With this week's forecast predicting heat advisories and dangerously hot weather, the House of Hope Cooling Center will be open daily. Located at 217 Veterans Boulevard in downtown Branson, the Cooling Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day that temperatures are expected to reach 95 degrees or more. The cooling center is open to anyone who needs a safe place to beat the heat. "This is a space for anyone to come in and cool off," said House of Hope's Alex Sprin

The Elks are also sponsoring/hosting a blood drive in cooperation with the Red Cross on Wednesday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hermen’s pitch relies on set jetting, a travel trend that industry studies show accounts for about two-thirds of vacation bookings made by people who have seen a location in a movie or on TV.

I discussed my Great American Healthcare Plan and why we need to move away from a system that rewards middlemen instead of patients.

The plan expands Healthier Spending Accounts, requires plain-English health care prices, advances market-based reforms to lower prescription drug costs, and gives Americans greater freedom to invest in prevention and wellness.

We’d only just gotten the farmers market tents up in Wednesday’s early afternoon heat when the breeze changed. Over the westerly ridges dark clouds appeared. Storms over the summer mountains have a special look, a foreboding wall of grays and blues flecked with mist that proves unmistakable. Rain is coming. Now that the farmers market is on Saturday mornings and Wednesday afternoons, weather reports take on a special significance for me. Watching the seven-day forecast, the

It’s already been a great year for stocks, with the S&P 500 total return of almost 10% year to date. The next leg higher may require more help from higher valuations than positive earnings surprises.