David J. Hinson, a former executive at Drury University, started a singer songwriter project this spring. This new venture features a single that celebrates the small-town communities that he road-trips through on his extensive business travels.
Southwest Missouri was rocked by a hailstorm on April 28, causing extreme damage to property in the area. Measured by some to be the size of a baseball, hail stones berated cars and homes across the area.
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Following a dramatic hat-drawing to determine the new member of the Ash Grove Board of Aldermen on April 21, the regular session meeting took place. The meeting had its share of drama as well, as a new alderman was sworn in following extensive debate over two potential ordinances.
Three fatal motor vehicle collisions have taken place over the course of a week in Greene County. Of the three of these crashes, two of them fatally injured motorcyclists.
Republic City Council reorganized without any changes at its April 21 meeting, its first public meeting since the April 7 election. Council members also advanced three subdivision changes.
The Ash Grove Board of Aldermen has determined its Ward 2 leadership after a multiple-week wait and unlikely circumstances. Ward 2 incumbent alderman Ronessa Williams saw her name drawn out of a hat—to beat challenger Troy Watts—solidifying her position for the next two years.
The Halltown Rural Fire Protection District brought home a brand-new vehicle for the first time in its history on April 18. The new Ford F-550 was pushed into its new home by the very people for whom it was purchased to protect.
