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First Baptist Church in Gainesville will host an apologetics conference Friday and Saturday, April 20-21. Speaker Rob Phillips, with the Missouri Baptist Convention, will lead the sessions on apologetics, defined as “the defense of the Christian faith.”Sessions will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m....
White bass have been caught from the state line on Norfork as far north as you can get. Live minnows, sliders and swimming minnows are all effective on these fish. White bass on Bull Shoals are still staging in Gulley and Big Creek and will become more abundant as the water temperature rises....
Last week was another crazy week of Norfork Lake weather that produced lots of inconsistent patterns. We started the week cold and with good fishing. As the week wore on, we had lots of high winds, bad storms, rising water, high boat traffic – and slower fishing. We ended the week with cold weather...
Alyssa Dillon of Tecumseh, a sophomore Associate of Science in business major at Missouri State University-West Plains, is one of 29 college students in the Missouri – and the only student from a two-year school – who has been awarded a $1,250 scholarship from the Missouri Society of Certified...
This year’s Sizzling Summer Kickoff will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 26, next to Cash Saver Pantry on Highway 160 in Theodosia.The Theodosia Area Chamber of Commerce will sell burgers and brats, and free games for kids will be offered.Funds raised will benefit the annual Theodosia...
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Hammond Mill Camp, Inc., is celebrating 70 years of hosting camps with an open house and spring clean-up day to be held Saturday, April 28. “This is a great opportunity to tour the camp and learn more about this treasure in the Ozarks,” said Hammond campground manager Rick Yeager. “It’s also an...
A total of 19 donors participated and 19 units of blood were collected during the April 11 American Red Cross blood drive at the First Baptist Church in Gainesville. Donors were Joy A. Love, Diane White, Joe Easterday, Thomas Bentele, Bob Robbins, Virginia Beckham, Edmund Beckham, Elda Edwards,...
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 695 of West Plains will meet at noon Tuesday, April 24, at Chen’s Garden Chinese Restaurant, 1705 Gibson Ave. in West Plains.Gregory Sahl will give a presentation on America’s national parks. All active and retired federal employees and...
Ozarks Medical Center Foundation will hold its second annual OMC Dice Run of the Mills Saturday, June 9. This annual fundraiser is used to raise money for a specific need of an OMC department. This year, proceeds from the event will go toward purchasing new infant cribs and bassinettes for the OMC...
The Ozark County Long Term Recovery Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, at the Lions Club building on Third Street in Gainesville. Anyone interested in helping Ozark County residents and neighbors is welcome to attend.The committee is working with Catholic Charities to reach some of...