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Jeremy Stolbart
American Legion Raffle
Jeremy Stolbart, a member of Cloud 9 Ranch, won the Henry 30-30 rifle offered in a Sept. 9 fundraiser raffle sponsored by Bakersfield American Legion Post 374. Some of the money raised was sent to help the flood victims in Texas.
Wasola Volunteer Fire Department
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The 19th annual “Musical Salute to Veterans” program will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, in the West Plains Civic Center arena. The program, hosted by the Missouri State University-West Plains University/Community Programs Department program, will include a variety of patriotic music...
To contact the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department or other emergency-responding agencies, call 679-4633. In an emergency, dial 911.
Oct. 2
1:21 a.m. – Subject was reported to be sleeping in a truck in the Bullseye parking lot. OCSD responded. Checked OK.
2:13 a.m. – Caller said a deer was hit by a...
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday at 4 p.m. in Isabella. Call TOPS leader Donna Anderson at 273-0027 for more information about attending the next meeting. Come and join us.
For the third month in a row, Vickie Shrewsbury was best weight loss winner in September. She was also one...
Menus for October
Lunch is served daily from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and is open to everyone. The cost is $6 for those younger than 60; a $3.50 donation is requested for those over 60. Call 679-4746 to order take-out for 25 cents more.
Wednesday, Oct. 11: pork loin, baked potato, tomato and...
Needmore Church of God will celebrate completion of its multipurpose building with a dedication service at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29. The Elmores will be singing, and the Rev. Gale Wooten, former pastor of Mammoth Assembly of God, will be the dedication speaker.
“This has been a project spanning...
We are still hoping for a good rain. In two little showers we got .03 inches in all. Every bit does help a little, and we are thankful.
Paul saw the old airplanes that flew over one day.
I had a visit with a guy from Oklahoma on Friday. It was Doyn Mallow, and he was here to attend a school reunion...
My goodness! Summer is gone. Acorns are falling on the ground, and I can hear them falling on my metal roof too.
I always enjoyed December coming, especially back in the 1930s when my sisters, both being schoolteachers, ordered candy for their students, and I was included (spoiled that I was--can’t...
GHS Class of 1956
The Gainesville High School class of 1956 held its 61-year reunion Saturday at The Center in Gainesville. Class members attending were (front row, from left) Ivonne Hillhouse Bowers, Susan Amyx Ault, Joella Reynolds Jarman, Sue Hambelton Parsley, Lodema King Bent and Nada Lorene Honeycutt Cheek....
Black walnut hulling station. Photo courtesy of Hammond Hullers.
Black-walnut hulling stations have opened for the season throughout the Midwest, and a news release from Stockton-based Hammons Hullers says the company is paying an “opening price” of $15 per 100 pounds (after hulling) to those bringing black walnuts to one of the company’s hulling sites. The...