A Branson police officer retired Friday after 49 years on the job.

Representative Billy Long visited Branson to see first-hand efforts to help the community’s homeless population during the cold winter months.

The Branson-Hollister Rotary Club will be hosting their 2nd Annual Mini Golf Tournament, on Sunday Feb. 27, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Coral Reef Indoor Mini Golf, at 200 Wildwood Drive in Branson.

The Skaggs Foundation announced a Branson native has been honored with the 2021 Skaggs Legacy Award.

A Professional Bull Riding competition will be coming to the Ozarks after Johnny Morris and Bass Pro Shops bought a founding team sanction for the PBR Team Series.

A water treatment electrician for the city of Branson has been given the January Employee of the Month honor.

Like the rum runners of the 1920s, a new Branson business will bring the booze to you.

The Reeds Spring School Foundation will host three fundraisers during the spring. 

The city of Branson is looking for citizens who have gone above and beyond to help their community.

College of the Ozarks students received awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for 2020 for the student-produced newscast, “The Point.”

A Merriam Woods man has been sentenced on federal child sex crime charges.

A 40-year-old Galena man could spend the rest of his life in prison after being charged with first degree assault after a domestic violence incident.

The long, strange trip of a proposed animal ordinance for the city of Branson came to an emphatic end at the Jan. 11, Board of Aldermen meeting when the measure failed with a unanimous vote.

Another candidate has thrown their hat into the ring to replace Taney County Clerk Donna Neeley.

A new survey conducted on behalf of the Missouri Scout website is showing almost half of Republican voters in the 7th Congressional district don’t know who they will vote for in the August Republican primary.

COVID-19 cases throughout the region have been increasing because of the highly infectious Omicron variant of the disease, which is causing increased stress on area health systems.

The deadline for declaring candidacy for school board elections in Taney and Stone counties has brought a mixed bag for the area in April. Several school districts will end up not holding elections because they received only enough candidates to fill all open positions. However, several of t…

A woman accused in the extreme abuse of a child has pleaded guilty in Stone County court.

The city of Branson annual inspection of city property found over 270 violations of city code.

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The Taney County Commission is expected to give final approval to the 2022 budget on Monday during their regular commission meeting at the Taney County Courthouse.

The Skaggs Foundation has announced three grants aimed at impacting those who are struggling to pay for medical care and those who are recovering from addiction. The first two grants are aimed at helping those who are struggling to pay for their healthcare. 

The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is encouraging people to make a pledge to give blood twice between now and April 15 during their 56-Day Challenge.

The Forsyth Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual gala. ‘A Night Under the Stars’ is the theme for the 2022 Forsyth Area Chamber Gala. Tickets for the event are available for purchase until Thursday, Jan. 13, according to a release from the FACC. Tickets are $40 each. Attendees will…

Faith Community Health started the new year by making all things new for their patients.

The city of Branson will be conducting the next phase of under-grounding utilities along the 76 Country Boulevard strip between Presleys’ Country Jubilee and the Branson Ferris Wheel starting Jan. 5.

A woman is dead following a crash on Highway 376 near the Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area in Branson on New Year’s Eve.

The city of Branson is hiring a new city attorney.

Both the Republican and Democratic redistricting plans for the Missouri State House will bring changes to the district for representatives who cover Stone and Taney counties.

The filing deadline for April municipal elections has passed and while several communities will only have one candidate in each race, the city of Branson will have a competitive race for each of the three Alderman positions on the ballot.

A nurse aide for the medical unit at Cox Medical Center Branson has been given a Sunshine Award for outstanding service as part of the nursing support staff.

A Branson man has been charged for the double murder of two people behind the Famous Dave’s restaurant in Branson during the late hours of May 29, 2021.

Missouri State Rep. Brad Hudson has pre-filed multiple bills for the 2022 legislative session. The bills cover a wide range of topics from tax credits for property owners and disabled veterans to religious freedom for college student organizations.

The Taney County Commission, at their last public meeting before Christmas, voted to allow county employees to participate in the Rule of 80, sometimes called “80 and out,” a program which will allow employees to retire at a younger retirement age while still collecting their pension from th…

Branson Fire Chief Ted Martin came into the 2021 Turkey Bowling competition with the confidence of a defending champion, but in the end the trophy headed east to Forsyth.

(Story updated Mon., Dec. 27, 6:45 p.m.)