Month: March 2026

Voters in Greene County will address several tax issues in the April 7 election.

Springfield voters will consider a 3% increase in hotel and motel taxes to fund a proposed convention center.

In the Willard and Ebenezer fire protection districts, levy increases of 29 cents and 25 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, respectively, will be proposed.

Additionally, the Pleasant Hope School District seeks to raise its operating tax levy to $3.24 this year and $3.34 in 2027 to enhance staff salaries and benefits.

Further ballot issues will be available on the Greene County Elections website.

(Courtesy of Douglas County Sheriff’s Facebook page)

A man is jailed after exchanging gunfire with Douglas County authorities Wednesday evening near Witty southeast of Ava.

Sheriff Chris Degase says Edward Bowman Jr. pointed a gun at deputies through a bedroom window during an attempted arrest for forgery, prompting a deputy to return fire.

Nobody was injured.

Bowman was forced out of the house and taken into custody.

Join 93-3 and AM 560 on Friday, March 27th for the 5th Annual KWTO Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon.

From 6am to 6pm that day, we’ll be asking for your help in assisting Honor Flight of the Ozarks in their mission to send veterans to Washington D-C to see their war memorials.

We’ll open up the KWTO Horsin’ Around Golf Cars Phone Bank to take your donations to this important effort for our veteran heroes.

Throughout the day, you’ll hear from those veterans and guardians who have incredible stories to tell about their Honor Flight experience.

The Honor Flight mission to Washington D-C is a day that can be transformative for those who have been struggling with their war experiences.

But the cost of continuing these flights is significant, and that’s where you come in.

We need your help raising money for Honor Flight of the Ozarks to continue these missions, three per year.

You don’t have to wait until March 27th to give to the KWTO Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon.

Donate Now

Thanks to all of our Honor Flight of the Ozarks Radiothon sponsors for making this effort possible.

Moment of Honor Sponsor:

Dale’s Roofing

Phone Bank Sponsor:

Horsin’ Around Golf Cars

Hourly Matching Sponsors:

Honda of the Ozarks

Fraker Funeral Home

Camping World

Large hail up to 2 inches in diameter, damaging wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour, and a few tornadoes are all possible in the Ozarks Friday afternoon into Friday night.

The National Weather Service says early indications suggest supercell thunderstorms from the afternoon into the evening before merging into a squall line by Friday night.

We’ll keep you up to date with all the watches and warnings on 93-3 and A-M 560 KWTO.

A bill proposed in the Missouri House would require high school students to take a driver’s education class to graduate.

Sponsored by State Representative Rodger Reedy, the ‘Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program’ would mandate public schools to offer free driver education for grades 9-12 starting in the 2027-28 school year.

The bill is receiving bipartisan support and aligns with practices in over 30 other states that require driver’s ed for graduation.