The long-awaited Dunkin’/Baskin Robbins location in Republic opened last week in Wildwood Plaza on U.S. Highway 60. A grand opening event for the new eatery is scheduled in the near future.
Springfield homebuilder Rusty MacLachlan has announced his candidacy for the offfice of Greene County Commissioner District 1. MacLachlan pointed to his experience in construction as a homebuilder and business owner as an asset to the residents of Greene County.
Amber Williams and her rescue horse, Garland, were only two driveways away from home on Farm Road 53 when Garland was struck by a speeding vehicle and killed on Monday, Dec. 2.
The Boy Scouts from Republic Troop 174 kept busy during the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 7, as they retired about 200 American flags in a flag retirement pit at J.R. Martin Park. Members of the Cub Scouts and the Girl Scouts helped retire flags as well.
More than 100 volunteers, including Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Daughters of Union Vet- erans of the Civil War, Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Foundation members, Ozark Civil War Roundtable members, Republic High School Honor Society, and other com- munity organizations will participate in the
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.
