photos courtesy of Pontiac-Price Place Volunteer Fire Department This home on Potts Lane, near the Missouri-Arkansas line, was demolished in a New Year’s Eve fire. Firefighters from four different departments responded and contained the fire to the structure-area, but the home was lost. It was fully engulfed when a neighbor first spotted it and called it in to 911. No one was home at the time, and there were no injuries except, sadly, a pet that is thought to have perished in the blaze.
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It was around 7:15 p.m. New Year’s Eve when the Timber Knob Volunteer Fire Department was first dispatched to a house fire on Potts Lane, a home located in a rural area between Highways 5 south and J/201, southwest of Mammoth.
The call came into the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department’s dispatch...
Lutie Superintendent Kathalee Cole, pictured second from left, presents a $500 donation check to officers with the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department. The funds will be used to purchase a stab- and bullet-proof vest for the sheriff’s department’s K9 officer. Also pictured, from left, are OCSD Deputies Jeff Lane, K9 handler Josh Sherman, K9 officer Karo and Lutie School Resource officer Zach Fowler.
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photos courtesy of Pontiac-Price Place Volunteer Fire Department This home on Potts Lane, near the Missouri-Arkansas line, was demolished in a New Year’s Eve fire. Firefighters from four different departments responded and contained the fire to the structure-area, but the home was lost. It was fully engulfed when a neighbor first spotted it and called it in to 911. No one was home at the time, and there were no injuries except, sadly, a pet that is thought to have perished in the blaze.
It was around 7:15 p.m. New Year’s Eve when the Timber Knob Volunteer Fire Department was first dispatched to a house fire on Potts Lane, a home located in a rural area between Highways 5 south and J/201, southwest of Mammoth.
The call came into the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department’s dispatch...
January 9, 2025
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photos courtesy of Pontiac-Price Place Volunteer Fire Department This home on Potts Lane, near the Missouri-Arkansas line, was demolished in a New Year’s Eve fire. Firefighters from four different departments responded and contained the fire to the structure-area, but the home was lost. It was fully engulfed when a neighbor first spotted it and called it in to 911. No one was home at the time, and there were no injuries except, sadly, a pet that is thought to have perished in the blaze.January 9, 2025It was around 7:15 p.m. New Year’s Eve when the Timber Knob Volunteer Fire Department was first dispatched to a house fire on Potts Lane, a home located in a rural area between Highways 5... -
Lutie Superintendent Kathalee Cole, pictured second from left, presents a $500 donation check to officers with the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department. The funds will be used to purchase a stab- and bullet-proof vest for the sheriff’s department’s K9 officer. Also pictured, from left, are OCSD Deputies Jeff Lane, K9 handler Josh Sherman, K9 officer Karo and Lutie School Resource officer Zach Fowler.January 9, 2025Thanks to a generous donation from Lutie School, Ozark County Sheriff’s K9 officer Karo will now be better protected with a piece of equipment that could save the dog’s life. The $500... -
January 9, 2025Six of Ozark County’s elected officials were sworn into office for their new terms after being elected in the 2024 Primary (all candidates ran as Republicans) and General Elections.Pictured,...
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January 9, 2025A graveside funeral service for Boyce “Toots” Smelser, 73, of Gainesville, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Sims Cemetery, north of Gainesville.Boyce... -
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