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A lesson in patience from the bird world!
Sacrifice. Endurance. Twelve hours is a long time to sit motionless. I of course could not pick their birdbrains, but I speculated: While sitting on that nest, do they miss soaring through the air, choosing their own path and foraging for food?

Lauri Lemke Thompson
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Freedom Encounter Theater presents Freedom Journey Show: Spectacular celebration of America’s 250th birthday
This unforgettable event brings together live music, cutting-edge holograms and powerful personal testimonies to tell the timeless story of tyranny, faith and freedom.

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Library adds many digital resources
A library is an excellent place to gain access to information, and that is certainly true at The Library Center of the Ozarks in Branson. The Library Center of the Ozarks continues to expand their selection of books and DVD's but they also provide multiple avenues for library patrons to gain access away from the library—at home, work, or even in your car. "Over 30 new digital research databases have been added to enrich discovery and lifelong learning," explained a repr

K.D. Michaels
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Reader’s Corner: Take flight with summer reading, earn air show tickets
What if there was a way to keep your kids reading this summer while also earning a great prize? Check out the Summer Reading Takes Flight program, a summer reading challenge for kids ages six to 12 that can earn them FREE General Youth Admission tickets to the Branson Wings of Pride Air Show, to be presented by CoxHealth at the Branson Airport on September 5–7. To get started, visit https://bransonwingsofpride.com/summer-reading-takes-flight-2/ and download the Summer Rea

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Veterans of the Ozarks announce quarterly QPR training
The Veterans of the Ozarks is proud to announce the QPR Suicide Prevention Training date for the third quarter of 2026. The training will be conducted at the Kimberling City Elks Lodge, 37 Beach Blvd., Kimberling City, on Monday, July 27, 2026, starting at 6:30 p.m. With suicide rates remaining high among military veterans per the latest statistics, this training is a deep-felt issue among veterans seeking to help their peers, and is a strong part of the VOTO mission of co

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College of the Ozarks honored by Department of Defense for extraordinary support of employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserves
The award recognizes sustained support of the reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces.

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Veterans of the Ozarks award scholarships
The Veterans of the Ozarks proudly announces that four scholarships for the upcoming 2026-27 school year were awarded at the group’s most recent meeting. The scholarship program was developed to help with educational expenses of active duty service members, ROTC/JROTC members and family members of retired military and veterans. Recipients for this year’s awards were— Delaney Guardiola Zachary Hembree Reese Loveland Heather Jackson The scholarship program is just one

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The Hearth in Hollister: A ministry first and tea shop second
The Hearth is a nonprofit organization. Alena, the president of the organization, and manager of The Hearth, is an author, a spiritual director and a minister.

K.D. Michaels
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College of the Ozarks ‘The Point’ Broadcast Newsroom earns 26 journalism awards for broadcast excellence
Top honors presented to the student journalists included: “Winner — Television Feature Reporting,” “Winner — Arts/Cultural Affairs,” “Winner — Food/Restaurant Reporting,” “First Place — News Writing,” and “First Place — Multiplatform Journalism.”

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Out of the mouths of babes: Cute, funny and heartwarming quotes from kids
My granddaughter Gabby was 4 (now 17). We were driving on Green Mountain Dr. here in Branson at Christmas time. There was a small manger scene on the corner and Gabby says, “Look Nana, Jesus is in the doghouse!” *** Last week, my son Silas was hanging up laundry while I was in the room, and a pair of underwear fell out of some jeans. When I asked him if the clothes were clean or dirty, he said, “I don’t know… It’s a hot mess in here.” *** Elizabeth has discovered "boy cooties

Tiffany Gravett
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Branson UMC to host ‘On Your Side Scam School,’ July 7
We’ve all had it happen: That “urgent” email about your virus protection expiring or a “payment due” to avoid losing a household service you aren’t sure you actually signed up for; or that phone call that starts out sounding like someone you know. It sort of looks or sounds legit; but is it? Maybe a service or company you DO utilize notifies you they’ve experienced a data breach. These situations are happening more and more often, some with disastrous results. To help area

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The pros of pools
Water is simply soothing…no two ways about it. It is soothing, relaxing and a vitamin for our soul. A pool is the best alternative to not living close to a clean river, lake or ocean.

Jody Johnson Godfrey
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Tri-Lakes Area Real Estate News with Heather Tankersley, REALTOR®
Real estate news from around the Tri-Lakes with REALTOR® Heather Tankersley.

Heathery Tankersley
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Reflections: Waiting in Jesus’ presence, 2026 style
A few days ago, our wi-fi decided to take a morning break, or maybe all the neighbors and area tourists decided to check their email or binge Netflix while it was raining. Whatever the cause, my computer wasn’t loading anything I needed to use, read, or work on before I left for an event starting mid-morning. Switching to my phone hotspot didn’t help. When I eventually got my email open, the first message I saw was an Encouragement for Today devotional entitled “Waiting in

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reeds Spring Schools earn five Best of SWMO Awards
Community members cast more than 200,000 votes during the annual contest.

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Stock Market Insights: What Kevin Warsh’s new Fed means for interest rates, inflation and investors
Warsh used his first press conference as chairman of the Fed to lay out his plan to usher in reforms by year-end. Most analyst

Dr. Richard Baker
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Memories from the Homestead: Hollister's first post office and the Kirkham family [Part One]
The wagon route crossing this place was well defined thanks to the ferry. One route went to Kirbyville. Another went west to Cedar Valley along Long Creek.

John Fullerton
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College of the Ozarks scores financial grade of “A+,” per Forbes magazine
Forbes magazine awarded College of the Ozarks an “A+” financial grade in its recently released 2026 College Financial Grades ranking. Using the most recent data available from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics and higher education financial analytics, Forbes evaluated private, nonprofit colleges with enrollments exceeding 500 full-time students. The ranking measures both balance sheet strength and operational soundness through a serie

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Nominees announced for Branson Show Awards
Entertainers, fans and friends attended the special, star-studded ceremony, held at the Nashville Road House Theater.

K.D. Michaels
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Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: A floater from the fifties
So here I am with a pair of old antique johnboats that I have to do something with.

Larry Dablemont
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