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<p class="p1">To contact the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office or connect with other area emergency agencies, call 679-4633. In an emergency, dial 911.</p><p class="p2"> </p><p class="p3"><strong>May 1</strong></p><p class="p1">9:34 a.m. - Caller...
<p class="p1"><strong>Griffith Cemetery</strong></p><p class="p2">Decoration services at Griffith Cemetery will be held on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14. A brief business meeting will be held at 11 a.m.</p><p class="p1"> </p><p class="p1"><...
<p class="p1">The Homegrown and Homemade Festival, sponsored Saturday by the Ozark County Chamber of Commerce on the Gainesville square, raised a total of $414 that was donated to the Ozark County Flood Relief Fund at Century Bank of the Ozarks. The funds came from the Chamber’s BBQ lunch and...
<p class="p1">Thomas and Cheryl Loggins of Howards Ridge will mark their 50th wedding anniversary May 13. The couple were married May 13, 1967, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cheryl grew up in Burlington, Iowa, and moved with her family to California when she was 11. Thomas was born in West Virginia,...
<p class="p1">Among the fundraising efforts aimed at helping survivors of the recent floods in Ozark County are two T-shirt designs. All proceeds from both shirts are being donated to the Ozark County Flood Relief Fund at Century Bank of the Ozarks. Kristin Lawson Lowther, owner of Missouri...
<p class="p1">This aerial photo, taken by Linda Dunsmuir while piloted by Paul Bobby, shows how Pontiac Cove Marina is coping with the high water. Marina manager Jabet Wade says the marina is “open for business as usual.” The same is true at Theodosia Marina Resort, where manager Bret Cook...
<p class="p1">Dora High School held their graduation ceremony Sunday, May 7, in the high school gymnasium. Ashlynn Vanatter was named valedictorian, and Kelsey Strong was named salutatorian. </p>
Ashlynn Vanatter, valedictorian
Dora graduating class
<p class="p1">Utility repair crews and road and highway workers worked extra hours during the past week, helping restore roadways, electricity and telephone service to Ozark Countians impacted by the April 28-30 floods. The work had its challenges, as shown in these two photos posted on the...
<p class="p1">Lutie High School held their graduation ceremony Friday, May 5, in the high school gymnasium. There were seven graduating seniors. Bailey Howard was named valedictorian, and Jacob Gooley was named salutatorian. </p>
2017 Lutie graduation
Bailey Howard, 2017 Lutie...
<p class="p1">If cattle could talk, Konnie Plumlee’s small herd of yearlings would surely have an amazing story to tell. Fourteen of the 15 yearlings washed away April 29 when Lick Creek overflowed its banks as it flowed through Plumlee’s farm north of Gainesville off Highway 5 near the...