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Willard man dies in two-pickup collision, patrol reports
A Willard man died Wednesday afternoon in a two-pickup crash on a Greene County farm road near Ash Grove, the Missouri Highway Patrol reported.
'Forcing' bulbs adds color in wintertime
Q: I saw the end of a show last week where an MU Extension person was talking about 'forcing' bulbs during the winter.
Parades mark start of Christmas season
Everyone loves a parade, and the holidays are prime time for street processions crammed with floats, bands and multiple Santas arriving on fire engines, horses or even helicopters.
Ash Grove man gets 19 years for illegally possessing ammo
An Ash Grove man has been sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing ammunition, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Matt J. Whitworth.
Willard High School officials can take great pride in the actions of a vocal group of students.
Greene County Commission approves land use plan
You might call it the front line in the battle of a growing county: homes on one side, farms on the other and a county commission in the middle trying to make sense of it all.
Digging history at the Homestead Days Festival
Homestead Days Festival near Ash Grove was held this weekend. Volunteers reenact period carpenters, fur trappers, crafters and military personnel from the days when Nathan Boone lived in Greene County.
Black walnuts benefit recyclers
Springfield residents who want to boost the city's recycling program fund literally can go nuts.
Victims identified in fatal Willard crash
Three Willard High students were killed in an accident on the way home from a school-related event Thursday, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.
Black walnuts, hickory nuts ripe for picking
If you're already crazy about rambling around in the crisp and colorful autumn outdoors, you can go truly nutty during October --given the abundance of ripe black walnuts and hickory nuts now carpeting the region's landscape.
YouNews: When I Grow Up.. I want to work with Ty
We had a great time at the Extreme Makeover Home Edition in Ash Grove, MO. Hunter Webb, age 8, from Ozark, MO got to demenstrate on a sign he made with hims Mom what his ultimate dream would be... to work with Ty on Extreme Makeover Home Edition! What a fun day welcoming the Hamptons to their new home! Add a comment Name: Comment: 250 Characters ...
Ash Grove bus driver on leave after accident, official says
An accident involving a school bus carrying 18 children who escaped serious injury this morning has prompted the Ash Grove School District to put a bus driver on administrative leave.
School bus crash injures two in Ash Grove
Two people have minor injuries after their car was hit by a school bus on Wednesday morning.
Private Garden Donates to Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Private Garden recently announced that it will join this coming season's Extreme Makeover Home Edition on ABC.
Putting puzzle of history together
Will shards of glass and china, bits of metal and other cast-offs help answer questions about life at frontiersman Nathan Boone's home near Ash Grove? People like archaeologist Holly Jones and anthropologist Liz Sobel hope so as they start excavating likely spots where Nathan and Olive Boone, their children and slaves might have left hints of ...
The Beam Store Provides Gymnastics Equipment for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Show
The Beam Store, an Oklahoma City-based manufacturing business, has been selected by "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" to be the supplier of gymnastics equipment for a themed room design in the home makeover for the Chris and Niki Hampton family of Ash Grove, Mo.
Five hospitalized in Greene County accident
Four Ash Grove residents and one Springfield resident were injured today in a two-car crash in Greene County.
Route F in Ash Grove to close for crossing work, MoDOT says
Greene County Route F in downtown Ash Grove will be closed Thursday for railroad crossing repairs, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.
Beginning Friday, Sept. 4, Drury undergraduates in Tom Parker's Artifacts of Prehistoric Culture class began to solve the problem of how to move a five-ton stone without the help of modern machinery.
Rich Brown: Area musicians, singers headed to Snyder Park
A number of Joplin-area musicians and singers will be joining many others at the 19th annual Southern and Bluegrass Gospel Music Festival on Sept.