The city of Ash Grove again received a clean audit report, as it has the last several years. The welcome news was presented by Marshal Decker, of Decker and DeGood, a Springfield accounting firm, at the Nov. 4, Ash Grove Board of Aldermen meeting.
Bois D’Arc native Dr. John Tummons received the 2019 USDA National Teaching and Student Engagement Award at the annual Association of Public and Land-grant Uni- versities meeting in San Diego, Calif., last week.
Proposition Walnut Grove, a ballot initiative which asked Walnut Grove voters to approve a tax levy of $1.07 per $100 of assessed value to provide funding for the Walnut Grove R-V School District, failed in the election held Tuesday, Nov. 5 by just under 50 votes.
Fencing regulations in Republic just got more stringent for a handful of people following a passing vote by the Republic City Council at the Nov. 5 council meeting.
Calvary Baptist Church, Republic, is not waiting until Thanksgiving Day to express gratitude. Instead, they are giving back by lovingly packing gifts of joy for children around the world living in extreme poverty or affected by war, disease, and natural disaster.
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.
