Month: July 2022

Thanks to the generous donations of our listeners, the Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon has raised a record $35,870 to send our veterans to Washington, D.C.

“That is an Honor Flight of the Ozarks record,” said Mike Totten, Public Relations Director for the Honor Flight of the Ozarks.

The radiothon, which aired on 93-3 A-M 560 KWTO, began at 6 a.m. Friday and went until 6:10 p.m.

It featured live, in studio and recorded interviews with veterans and honor flight reps, including Mike Totten, Chris Nattinger, Pete Rothrock, Rosie Reid, Dr. Tom Lewis, Jack Hamlin, Dale and Bob Dothage, Dave Thater, David Snider, Mike Williamson, Gerald Harris, Pete Rothrock, Jeff Jones, Ned Reynolds, Jim Turney, and Miles Sweeney,

On behalf of Honor Flight of the Ozarks and all our veterans, Thank You!

The Springfield Police Department says it will put more emphasis on expired permanent or temporary tags.

This will be part of the department’s increased presence at four of the cities major intersections. They will also be looking for vehicles with no tags.

Comments on the departments social media sites said they should focus on more serious crimes, but the department pointed out that expired or missing tags usually lead to arrests for serious crimes.

Josh Duggar’s attorneys have received a 30 day extension to file a legal brief in the appeal of his child pornography conviction.

Duggar was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison and 20 years of supervised release. Duggar is appealing his conviction.

He is currently in a federal prison near Dallas, Texas.

The KWTO Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon, sponsored by Henry’s Towing, is underway, and you’re invited to call the Honor Flight of the Ozarks Phone Bank at 417-865-0969. 

Through 6 p.m. Friday, we’ll be asking for your donations to help send our veterans to Washington D.C. All of the money raised during the radiothon is used for the Honor Flight of the Ozarks as they fly our heroes to Washington, where veterans from the World War II, Korea and Vietnam war eras visit numerous memorials and Arlington National Cemetery.

Honor Flight of the Ozarks made its first flight in May, 2014, with 63 veterans, 63 guardians, staff and medical personnel on board a chartered aircraft.

On May 10th, 2022, Honor Flight of the Ozarks completed its 17th Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., bringing a total of 2,250 veterans having participated on our Honor Flights.

Honor Flight of the Ozarks is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit charity, with all contributions tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Honor Flight of the Ozarks is an all-volunteer organization. Approximately 99% of the money raised is directly used to support the veterans’ flights.

Want to donate early? Thank you!

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On July 29th, you’ll hear from the men and women who have experienced an Honor Flight, how it has changed their life and why it’s so important we continue to send as many of our heroes as we can.

Learn more about Honor Flight Of The Ozarks here.

Thanks to Dale’s Roofing for sponsoring our Wall of Honor.

Click here as we further honor our heroes by sharing a picture of a special veteran in your life.

Other Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon sponsors include:

Chappell Tire

Regent Bank

Honda of the Ozarks

Donnie Ballard Painting

Youngblood Auto

Multipli Credit Union

OTC

A storm Wednesday evening caused some damage in a Barry County community.

Several trees and roofs were damaged by heavy winds in Purdy Wednesday around 5:30 PM.

A large tree fell across the driveway of a recovery home.

No word from the National Weather Service on if this was a tornado.

The Springfield Police Department says it will put more emphasis on expired permanent or temporary tags.

This will be part of the Department’s increased presence at four of the cities major intersections.

They will also be looking for vehicles with no tags.

Comments on the Department’s social media site said they should focus more on serious crimes, but the Department pointed out that expired or missing tags usual lead to arrest for serious crimes.

In a new poll released Thursday from SurveyUSA, current Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is leading in the race for the states second U.S. Senate seat.

The polling shows Schmitt with 28% of the total vote, with former Governor Eric Greitens close behind at 20%.

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler rounds out the top three, collecting 13% of the vote, with Billy Long at 8% in a distant 4th.

The poll acknowledged an important 21% of voters as undecided in the Republican primary. 44% of voters said they would likely vote for the candidate Donald Trump endorses, if he chooses to do so.

In the Democratic primary, Trudy Busch Valentine secured 40% of the poll, with Lucas Kunce at 14%.

Some 2,000 registered voters participated in SurveyUSA’s polling.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard of Springfield, MO crime fame has married a Louisiana man, Ryan Scott from Prison.

It is still unverified as to how the marriage took place, but the Livingston County Recorder of Deeds verified the certificate.

Blanchard is still serving her 10 year sentence for the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, which resulted in a series of true-crime documentaries and a blockbuster film based on the Springfield crime.