Republic News

Two people are injured after a crash today in Greene County, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.

A Springfield man was seriously injured last night in Christian County when his moped ran off the road and into a ditch, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.

Ozark -- The Wal-M art Supercenter in Ozark will become the third location of the Clinic at Wal-Mart operated by CoxHealth, a news release said Monday.

Whether there's a problem with underage drinking in Republic depends on how you define the problem, Marie Swope of Republic Community 2000 told about a dozen people who came to Friday night's town hall meeting at Republic Middle School.

A group of Christian County home owners wants officials to step in and take away more than 50 dogs.

The Republic Community 2000 Coalition and the Community Partnership will hold a town hall meeting on underage drinking on Friday in the cafeterial of teh Republic Middle School, 518 North Hampton.

At 5:20 p.m. today at Pinegar Chevrolet in Republic, Price Cutter Charity Championship tournament officials will unveil the vehicles for both the Marlin Network Charitable Fund Sweepstakes program and "The Ultimate" presented by Dr.

These new area road jobs can be expected today . - Lanes closed on U.S. 160 between Ash Grove and the Greene-Lawrence County line.

Council of Churches of the Ozarks News Release: Ten Ozarks area volunteers were chosen from an outstanding field of 70 nominees to receive recognition as Volunteers of the Year at the 2009 Gift of Time Volunteer Recognition and Awards Luncheon.

Area residents have a chance to see nationally known storyteller Beth Horner Monday and Tuesday, according to the Web site of the Springfield-Greene County Library.

A Republic man was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 9:45 p.m. Monday on Missouri Highway 266, two miles west of Halltown in Lawrence County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Mr. Vernon G. Butler and Dr. Heidi Butler of Monroe, La. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Kathryn Butler, to Justin Ray Lane, son of Robin Lee Pullen Lane and Joe Ray Lane of Republic, Mo.

New numbers show one in five Missouri children never have enough to eat. This means the Show-Me-State has some of the most neediest and hungriest kids in the nation.

Free workshops on the Missouri Sunshine Law will be held on June 4 in Springfield and Republic.

Ozark -- On the heels of audit results released Tuesday for the city of Ozark, a spokeswoman for the state auditor's office said a petition-driven audit of Christian County will soon be under way.

A woman from Republic and a man from Billings were taken to the hospital this morning after a crash in Dallas County.

Just because the recession may be putting the bite on your family budget doesn't mean you have to curb your appetite for good and healthy food.

Some folks living in Republic got a chance to check out a special ride. Cox rolled out its new ambulance.

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department begins offering WIC services to about 250 families today at a new, permanent facility at 937 E. Lindsey in Republic.

Motorists should be alert for road construction projects at several locations in south Springfield and neighboring Greene County on Thursday, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.