A man robbed the Dollar General store in Republic on Sunday, Oct. 13 at around 7 p.m.
According to a statement provided by Lt. Jamie Burks of the Republic Police Department, the suspect is an unknown white male who stands about 5’ 8”.
A chili cookoff will be held in the Republic High School commons area Friday, Oct. 18 starting at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $6 for a bottomless bowl and includes a dessert and drink.
There will also be a silent auction. For more information, call 417- 839-2351.
Thanks to inclement weather Friday, Ash Grove homecoming coronation was moved indoors to see senior Hallie Vaughn crowned queen. Above, Ash Grove homecoming queen Hallie Vaughn poses after her crowning.
Once a hunter has bagged a deer, the work is only half over. How to field dress it, skin it, process the meat and store it for future tasty meals are skills hunters need to know.
James F. Maggard, Jr., one of five people wanted in connection with the reported kidnapping and rape of a woman in Everton in August, is currently sitting in the Lawrence County Jail. He was arrested by the United States Marshals Task Force on Saturday, Oct.
Republic’s Mid-Missouri Bank branch hosted a lively community lunch Friday, Oct. 4 in the bank’s parking lot. Around 350 people attended the annual event.
Longtime pumpkin grower Richard Bottorf, who lives three miles north of Republic, had a red letter day at this year’s Pumpkin Daze held last Saturday in downtown Republic. Bottorf’s first pumpkin, at right, set a new Missouri state record weighing in at 1,677 pounds.
The First Baptist Church of Ash Grove has seen some monumental growth recently. Over the last five years, they’re membership has increased from 75 to 95 active members to about 250 to 275 active members.
Main Street in downtown Republic was full of hustle and bustle on Saturday, Oct. 5 as an estimated 12,000 people gathered there for the 28th Annual Republic Pumpkin Daze.
