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The Mountain Grove Area Community Foundation will hold its 12th Annual golf tournament on Saturday, Sep. 27 at the Randel-Hinkle Municipal Golf Course. As in previous years, this will be a rtwo-person, 18-hole scramble with shotgun start times at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.“This year’s tournament will have...
On Aug. 16, the Jiu-Jitsu Outlet, located on the square at 103 E. 2nd St. in Mountain Grove, held a launch party.The seminar gave attendees the opportunity to enjoy a free day of drilling and rolling. It also allowed for younger participants to engage in exercise regimens. The seminar featured...

Ashlynn Vonderheide, FNP

Missouri Ozarks Community Health is pleased to welcome Ashlynn Vonderheide, a family nurse practitioner, to the medical team. Vonderheide will rotate between clinics in the Missouri Ozarks Community Health system to fill staffing needs and address higher patient volume. Missouri Ozarks’...

Jacob Haulman stands in front of The Bearded Barber in Mansfield.

The Bearded Barber has been serving customers since July 18 and providing hair cuts at 105 S. Oak Ave. in Mansfield.Jacob Haulman graduated Barber school this past May and opened the traditional barber shop that also provides hot shaves and beard grooming.His business motto is “we can’t fix your...

Felix Fugitt

One Hartville resident will be shown among the two jumbotron screens in the heart of Times Square on Sep. 6.Felix Fugitt, the son of Mark and Laura Fugitt, was chosen to represent the Down syndrome community in a National Down Syndrome Society video presentation that will also be livestreamed on...
This past weekend, Scarlett Hall, the daughter of Mansfield Superintendent Dr. Clint Hall and his wife, Shelby, made her first trip outside since leaving intensive care. This was a big step in her road to recovery since a water-related accident that took place on June 19.Throughout Scarlett’s...

The famous Bellamy Brothers were the headline act on night one of this year’s Heritage Festival.

The square in Mountain Grove featured more than 200 vendors, live entertainment and so much more during the 2025 Heritage Festival held Aug. 8-9.
As previously passed by the Mansfield City Council, the Municipal Court is scheduled to transfer to the Wright County Circuit Court effective Sep. 1, 2025.The City is responsible for providing their own prosecuting attorney. The Mansfield Police Department will continue issuing the citations, with...
In 2009, work began by the South Central Ozark Community Improvement Corporation (SCOCIC) staff to obtain a grant tobe used to establish and maintain a revolving loan program to provide low-interest loans for private water wells to homeowners in the seven county (Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark,...
Elsie Barton’s lamb was named Grand Champion 4H Market Lamb and the Overall Missouri State Fair Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb during the recent Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Elsie is the daughter of Brandon and Brittany Barton and is a member of the Wright County 4-H Club. 

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