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City water and sewer customers are invited to attend a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, at Gainesville City Hall concerning a sewer rate increase for customers. Officials said the rate increase will be necessary due to the installation of a new lagoon. The amount of the rate increase was...
Elaine Doyle is hoping someone will come forward with information about the shooting of her horse Misty on Thanksgiving Day. She wants to know what happened to her beloved purebred Morgan mare, which had to be put down due to its injuries.
She was alerted to the problem by a friend who came in...
An open house in honor of retiring Circuit Court Judge John G. Moody will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, in the Division I courtroom of the Wright County Courthouse, 125 Court Square in Hartville. Everyone is welcome to attend and say farewell.
Moody is retiring as presiding judge of the...
Wendell W. Hicks, 23, pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree robbery and second-degree assault charges before Circuit Judge John Moody in connection with the roadside mugging of a good Samaritan in April. Hicks was sentenced to seven years in prison on each charge with the sentences to be served...
According to unofficial election results, incumbent western district county commissioner Greg Donley (D) has defeated Republican challenger Steve Evans 1,231-1,068 votes. Look for complete results in Wednesday's Ozark County Times.
An aggressive, stinging insect, the red imported fire ant (RIFA), has been positively identified in a load of hay brought into Ozark County from Florida.
Missouri University Extension ag business specialist Stacy Hambelton, Ozark County’s Extension agent, said the incident may mean that a...
The Theodosia Medical Clinic and Spa, located next door to Theodosia Pharmacy, will open Friday. Family nurse practitioner Denise Clifton Jones, APN, is the medical provider at the clinic with Leonard Bridges, MD, of Forsyth serving as the collaborating physician.
Lisa Schofield, licensed medical...
Runners can sign up now to attend the PRS FIT Altra Learn to Run Clinic set for the weekend of Oct. 12-14 in Gainesville. David Murphy and Jon Wilson, local ultra-marathoners and leaders of the Idiots Running Club, asked PRS FIT founder and head coach Jeff Kline of Estes Park, Colo., to present the...
Two “giant” deer were killed last week near Bakersfield, allegedly by poachers, according to Missouri Department of Conservation agent Tom Leeker. He confiscated the deer Aug. 28 after receiving several calls from area residents reporting the out-of-season kills, he said.
One of the deer had a rack...
Due to inclement weather last week, the final Music on the Square show for 2012 has been rescheduled for at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, in Gainesville with the bluegrass-inspired band Blue Dogwood performing country, bluegrass, gospel and other crowd-pleasing varieties. This month’s event also includes...