(From KGCS)Two Civil War Battles in Newtonia, Missouri are bringing historic status to the site which will become part of the National Park Service. This week on Newsmakers, members of the Newtonia Battlefields Protection Association share the history of the site and the Mathew Ritchey mansion. Sen. Roy Blunt played a role in the site gaining historic status and becoming part of the National Park Service.
Marion Liles, Tom Higdon and Eddie McAlister detail the steps the group has taken over more than 20 years to protect the property and push for its preservation. A video story offers history through a tour of the property including a nearby Civil War cemetery.
Newsmakers is airing nightly at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. the week of June 30 on KGCS-TV and will air at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, July 6 on KOAM-TV. It is also posted on the station’s YouTube channel: KGCS - Missouri Southern State University.
KGCS programming can be seen on channel 21 and is also available on regional cable television systems such as Sparklight, Mediacom and Optimum Internet in Carthage. The station operates as a service of the Department of Communications at Missouri Southern State University.
No comments:
Post a Comment