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Bakersfield teenager Max Bean, left, was one of several people on scene using a drone Sunday to help locate Robin Mullins. That’s how he found her, lying under a tree in a grown up field. Bakersfield VFD photo
After more than 10 hours of searching, a missing Bakersfield woman was found in a field near her home, thanks to the efforts of local teenager Max Bean using his drone.
Robin Mullins was first reported missing by family members just after noon Sunday, Aug. 2, prompting an extensive search by...
Sheryl Silvey Lawson is shown in her GHS senior photo in 1975 (left) and her recent photo as a fifth grade teacher at Gainesville Elementary School.
To be clear, Sheryl Lawson wishes the Times wouldn't publish this story. Or, if she had her second choice, the story about her would be "on the last page, down at the bottom, about 6 inches long," she said.
She appreciates being honored with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Second...
The Ozark County Food Pantry was recently awarded an urgent needs grant in the amount of $6,000 through Ozark Food Harvest of Springfield, which enabled food pantry volunteers to purchase a Crown 4500 pallet jack. “This makes moving pallets of food and recycle pallets possible,” said Anita Chappell...
The front porch and attic at this home on Harlin Drive in Gainesville caught fire last week, officials say.
The home of Erica McCullough, located on Harlin Drive in Gainesville, sustained some damage after a fire broke out at the front of the structure last Thursday, July 24.
According to this week’s Ozark County Sheriff’s Department dispatch log, at least two neighbors called in the fire, with the first...
Bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles! McKinley Thomas and Luanna Loftis have fun playing during one of DOW campers’ favorite activities, when camp administrators rent a giant bubble machine that creates mountains of sudsy fun.
For almost 60 years, Ozark County children, along with kids from Douglas and Wright counties, have had the opportunity to spend several days and nights at DOW Camp, thanks to the generosity of local people and businesses. Many of the children who attend the camp, which is held at Hammond Mill Camp...
MoDOT is currently accepting proposals for dismantling and reusing the Theodosia bridge.
The news broke last week that the historic Theodosia bridge on Highway 160 over Bull Shoals Lake will be available for relocation and reuse, free of charge, to one lucky interested party.
Government entities, historical or civic organizations or private individuals may submit proposals to the...
Jack
An 80-year-old Forsyth woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash on Highway 142, about four miles east of Bakersfield last week – and in the days following, her husband was desperately searching for their missing dog, Jack, who had fled the crash scene.
Jack, a black and white border collie mix with...
Many local residents are wondering if the early-morning fire that occurred last Saturday at a home on County Road 609 in Pontiac is connected to the search warrant executed on the same house seven days prior that led to the discovery of methamphetamine, paraphernalia and used hypodermic needles in...
photo courtesy of Brixey/Rockbridge VFD Responders stayed on scene for several hours as the roadway was cleared of the spilled gravel.
Seventy-year-old Gainesville resident Kenny Pickett is now home recovering after spending four days in the hospital last week due to injuries he sustained when he rolled the MLH dump truck he was driving on Highway 181, north of Gainesville, July 14.
“We really appreciate all the prayers, calls,...
Photo by Katelyn Allen On the last evening of Piland's senior camp, Luke Brantingham, who preached the evening services, baptized four campers in a stock tank set up outside the chapel.
Since the 1950s, local children and teens have been making memories, having fun and learning about Jesus during their time at Piland Youth Camp in the Thornfield area.
The theme for this summer’s camp was “I am Unashamed” based on Romans 1:16. Linda Hannaford was the camp director, and Laura...