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The Ozark County Sheriff’s Office, along with partners in the Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force (MJTF), conducted a search warrant on two residences in Tecumseh Sunday, Nov. 6. The search yielded seven arrests, methamphetamine, morphine, items indicative of trafficking drugs, firearms and ammunition...
Veterans Day is a holiday honoring people of courage – and I’m sorry to say I’m not one of them. Courage is just not the word anyone would use to describe someone who’s had a lifelong terror of the world’s most harmless spider – granddaddy longlegs. (I do have a relative who’s afraid of butterflies...
Like some of the other Ozark County districts, Bakersfield School pays tribute to area military veterans this time of year with Veterans Day programs honoring the heroes' service. At Bakersfield, however, that tribute continues all year long in a display case filled with photos of recent BHS...
We have a long list of military veterans to thank this Friday on Veterans Day, a patriotic time when we honor everyone who served in our country’s armed forces whether during war or peace. One of Ozark County’s most famous and highly-decorated veterans was Gainesville High School graduate and 30-...
Ozark County voters have passed an additional half-cent sales tax to benefit the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department, bringing the total amount of sales tax revenue into the department to 1 cent for every $1 spent inside Ozark County.
The measure was passed by a vote of 2,398 (65.45 percent) yes to...
Ozark County voters will go to the polls on Nov. 8 to vote on a half-cent sales tax proposal to fund law enforcement in Ozark County.
The proposal would add to a half-cent sales tax that is already in place for law enforcement, making the sales tax rate in Ozark County for law enforcement one full...
Not so long ago Ozark County was full of thriving little towns named after early settlers and the hills, streams, animals and lifestyle they experienced here. Some of these places are still going strong. Mother Nature is busy reclaiming the others. Stray iris patches and broken buildings signal...
The Nov. 8 General Election is Tuesday, and Ozark County Clerk Brian Wise and Deputy Clerk Wilma Watson explain some changes that voters will see with this election’s procedures.
Photo ID needed
The biggest change involves the need for voters to bring a photo identification of themselves with...
We wanted to bring you an update about the Dora Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) program. Out chapter is part of a national program that is dedicated to helping teach students skills to be successful citizens, students and productive workers when they enter the workforce.
This is Dora's second...
The Ozark County Commissioners met Monday morning and heard, among other things, a report that the courthouse elevator is becoming obsolete and that if something serious was to go wrong with it, there are no parts to repair it any longer.
County Clerk Brian Wise told commissioners John Turner, Gary...