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No Excuse Absentee Voting Continues for Missouri August 4 Primary
11+ hour ago (304+ words) Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM The option allows registered voters in Taney, Stone and other Missouri counties to vote early in person without providing one of the state’s traditional absentee excuses. The no-excuse period begins two weeks before Election Day. Voters…...
Drought Levels Remain Low in Lakes Region
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (166+ words) Friday, July 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM The Lakes Region has received just enough rainfall to keep much of the Ozarks drought free. The latest map from the U.S. Drought Monitor still shows no drought levels in the Missouri Ozarks while parts of northern…...
Penelope Edwina “Penny” Brown
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (178+ words) Friday, July 24, 2026 at 7:39 AM Penelope Edwina “Penny” Brown, age 68, of Exeter, Missouri passed away Monday, July 20, 2026 at Mercy Hospital Springfield in Springfield, Missouri. She was born August 28, 1957 in Green County, Missouri, the daughter of Edwin and Auda (Grisham) Johnson, who…...
Extreme Heat Returns to Lakes Region
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (199+ words) Friday, July 24, 2026 at 6:08 AM Today begins with rain possible, which could linger until Saturday morning. The rain leaves behind warmer conditions with temperatures soaring into the mid to upper 90s Saturday then at 100 or greater over the next three days. Heat…...
Harvey Lee Stockton, age 85, of Cassville
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (129+ words) Friday, July 24, 2026 at 7:37 AM Harvey Lee Stockton, age 85, of Cassville, Missouri, passed away Monday, July 20, 2026 at his home. Preceding him in death were his parents; sisters, Reta Henson, Reba Kamler, and Mary Matthews; brother, Harry Stockton; nieces, Karen Kamler and…...
Branson Man Convicted of 2021 Double Homicide
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (202+ words) Friday, July 24, 2026 at 6:03 AM According to a release from the Taney County Prosecutor's Office, Miguel Melendez Torres was found guilty of two counts of murder in the second degree, two counts of armed criminal action, and two counts of attempted…...
Two Stone County Residents Injured in Taney County Traffic Crash
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (179+ words) Friday, July 24, 2026 at 6:06 AM According to the accident report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 20-year-old woman from Crane was driving her car westbound on Highway 160 west of Walnut Shade when she fell asleep after which her vehicle ran…...
Branson Man Jailed After Threat to set Apartment Complex on Fire
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (232+ words) Friday, July 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM According to court documents, Michael Palansky of Branson is Arson, Harassment, and Terrorist Threat after he threatened to burn down an apartment complex in Branson. According to the probable cause statement field by the Branson Police…...
Senator Brad Hudson Gets Two Bills Signed Into Law
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (147+ words) Friday, July 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM Hudson talks more about the bills and other laws passed in the 2026 Legislative Session during the interview which can be found on the Ozarks Now Facebook Page. A Branson Man is facing three felony charges after…...
Smoke from Canadian Wildfires Possible in the Ozarks
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (240+ words) Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 6:21 AM According to Ozarks First Meteorologist Tom Schmidt, the recent cold front that moved through the region shifted the winds to the north allowing some of the smoke from the fires that started in British Columbia to…...