The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is encouraging folks who have not received a COVID-19 booster shot to do so as soon as possible. That’s following a month of increasing cases and hospitalizations. Health leaders say of all the positive cases reported to the department in December, 78% were unvaccinated, 20% were fully vaccinated and just […]
The Northern Iowa Panthers win a thriller of the Missouri State Bears 85-84 Saturday at JQH Arena. UNI’s A.J. Green hit three free throws with 52 seconds left in regulation to break a 76-76 tie, then hit four more free throws in the final minute to finish with 33 points. Missouri State’s Isiaih Mosley finished […]
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for portions of southern Missouri from 4 Am to noon Saturday. A glaze of freezing drizzle accumulation is expected, especially along Highway 60 between Rogersville and Willow Springs. Temperatures will be warming through the morning. This article is provided by Ozarks News – […]
Two people are dead after a house fire near Weaubleau. Central Hickory Fire Rescue arrived on the scene to a house fully engulfed in flames. A garbage truck driver noticed smoke coming from the house and called 9-1-1. The cause of the fire was ruled indeterminable, because of the extensive fire damage to the house. […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have approved the expansion of booster elibility for COVID-19 shots to include 12 to 15 year-olds. As a result, the health department is scheduling booster appointments following state approval by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Thursday. Here are […]
Several of the larger school districts in the Ozarks have announced that they are calling off classes because of the winter weather. Springfield Public Schools and Springfield Catholic and Lutheran Schools among the larger districts that have canceled in-person classes for Friday, January 7th. Branson, Lebanon R-3, Willard, Republic, Nixa, Ozark and West Plains have […]
A partnership with Cox Health to provide tele-med services for staff and students has been approved by the Bolivar School Board. The new Virtual Clinic would allow parents in most cases the opportunity to stay at work or home and provide students and their families healthcare services without having to leave the school grounds. The […]
The bracket has been released for next week’s Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions at JQH Arena in Springfield. The announcement was made at a breakfast Thursday morning at Bass Pro Shops White River Conference Center. The tournament, which was canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19, resumes this year with some of the best high […]
Snow began falling early Thursday morning in the Ozarks, including the Springfield metro area, with hazardous road conditions, especially north of Springfield. The National Weather Service says while accumulations will generally range from one to three inches, temps are in the teens and wind chills are hovering around zero. A Winter Weather Advisory is in […]
Snow began falling early Thursday morning in the Ozarks, with accumulations of one to three inches possible. As a result, a number of schools have called off class for the day. Here’s the list of school closings across the Ozarks: Alton Ash Grove Bunker Camdenton (Virtual Learning Day Thursday) Crocker Dixon Eminence Everton Fair Grove […]