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Ozarks Healthcare has been selected as a Hub Anchor organization for Missouri’s Rural Health Transformation Program, a statewide effort to strengthen rural health care through collaboration and community partnerships.
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8/5/26
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Ozarks Healthcare recently welcomed 16 newly graduated registered nurses to its staff following their completion of the organization's eight-week Nurse Residency Program.
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8/5/26
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Long before they became a delectable feature of fruit trays or the essence of a respectable vintage, grapes were busy proving that good things come in bite-sized, sweet packages, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein.
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By Linda Geist, Writer, University of Missouri Extension
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8/5/26
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My friend David Shaw helps me edit my weekly column. A year ago, he sent me this story about a poor man who found a wallet containing $7,000.
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By Tim Richards, Religion Columnist
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8/5/26
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It looks like it could be a little toasty warm again this Saturday, but our vendors will have ice-cold drinks, vanilla ice cream and root beer floats to cool you down.
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By Patrice Jennings, Market Manager
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8/5/26
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Ozarks Healthcare is partnering with the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks to host a community blood drive on Aug. 21, to help ensure local hospitals have an adequate blood supply.
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8/5/26
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Berean Baptist Church will host its annual Back to School Bash at 7 p.m. Friday, offering free school supplies, food and family activities. Organizers hope to welcome more than 100 attendees to the free community event.
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8/5/26
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As August arrives, families begin gathering school supplies, watching for school buses and filling their calendars with back-to-school activities. It's also a great time to review vaccination records, not just for school-age children, but for every member of the family.
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By Beverly McDaniel, RN, Howell County Health Department
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8/5/26
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University of Missouri Extension’s weed science team is working on ways to understand and eradicate the millions of weed seed buried in every acre of U.S. cropland, especially seeds of highly …
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By Linda Geist, Writer, University of Missouri Extension
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8/1/26
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A Missouri Lottery player won $50,000 on a “$250 Million Extravaganza” Scratchers ticket purchased at VIP C Store, 1111 Porter Wagoner Blvd. in West Plains.
The winner, whose identity is …
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8/1/26
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A small, hard-to-spot insect is making a big entrance in Missouri.
The Asian needle ant, with its painful sting and potential impacts on both people and forests, has been confirmed in the state.
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8/1/26
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Women in northern Arkansas and southern Missouri have a new networking organization with the launch of the Ozark Chapter of the Rich Girl Network.
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8/1/26
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Several producers in Oregon County and surrounding areas have reported growing concerns this year about sericea lespedeza in fescue pastures and hay fields.
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By Haley Schwantz, Agronomy Field Specialist, MU Extension, Oregon County
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8/1/26
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Ozarka College in Melbourne, Ark., has hired Megan Purtle as administrative specialist III for the college’s admissions and financial aid offices.
In the role, Purtle …
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8/1/26
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High fertilizer prices and heavy rainfall in many parts of Missouri are complicating nitrogen management in corn, said University of Missouri Extension state nutrient management specialist John Lory.
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8/1/26
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My maternal grandparents, Bert and Hilda McNew, had a little farm out southeast of Houston, Missouri. I was born in their old farmhouse. They were wonderful people whom I dearly loved.
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By Larry Dablemont, Outdoors Columnist
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8/1/26
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Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were $2/cwt higher at Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter Cow and Bull Sale.
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8/1/26
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Safe handling of food and water every day is important to prevent the spread of illnesses. In an emergency, the safe handling of food and water becomes even more important to keep people healthy in a situation that is more stressful than a person’s daily life.
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By Curtis Beaulieu, Specialist, Environmental Public Health, Howell County Health Department
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7/29/26
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