By Castle Spieker The 2026-2027 academic calendar, health insurance renewal rates, and an adjustment to the March board meeting date were approved during the Feb. 16 special meeting of the Aurora ...

The Aurora Friends of the Library will meet on Thursday, March 12, at 1 p.m. at the Aurora Branch Library located at 202 Jefferson in Aurora. Anyone interested in the library is welcome to ...

By Rhonda Sexton Brad and Keri Boettler of Aurora have turned a personal tragedy into action to save other children. The Boettlers started the non-profit, Evan’s Voice, two years ago after the ...

Community Blood Center of the Ozarks honored Aurora School District for its longevity and commitment to saving lives on Feb. 5 at a luncheon “Thankquet” event at Bass Pro in ...

Educators at three rural school districts in southern Missouri have received classroom grants from Rural Schools Collaborative (RSC) and the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. Originating ...

The man said to his wife, “Mom and Dad sure are looking older. They both have a lot more wrinkles. Dad’s cheeks are a little gaunt. He was always skinny, but he looks even more so now.

When the orphan trains arrived in Pierce City in the 1890s, the children who stepped off carried little more than their names and whatever hope they could hold onto. Mendi Stroud Wormington In ...

The highest award for Community Service in Aurora is the coveted Community Service Award. It is given each year by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce at its annual banquet. That banquet was held ...

The public is invited to attend The Pregnancy Care Center’s Love at First Beat Gala slated for Saturday, March 28, from 6-8 p.m. at Kings Way Church in Mt. Vernon. This ...

Do you still matter? In other words, do other people still regard you as an important ingredient in their lives. That is the topic of a new book released two weeks ago that deals with ...

By Castle Spieker A series of resignations and new hires for the upcoming 2026-27 school year were approved during the Feb. 25 meeting of the Pierce City Board of Education. The district accepted ...

The monthly meeting of the Civil War Round Table of the Ozarks will be held at the Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell, Springfield, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11. Travis Archie will ...