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These scholarships were awarded to Dora High School seniors during graduation exercises on May 13 in the school gym:Heather Carroll, Shelter Insurance Foundation Scholarship; Bailey Frazier, MFA Foundation Scholarship and Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative Scholarship; Robert Vigdal, Rosa Leah...
Mariah Rae Burnett
Bakersfield High School graduating senior Mariah Rae Burnett was awarded a $2,000 MFA Foundation scholarship at the school’s recent awards assembly. Mariah, the daughter of Kim and Ralph Burnett, plans to attend the University of Missouri at Columbia. The scholarship, sponsored by MFA Oil and...
D. Charles Ogan, DO
Dois Charles Ogan graduated recently from A. T. Stills University in Kirksville with a Doctor of Osteopathy degree. Ogan is the son of Carol Luna Elliott of Hender-son, Nevada, and Charles Kenneth Ogan of Burford-ville, Missouri. He is the cousin of Gainesville-area residents Sue Ann Jones, Jerry...
Rebecca Marie Johnson of Kansas City, Kansas, a 2013 graduate of Gainesville High School, was awarded a Master of Social Work degree from Park University in Kansas City during commencement exercises May 12 at the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence. Close friends John and Melinda...
Proceeds go to Ozark County Food Pantryand Gainesville YEP backpack program
The 12th annual Joe Nash Memorial Benefit Golf Tournament is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, June 9, at Lost Woods Golf Course in Theodosia. The tournament is a two-person scramble with an entry fee of $100 per team. All proceeds...
Bakersfield High School’s graduating seniors were awarded $547,082 in scholarships, according to school counselor Trudy Summers.These students received scholarships:Brevin Bales: Missouri A+ Scholarship renewable for two years, College of the Ozarks Renewable Work Program Scholarship.Cheyenne Bean...
The following criminal cases, traffic/municipal tickets and infractions were filed in Ozark County court between Tuesday, April 10, and Monday, May 14. All those charged are presumed innocent pending final court action.
Johnathan D. Snelson, Theodosia, stealing - value less than $150 and no prior...
To contact the Ozark County Sheriff’s Depart-ment or other emergency-responding agencies here, call 417-679-4633. In an emergency, dial 911.
May 14(Continued from last week)3:38 p.m. – Caller says a black Cadillac with broken windows is parked in a field on County Road 863. Unsure if it is stolen....
The James Bridge on PP Highway near Dawt was completely washed away by the North Fork River’s floodwaters on the night of April 29-30, 2017.
Almost every bridge and low-water creek-crossing slab in Ozark County was badly damaged or destroyed by the historic flood of April 29-30, 2017, but the most dramatic public impact may have been the collapse of two of the highest bridges over the North Fork of the White River. Long-time Ozark...
The Hardin family will hold a reunion at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 27, at Hoermann Memorial Park in Gainesville. All relatives are invited. Those attending are asked to bring sandwich materials and desserts.For information, call Judy Smart at 417-989-1214.