September 2024

Gary Methvin of Everton

Gary Lee Methvin, age 55, of Everton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, in Springfield, Missouri at Mercy Hospital surrounded by his family. The son of Bobby Lee Methvin and JoElla (Cunningham) Methvin was born in Harrison on April 11, 1969.
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Who Wants a Used Mower?

Dad and I closed up the pool hall one late summer night, noting that we had only accumulated a total of 16 dollars as a result of the entire day’s business. That wasn’t a good day, but it was a good day to float on the Piney rather than play pool.
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A Christmas Story comes to town

Twin Lakes Playhouse has announced upcoming auditions for its final production of 2024, A Christmas Story. Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940s follows nine-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas.
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Weekend Weather

Friday- Partly cloudy with a high near 92 degrees and a low near 67 degrees. Saturday- Partly cloudy with a high of 91 degrees and a low near 65 degrees.
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