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Thieves struck two Ozark County churches sometime between last Wednesday night and Sunday morning, making off with thousands of dollars of electronics and doing a considerable amount of damage.
The bandits burglarized Lilly Ridge General Baptist Church, where they stole sound equipment, including...
Current proposals to trim the federal budget could have a significant effect on Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, according to the hospital's recently released statement, based on data from the Missouri Hospital Association.
The data identifies the fiscal impact of the options being considered...
Community meetings have been scheduled for two of the three Ozark County post offices the United States Postal Service is studying for possible closing - along with 3,700 other post offices nationwide.
The post offices here being studied for possible closing are Rockbridge, established in 1842;...
Hats Off: Salute to Veterans continues this week at the Ozark County Historium in Gainesville, where another special attraction has been added to the exhibit. Surrounded by Ozark Countians' photos, stories and memorabilia of World War I and II stands the 2010 Missouri Survivors' Memory Quilt, a...
An Isabella woman's home was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning after a late-night microwave meal sparked the blaze.
According to Theodosia Volunteer Fire Department chief Norman Jarrett, the home of Patsy Sewell in Isabella was considered a total loss.
Jarrett said his department was called...
The Dora Lady Falcons' softball team are district champions for the first time in school history. The Lady Falcons battled with heavily-favored Norwood and Bakersfield to claim the title Thursday at Pride Park in Bakersfield. Dora came into the tournament seeded third and was supposed to play Couch...
Construction, painting and clearing have been priorities at Hodgson Mill since John and Gwen Deakle of Hattiesburg, Miss., assumed ownership in June.
Wayne Talburt, along with his sons Grant and Seth, are working for the new owners and have reroofed and painted the outbuildings adjacent to the mill...
After at least three days of record high temperatures well over 100 degrees last week, rain clouds and cooler temps were a welcome sight this week.
Ozark County recorded three record-high days last week. According to Dora weather-watcher Eddie Howard, new high temperatures were recorded on Aug. 1,...
Due to the excessive heat, Saturday's Bakersfield FFA reunion will be moved into the school's ag building, says FFA adviser Matthew Pendergrass. All former and current Bakersfield FFA members are invited to the event, to be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 13.
Bakersfield FFA is hosting the reunion as an...
Gainesville Mayor Don Luna has applied for a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would allow the city to clean out Lick Creek from the ballfields to the city lagoon.
Luna informed city aldermen at Monday's regular monthly meeting that he would like to have the creek cleaned out to...