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<p class="p1">Timothy Keene of Ozark became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he hooked a 5-pound, 13-ounce quillback June 26 on Bull Shoals Lake in Taney County using a rod and reel. The new “pole and line” record quillback broke the previous state record of 2 pounds,...
<p class="p1">Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains has begun offering monthly meetings of the Living and Hospice Support Group. Each group meeting focuses on a different topic related to being a caregiver and to the world of hospice. After a 15-minute presentation, a peer-to-peer bereavement...
<p class="p1">Whitley Dobbs and Corey Clark were married May 20, 2017, at the hilltop home of the bride’s parents, Curtis and Shelia Dobbs, near Brixey. The groom is the son of Marvin Clark of Willow Springs and Sharron Young of West Plains. The bride has been a licensed real estate agent...
<p class="p1">A benefit for the Gainesville Saddle Club, which sustained major damage to its arena and other facilities during the April 29-30 flood, will begin at noon Saturday, July 15, at Cactus Ridge Resort and Cantina in Price Place, Arkansas, just south of Pontiac. Hamburgers and...
<p class="p1">The North Fork Recreation Area on CC Highway near Dora, locally known as Hammond Camp, has re-opened for day use. The Mark Twain National Forest park, a popular access point for floating the North Fork of the White River, was closed due to heavy damage sustained in the April 29-...
<p class="p1">A Houston man is now behind bars after pleading guilty to burglary in connection with an April 2016 break-in at the Sweeton Pond Church and cemetery near Dora. During the incident, David Anthony DuJardin and his codefendant in the case, Jami Vance of Hartshom, allegedly took...
<p class="p1">After handling the normal county business during their regular weekly meeting Monday, including awarding grader-tire bids to Ozarko in West Plains and Allied in Joplin, the Ozark County Commissioners heard from four county residents who had concerns about their roads. The...
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Another summer day, and we are feeling the summer heat. Air conditioners are going, thanks to White River Valley Electric Co-op. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s2">Many thanks to those who helped celebrate another birthday...
<p class="p1">Bailee Russell, granddaughter of Joe Frost of Theodosia and the late Opal Frost, recently earned a position on the Missouri State National High School Rodeo Team and will be traveling to Gillette, Wyoming, July 16-22 to compete in the 69th annual National High School Finals...
<p class="p1">Zion Freewill Baptist Church at Clarkridge, Arkansas, will hold a revival at 7 p.m. nightly July 17 through 21. Brother Gale Wooten will be the evangelist speaker. </p>
Gale Wooten