Bringing you news, events, and weather this week including free tickets to the Dustin Lynch concert on September 10. Listen for details on how to win! Plus, updates from the Missouri Department of Conservation bring out the conversationalist in David Hoover. Awards and kudos to Emma Evans for winning a scholarship for foreign studies, Alice Lynn updates us on Metamorphosis at the Hyde House and more from carthagenewsonline.com. 
Plus vaccine clinics at Jasper County Health Department on Wednesday and Friday, we highlight the weather (unseasonably hot), and give the details on weekend events from the Carthage Farmer's Market, artCentral, Kiddieland, Charlie 22 Outdoors, and the Carthage Opera House: Ghosts and a Movie. Finally, John Hacker catches up with a few heroes at Carthage City Hall.

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Bringing you news, events, and weather this week including free tickets to the Dustin Lynch concert on September 10. Listen for details on how to win! Plus, updates from the Missouri Department of Conservation bring out the conversationalist in David Hoover. Awards and kudos to Emma Evans for winning a scholarship for foreign studies, Alice Lynn updates us on Metamorphosis at the Hyde House and more from carthagenewsonline.com. 
Plus vaccine clinics at Jasper County Health Department on Wednesday and Friday, we highlight the weather (unseasonably hot), and give the details on weekend events from the Carthage Farmer's Market, artCentral, Kiddieland, Charlie 22 Outdoors, and the Carthage Opera House: Ghosts and a Movie. Finally, John Hacker catches up with a few heroes at Carthage City Hall.

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News, Events, Weather, and Sports in Carthage.  Tune in for updates!

Emma Evans Receives Prominent Scholarship to Attend German High School
Free Fishing Day at Rolling River State Park
Della Croft Named Executive Director of Carthage Area United Way
'Farce of Nature' fills Stone's Throw with Laughter
Amy Cole Achieves Ameriprise Private Wealth Advisor Status
And we list a busy week of activities on the events calendar.

Tune in early this week as a lot is happening on Tuesday! Catch the Missouri Bicentennial celebration with an Ice Cream Social in Central Park at 5 pm, the special meeting of Mercy Carthage Board and the Carthage R-9 Board of Education at 6 pm, and Carthage City Council meeting at 6:30! In other news, we will share a few popular headlines and a weekend full of events. Finally, the weather is everything you would expect in August in Missouri - hot & humid with a chance of rain someday.

Take a deep dive into all the headlines or find a full calendar of events at Carthage News Online. 

Our sound start is an invitation for artCentral in Carthage. Plus, we bring you current COVID stats from the Jasper County Health Department and deliver details about the MO Vaccine Lottery awarding 160 people with $10,000 in cash for receiving a COVID Vaccine. Get your first vaccination shot by August 11th and enter the lottery here. 

Ozarks Food Harvest fed a record number of people in 2020 and Arvest Bank donates funds to Charlie 22 Outdoors. Events this week include Metamorphasis from Debbie and Richard Reed at artCentral and Scoops Across America brings an ice cream social and live music in Central Park for the 200th birthday of the State of Missouri. Finally, expect seasonal skies this week with a slight chance of rain on Thursday. 

Citizens of Carthage will have two issues on the August 3rd Ballot. In their podcast, we share some facts about both initiatives and interview April Ford from Jasper County Emergency 9-1-1 Board and Ceri Otero from Ward 3 on Carthage City Council. 

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Our sound start comes from the Area Agency on Aging, inviting seniors to utilize their staff for help in booking vaccination appointments. Our gift card winner this week is Gail Ann Hull. Our headlines feature information about the August 3 ballot initiatives for Jasper County and the City of Carthage. We have quick quotes from April Ford with Jasper County 9-1-1 Board and Ceri Otero representing Ward Three on Carthage City Council regarding the City of Carthage Use Tax, Both interviews in full will be shared on our bonus podcast released on Friday and our Virtual Carthage Weekend Report released on The Carthage Press Facebook page and the Virtual Carthage YouTube Channel on Friday at 4:30 p.m. John Hacker shares information about changes coming to the Carthage Chamber of Commerce. 
The weather this week is hot with heat advisories expected throughout the week; stay hydrated Carthage. And in Sports, we share the success of a local Carthaginian from the National High School Finals Rodeo. Congrats to Cooper Freeman! In events, we share the St Ann's Youth Rummage Sale and Ozarks Folklore & a Movie from the Paranormal Science Lab and Bookhouse Cinema. Take a tour of the Kendrick House and learn a little history this weekend. 

A sound start from Trace Adkins inviting you to his July 30th concert at Black Oak Mountain Theater in Lampe Missouri! Plus, David shares how you can win free tickets by commenting on this Facebook post! Tag a friend to get your name in a drawing for tickets. 

John Hacker reports on City news including two ballot issues for August 3rd and he gives an update on Carthage School construction plans. Plus, a teaser on where to find the scoop on Vision Carthage's holiday plans and outstanding news on an MSSU senior with plans to sign on with the Texas Rangers! The weather report is brief and predictable, and events in Carthage include the Shredding Event from Carthage Chamber on the 23rd and a slow weekend of events in Carthage. Thanks for tuning in for the news, events, weather, and sports in Carthage. 

So much news for the Jasper County Youth Fair, plus our first sound start announcement! Thank you to the Area Agency on Aging for utilizing our NEW audio press release abilities! To leave your announcements, call 417-310-9310.  We share our calendar for upcoming Virtual Carthage Weekend Report shows featuring the Jasper County Youth Fair, Carthage Maple Leaf Festival, and closeout June with a discussion on ballot issues for the August 3rd election.  Our events this week include the Shriner's Truck and Tractor Pull, artCentral Exhibition, and Concerts in the Park featuring Sober As a Judge. 

Ten Minute Tuesday brings news, events, weather, and sports reports from Carthage, Missouri in less than ten minutes. Headlines this week include accident reports and a summary of Independence weekend events. The deadline to register to vote for the August 3 ballot issues is Wednesday, July 7th, and sign up for a daily newsletter from Carthage News Online. Plus, a quick weather update, and lots of events on the calendar including Food Truck Friday, virtual events from the Missouri Department of Conservation, How Does Your Garden Grow from the Fair Acres Family YMCA on the northside of the Square, an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, and artCentral's Member Exhibition. Finally, the Jasper County Youth Fair runs July 14 - 18 with events starting this Saturday including at Cat Show and a Cavy Show and a Dog Show on Sunday morning.