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A benefit dinner and auction held last Saturday at Dora School raised more than $37,000 for Roberts family.
The Dora community came together in an extraordinary way Saturday evening, raising more than $37,500 for Wes Roberts and his children following the unexpected death of his wife, Marcie.
The benefit dinner and auction, held at Dora School, was organized to help the family not only cope with the...
Max Bean
Bakersfield teenager Max Bean is being recognized at the state level for his help finding a missing woman recently with the use of his drone - an act that saved a family member’s life.
The Missouri Attorney General’s Office recently presented Bean with the Attorney General Honors Award, which...
Scarlett Hall is a former Gainesville Elementary student and the daughter of Clint Hall, who served as Gainesville High School Principal from 2021-23, and his wife, Shelby. They now live in Ava and Scarlett attends Mansfield School, where Clint serves as school superintendent. Her mom Shelby is an area wedding and event photographer.
What began as a $200 donation from a local food truck owner turned into a powerful show of community support last month, as local residents rallied together to raise thousands for a young girl recovering from a traumatic accident.
Throughout July, the Gainesville food truck J’s Grill, operated by...
William Hansen
A jury of 10 men and two women deliberated more than two hours and were unable to come to a unanimous decision in the stealing case of a Theodosia man.
William Hansen, owner of Absolute Heating and Air Solutions, was charged with stealing more than $750 when he allegedly committed “theft by...
Bakersfield teenager Max Bean, left, was one of several people on scene using a drone Sunday to help locate Robin Mullins. That’s how he found her, lying under a tree in a grown up field. Bakersfield VFD photo
After more than 10 hours of searching, a missing Bakersfield woman was found in a field near her home, thanks to the efforts of local teenager Max Bean using his drone.
Robin Mullins was first reported missing by family members just after noon Sunday, Aug. 2, prompting an extensive search by...
Sheryl Silvey Lawson is shown in her GHS senior photo in 1975 (left) and her recent photo as a fifth grade teacher at Gainesville Elementary School.
To be clear, Sheryl Lawson wishes the Times wouldn't publish this story. Or, if she had her second choice, the story about her would be "on the last page, down at the bottom, about 6 inches long," she said.
She appreciates being honored with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Second...
The Ozark County Food Pantry was recently awarded an urgent needs grant in the amount of $6,000 through Ozark Food Harvest of Springfield, which enabled food pantry volunteers to purchase a Crown 4500 pallet jack. “This makes moving pallets of food and recycle pallets possible,” said Anita Chappell...
A Gepp, Arkansas, woman sustained minor injuries in a July 18 crash on AR Highway near Bakersfield.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s online crash report, the woman was driving a 2011 Toyota Rav4 southbound on AR Highway around 7 p.m. Friday, July 18, when she traveled off the right...
A 39-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man from Teresita, Missouri, were transported by ambulance to Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains after sustaining injuries in a July 19 motorcycle vs. car collision near Dora.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s online crash report, the pair were...
Theodosia VFD photo A woman was seriously injured after crashing her van on Country Club Drive in Theodosia last week.
A Chaffee, Missouri, woman was taken by ambulance to Cox Hospital in Springfield last Thursday, July 24, after sustaining serious injuries in a one-vehicle crash on Country Club Drive in Theodosia.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s online crash report, the woman, whose name is not...