Santa Night at the North Pole will be from 5:30-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9 at Ash Grove Elementary. The event includes cookies and cocoa, visit with Santa, ornament making, cookie decorating and a Holiday Shop for the children.
If you have driven through Republic on Highway 60 lately, you more than likely have noticed the heavy traffic at the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and Highway 174, especially between the peak traffic times of 7-9 a.m. and 3-7 p.m.
On Thanksgiving Morning, Thursday, Nov. 28, a day known for indulgent eating, about 360 people gathered at the Willard Middle School to take part in the Eighth Annual Willard Turkey Trot, a 5K walk/run event which benefits the Care to Learn program in Willard.
At five minutes until 6 a.m Black Friday morning, a crowd of more than 30 people gather in close quarters of the lobby of Lowe’s in Republic while the doors into the store are opened. Lowe’s accommodated the crowd with free cookies and coffee for those making the early entrance.
After years of frustration from dealing with an overpopulation of inmates, the Greene County Commission has officially announced the purchase of 23 acres of land, that will be the home of the future Greene County jail.
Republic High School’s Ariana Givens, left, has been cho- sen to the Missouri 2020 All-State Choir Soprano Section. Additionally, Kira Allen has been chosen as an alternate. Auditions took place Nov. 2 at Southwest Baptist University.
The following is a statement from Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft regarding Berkeley, Mo., Mayor Theodore “Ted” Hoskins, charged with several felony counts of election fraud.
Local girls youth group Girls on the Run held a bake sale in the gazebo in downtown Ash Grove. The fundraiser brought in a whopping $319 for the organization. The proceeds were then donated to the Ash Grove Fire De- partment. Shown above are Girls on the Run members with Lt.
Local grocery company Ozark Supermarket, Inc., more commonly known as Murfin’s Markets has been bought out by Gott Town and Country Group out of Salem, Mo., according to information released from the company.
