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Theodosia’s "Meet the Community" event, with merchants and businesses offering information and products at booths set up at Lutie School, will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20. Setup is free, and so is admission. Raffle tickets for a 37-inch flat screen TV are being sold for $1 each or...
After a lifetime of struggling with her weight, Stephanie Newsome's turning point came in February 2010 as she was catching her breath after climbing a few steps to get to her parking place after work. "It was a little, short flight of stairs to get to my car. I got so out of breath, and I just...
Elisabeth Gunter, one of two people accused of killing Caulfield resident Joy Dishneau, is in the Howell County jail on $2.5 million bond after waiving extradition from Illinois, where she was arrested. Gunter, 43, is jailed along with Dennis Ray Woodward, 46, both charged with first-degree murder...
A woman was rescued from her Buick LeSabre about 9:30 Friday morning after her car became inundated with water as she attempted to cross Haskins Ford, a low-water bridge near Isabella. The woman, whose name was not immediately available, was not injured but was cold and wet. Heavy rains the past...
An arson fire destroyed the old Spurlock's Store building on old Highway 5 Sunday night. The blaze is one of about 10 intentionally set fires in the Squires area in the last month or so, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Department. See the full story in Wednesday's Ozark County Times. <...
An Ozark County man, 74-year-old George Szabo of Gainesville, was seriously injured Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 160 about three miles east of Caulfield. Szabo was airlifted to St. John's Medical Center. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a...
Jan. 17 was the deadline for candidates to file for seats to be decided in the April 3 general elections for school, municipal, ambulance and health department board positions throughout the county. The following candidates have filed: Bakersfield School: Two three-year positions on the board of...
The Army Corps of Engineers announced they will be changing operations at 29 parks within the Little Rock District, including the closure of 13 campgrounds - one in Ozark County. Pontiac campground is on the list for closure by the Corps, but owners of Pontiac Cove Marina have requested to lease...
This week I’m getting my first organic produce co-op delivery, and I’m as giddy as a kid on Christmas morning. I just learned this program is available in Ozark County. It’s something I hear friends in other, bigger towns and cities talk about, but I never realized I could have the same opportunity...
First Home Savings Bank announced Monday that it will close its Theodosia branch June 1. An announcement released by First Bancshares, Inc., the holding company for First Home, said Theodosia branch customers’ accounts will be transferred to the Gainesville First Home branch, next to the post...

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