Ash Grovians will soon have to vote on a continuation of the mass transportation tax that goes to fund city infrastructure, as was discussed at the Ash Grove Board of Aldermen meeting on July 21.
Vital Farms, through its corporate grantmaking fund at the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, granted $127,196 to eight agencies in its 22-county service area in Missouri.
A Republic elementary student has died according to a release from the school district. A message was distributed to families and staff that McCulloch Elementary student Josie Johns, died on July 10.
In the first regular meeting led by new board president Lauren Layman, the Republic Board of Education delved into plans for the new school year and the construction going on in the district.
Ash Grove basketballer Bristol Lathrop has committed to play for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, a Division 1 school just north of St. Louis.
7-OH and Kratom, substances that behave similar to opioids, may become less widespread as the largest distributor of the products in Missouri has agreed to stop selling in the state.
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Work on the Highway MM corridor will continue as federal funding has been obtained for further phases of the construction that began in February of this year.
