🌱 How an Ozark teacher became a foster parent in two hours
Ozark, Missouri Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Ozark! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How an Ozark teacher became a foster parent in two hours
- How Ozark’s First Baptist leader gained a key SBC role
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• A Missouri group that helps detained immigrants and their families marks a year of work (kcur.org) — An Ozark English teacher shared how she suddenly became a foster parent to a student during the child’s mother’s ICE detention, underscoring the human stakes of immigration enforcement. Her story was part of a Rolla event marking one year of Abide in Love, a Missouri-rooted group now helping detained immigrants and families across several cities and states. 
• WRAP-UP: Southern Baptists approve historic budget, new president, constitutional change • Biblical Recorder (brnow.org) — A local connection to national church news: First Baptist Church in Ozark’s administrative pastor, Don Currence, was re-elected as registration secretary as Southern Baptists met in Orlando. Delegates approved a historic budget shift favoring international missions, elected Florida pastor Willy Rice as SBC president, and passed several conservative-leaning resolutions on immigration, pastoral roles, and end-of-life issues.
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Community Conversation →
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Show →
Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, 3001 N Grant Ave, Springfield
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OUTLAW MONSTER TRUCKS & DIRT CAR RACING presented by Wheeler Metals & Superior Rents →
Springfield Raceway, 2110 N Farm Rd 123, Springfield
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King of the Wing Cookoff & Cornhole Party →
Genesis Health Clubs - Springfield South, 1249 E Battlefield Rd, Springfield
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Night at the Museum →
Christian County Museum, 100 E Elm St, Ozark
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Giboney Cave Tours →
Doling Park, 301 E Talmage St, Springfield
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Robot, the Fancy Animal: Summer Celebration at Cassidy Station →
Cassidy Station, 5176 N Fremont Rd, Nixa
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Kam Patterson →
Springfield Comedy Club, 420 W College St, Springfield
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Outlaw Nationals Monster Trucks & Dirt Car Racing →
Springfield Raceway, 2110 N Farm Rd 123, Springfield
7:00 pm
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
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- Hello, Iam looking for a good handyman to do something’s around my house.
One that has a good reputation and history of doing things right. I have a privacy fence repair and two toilet flapper repairs and a couple other… (Nextdoor McGuffey Park) - Hey folks, we are now offering digital conversion of audio tapes and vinyl LP's to our services.
We also recover inadvertent deletion or reformatted flash drives. Recover those lost files or pictures. Give us a look at www.dcphotosave.com. Thank… (Nextdoor Kali Springs)
- International Car Wash Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Ozark. Apply here.
- Murphy USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Ozark. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ozark here.
🗞 Nearby News
Nixa
- James (JC) Smith, age 69 (kttn.com)
- See American history at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (news-leader.com)
- 708 W Foxx Dr, Nixa, MO 65714 (zillow.com)
Rogersville
- Freedom Park in Rogersville offers opportunities for those with disabilities to get outdoors (ksmu.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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