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Ozark County pastures and hay fields may be under siege by notoriously destructive "true army worms," reports Missouri University Extension specialist Stacy Hambelton.
“I had my first call Monday afternoon, and I have to say, I’m worried,” Hambelton said Tuesday. “These things can be devastating....
The Ozark County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a 35-year-old Tecumseh woman who was found dead at the Tecumseh Convenience Apartments Saturday night.
Victoria L. Clardy, 35, was found dead at 9:30 p.m. Saturday night by Ozark County deputies.
The woman's death is under...
Bakersfield School currently has seven sets of twins enrolled, a proportionately huge number, considering that the entire school population is just under 400 students. The twins are sophomores Chase and Kendall Denton, freshmen Lacie and Larissa Britt and Andrea and Bryana Bartels, sixth-graders...
Area residents are invited to the Ozark County Historium at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29, to enjoy brief, enlightening videos about Ozarks landmarks, historical sites, colorful characters and Ozarks traditions. The videos will be introduced by the Dora High School students who created them as part of...
Pontiac Cove Marina will be taking over management of the Pontiac Campground beginning this year, now that a lease agreement has been finalized with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps announced earlier this year that it was curtailing operations at several parks and campgrounds on Bull...
Many Ozark County residents have been surprised recently by low-level flights of huge military aircraft over this area, including Gainesville. One resident estimated that some of the flights were as low as 500 feet above the ground.
An Ozark County Sheriff’s Dept. dispatcher said the office had...
Vandals have been out bashing mailboxes around the Gainesville area recently, a crime that is costly to residents and difficult to solve.
The Ozark County Sheriff's Department is investigating 10-12 such cases within the past few weeks, mainly around Gainesville, Hardenville and Howards Ridge....
The Ozark County Sheriff's Office is investigating what appears to be an embezzlement case at Cloud 9 Ranch that could involve as much as $100,000 in embezzled funds, Sheriff Raymond Pace said Tuesday.
"We had a complaint from Cloud 9 last August that something just wasn't right," Pace said. "Chief...
One of two people charged with torching the Timber Knob Volunteer Fire Department's fire house on April 23 and burglarizing fire chief Ruby Winslow's home pleaded guilty in Ozark County Circuit Court Feb. 8 to several felonies.
William Coy Stark, 24, of Killeen Bell, Texas, appeared before Judge...
Ozark County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Cline has run into an unexpected roadblock in a local investigation of welfare fraud — the Missouri Department of Social Services itself.
Cline says the Department of Social Services is being uncooperative, possibly to the extent of being illegal, in an...