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The Mile Marker Sunday, October 11, 2026

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Ty's Take

Eighteen years running, and the Legacy of Love Gala keeps finding folks willing to show up for kids who need them most. That's the kind of staying power that doesn't happen by accident around here, and it doesn't happen without people who understand that foster care isn't some abstract problem happening somewhere else. It's happening in our schools, our neighborhoods, our churches. The Central Missouri foster families doing this work aren't looking for recognition, but they're looking for support, and galas like this one do the real work of turning that recognition into something tangible. Not many fundraisers manage to keep their footing for nearly two decades. This one has.

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Help Central Missouri Foster Families At The 18th Annual Legacy Of Love Gala

Central Missouri foster families will be supported through the 18th Annual Legacy of Love Gala, a charitable event designed to raise funds and awareness for local children in need. The gala brings together community members to celebrate foster care advocacy while directly benefiting families in the...

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West Plains Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take You get a week like this and you see the machinery of the region working the way it's supposed to. New highway patrol troopers graduating means younger officers cycling into stations across these counties, which matters more than most folks realize when you'

Truth or Consequences Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take The airport water line question keeps coming back around, doesn't it? Every few years somebody floats the idea of running infrastructure out to Spaceport America, and every few years the math doesn't work or the money isn't there or both.

Silver City Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take The screwworm alert ought to get everybody's attention around here, because that's not some distant range problem—it's in our backyard and it hits both sides of what keeps this county alive. A rancher loses cattle to parasites while an

Salida Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take The housing authority holding rents steady at Jane's Place and The 505 next year is the kind of news that doesn't make headlines scream, but it matters more than most people realize. When you've got young families and service workers