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Branson Rental Properties Bill Passed
Branson Finance Director Cherri Phifer delivered a presentation on short-term rental properties during Tuesday night's board of aldermen meeting. A final reading of the presented bill passed. These new pieces of code were previously given to the board for consideration. Those new codes include displaying an emergency plan in all...
Norwood School Board member achieves certification
Rick Bruffett, a member of the Norwood R-I Board of Education, has completed 18.5 hours of training as required by state law. The New Board Member training, sponsored by the Missouri School Boards’ Association, combined online independent study with live interactive sessions and was held in Branson on June 25, 2024.
Judge and JPs tired of wind farm pushback
County Judge David Writer ended the July 16 quorum court meeting with a plea to the public to temper their opposition to the wind-turbine project planned south of Green Forest. Although a spate of ordinances to resist the wind farm have failed, Writer is still dealing with a variety of...
Branson Excels With Sport Offerings
Thanks to its remarkable venues and adventurous attractions, Branson, Mo. is hard to beat when it comes to sports-event destinations. Here, visiting baseball teams can play on one of five replicas of famed baseball fields (including Ebbets Field and the Green Monster) at Ballparks of America, or sports of all kinds — whether soccer, basketball or pickleball — can take advantage of the newly upgraded Branson RecPlex.
Region-wide reading event set for August
The Carroll and Madison Public Library Foundation is presenting a One Book / One Community reading event with the American classic novel “To Kill A Mockingbird,” written by Harper Lee. Beginning on Thursday, Aug. 1, free copies of this novel will be available to anyone who wishes to...
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