Runners and ruckers united at the 5th Annual Ruck ’N’ Run Walk/Run held last Saturday at Meadoview Baptist Church, Republic. This year’s attendance neared the 400 mark, at the military-themed event designed to counter the commercialization of Veterans Day.
Larry McConnell, a former fire chief of the Brookline Fire Protection District, was found guilty of three counts of second-degree statutory sodomy and one count of second-degree rape at a bench trial at the Greene County Justice Center on Friday, Nov. 8.
Several visitors at Ash Grove’s Sunshine Center dressed up for Halloween this year, including costumes of a Native American, a witch and even a retired Hooters waitress. Above, Smithy Brown is disguised as Uncle Sam while Nancy Ingram is a blue unicorn.
Sweeny Elementary celebrated being named a Leader in Me Lighthouse School on Thursday, Oct. 17, by allowing all students involved in gaining the Lighthouse status to take part in a parade on the community track near Lyon Elementary. About 453 students participated in the celebration.
The new Ozark Technical Community College campus in Republic, currently being built by Rich Kramer Construction, remains on track to begin operations in August of 2020.
This Saturday, Nov. 9, runners and ruckers from around the area will congregate in Republic for the fifth annual Ruck ’N’ Run. The military-centric event is set to begin with an opening ceremony at 8:30 a.m. at Meadowview Baptist Church in west Republic, 1100 W. Highway 174.
An estimated 1,000 people turned out for the 3rd Annual Western Greene County Veterans Day Parade last Saturday morning on Jackson Street, in Willard. The closed street was lined with spectators showing their patriotism for the more than 100 parade entries, many armed services themed.
