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<p class="p1">Josiah Wheat, 30, of Vanzant is currently being held in the Douglas County Jail on a $15,000 or 10 percent cash bond after five counts of animal abuse by torturing and/or mutilating an animal while it is alive were filed against him Sept. 1. </p><p class="p1">A news...
<p class="p1">Two years ago next week, on a hot August afternoon at Thornfield, David Wallace’s left leg became caught in an auger that was moving cotton seed hulls into a bin at Donley Feed Mill. As he marks the two-year anniversary of that grim, Aug. 17, 2015, accident, David, 50, says he...
<p class="p1">The city of Gainesville is in the process of pushing back on a wild Lick Creek that stormed out of its banks, pushing debris and eroding the creek bank during the historic flood this spring that caused millions of dollars in damage in the county. The flood changed the normally...
<p class="p1">Top Dog Fitness Center has been in business for 10 years, and owners Paula Rose and Karen Brantingham are hosting a celebration from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18. “This is our way of saying thank you to our community for the support we’ve received over the last decade,” said...
With degrees in business and teaching behind him, Joseph Drobezko, son of Gainesville residents Joe and Beth Drobezko, decided it was time to pursue his real dream: special effects makeup.
The catalyst? The SyFy Network’s special effects competition show Face/Off.
And now Drobezko is appearing on...
<p class="p1">A little more than a week after torrential rains and historic floods wreaked havoc on Ozark County, relief efforts are being organized, and flood survivors are taking the first steps toward recovering from the disaster. Officials urge residents who have suffered property damage...
<p class="p1">Circuit Judge Craig Carter heard a total of six civil cases and 43 criminal cases during the April 5 session of Ozark County Law Day. The criminal cases are listed below. </p><p class="p3"><strong>Warrants issued</strong></p><p class="p1"><...
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The American Cancer Society Ozark County Relay For Life event this year will be held from 4 p.m. to midnight Saturday, June 10, at Benton Breeding Stadium at Gainesville High School. This is a change from the overnight Relay events that have been held in...
A pie auction to benefit the Tefft family will be held between the two basketball games scheduled for Thursday evening at Bakersfield High School.
Bakersfield teacher Loreen Tefft, 52, and her son, 17-year-old Doug, were injured Jan. 2 in a two-car crash in Gainesville. Both were transported by...
Thornfield resident Cody Dean was one of 62 recipients of degrees conferred in December at Missouri Valley College in Marshall. Dean graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in management.
Missouri Valley College