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Billie Brightman

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
61
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Billie Brightman

    Tri-State Alliance unites tourism organizations around the Ozarks (opens the original)

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    CASSVILLE, Mo. (KY3) - “Three states, one voice” is the message behind a new initiative coming from chambers of commerce in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The Tri-State Marketing and Tourism Alliance brings together communities in southwest Missouri, northwest Arkansas, and northeast Oklahoma to promote businesses and attract visitors. It was started by the McDonald County Chamber, and more than a dozen chambers have jumped on board, including Cassville, Monett, Mount Vernon, and Hollister fr

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Billie Brightman

    The ‘first responders for the first responders’ need your help in Texas County (opens the original)

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    TEXAS COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - There’s an organization in Texas County that acts as first responders for first responders. The Texas County Emergency Response Team started as a neighborhood watch, of sorts, since emergency services in the large county can sometimes be an hour away. But its biggest service is helping out firefighters when they are called to put out a fire. The nonprofit provides cooling and medical services to firefighters, helping them take some time to relax, hydrate, and heal up. “

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Billie Brightman

    Arkansas man was tired of writing a check, so he reworked how a town pays its water bill (opens the original)

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    NEWTON COUNTY, Ark. (KY3) - Zack Andrews was filling out a check to pay his water bill when he told himself one thing: “There has to be a better way.” Being a developer, he took it upon himself to create Online Water Bill to give the community of Deer, Ark., a way to calculate and pay bills more easily. For the water association, it allows them to make meter reading and locating more streamlined, which then allows bills to be calculated much faster. “We don’t want to replace their jobs,” said co

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Billie Brightman

    When a grocery store closed in Forsyth, Mo., a nonprofit stepped in to keep providing food (opens the original)

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    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - When a grocery store closes in a rural community, it can leave people without a nearby option for food, but one organization is transforming that space to keep food close. Christian Action Ministries was looking for a bigger space for its Forsyth pantry, so when the Save A Lot grocery store closed, it was the perfect opportunity to provide more food to the community. CAM runs its pantries on a client-choice model, which means people can shop for what they want, avoiding

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Billie Brightman

    Stone County Sheriff’s Office investigates Thursday night murder-suicide (opens the original)

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    STONE COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - An apparent murder-suicide is under investigation in northern Stone County. It happened around 9:20 p.m. on Thursday on W. Finley River Dr. That’s between Nixa and Highlandville, just west of US 160. “(It’s a) relatively quiet neighborhood here in the northern part of the county,” said Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader. He said several calls came in with people saying they heard gunshots in the area. Stone and Christian County deputies, Nixa Police, and Nixa Fire responde

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