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You won’t believe what officials’ new favorite food is now!
MISSOURI, USA — Elected officials are drooling: You won’t believe what officials’ new favorite food is now! Pot pie. Not the chicken, the plant. Marijuana. Pot. Weed. Dope. Skunk. Yeah, that stuff. They want a big slice of pot pie. And a bigger one. It’s bad enough we have a voter base duped into passing…
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Ozark now boosts an ugly culture of greed
OZARK, MO — A simple, two-story white farmhouse with a green roof is now flanked by a new apartment complex as Ozark now boosts an ugly culture of greed. The apartments distort the countryside in a glaring mismatch of rural vs. urban as motorists pass warily along U.S. Highway 65 between Highway 14 to the…
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SPS is now covering up teacher student sex scandal?
SPRINGFIELD, MO — Springfield Public Schools are allegedly covering up a teacher-student sex scandal. According to a listener on a local news talk radio station, his son, who recently graduated from SPS, knows details about a sex ring involving a Kickapoo and 4 Glendale High School teachers renting an apartment on Ingram Mill Road for…
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Why mental health agencies now twist our kids to transition
Claim: Mental health agencies are getting money to now twist our kids to transition. (Encourage, promote and validate feelings of gender dysphoria among minors.) I deliver food on the Doordash app. Every time I drop off to a mental health agency featuring minors as their clients, they are splashed with pro transgender propaganda and rainbows.…
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Truth: Why Representative Gragg is now Notorious
OZARK, MO —Jamie Ray Gragg is now notorious. He’s gotten death threats from around the world. Not sure if he needs bodyguards yet, or maybe some sinister looking K9s baring fangs. I’d recommend the big, bald black guy and the big, bald white guy, flanking him, in black jackets and ties, sunglasses, maybe chewing gum,…
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Now the truth about the Ozark Mayor is known!
OZARK, MO — Now the truth about the Ozark Mayor is known. Ironically, the truth arose because I wrote a presumptive, less than accurate article about him. Click here for that one. In that article, I suggest Ozark Mayor Don Currence, who is on staff at First Baptist Ozark, is tempted to play favorites on…
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School bus incident now like a scene from Dirty Harry
SPRINGFIELD, MO — Like a terrifying scene from the 1971 movie “Dirty Harry” (pictured above) this week, a sex offender who failed to register forced his way onto a school bus of Pershing Elementary and Middle School students. Kids escaped out the back door for their safety as neighbors watched. The offender, William Moore, 25,…
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Integrity of the Ozark Mayor is now being tested!
OZARK, MO — The integrity of the Ozark Mayor is now being tested. Will Mayor Don Currence let politics get in the way, or will he be true to voters? We’ll soon find out! You see, a resignation on the Ozark Board of Aldermen left an opening in Ward 3. (Each Ward has 2 aldermen).…
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Election Day was now yesterday?
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, MO — Yesterday, Tuesday, was April 2. It was cool, cloudy, and a bit rainy at times. Not a friendly day. Oh, and it was election day. Oops. Most voters didn’t vote on election day. They forgot, or didn’t remember, which is somewhat similar. Ozark School Bored (I mean, Board!) Those who voted,…
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The eclipse now comes to blind us!
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, MO — The solar eclipse is scheduled for April 8, 2024, weather permitting. No rain date has been set, so check your calendars! Depending upon the location of your body relative to the location of the sun, you may or may not notice it getting darker midday April 8. If you do, don’t…
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White House ice cream scandal now explained!
OLDFIELD, MO — BREAKING NEWS: The White House ice cream scandal is finally explained to me, Johnny Rooster, the publisher of the Christian County Trumpet! After weeks of attempting to contact the aging Chief Executive, to no avail, regarding his misuse of federal tax dollars for a new ice cream parlor added to the White…
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Ozark School Board member explains her position as the “odd man out”
OZARK, MO — Christina Tonsing, one of the seven Ozark School Board members got a scolding by the other six. They pulled her aside after a meeting and said she wasn’t, well, playing nicely in their playground. For a back story, click here. Her response, sent to each board member recently: Dear fellow board members,I…
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Ozark School Board now run like a gang?
OZARK, MO — Is it possible the Ozark R-6 Board of Education is operating like a street gang? Now, don’t get the idea that the board members are wearing gang colors and bandanas on their heads. They aren’t decked in matching jackets or neck tats (least, not that I can tell!) From the way the…
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My pending court case (now for the record)
THE ACCUSED By Johnny Rooster Former Sparta Mayor Jenni Davis filled out a complaint against me in May. Click here for a previous article. The City Prosecutor, J. Randal Howell, II, filed four counts of harassment against me in a case heard by Judge Doug Bacon in September, after being moved from its original July…
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“Doodoo” Process in the Ozark School District!
PATRON brings up proposal (CCT Photo) SCHOOL BOARD member shuts down proposal (CCT Photo) Doodoo Process in the Ozark School District, a screenplay (BASED ON A TRUE STORY) OPENING CAMERA ANGLE SHOWS The Exterior of the Ozark R-VI School District World Headquarters. Cut to interior shot of a long, narrow table, much longer than usual…
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Peek Behind the Curtain: Ozark School’s New Superintendent
OZARK, MO — The Ozark School District has a “new” superintendent. Erm, she’s actually been right there for quite a while. Click here to read the other media stuff they all want you to read. Check this song out for further reference. “The Who” sang “here comes the new boss…just like the old boss.” The…
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Senior Tax Freeze Now Approved!
From left, Eastern District Commissioner Bradley Jackson, Presiding Commissioner Lynn Morris, Western District Commissioner Hosea Bilyeu. CCT Photo by Johnny Rooster OZARK, MO— The Christian County Commission voted 2-1 in favor of a real estate tax freeze for seniors Tuesday, Dec. 12 during their regular meeting on the second floor of the county courthouse. Western…
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Big Show (down at the) Big Church!
The Big Show James River Christmas video footage by Johnny Rooster/CCT Dec. 2, 2023 By Johnny Rooster, Christian County Trumpet OZARK, MO — The Big Show. The Big Church. Hard to miss. Every Christmas season, the big JESUS sign in front of the big church on U.S. 65 and CC. Yes, it’s all about Jesus.…
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Santa vs. The Turkey
The neighborhood was quiet. Middle of the day. Everyone at work. ‘Cept for the dogs. They waited to bark at delivery people from behind closed doors. Only the hum of the inflatables. You know the inflatables. Anyone who’s ever been to Target, Walmart, Costco, or Sam’s Club sees them looming in Christmas (or Halloween) display…
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A Tale of Two Santas
In the quiet little town, a celebration was in the works. On a warm, sunny November day, the little town kicked off its first Christmas market in its recently acquired event center. The old building and the little town were full of hope for a new Christmas season. The mayor got in on it, bringing…