OZARK LIFE FLASHBACK 1988: Meet the father, son on cover of famous Ozark Mountain Daredevils album

In 1976, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils released an album titled 'Men from Earth.'

On the album over was a photo of Clarence and Roscoe Jones, who were father and son. They lived a simple life on their farm near Clever, Missouri forgoing tractors and pickups in favor of horses and wagon. Springfield photographer Jim Mayfield took the photo of them for the album cover.

KY3's Ed Fillmer visited Clarence and Roscoe Jones on their farm.

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Springfield asks for public input on Cherry and Pickwick calming project plans

Updated: Aug. 11, 2020 at 8:14 AM CDT

By KY3 Staff

The City of Springfield is asking for public comments about their traffic calming project near the intersection of Pickwick and Cherry.

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Gillioz Theatre asks for support to help ‘Save Our Stages’

Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 11:16 AM CDT

Theaters struggle to make ends meet during the pandemic.

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KY3 FLASHBACK: Ed Fillmer shops Springfield's old Nellie Dunns

Updated: Feb. 7, 2020 at 3:39 PM CST

Nellie Dunns was an eclectic shop of this and that on Commercial Street in Springfield, Mo. for a few years.

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KY3 Flashback: 900 Springfield-area Girl Scouts write President George H.W. Bush

Updated: Feb. 4, 2020 at 1:55 PM CST

In 1990, 900 Springfield area girl scouts wrote the President of the United States as a project to get them involved in civic responsibility.

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KY3 FLASHBACK: Douglas County, Mo. abbey becomes internationally famous

Updated: Jan. 31, 2020 at 6:20 PM CST

They are internationally famous for their Christmas fruitcake, shipped everywhere, they bake and pack them year-round.

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KY3 FLASHBACK: Springfield's Brad Pitt moves to Hollywood, appears in 'Dallas'

Updated: Jan. 9, 2020 at 1:49 PM CST

Springfield's Brad Pitt Sunday won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." KY3 followed a day in the life of Brad Pitt in the mid-1980s, before he became a Hollywood favorite. Ed Fillmer reports in this Ozark Life story.

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Jordan Valley Community Health Center gets $1M grant to expand services

Updated: May. 22, 2019 at 7:02 PM CDT

Jordan Valley Community Health Center was awarded with another $1 million grant by UnitedHealthcare to help expand its community health worker program to rural areas and its satellite clinics.

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Alamo Drafthouse to offer free movie tickets to federal workers

Updated: Jan. 10, 2019 at 7:12 PM CST

By Sean Barnhill, News Producer

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will offer free movie tickets to federal employees currently out of work due to the partial government shutdown.

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Veteran Springfield broadcaster, Rod Kittleman, passes away

Updated: Dec. 28, 2018 at 8:43 PM CST

By Sean Barnhill, News Producer

Springfield radio icon Rod Kittleman, 58, passed away at a Springfield hospital on Friday, his family confirmed to KY3 News.

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Ozark Life Flashback: Old general store is like stepping back in time

Updated: Aug. 15, 2018 at 3:53 PM CDT

When they closed the general store in Bird Town decades ago, they left a lot of items on the shelves. Entering the store in the 1980's was like stepping back in time.

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Ozark Life Flashback: Horsing around in Shannon County, Mo.

Updated: Jul. 30, 2018 at 4:02 PM CDT

It's a big business in Shannon County, Mo. This area is known for its horseback riding.