So, what can we do to ensure our pets have as enjoyable holiday along with us?  Here are some tips for keeping our pets and visiting pets safe from holiday mishaps. 

The Missouri Institute of Cooperatives established the Cooperative Hall of Fame to provide a lasting and prestigious recognition for individuals who have made significant contributions to the cooperative movement.

These grants will fund impactful projects across six categories: Access to Care, Child & Family Safety, Dental Care, Healthy Lifestyles, Mental Health, and Substance Use.

Wreaths Across America leads the effort to place a wreath on every military Veteran’s grave throughout the United States and to hold wreath dedication ceremonies at U.S. national cemeteries around the world.

Pregnancy Life Line of Branson West, MO, a local nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, is spreading some holiday cheer with its annual "Bless a Baby" program. A beautiful holiday ornament and a card are sent for each donation, with the donor choosing the recipient or recipients.              This will make an excellent gift. Pregnancy Life Line will send a lovely card and ornament directly to your recipient or recipients, on your behalf. Alternatively, you could do this in memory

Each of the houses in the Standing by the Door program will receive blank wish lists so that parents can write down the gifts they would like to give their children for Christmas. 

With that many red kettles, the Salvation Army is always in need of bell ringers.  

The Warming Center has a men's side, a women's side and a family room, with a maximum capacity of 49 individuals who can stay overnight.

Branson area resident Josh Smith, a key advocate for the adoption of the senior tax assessment freeze in Taney County, recently shared that some counties appear to be researching ways to make the process easier.

His rehabilitation program was intense and prolonged. He underwent intense spinal cord rehabilitation at The Shirley Ryan Ability Lab in Chicago, one of America’s top rehabilitation hospitals. For the past 12 weeks, he has continued his rehabilitation in Ankeny, Iowa.