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Southwest Missourian noted artillery commander (Local News ~ 07/29/11)
Many Southern heroes of the Civil War came from other states and other parts of Missouri, but southwest Missouri had one of its own in Col. Hiram Bledsoe. Bledsoe and his 5th Missouri Light Battery took part in the Battle of Wilson's Creek near Springfield in August 1861 and a month later were in the Battle of Drywood Creek south of Deerfield, where he was seriously wounded... -
Tax would provide solid means to maintain parks, board says (Local News ~ 07/29/11)
"I've spent a lot of time in the parks this summer and it's been real neat," parks board member and new mother Amyl Bishop said. "Some of the refurbished equipment was in the park when I was a kid," Bishop said. "I want to stay here -- raise my family here. As a young person I want to live in a town with parks," she said... -
National Guard soldier recalls year of service in Iraq (Local News ~ 07/29/11)
On July 4, 2004, Melissa Thompson, of El Dorado Springs, got a call that literally changed her life. It was a warning call that her National Guard Unit was going to be deployed to Iraq. She would be leaving for three months of training and be in Iraq a year...
Stories from Friday, July 29, 2011
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