by ShowMeOzarksMagazine | Apr 16, 2024 | Article Home 1, Magazine News
By Ann Leach Kevin Kirby played a little football and ran track in school, but that was the extent of his sports involvement until a few years ago. “I had quit smoking and a few years after I did, I found I was struggling to take deep breaths,” Kirby said. “I began...
by ShowMeOzarksMagazine | Apr 1, 2024 | Article Home 1, Magazine News
By Cheryl Franklin When Grove Rotary launches a project, people pay attention! Founded in 1946, this Grove, Oklahoma, club boasts more than 180 members and has a reputation for hosting successful fundraisers. The popular Lobster Fest has been known to raise upwards...
by ShowMeOzarksMagazine | Mar 26, 2024 | Article Home 1, Magazine News
By Ann Leach It didn’t take long for 32-year-old Cody Wilkins to get the message after watching a couple of close family members struggle with health challenges. “My cousin’s husband had a massive heart attack at age 39,” Wilkins said. “That got my attention and I...
by ShowMeOzarksMagazine | Mar 18, 2024 | Article Home 1, Magazine News
By Ann Leach It is written that “necessity is the mother of invention” and community volunteer Charlie Brown is proof that’s true. Brown’s father lost his vision to diabetes in 2007 and needed assistance, so Brown became a caregiver, helping his dad navigate his new...
by ShowMeOzarksMagazine | Mar 1, 2024 | Article Home 1, Magazine News
By Don Lowe As springtime rapidly approaches, it’s once again time for downtown businesses in Webb City, Missouri, to roll out the red carpet for shoppers near and far for a two-day event filled with plenty of delightful deals. Known more specifically as the Webb...
by ShowMeOzarksMagazine | Feb 20, 2024 | Article Home 1, Magazine News
By Ann Leach Maintaining a running habit has offered several stops and starts to Bentonville, Arkansas, runner Anthony Gallo. Born and raised in New York City, Gallo, with the help of his teachers, started a swim team his sophomore year of high school. “So that had me...