowman (Kathy’s brother), RaMona Andrus, David Ellis, Kim Ehlers, Kaitlyn VanCleave; Shaela, Dawson, Jack and Watson Smith.
The 28th Annual Kathy Smith Memorial St. Jude Benefit Trail Ride and Auction was held Saturday, Sep. 27, at the ranch of Ernie and Kim Ehlers north of Mountain Grove. There were 89 riders and about 150 community members who raised over $34,000 for St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.,...
Elizabeth Kuster, RN-BSN, with her family.
The Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC) or Mountain Grove is currently equipping teens and empowering futures through a health program provided in local schools called “Worth It.”“Worth It” empowers youth to recognize their intrinsic value and make informed, healthy choices by providing medically...
A Class of 2015 Mountain Grove High School graduate has been hired as Wright County’s new conservation agent.
Avery Crisp, whose family is from the Manes area, is returning home after serving as Carter County’s Conservation Agent for three years in the Van Buren area.
“To be able to come back to Wright County, it’s nice to be able to get involved in the local community and school that I grew up in and to protect our resources,” he said. “And I want to try to get more people involved in the outdoors with hunting and fishing (experiences) that I grew up with closer to home.”
His vision includes holding community events where people of all ages can come together. He would also like to have safety courses and get into the schools to talk fishing regulations, identification and to offer students interaction opportunities with their new conservation agent.
He can be reached through email at avery.crisp@mdc.mo.gov.
A Class of 2015 Mountain Grove High School graduate has been hired as Wright County’s new conservation agent.Avery Crisp, whose family is from the Manes area, is returning home after serving as Carter County’s Conservation Agent for three years in the Van Buren area.“To be able to come back to...
Sara Forester volunteers at Birthday Blessings by making cards, wrapping gifts and transporting goods to Children’s Divisions for delivery. She is wrapping insulated tumblers for their Bigfoot Summer Care Packages. The nonprofit made 130 of these to send to kids around the state.
Birthday Blessings is gearing up for their Third Annual July Toy Drive to help them meet needs and spread cheer in the Missouri foster community. Locally, they provide services to about 150 kids in state custody through the 44th Circuit Children’s Division in Wright, Douglas and Ozark Counties.The...
Organized prayer meetings have taken place at several locations in the Wright County area and at several area churches over the past week after a young girl was swept into a culvert under a bridge and become entrapped.Back on Thursday, June 19, the daughter of Mansfield Superintendent Dr. Clint...
Shelly Smith, owner of Down Home Realty, left, with Roy Crouch, of the Eastern Douglas County Volunteer Fire Department as Smith’s business is the main sponsor of the 2025 Vanzant Community Picnic set for July 11-12.
Approximately 40 association members attended the 2025 Annual Eastern Douglas County Volunteer Fire Department Association meeting this past Tuesday, June 3. The evening started with a fish fry, followed by our annual meeting.Meeting highlights included an informative State of the Department...