Archives for Town & Country
Barbara Hammond
Hometown: Mountainburg, Ark. Family: Granddaughter Ryllie In Town: “I drive a bus for the Mountainburg School District and have done so for 30 years. I have driven the same route…
Laura Copeland
Hometown: Pittsburg, Mo. Family: Husband Bill and son, Hunter (11) In Town: Laura Copeland has been a high school math teacher for 18 years. “I started at Buffalo High School,…
Dillon Mizer
Family: Wife Brittany Mizer; and 3-year-old son Brady Hometown: Hindsville, Ark. In Town: “In 2013, I began working part-time for Fastenal while earning degrees in agribusiness/management marketing and animal science…
Gerald Francka
Hometown: Bolivar, Mo. Family: Wife, Tommie Jo; daughter, Savannah and son-in-law, Nathan; son, Kyle and daughter-in-law, Meagen and granddaughter Henley; son, Gavin In Town: Gerald has been a lineman for Southwest Electric…
Dana and Donna Samples
Family: Sons Joe Don, Charles, Taylor; daughter Alicia Axton; and six grandchildren Tyler, Quinton, Ally, Carlie, Braden and Lee In Town: “My wife Donna and I grew up in Huntsville, both in…
Scott Thornhill
Hometown: Republic, Mo. Family: Wife: Mirela, and Children: Macie (21) and Kile (18) In Town: Scott Thornhill works for City Utilities at the Power Plant in Springfield, Mo. City Utilities…
James Franks
Family: Wife Lynlee Franks; and children, Kallie and Jett. Hometown: Siloam Springs, Ark. In Town: “I am a cross country pipeline welder for oil and natural gas. I work through the…
Johnny Hix
Hometown: Macks Creek, Mo. Family: Wife, Cindy In Town: Johnny Hix has been in the construction and remodeling business for 15 years, Johnny Hix Landscaping and Construction. “We do remodeling…
Morgan and Rachel Downum
Family: Children: Avery, Essa, Ella and Grady In Town:“I served an apprenticeship to be an electrician and 14 years ago opened Morgan Downum Electric,” Morgan Downum said. “While most of my business…
Kinsey Olson
Photo by Angela Dodson Photography Hometown: Rogersville, Mo. Family: Husband Chris In Town: Kinsey Olson, of Rogersville, Mo., has always had a passion for women’s health and wellness. Her career…