Author: Christian County Trumpet
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Review: Possibly the worst movie in recent years…
You were warned in the headline. This article is not political, or a commentary on current events. It’s nothing more than entertainment. If you don’t like salty, snarky, jaded movie reviews, move on. For the rest of you weirdos, here goes: I can’t believe I recommended this movie to my wife! I watched a good Read more
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Truth now: Ozark School Board Paranoia? Part 2
GUEST COLUMN Click here for part 1 of this article. How this plays out in the Ozark R-VI School Board When a paranoid school board wanted to censure one of its members for daring to talk to the public a year or so ago, the attorney drafted a letter of reprimand for all of the Read more
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Having the law in your pocket Part 1
GUEST EDITORIAL Have you ever considered what it would be like to have your own personal genie . . . especially if he wasn’t limited to just three wishes? This is not just a fantasy for young children. Grown adults can have a real-life version of this. Or at least certain adults in key positions Read more
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Truth now: Who will be the next mayor of Ozark?
OZARK, MO — Three men ran for Ozark mayor two years ago. Those same three are running again. Who are they, and who will be the next mayor of Ozark? Click here for more. Current Mayor Don Currence Don Currence won the mayorship two years ago. Now, he’s running for re-election. “Look at what I’ve Read more
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New Idea: Offer free athletic options for Ozark now
OZARK, MO — James Russell of Ozark has a vision for his hometown. Free athletic options for the public. “Why pay for memberships when you could offer free access?” Russell says of his idea to bring free basketball, volleyball, pickleball and other athletic options to Ozark. Russell, a former coach of professional and youth athletes Read more
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Truth now: How a good man can do harm
GUEST EDITOTRIAL (SUMMARIZED FROM ORIGINAL) Mark Jenkins joined the school board three years ago, determined to improve the behavior of a board clearly out of control. He now presides over a board that remains woefully off-course. Jenkins presumes his noble intentions insulate him from error. They don’t. Click here for background when Jenkins was a Read more
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Truth now: Ozark Mayor candidate campaign manager stirs it up!
OZARK, MO — Things can get heated up at local hot spots. On Saturday, February 1, 2025, the aroma of coffee, bacon, eggs and pancakes fills the air. Conversations burst forth at certain tables. Others quietly await breakfast at Sands Cafe. A tall, gray-stubbly faced man with deep set eyes, in cowboy boots and hat, Read more
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Truth now: The answer is in the question …
GUEST EDITORIAL Following Matt Growcock’s appointment to the Ozark R-6 School Board, Christian County Trumpet Publisher Johnny Rooster confronted him on camera and asked, “Did Mark Jenkins ask you personally to be on the board, to apply?” Mr. Growcock responded “No.” (FYI, Mark Jenkins and Matt Growcock are close buddies.) It is hardly plausible that Read more
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Truth now: Why Mark Jenkins is such a good friend
OZARK, MO— Remember the song, “That’s What Friends Are For?” By Dionne Warwick? Here is a link to that song. Bing Videos Ozark R-VI Board of Education President Mark Jenkins is a prime example of a good friend. He’s what friends are for. If you don’t believe me, ask his friend, Matt Growcock. Growcock (who Read more
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BREAKING: Ozark R-6 to fill a controversial replacement now!
OZARK, MO — BREAKING NEWS: This afternoon at 4 p.m., Monday, January 27, 2025, the Ozark R-6 school board will decide who they want to fill a vacancy created when Guy Callaway moved out of the district. Applicants list includes: Mark Burton Bubs Hohulin Patrick Sullivan Brian Rohlman Laura Head Elliot *Rae Ann Wade Jeremiah Read more
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Is that allowed?
GUEST EDITORIAL At the recent meeting of the Ozark School District Board of Education, a patron signed up to speak to the Board during the public comment period. Protocol requires that patrons must sign up in advance and declare their topics before they are permitted to speak to the Board (in what is almost always Read more
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A tale of Two Board Members
GUEST EDITORIAL A recent spectacle at the Ozark R-VI School Board meeting created quite a contrast with one just a few months ago. A board member, Guy Callaway, moved out of the school district and, according to the board, didn’t tell anyone. He conveniently announced his vacancy right when it appeared to be too late Read more
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Why hating the Chiefs is so important now
Hating the Chiefs. Or just hatred in general. It’s becoming a favorite American pastime. It’s outdated and old-fashioned to love things. Love of cars, country, God, family, girls, ambition, wealth, power, all seen as passe. Love of achievement, goals, self-improvement, helping others, serving God and country, why waste time on such archaic garbage? Hate, baby, Read more
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Truth now: Why the Ozark R-6 Board hates Christina Tonsing
OZARK, MO — The Ozark R-6 School Board hates fellow board member Christina Tonsing. Why? She cuts right through their bureaucratic monotony with bulldog tenacity. Watching the performance live, one realizes Tonsing comes fully loaded, batteries charged, vigorous to keep and hold the rest of her “boardsters” accountable to the public who elected them. Day-um! Read more
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Truth now: Ozark School Board controversy explodes!
OZARK, MO — The Ozark R-6 Board of Education is once again embroiled in controversy as a dispute over a vacated board seat explodes! Here’s the story… The room grew tense as State Representative Jamie Gragg (R-Ozark) urged the Ozark R-6 School Board to allow voters their rightful option to vote on three open positions Read more
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(Truth now) Ozark mayor race: Puppet, Bully, or Country?
OZARK, MO — Three men are running for Ozark mayor. They’ve done it before, same threesome. One is a puppet, one is a bully, and one is country. Which of those three words best describes a good mayor for Ozark? Option 1: Go with the current mayor, seeking re-election. Don Currence. He’s the puppet mayor Read more
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Truth now: Ozark School Board does something right!
OZARK, MO — People say the Christian County Trumpet dogs on the Ozark R-6 Board of Education too much. Like, don’t they do good things, too? We at the world headquarters of the premier news and entertainment source for Christian County, Missouri are delighted to share the truth… and the truth is, YES!!! The Ozark Read more
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Truth now: All I want for Christmas is…
OLDFIELD, MO — All I want for Christmas is for my son to interact with me. I’m a dad of four boys, ages 26, 24, 21 and 15. They are all remarkable, fiercely independent, competent and talented. Not one like the other. I’m so blessed to be their dad. It’s my highest calling in life. Read more
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Shocking truth now: Ozark school board sidesteps voters?
OZARK, MO — The Ozark R-6 School Board is dodging voters, hiding under the skirts of School Attorney Celynda L. Brasher, a big school muckety muck from a big snooty wooty lawfirm in St. Louie. Click here for more. Word is that Ms. Brasher is cool with the school sidestepping voters in the upcoming April Read more
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Truth now: Ozark School Board fears sex policy
OZARK, MO — The Ozark R-VI Board of Education meets tomorrow (Thursday, December 19, 2024) and one board member hopes they talk about sex. Christina Tonsing brought it up in August, and they still haven’t wanted to talk about the idea of defining sex and gender as it relates to Title IX. Urgent reason why Read more