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A town of 67 people sounds like it should take about four minutes to see. Yet this one sits right where a river meets a lake, deep in the Ozark Mountains, and it has a way of making a quick stop stretch into an afternoon. The 2020 census counted fewer residents than a typical school bus can carry twice over, which makes every detail here easy to notice.
Traffic jams, crowded sidewalks, and rising rents have a way of making people dream about a quieter address. For a growing number of retirees, that dream points to a small Ozark city where two big lakes sit close enough to visit both in one afternoon. The town is the county...
The unofficial election results from the Tuesday, Nov. 3, election have been released for Boone and Carroll counties. According to the results, voter turnout in Boone County was at 44.96% while 50.17% of Carroll County voters cast a ballot in Tuesday’s election. Results can be found below, as well...
The City of Mountain Home issued 17 building permits during October representing approximately $2.68 million in construction and related project valuations. The city collected a total of $5,921.81 in permit fees, wtih a $2.2 million new commercial building project accounting for the majority of the month’s reported value. The...
One antique shop on an Ozark highway is known for fair prices, even in a town where antique shopping often costs a bundle. That alone made me sit up. A bargain in a tourist town? I need to see that. It doesn’t stop there. One stop on this list packs...
The City of Mountain Home issued 26 new business licenses and two “remodel only” licenses were issued for the month of October, according to records from the Planning and Engineering Department. Businesses receiving licenses include Sara Be Well, One Candle, Norfork General Industries Inc., Whimsic Artistry, The Ozark...
Just one year after losing all of its federal grant funding, a Carroll County nonprofit that provides support to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault is still continuing its services.
The Mountain Home City Council will meet Thursday at 5 p.m. to pick back up a new city electrical code it set aside last month, buy a heavy-duty service truck for the Street Department and shuffle more than $1.2 million within two city funds before the year closes. The meeting is in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 720 Hickory St.
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The unofficial Marion County election results were released on Thursday morning by Dawn Moffet, Marion County and Circuit Clerk. Seventeen absentee ballots were not counted until Wednesday evening, so final totals were not available until Thursday. In Marion County, 5,657 votes were cast, with...
Three of four ballot issues were passed by Arkansas voters Tuesday with Issue 3 on economic development failing by the slightest of margins even though Baxter County voted in favor of the measure. Issue 1, known as the Citizens Only Voting Amendment passed statewide with 69 percent of the vote...
Fuller James Cross, a native of Eureka Springs, graduated from U.S. Army Basic Combat Training on Oct. 29, at Fort Jackson, S.C. Fuller’s graduation marks an important milestone as he begins his career in the United States Army. Completing basic training required dedication, discipline, perseverance, and hard work. Military...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - City and county leaders gathered Wednesday morning to celebrate the grand opening of “Sankofa,” a $13.5 million mixed-use development that marks the first ground-up construction on Historic Commercial Street in more than 50 years. The four-story complex, located at the intersection of North Campbell...
Voters in the City of Springfield said no Tuesday to updates to the Springfield City Charter. Speaking to KSMU in October, Springfield’s former Director of Public Information and Civic Engagement Cora Scott said the Charter was initially written in 1953. It's been reviewed and updated periodically over the decades as times have changed and city government and the needs of city staff have grown and evolved. She said these changes were recommended by city staff. There were no real advocacy or campaigns for or against the changes.
Missouri voters defeated Amendment 3 on Tuesday, rejecting a proposed ban on abortion by more than 55 percent despite significant spending from both sides of the issue.
Democratic state Rep. Betsy Fogle defeated Republican state Rep. Melanie Stinnett on Tuesday, flipping a Springfield-based Missouri Senate seat that Republicans have held for more than 80 years. The Democratic win in Springfield, along with state Rep. Keri Ingle’s win in a Jackson County race, means Democrats have broken the GOP supermajority in the Missouri […]
Jasper County Clerk Charlie Davis reports that 32,454 ballots were cast in the Nov. 3 general election. That is 38.51% of the 84,283 who were eligible to vote. Jasper County residents mostly agreed with their counterparts across the state, except on Amendment 3, which sought to reverse the voters’ decision in 2024 to overturn an abortion ban.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A Springfield family says a lengthy international adoption and immigration process has kept them living overseas for more than a year. Kaylee and James Wilson have previously adopted children from Africa. But they say delays in Oli’s immigration paperwork—and changes in the political climate—have created new challenges in bringing him home.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Following a milestone year marked by a stadium renaming, a team rebranding, and novel community events, Route 66 Stadium is receiving its first complete playing surface overhaul in more than two decades. Crews are currently replacing the natural grass surface at the downtown ballpark, marking the...
Court Appointed Special Advocates for children, or CASA of the Southwest, will expand in Taney County after receiving $250,000.
A new set of wheels rolled into Carthage today.
