Share(National Park Service news release.)
Eminence, MO – Beginning Monday, March 19, 2012 through 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, the Alley Spring and Round Spring Campgrounds will be undergoing a paving project. For visitor safety, the venture requires the temporary closing of the campground.
The paving job will restore existing paved roadway surfaces [...]

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Eminence, MO – Park Superintendent Reed E. Detring recognized Jeff and Karen Wade, owners of Elm Street Garage in Mountain View, Missouri for their dedicated efforts to restore the mill in operating condition during the Alley Mill Grand Opening Event on Friday, May 6, 2011.

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ShareRain lets up, sun shines for school field day devoted to water and water quality
By Jo Schaper
After one of the wettest weeks on record in the Shannon and Reynolds County Ozarks, with some students missing two days of school due to flooded roads, Mother Nature put on her finest spring attire for the National Park [...]

Share Although we currently (April 24, 3 p.m.) have flood conditions on the Jacks Fork at Alley Spring (over 13 foot) and the Current River at Van Buren (about 17 foot) and the rivers are closed to floating, we’ve got a little better news to report from Ozark National Scenic Riverways in regards to their [...]

ShareIf you planned to head for Alley Spring for a quiet, relaxing day near the Mill on April 29, you might consider rearranging your schedule.
by Jo Schaper
Between 400 and 500 local 4th and 5th graders are expected for the Jacks Fork Watershed Committee/NPS Junior Ranger Day that Friday to teach the youngsters about [...]

ShareEminence, MO – On Saturday, December 11th beginning at 10:00 am, Ozark National Scenic Riverways is hosting an old fashioned Christmas celebration for the public at the Alley Mill General Store.
Bring the whole family and your friends to view Alley Mill

ShareMitch Jayne’s love affair with the Ozarks started on the steps of a one-room schoolhouse. He “eloped” and married the last love of his life, Diana, on the schoolhouse steps, and somehow, it was just fitting that the celebration of his life (one could not hardly call it a “wake”) took place under a brilliantly [...]

ShareOzark National Scenic Riverways will host the “Alley Independence Day Celebration” at Alley Spring on Saturday, July 10, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This event commemorates the traditional picnic celebrations that were held at Alley Spring around the turn of the twentieth century when this area was the social gathering place [...]

ShareIf you were looking for the paving at Alley article, Traveler received word from Dena Matteson, spokesperson for National Park Service, on 5/13 that this project has been cancelled.
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Ranger Bill O’Donnell, interpretive ranger at Round Spring, passes along the news that Round Spring Cavern will be open for the usual summer hours beginning Memorial [...]

ShareNews from Elisa Kunz at Ozark Riverways on July 30:
Eminence, MO – The Jacks Fork River within Ozark National Scenic Riverways experienced flash flooding early this morning due to thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. The Shannon County sheriff’s office notified National Park Service law enforcement rangers at approximately 4:30 AM about flash flood conditions [...]