SPRINGFIELD — Graduates of Ozarks Technical Community College’s aviation program will have the opportunity to transfer seam-lessly into two Drury Univer-sity degree programs thanks to an articulation agreement signed Monday, Aug. 7. OTC aviation program graduates will be able to pursue a Bachelor of Science in General Studies or a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Commun-ication and Development through Drury…

  By University Communications August 21, 2017 – this is the day when the skies across North America will darken in the afternoon as the moon passes between the Earth and the sun. This Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017 will be the first total solar eclipse in the continental United States in 38 years. In…

Missouri State University choirs are starting a year full of performances. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – It was a momentous performance by the Missouri State Chorale at the 58th presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 2017.  Dr. Cameron LaBarr, director of choral studies, is making sure his students are not settling down, but moving onward. During the 2017-18 academic year, the MSU choirs will perform in state, regional and national conferences. “Performing…

25 Years Ago August 6, 1992 Mans-Mo Sheik Fabulous EX 91 was named grand champion of the South-Central Holstein District Show at Houston on June 20. The animal is owned by Johnny and Carol Sue Watterson, of Mansfield, and shown by their son, Shannon Watterson. The first day of classes at Ava R-I and Skyline…

On Tuesday, August 8, Governor Eric Greitens released the following message to Missouri families, particularly in the law enforcement community: “On Sunday, Clinton Police Officer Gary Michael pulled a car over for an expired registration. The door swung open. A man stepped out and opened fire. Now Officer Michael is dead. He was an Army…

On Saturday, Aug. 26, the Carl Neiman Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution will sponsor a “Genealogy Research Workshop” at the Ozark Mountains Real Estate Training Room located at 608 Springfield Road, Suite 2. The workshop will begin at 9:30 a.m., and conclude at 3:30 p.m. The workshop will be presented by Leslie Wyman, Managing…

Missouri Weekly Fuel Update and Outlook MISSOURI, Aug. 7 –– Average retail gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 4.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.11/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,940 gas outlets in Missouri. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.1 cents per gallon in the…

BRANSON, Mo. – Army Corps of Engineers officials remind those who would like to help clean up and burn debris around the shoreline left by flooding at Table Rock Lake that they must first contact the duty ranger for permit and instructions before burning anything on public land. After obtaining the one time permit, residents…

You’d think that people relying on information generated by polls would be very, very difficult to find. After all, the biggest statistical fiasco since Dewey’s “assured” win over Truman in the 1948 presidential election happened to us just a few months ago. Public opinion polls and their statistical treatments were so sure that our next…

Non-profit credit counseling agency offers tips for saving money without skimping on essentials PHOENIX – (Aug. 7, 2017) – Back-to-school spending is cutting more deeply into family budgets than ever before. In fact, the National Retail Foundation expects parents to shell out $83.6 billion this year to send their children and college students back to…