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WARRENTON – University of Missouri Extension is offering a workshop on the emerging industrial hemp industry in Missouri. MU Extension field specialist in horticulture Justin Keay says speakers will include MU Extension specialists, the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s hemp program director, Missouri Hemp Trade Association representatives, and hemp growers and processors. Keay says it is…

By Debra Dade, RN, LNHA Administrator, CEO, Ava Place As a nurse being told that I had cancer did not lesson the blow of those words.  I did not have breast cancer on my mother’s side of the family ––  it was all of my father’s sisters. Everyone please encourage each other to get checked,…

Former Ava High School coach, Liz Kyger, recently participated in the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah. This year, for two weeks in October, a record high attendance of 11,200 athletes from 27 countries were on site to compete in 32 sports.  The Huntsman World Senior Games, as it is known today, began…

Fred Hansen, left and Jerry Garrison, right, with the Douglas County Veterans Memorial Association  recently presented Art Corum of KKOZ, center, with a complimentary The Wall That Heals memory book in recognition of the radio station’s assistance during the event.  During the main ceremony, KKOZ facilitated a live broadcast of activities which included keynote speakers Leon Combs,…

Above: Bob Melton’s 1959 Cadillac shows what makes the car “The King of the Tailfins.”  Below: Models displaying locally-available fashions.   Above: The chili cookoff offerings proved popular with the crowd. Below: Sheriff Degase accepts First Place in the chili cookoff on behalf of the Sheriff’s Department.

Fall has finally arrived in the Ozark hills of Douglas County, and as cooler temperatures are making headway into our area, the desire to spend time outdoors seems much more appealing especially after the sweltering days of August and September.   With enjoyable fall temperatures now in the forecast, it is timely to revisit outdoor…

by Michael Boyink / [email protected] Jeep drivers often wave at each other when passing on the road.  But it’s not often you need to wave at over 150 Jeeps going the other way, all in one big group. Yet for a few unsuspecting Jeep drivers between Ozark and Branson that’s exactly what happened last Saturday. Jeepers…