New to the hiring event this year is a window of time reserved specifically for veterans and their spouses to meet with employers.

Many of us have grown up in suburbs, but have we ever thought much about the fact that at some point, pioneer suburbanites began bridging the gap between America’s cities and rural communities, developing neighborhoods, schools and faith communities, with some residents opening service businesses or professional offices while others continued to commute to jobs in the city? For a look at this piece of American history, join speaker Karole Friemann at Kimberling Area Librar

Harbour joined the rest of the Junior Flag Crew and Junior Cheerleaders on the field during halftime, entertaining and delighting the fans.

Of all the mammals I am aware of in the Ozarks, and birds too for that matter, the squirrel is the only one I know of that both hibernates and migrates.

Recently, the Coalition also teamed up with the Veterans Memorial Garden to beautifully repurpose and relocate the giant, five-pointed Adoration Star (replaced after tornado damage to the scene on Mount Branson) to 1107 West Main Street for year-round display.

Wonderbooks, produced by Playaway Products, are a curated collection of print books, each accompanied by its own audiobook right inside; kids can simply press “play” to read along with their favorites.

I point this out because this is the time of year that bass fishing can be very good if you have a bucket of crawdads and a gentle wind.

LifeWaters, a Missouri-based nonprofit dedicated to providing adaptive scuba diving experiences for Veterans and individuals with disabilities, has donated a new ADA pool lift to the Crane Pool.

Education news from schools in Stone and Taney counties

As part of this transition, Cox HealthPlans will no longer offer ACA Marketplace coverage directly in their current five-county region beginning in 2027.

This year, Discover Crane Inc. helped make sure that tradition reached even more people by organizing an effort to provide Broiler Festival chicken dinners to local senior housing residents who may not have been able to attend the festivities in person.

Donations may be made through the House of Hope website, houseofhopebranson.org, or in person at 217 Veterans Boulevard, Branson.

This year, the festival will combine some of the traditions that have made Broiler Fest special throughout its history with several newer events that have become favorites in their own right.