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OATS Transit’s Southwest Region has received three new ADA accessible minibuses thanks to federal grant funds awarded through the Ozark Transportation Organization (OTO). The new buses were put into service at the end of February within the OTO area, which includes several southwest Missouri communities.

The Republican leader in Missouri’s Senate confirmed Tuesday her chamber will debate legislation seeking to ban transgender children from seeking gender- affirming care. Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina, assured State Sen.

Southwest Missouri Council of Governments to meet in Cassville The Southwest Missouri Council of Governments will host a public meeting on Thursday to gather public input on the transportation needs of seniors and individuals who have disabilities or who are impoverished The meeting will be from 9-11 a.m. at Cassville City Hall, located at 300 Main St in Cassville The regional Public Transit Human Services Coordination Plan (PTHSCP) will help to identify projects and organizations eligible for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 grant funding.

Caleb Wheeler has always called Southwest Missouri home, but next year, he will be joining the leadership team at Cassville as the new assistant elementary principal. During the February Board of Education meeting, the Cassville School Board hired Wheeler to serve as the assistant principal at Eunice Thomas Elementary and Cassville Intermediate School beginning July 1.