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Dakota Driskell, 19, of West Plains, was killed in an early morning rollover crash Tuesday, Aug. 6, on KK Highway, six miles west of Pottersville, in Ozark County. Her passenger, Travis J. Grubbs, 18, also of West Plains, was taken to the hospital after sustaining minor injuries in the collision. ...
After a local teenager unexpectedly went into cardiac arrest in early July, Ozark County commissioners are taking the need to learn CPR very seriously and encouraging county employees to learn the lifesaving technique.
During the July 29 meeting of the Ozark County Commissioners, Presiding...
photo courtesy of Michelle Farmer The Bakersfield School gym was packed during a July 20 benefit auction and dinner held in honor of Harley and Alex Smith, who lost their 1-year-old son Kooper unexpectedly in May due to complications with an illness.
In the true neighbor-helping-neighbor community spirit Bakersfield is known for, a July 20 benefit auction and dinner held in honor of Harley and Alex Smith raised a total of $51,704. The Smiths are the parents of 1-year-old Kooper Smith who died unexpectedly May 23 from complications resulting...
Times photo/Regina Mozingo Seven puppies were found in a Gainesville trash cart July 9 by a GFL Environmental employee as he emptied the trash into the trash truck. Since that time, the community has come together to raise and care for the puppies, including giving them lots of attention, as these girls have. Five of the puppies are pictured here, and another one has been adopted by OCSD Sheriff’s Deputy and K9 handler Josh Sherman. The seventh puppy died before the trash worker found it. Pictured, from left, are: front row: Riley Williams, Adeline Pine and Nyla Schlemmer. Back row: Valerie Campbell and Alyssa Smith.
It was around 7:30 a.m. July 9, when GFL Environmental employee Jason McDermott was emptying trash carts in Gainesville that he came across something that stopped him dead in his tracks.
Seven newborn puppies, wrapped in a soiled birthing blanket, had been tied inside a grocery sack and left to...
Times photo/Jessi Dreckman Michael Turner is the first graduate of the Action Recovery Center, a sober living program in Gainesville. Turner was the program’s first enrolled client and will successfully graduate from the 9-month program this Saturday.
Action Recovery Center, a residential sober living facility in Gainesville, will mark its 9-month anniversary this Saturday, Aug. 3, in the best way possible - with the graduation of its first client, Michael Turner, who says he has a new lease on life after becoming sober with the help of ARC....
David Haskins Incumbent candidate for Jackson Township Republican committeeman
David Haskins and Adam Freeman will be on the Republican ballot for voters who live within the Jackson Township, an designated area in Brixey.
The committeeman position is an unpaid, political party position. Ozark County Republican Committee Chairman Roger Pittaway provided us with this...
The two separate positions of eastern district county commissioner and western district county commissioner are up for election this year.
Duties are the same for both positions, but each commissioner respectively manages their own side of the county.
Incumbent Layne Nance is running unopposed in...
The Village of Theodosia holds its meetings at 5:30 p.m. every first Monday of the month at the Village Hall, off Highway 160 in Thedosia.
Registered voters who reside within the Theodosia city limits will have a chance to vote on the Village of Theodosia’s “use tax” measure on Election Day Aug. 6. The measure asks voters to impose a local use tax at the same rate as the total local sales tax rate. It also indicates that if the local...
Incumbent Jama Berry faces challenger Kim Wilson for the Ozark County Assessor’s position in the Aug. 6 Primary Election. Both are on the Republican ballot.
The assessor is charged with several administrative and statutory duties; however, the primary duty and responsibility is to assess all real...
The Ozark County Clerk’s Office is located on the main floor of the Ozark County Courthouse, and staff there are available to answer any questions about the election. Voters can also cast absentee ballots in the Clerk’s office for the Primary now through Aug. 5.
By Jessi Dreckman,
jessi@ozarkcountytimes.com
Missouri’s 2024 Primary Election will be held next Tuesday, Aug. 6, and the Times is providing this voter’s guide to help local residents be informed before heading to the polls.
Voters who participate in the Primary Election will determine which...