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Nine teams converge for 26th annual event Written By: Erik Kaufman | × Beau Kirsch and Emily Konachne, members of the White Lake quiz bowl team, discuss the competition with their teammates during the Custer Battlefield Highway Academic Festival Wednesday afternoon at Mitchell Wesleyan Church. (Erik Kaufman / Republic) “This former president, when asked if he had any regrets in his life, admitted he had two. That he had been unable to shoot Henry Clay, and unable to hang John C. Calhoun. Name this famous resident of Hermitage.” The correct answer? Andrew Jackson. “Ident...

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — The annual Lake of the Ozarks winter drawdown will begin soon, and Lakefront home and dock owners should be aware of a few things. Ameren owns and operates Bagnell Dam, and regulates the Lake level throughout the year, in cooperation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE). The utilities company drops the Lake level by about 6 feet during the winter in anticipation of spring rains, which can fill the Lake quickly. During the winter months, the water level at the Lake is lowered to the 654 mark. Dock owners a...