Due to dry conditions and a lack of rainfall, Polk County and the city of Bolivar are now under a burn ban.
The Bolivar Fire Department and Polk County Commission made the announcement Monday, placing the ban in effect immediately.
The release says fires are only allowed in legal fire pits, or in grills.
Two separate GoFundMe pages have been made to fundraise for two teenagers from Republic that did in a car crash over the weekend.
15-year-old Wyatt Barnes and 16-year-old Maverick Beaman died Saturday near Republic High School, when the car they were in overcorrected and crashed into a tree.
Rebecca Brugnara created pages for both teenagers memorials to be used in their honor.
If you would like to donate to one of both of the fundraisers, you can visit gofundme.com and search either of the boys’ names, or Rebecca Brugnara.
Three Springfield high schools are changing the names of some of their athletic facilities.
Glendale High School is renaming its football field after the late Coach Bob Price.
Kikapoo will rename its basketball court ‘Hall of Fame Court’ after Kickapoo coaches who have been inducted in a hall of fame.
Parkview High School will rename its basketball court ‘Valhalla Court’ to honor coaches who have made significant contributions to Parkview Athletics.
Two teens have died, and two others are in the hospital following a crash over the weekend near Republic High School.
Troopers say the wreck happened just after six Saturday night near the corner of Farm Road 170 and Farm Road 101.
The driver overcorrected and the vehicle ran off the road before crashing into a tree.
A 15 year old boy and a 16 year old boy died in the crash.
The identity of a man and charges against him have been released in yesterday’s pursuit and standoff in west Springfield.
Prosecutors have charged 43-year-old Shane Pennington with driving while intoxicated, assault, resisting arrest and leaving the scene of an accident.
Officers were called to the area of Bennett and Kansas for a well-being check, after witnesses say Pennington made domestic threats.
When police arrived, Pennington escaped in a car and led police on a chase that ended near West Bypass and Chestnut Expressway.
A standoff followed that last three hours, before officers were able to make the arrest without incident.
Missouri State University has received 25 million dollars from the USDA to assist and push farmers to adopt what they believe are practices to combat climate change.
According to a horticulture expert at the university, Robert Balek, this is the largest grant the department has ever been awarded.
“This is a grant for climate change,” Balek said. “It’s helping farmers implement new practices to mitigate their crops for climate change.”
Dr. Brad Johnson has officially become the 17th President of College of the Ozarks.
In a full day of events on Thursday, Dr. Brad Johnson was welcomed in as the new president of the college. It has been 40 years since the last president, Dr. Jerry C. Davis, began his term.
During the inauguration ceremony, notable guests such as former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and pro-life activist Dr. Alveda King gave remarks. The College of the Ozarks Chapel Choir performed the National Anthem, and members of the community, veterans, campus family, and students were all in attendance.
The evening capped off with a special concert featuring award winning gospel artists Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes for students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
During his remarks, former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft said, “Thankfully, the College of the Ozarks and Christian institutions in higher education understand and teach that rights, responsibilities, and accountability transcend any human source”
President Johnson’s predecessor, Dr. Jerry Davis, now Chancellor Davis, gave the ceremony’s greeting. “The challenge for Dr. Johnson, and in fact all of us, is to do our best to maintain College of the Ozarks as a lighthouse to the nation and not let it become a mirror reflecting what is going on in our culture,” Davis said.
“Since our founding, God has chosen to use men and women in this distinctive brand of Christian higher education in this special place,” Johnson said during his address. “From our earliest days, we have faced challenges and trials that have caused other institutions to close their doors and perhaps lose their way. But God has sustained us and provided for the rich educational experiences we know today as College of the Ozarks.”
According to a release out of the college, Johnson earned his Bachelor of Science degree in education from Baylor University in 1993. In 1996, he earned two master’s degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas: one in religious education and one in marriage and family counseling. He completed his Doctor of Education degree at Baylor University in 2005, with a focus on higher education administration.
For additional information, contact Public Relations Director Valorie Coleman at (417) 690-2212.
Dr. Brad Johnson has officially become the 17th President of College of the Ozarks.
In a full day of events on Thursday, Dr. Brad Johnson was welcomed in as the new president of the college. It has been 40 years since the last president, Dr. Jerry C. Davis, began his term.
During the inauguration ceremony, notable guests such as former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and pro-life activist Dr. Alveda King gave remarks. The College of the Ozarks Chapel Choir performed the National Anthem, and members of the community, veterans, campus family, and students were all in attendance.
The evening capped off with a special concert featuring award winning gospel artists Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes for students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
During his remarks, former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft said, “Thankfully, the College of the Ozarks and Christian institutions in higher education understand and teach that rights, responsibilities, and accountability transcend any human source”
President Johnson’s predecessor, Dr. Jerry Davis, now Chancellor Davis, gave the ceremony’s greeting. “The challenge for Dr. Johnson, and in fact all of us, is to do our best to maintain College of the Ozarks as a lighthouse to the nation and not let it become a mirror reflecting what is going on in our culture,” Davis said.
“Since our founding, God has chosen to use men and women in this distinctive brand of Christian higher education in this special place,” Johnson said during his address. “From our earliest days, we have faced challenges and trials that have caused other institutions to close their doors and perhaps lose their way. But God has sustained us and provided for the rich educational experiences we know today as College of the Ozarks.”
According to a release out of the college, Johnson earned his Bachelor of Science degree in education from Baylor University in 1993. In 1996, he earned two master’s degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas: one in religious education and one in marriage and family counseling. He completed his Doctor of Education degree at Baylor University in 2005, with a focus on higher education administration.
For additional information, contact Public Relations Director Valorie Coleman at (417) 690-2212.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol credits new technology and forensic evidence with linking a Kansas man to the sexual assault of two women in Taney County 30 years ago.
The Taney County Prosecutor charged 61 year-old Tony Lee Wagner of Fort Scott, Kansas, with first degree assault, kidnapping and forcible rape.
Investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol say, that in August of 1992, two women from Texas, vacationing in Branson, were sexually assaulted by an unidentified man on the walking trails at the Henning State Park.
Wagner is being held in a Kansas jail
A man pleaded guilty to killing his wife and in-laws before his trial started.
50 year old Jessie Huy of Strafford pleaded guilty to three counts of first degree murder and three counts of armed criminal action.
Investigators say he shot and killed his 48 year old wife, Tonya, and her parents, Ronald and Linda Koehler, in March of 2021.
He told authorities that he was tired of them and they wouldn’t leave his house.