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Iberia's Kya Yoakum signs National Letter of Intent to Michigan State
IBERIA — Iberia's Kya Yoakum signed her National Letter of Intent to play softball at Michigan State on Wednesday. Yoakum produced eye-popping numbers at Iberia with 36 career home runs, hitting .617 this season, with an on-base percentage of .781. Check out and hear from Yoakum in the video...
Columbia Daily Tribune
Stark Caverns breaks ground on $11M adventure park
Stark Caverns is launching an $11 million Lake of the Ozarks Adventure Park that will add new attractions, buildings, dining areas and more than 50 expected jobs near Eldon. The multi-phase project has broken ground, according to a community announcement, with its first buildings and attractions scheduled to open in late spring 2027 and an anchor attraction expected late summer 2027. Construction began Nov. 9 and is planned to continue through the winter and spring. The first phase will transform Stark Caverns' existing location with three additional buildings, family attractions, a snack shop and dining areas. The anchor attraction is expected to be announced within the next few months. Jeff Hargroves, founder and former CEO of ProPharma Group, and Amy Hargroves, a former Sprint executive, purchased Stark Caverns in 2017. Jeff Hargroves worked as a cave tour guide while attending high school in Eldon in the 1980s. Stark Caverns has been open to the public since 1950 and, according to the announcement, has averaged 25% annual growth since reopening in 2018. “The timing is right for this ambitious project. With several major new attractions in development and planned at the lake, continued growth in the amusement park industry, our proximity
Laclede Record
Lebanon man dies form motorcycle accident injuries
A Lebanon man has died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash that occurred at 7:20 p.m. Saturday on Legion Road, just east of Valley Road in Miller County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 34-year-old male driver of a westbound Icebear Champion struck his head on a swing arm gate while traveling west on Legion Road, knocking the driver off the vehicle. The vehicle stopped in the roadway and the driver came to rest nearby.