Jobe and Kayla Hurst of Mammoth Spring, Ark., are the parents of a baby boy, Wyatt Kayce Lee Hurst. He was born March 17, 2023, at 6:17 a.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. He weighed 6 pounds 1 ounce and was 19 and 1/2 inches long. His siblings are Abel, 9, Elizabeth, 7, and Klayton, 6. His grandparents are Fredrick Zimmerman of Seymour, Mo., Samantha Sartin of Mountain Grove, Mo., Frank Hurst, and Malinda Stewart, both of Mammoth Spring.
Text “MDC Pines” to 468311 for program registration reminders and updates. The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Twin Pines Conservation Education Center (CEC) reopens April 1 at 8 a.m., following a four-month seasonal closure, with Heritage Day on April 15, from 10 a.m.
National Beta members from Alton High School are celebrating their recent participation in the Missouri Senior Beta State Convention on March 3 and 4 in Branson, Mo. They were announced as winners of the following competitions: Ethan Conners, third place in freshman agriscience; Chaney Janes, first place in freshman language arts; and a group of students, fourth place in campaign skit. The campaign skit group included the following Beta members: Abby Campbell, Hudson Hollis, Rylan Steele, Landon Huckabee, Cory Miller, Jayden Mock, Dillon Weyland, Jaiden Sisco, Alayna Warren, Alee Willard, Jaylee Reese, and Xavier Carson. Also, our Beta officers competed at a leadership conference in Cape Girardeau in September and qualified for national convention in the Lead Outside the Box competition by constructing a web page for information on how to survive a natural disaster that could be reached by scanning a QR code.
Join the Spring River Lions Club for their annual Easter Egg Scramble at Mammoth Spring State Park Ballfield on Saturday, April 8 at 2p.m. There will be over 5,000 Easter eggs with three different age groups including ages 1-3, ages 4-7 and ages 8-12.
The South Central Solid Waste District invites you to a volunteer cleanup day! On May 13 from 9 a.m. - 12 noon we will be cleaning up an illegal dump site in Wright County about four miles South of Mountain Grove, Mo.
The Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) is pleased to announce that they are the recipients of a Community Revitalization Grant, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The grant, administered by the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED), is focused on investing in communities of all sizes to support local priorities, encourage economic recovery, and build resilience for the future.
The Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) will host its eighth annual National Small Business Week celebration on May 11. In the past, EPIC has featured roundtables and keynote addresses by successful area business owners, but this year, EPIC will take a turn toward the skies with EPIC: An Ozarks Eclipse Experience. Current and aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners and community leaders will come together at the Incubator to be informed and inspired about the upcoming total solar eclipse that the Ozarks will experience in April next year. The public is invited and encouraged to attend this event.
Land stewardship groups throughout Missouri asked to complete survey. The Mark Twain National Forest has kicked off a new effort to build a network of groups and residents that can help one another care for Missouri’s natural landscapes.
Registration is in full swing at Ozarka College for current and new students. Now is the time to seek advising and register for summer and fall 2023 classes.
A city-wide yard sale will be held on Friday, April 14 and Saturday, April 15 in Mammoth Spring. Addresses of locations will be listed on a Google map.