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August 9, 2024 • Volume 5, Issue #32
INSIDE:
• Around Town.... 12B • Churches.......... 11B • Classifieds......... 10C • Food.................. 8C • Fun & Games.... 12C • Pets for Adoption �� 3A • Obituaries........ 11A • Voices................. 1B • Weather........... 11A
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Don’t delete it...fry it. – SEE PAGE 1B.
ROCK THE BOOM ZONE: Only in Branson Missouri can you have a groundbreaking like this. The Branson Police Department SWAT breaching the door at the former White House Theatre after blasting it open. Demolition to parts of the existing structure must be accomplished prior to the next phase of construction for the NEW Branson PD. (Photo by Gary J. Groman)
Moderate voter turnout on Tuesday as several races were decided
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BY K.D. MICHAELS, Staff Writer Voter turnout was moderate at Tuesday’s primary elections, where many races were being decided. In the statewide races, each political party selected their party’s nomination for the November General Election, while many local races were ultimately decided in Tuesday’s election, as there was no candidate on the other side of the race. The unofficial results of
Tuesday’s election are as follows: In Taney County, 26.02%, or 10,349 of the county’s 39,769 registered voters made decisions for the county on Tuesday. Brian Seitz got the Republican’s nod in his bid for reelection to the office of State Representative District 156. Seitz beat opponent Carolyn Boss, with 81.07% of Taney County’s vote. Seitz will now meet up with the Democratic
candidate for the office, Janice Beacham, in the November election. Beacham ran unopposed in the Primary. In the race for State Representative District 155, Matthew Overcast received 66.35% of Tuesday’s votes to defeat Julie AuBuchon and gain the Republican nod. Overcast will go head-tohead with Democratic candidate Courtney Sweeney, who ran unopposed, in November. Eric Burlison received the
Republican nomination for U.S. Representative District 7, with 82.09% of Taney County’s vote. In November, Burlison’s name will be on the ballot alongside Democrat candidate Missi Hesketh and Libertarian Kevin Craig, who both were unopposed in the Primary Election. In the race for State Senator District 33, Brad Hudson defeated opponent Travis Smith, with 62.16% of Tuesday’s votes.
Circuit Judge Circuit 46 Jeff Merrell was unopposed in Tuesday’s election. Shane Keys defeated six opponents and garnered 41.08% of the vote to be elected Eastern District Commissioner. Brandon Williams was unopposed in his bid for reelection for the position of Western District Commissioner. Davy Wilson received 69.09% of the vote to defeat SEE ELECTION, PAGE 3A
Insight into the operation of the Branson Convention Center BY GARY J. GROMAN, Independent Journalist [Part 1 of 2] A feasibility study is underway regarding the expansion of the Branson Convention Center. To provide more information on the Convention Center, its operation, and economic benefit to Branson, we (BG) interviewed Angie Teel (AT), CMP, the Convention Center’s General Manager.
The results, in a Q&A format, are below: BG: What’s your position? A: I am the general manager for ASM Global at the Branson Convention Center. BG: Who is ASM Global? A: We are the largest venue management company in the world. ASM operates over 400 accounts worldwide, from arenas, stadiums and theaters to convention
centers. BG: What’s the relationship between ASM Global and Branson? AT: The city of Branson hired ASM Global to manage the convention center’s day-to-day operations. BG: How do you interface with the city in the management and operation of the Convention Center? AT: I talk to the city every
day. I just got back from a meeting with the mayor. I also meet with City Administrator Cathy Stepp once a month, update her on what we’re doing here, and give regular reports to the aldermen at board meetings. BG: Has the convention center ever made an operating net profit? And if so, when? A: It’s my understanding that in 2022, there was a net
profit. BG: If the Convention Center does not make a net profit each year, how does it contribute to the local community and economy? AT: Convention centers were historically not built to make money. They are there to be economic drivers, bringing people to the community who wouldn’t norSEE CONVENTION CENTER, PAGE 2A
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