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To contact the Ozark County Sheriff’s Depart-ment or other emergency-responding agencies here, call 679-4633. In an emergency, dial 911.
March 2610:13 a.m. – Vehicle accident on Highway 101. One person involved, and they are out of the car, bleeding from the forehead and wanting to be checked by...
A $20,000 cash-only bond was set March 21 for Dustin Lee, 34, after the Vanzant-area man was charged with one count of burglary and 12 counts of stealing a firearm.The 13 charges, all class D felonies, typically carry a prison sentence of up to four years, but because Lee has been charged as a...
Ozark County Commissioners Monday signed a proclamation supporting the designation of April as Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Awareness Month, and another proclamation designating April 25 as “Denim Day.” Residents are encouraged to wear denim that day to show support for survivors of sexual...
Coddington
Jared Coddington, 22, of Thornfield, was arrested March 28 in Gassville, Arkansas, and was charged in Baxter County with delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful use of a communication device, distribution of a controlled substance near a facility and possession of meth with the purpose to deliver in...
Isabella resident Brittany S. Kohler, 30, and her mother Lisa J. Luna, 53, of Pontiac were injured Sunday morning in this single-vehicle rollover accident on W Highway in Pontiac. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report filed by Cpl. N. J. Britt, Luna was driving a 2017...
Ray Grisham of Grisham Construction and Concrete, pictured here on the heavy equipment, and partner Greg Simpson, standing alongside the trench, began work March 30 to pour concrete footers for the new Ozark County Ambulance base building. The 1,680-square-foot structure will replace the old...
Studdard
Jerry D. Studdard, 52, of Wasola, charged with forcible sodomy and two counts of statutory sodomy, was granted a supervised bond release March 27 during a hearing before Associate Judge Cynthia MacPherson. Studdard, represented by defense attorney Gregory Scott Taylor of Springfield, is charged in...
River of Life Farm owner Myron McKee inspects the water flow at The Falls on the North Fork of the White River. A native population of rainbow trout creates a unique fishery here and brings anglers from all over the country.
This story, by Jim McCarty, editor of Rural Missouri magazine, is reprinted with permission. It has been edited slightly for space and to add local information.
Standing on the deck of his latest rental cabin high above the North Fork of the White River south of Dora, Myron McKee waves his arm in...
This month’s “first Sunday” fried chicken dinner fundraiser will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 8. Please join us for a great dinner and a good way to support The Center and the Gainesville High School band and choir students who will be serving the meal for tips.
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Almost a year after the historic 2017 flood, some Ozark County water crossings still show signs of the damage it caused. Large stone blocks line the crossing known locally as the “cheese plant bridge” on County Road 503 south of the Gainesville post office.The blocks temporarily replace the washed-away guardrail, part of which dangles off the downstream side of the bridge over Lick Creek. Ozark County Western Commissioner Greg Donley told the Times Monday that FEMA had recently approved funding to replace the guardrail, rebuild the “rock blankets” under the north and south ends of the bridge and do other work to restore the bridge.
Ozark County Commissioners said Monday during their regular weekly meeting that as much as 3 to 4 inches of water still covered some low-water crossings around the county following several recent days of rain. Among the crossings mentioned was Warren Bridge on County Road 328 and Smokey Road (...