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To contact the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department of other emergency-responding agencies here, call 679-4633. In an emergency, dial 911.
Dec. 4
10:13 a.m. – Well-being/ security check requested on a 70-year-old male who has not returned the reporting party’s calls. Ozark County Sheriff’s...
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) is coming to West Plains for a live wrestling event at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, at the West Plains Civic Center. Tickets may be purchased at the West Plains Civic Center Box Office, which is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, or at ticketmaster.com.
The...
An endowment established by Yvonne Murray Clark to honor her husband, the late Larry D. Clark, will provide sustained support to the Summer Repertory Theatre at the University of Missouri in Columbia, which opened its first season in 1969 under Larry’s Clark’s direction and was named in his honor...
Circuit Judge Craig Carter processed a total of 32 criminal cases and 14 civil cases during the Dec. 6 session of Ozark County Law Day. The criminal cases are listed below.
Cases that reached disposition
Misty L. Gant, who on Oct. 4 pleaded guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer and...
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday at 4 p.m. in Isabella. Call the TOPS chapter leader Donna Anderson at 273-0027 for more information about attending the next meeting.
Well! The holidays have arrived, and our members did very well with their losses. We started something new this...
Last week was a fun and busy time here at the Gainesville Health Care Center. On Monday we decorated for Christmas. Tuesday, we made homemade fudge in the dining room with Shawn Lewellen and Frances Loftis. In the afternoon we had Bible study with Debbie Cobb.
On Wednesday, I took Christmas...
Clear Springs Baptist Church had a really nice soup supper and Christmas party at Rocky Top Campground hosted by owners Joe and Diane Easterday. The party included a tour of the beautifully decorated Christmas drive-through lights. A lot of people were there, including Clear Springs pastor David...
Crappie are still doing well on chrome head jigs, minnows and a variety of small plastic baits. Look for crappie around brush piles or standing timber. When you find one continue to fish as they are schooled up right now. Crappie fishing remains steady even after a cold week.
If you find a log...
The Ozark County Food Pantry is working to raise $5,000 so it can receive a dollar-for-dollar matching grant from Ozarks Food Harvest, the regional food bank for southwest Missouri. The funds are being provided through a grant the regional food bank received recently from the Wal-Mart Foundation...
The Ozark Mountain Bass Club recently held its 2017 end-of-year banquet and awards ceremony at Cookie’s Restaurant in Theodosia. The top 10 Angler of the Year winners received plaques and will also be receiving jackets courtesy of Wing n Fin Resort and United Country-Willow Springs Realty. The club...