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Lutie R-VI School District will hold preschool and kindergarten screenings Friday, March 23, at Theododia United Methodist Church, across Highway 160 from the school.Screenings will begin at 8 a.m. and will close at 1:30 p.m. Each screening will take approximately one hour to complete. Parents are...
The Gainesville Lady Bulldogs, seeded fifth in the Summit Conference Tournament, defeated Seymour 8-2 in their first game of the season. “We played really good defense with zero errors,” said GHS coach Cody Swearengin. “Emily McKinzie did an excellent job pitching, allowing only 4 hits and walking...
Bakersfield residents Lacy Dunniho and Haley Yeager are among the 17 students at Missouri State University-West Plains who were recently awarded scholarships from the federally funded TRIO Student Support Services program. To be eligible for a scholarship, students must be enrolled full time at the...
To contact the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office or other emergency-responding agencies, call 417-679-4633. In an emergency, dial 911.
March 128:50 a.m. – Caller reported household items had been stolen on N Highway. OCSD rendered assistance.10:17 a.m. – Lift assist at Harlin Heights. Gainesville Fire...
The Missouri Department of Conservation recently announced that it is now offering used MDC vehicles, boats, motors, tractors, trailers, farm equipment, office equipment and other items for sale through the online auction website Govdeals.com instead of the annual live auctions it has previously...
March 27 is the deadline for candidates wishing to file for the Aug. 7 primary election. County offices coming open include presiding county commissioner, county clerk, county collector, county treasurer, clerk of circuit court / recorder of deeds, prosecuting attorney and associate circuit judge....
The Missouri Ozarks Rural Health Network officially launched in January 2018 with its Great Expectations program, initially focusing on increasing access to comprehensive, coordinated maternity care and improved birth outcomes. Partners from Douglas, Ozark, Texas and Wright counties, supported by a...
Eleven-year old Maverick Yoakum of Dixon, shown here with his dad, Bennett Yoakum, became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he hooked a river redhorse March 4 on Tavern Creek using a rod and reel. The new “pole and line” record river redhorse weighed 10 pounds, 3 ounces. The...
Last week’s word on Norfork Lake was inconsistent. You could catch stripers one day and then the next day nothing or just a few. Wednesday we went to Bennett’s Bayou to pre-fish for my next day’s trip. We had doubles and caught several limits in over an hour. The next day we had a debris line, and...
The annual meeting for Lilly Ridge Cemetery will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 25, in the church fellowship hall. Anyone interested in the business affairs of the cemetery is invited to attend.