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Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month at LCO this September
This year’s theme, “One Card, Endless Possibilities,” is a reminder that libraries are for everyone—no matter your age, background, or goals.

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Junior Auxiliary fundraiser benefits a second nonprofit
When the Grocery Grab began, Haynie raced to the diaper aisle, filling a cart with necessities before running back to the front of the store for another cart.

K.D. Michaels
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Branson’s Got Talent finals this Saturday
The long-awaited final competition of Branson's Got Talent is set for Saturday. Twelve talented performers will take the stage in hopes...

K.D. Michaels
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9/11 Observances
Branson Remembers will feature special musical tributes, powerful speakers, and a moment of silence to remember the lives lost.

K.D. Michaels
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A few more chances to visit Thunder Ridge this year
There are still a couple of opportunities to catch a show at Thunder Ridge this year. On Friday, September 5, The Doobie Brothers and the Coral Reefer Band...

K.D. Michaels
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Where the Civil War began: Kansas! [Part 1 of 3]
It was the United States’ turn to, “do the right thing,” but slavery was economically needed and engrained in the South.

Bob Ford
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Memories from the Homestead: Pioneer treasures—Tommy Nallie [Part 3]
In November 1994, I got to see Tommy onstage for the first time since 1988, and we traveled a long way to catch him and all the SOP...

John Fullerton
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Dave Says: Want big results? Embrace big changes
Dear Dave, Your plan has really changed our financial lives, and our relationship, for the better over the last three or four years. My...

Dave Ramsey
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Been thinkin’ about…Wild rabbits watching
Wild rabbits and earthen mounds seem to haunt the untapped back regions of my mind.

Joshua Heston
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Reader’s Corner: The President and the Printer, revisited
Recently a favorite devotional writer, Janet Denison, shared a quote from C.S. Lewis about the wisdom of timeless literature: “It is a...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Patriotic evening celebrates military and community
As part of the special evening, members of Quilts of Valor of the Ozarks presented commemorative quilts to a representative from each of the military performance teams.

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Grant funding to help provide infrastructure improvements in Bull Creek
Bull Creek Village Clerk Aaron Durso announced the approval of $914,000 in grant funding at a meeting on Monday evening, August 25.

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Dinner and wine pairing event to help provide service dogs for veterans
Although individual circumstances vary, studies have shown that service dogs can significantly benefit veterans with PTSD, leading to 66% lower likelihood of a severe PTSD diagnosis...

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WRVEC announces 86th annual meeting results
A total of 2,256 White River Valley Electric Cooperative members cast their votes online or through mail-in ballots.

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Jeff Hawkins appointed Interim Director of Stone County Ambulance District
The establishment of the Stone County Ambulance District marks a historic milestone; it is the first new ambulance district formed in Missouri in the past 20 years.

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BPPV: What is this?
The cause or origin of BPPV is due to small calcium carbonate crystal formation in the inner ear (commonly called “inner ear rocks”).

Jody Johnson Godfrey
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One worker dies as result of water main break
An accident during work on Downtown Branson's Streetscape project claimed the life of a construction worker. A water main break on...

K.D. Michaels
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Reader’s Corner: Why engaging with your neighborhood matters
Have you ever felt lonely in your own neighborhood, or wished for a better sense of community and fellowship? If that describes you or...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Arvest Foundation supports Hollister Schools Foundation
The donation will directly support the care, training and integration of therapy dogs within district schools, ensuring students continue to benefit from their presence throughout the school year.

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Teachers: Shaping tomorrow, one student at a time
Teachers, thank you for your patience, skill, strength and love. Please keep bringing your best. And please take care of yourselves, too.

Gary J. Groman
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