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During their Jan. 14 meeting, members of the Ozark County Substance Abuse Task Force learned that the organization has received two separate grants totaling $342,500 that will be used to help advance the task force’s mission of combating substance abuse locally.
A total of 19 members were present...
No one in Ozark County applied to grow, dispense, manufacture, transport or test medical marijuana after Missouri voters approved the measure last year, but four medical marijuana businesses were issued licenses recently in nearby counties, including three dispensaries and one marijuana-infused-...
Ozark County Sheriff Darrin Reed says his department is currently searching for Jason Laird, a 42-year-old Gainesville man who is believed to be armed and dangerous.
In addition to several pending warrants, Laird currently has the following six warrants listed in open condition in various Ozark...
Yellville, Arkansas-based Marion County Paving crews, subcontrated with the Olgoonik Co. of Anchorage, Alaska, began work Wednesday, Jan. 22, to rebuild the roadway, parking lot and boat ramp at the Tecumseh access off Highway 160 at Norfork Lake. Officials said that, due to the potential hazards...
The spot on J Highway where the bridge now crosses Lick Creek is indicated on older topographical maps of Ozark County as an historical spot. On some maps it is referred to as “Billy Buster Ford” and on others as “Billy Buster Crossing.”
Unfortunately, the background for designating this crossing...
Human remains found by an Ava-area farmer Jan. 13 could be those of Rex Davidson, an Ozark County resident who disappeared Oct. 31, 2018. At this point, officers say foul play has not been ruled out.
Identification of the remains, which are said to have been badly deteriorated when they were found...
Ozark County high school seniors interested in pursuing a career in fine arts, music or arts education are encouraged to apply for a $500 college scholarship offered by the West Plains Council on the Arts in cooperation with the Gatewood Family.
The scholarship program, which was established to...
Thirty-four people attended an open-house-style public meeting last week in Ava, where representatives of Missouri State Parks presented development options for Bryant Creek State Park. The proposed plans for the park, in Douglas County off N Highway a few miles north of Rockbridge, were based on...
Editor’s note: This story, originally published in Kaitlyn McConnell’s Ozarks Alive! blog, is reprinted with permission. To read more of McConnell’s posts about the people and places of the Ozarks, visit www.ozarksalive.com.
Few hands, feet and hearts nowadays know the longtime partner of old-...
The scheduled Jan. 27 murder trial for Theodosia-area resident Rebecca Ruud will likely be rescheduled, due to an unexpected complication – the disappearance of the son of Circuit Judge Calvin Holden, who is assigned to the case.
The expected cancellation and resetting of Ruud’s trial will be the...