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Sip & Shop in Webb City
Location: Nexus, an OCH Event Center (former Just a Taste building), 105 South Main St, Webb City, MO, 64870. The Sip & Shop event promises to be a delightful day for the entire community. Attendees can look forward to:. A variety of local vendors showcasing unique products. Delicious offerings from...
PreviewLoaded with Returning Starters, Republic Softball Takes Aim at Big Goals in 2024
Republic softball enters the 2024 season with high expectations, returning seven starters from last year’s squad. Head coach Lee Dishman sees the team’s experience as a key asset. “We’ve got a big senior and junior class. We’re top-end heavy right now. I think there’s eight seniors and 10...
Preview: Republic Football Aims to Cement the Program’s Elite Status as a Competitive 2024 Schedule Looms in the New-Look COC
Republic football enters the 2024 season with heightened expectations after last year’s state runner-up finish. The Tigers’ 12-3 campaign marked the most successful in program history, but head coach Ryan Cornelsen faces the challenge of replacing key graduates while maintaining the team’s winning culture. “What an amazing...
Fugitive who ran from traffic stop arrested following effort by multiple agencies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A fugitive who ran from a traffic stop over the weekend has been arrested following a joint effort by multiple agencies. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that on Saturday, Aug. 24, State Troopers in Bates County attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation.
Health Department names new communication coordinator
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Springfield-Greene County Health Department (SGCHD) has named its new communication coordinator. According to a release from SGCHD, Anna Kremer will be the organization’s communication and outreach coordinator. She joins the administrative team and will be responsible for developing and implementing the department’s communication and outreach strategy, media relations and more. Kremer […]
GMFS Joplin High School Band!
Two members of the Joplin High School Band Jaxson Shanks, Senior and Head Drum Major,. Evan Stamper, Senior and Band Leader swung by today to talk to Bubba about a big event coming up for them! They will be competing in St. Louis against 80 different bands, and this is a big accomplishment for them! People don’t realize how physically demanding band can be, but that’s what these boys enjoy about it plus being able to creative through amazing music! Not only do these boys want to continue with band in college they want to become a part of DCI, Drum Corps International, with the big leagues in marching band! As for now, you can always seem them at the many parades that will be coming up soon such as the Christmas and Veterans Parades! If you want to keep up with these talented band members check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100028611497196. They are always going to many places and performing, which cost them money of course, so if you want to donate and help out your local High School Band, don’t hesitate to do so here https://joplinbands.org/donate/!
Registration is open for the Mornings with Mommy this fall
COPYRIGHT 2024 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. Mornings with Mommy are set to kick off their Fall schedule. Chris Hicks sat down Elyse to share how important it is for parents to connect with other parents.
Down, Set, Donate at the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks
The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is asking for blood donations ahead of the busy Labor Day holiday weekend. On Friday, if you donate at the “Down. Set. Donate. Blood Drive” at CBCO donor centers in Springfield, Joplin, Springdale or Bentonville, Arkansas, you’ll receive an entry for a chance to win a Kansas City Chiefs Tailgate package valued at more than $1,200.
GMFS McCune-Brooks Healthcare Foundation!
Lora Phelps, Executive Director of the McCune-Brooks Healthcare Foundation, wanted to let Bubba and our viewers know that there is going to be Breakfast at Tiffany’s Shopping Fundraiser! The Fundraiser will be held September 7th from 10 am to 1pm! It is a come-and-go shopping fundraiser that will be offering family-friendly activities for all ages! Each ticket includes event entry, as well as brunch that you can enjoy while browsing the vendors. They will be raffling off a designer necklace and bracelet from Tiffany & Co! Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children. The best part, is with your ticket, you are helping the McCune-Brooks Healthcare Foundation which provides free Mammograms and donates diapers and potty-training kits to families in need in Carthage. For more information, head to https://www.facebook.com/events/1926512634467153/?_rdr!
Ron and Johnny share what the excitement is all about for this years JOMO Pridefest
COPYRIGHT 2024 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. Ron Burnch and Johnny Pulido shares with Elyse the excitement behind this years JOMO Pridefest.
Water main break floods parking lot in Chesterfield
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A water main break flooded part of the Trader Joe’s complex in Chesterfield Thursday morning. This happened around 1 a.m. on Clarkson Road and First Alert 4 crews spotted at least two breaks in the parking lot. Fire crews were able to...
Football fans will soon have a safer and easier drive as MoDOT prepares to expand I-70
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A multibillion-dollar project to widen Interstate 70 across Missouri and improve safety is underway. In the St. Louis region the section from Wentzville to Warrenton will begin construction summer 2025. But right now contractors are bidding on the project and coming up with...
Report: Missouri forests play role in long-term carbon storage
COLUMBIA – A new report from the University of Missouri School of Natural Resources outlines the critical role of forests in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in plant material. “Carbon and Biomass Dynamics in Missouri Forests and Implications for Climate Change” was prepared for the...
Parents and teens benefit from new driver program
JOPLIN, Mo. — Teaching teenagers how to drive. What was once a part of school’s curriculum, has now — for the most part — been left up to parents. But there’s one program helping to give both the knowledge to drive responsibly. Teens and parents...
Greene County Commission standing with area landowners
GREENE COUNTY, Mo. – The Greene County Commission is offering its recommendation to the Missouri Department of Transportation against the expansion of James River Freeway. The idea would extend the freeway towards the airport and then loop up into northern Springfield and also across Highways 13 and 65 and into Fair Grove. On Tuesday, the […]
'It's a poison': After daughter's death in Springfield, woman speaks out about fentanyl
Christina Maliszewski has paid to put up billboards across America in the past year, with her 100th billboard on Campbell Avenue in Springfield. Its location has special significance: Two years ago, Maliszewski's 21-year-old daughter, Leona Swinney, died from ingesting fentanyl in Springfield, and Maliszewski has been trying to raise awareness since then with her organization, Leona's Legacy of Love. ...
Ranked-choice voting roundup: ballot measure records and legislation reviews
Welcome to the Thursday, Aug. 29, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day:. Ranked-choice voting roundup: ballot measure records and legislation reviews. Incumbent Tom Suozzi (D) and Michael LiPetri Jr. (R) campaign on local issues in race for New York’s 3rd Congressional District.
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