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Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson, Kimberly Homer and Brian Ross won the three open seats on the Village of Theodosia board during the April 8 General Municipal Election. The unofficial results received from the Ozark County Clerk's office showed the following votes cast:
• Brian E. Ross, 19 votes, 21.59%
•...
Jennifer Garrison
Amanda Vandewalle and Jennifer Garrison tied, winning both of the two open seats on the Lutie School Board during the April 8 General Municipal Election. The unofficial results received from the Ozark County Clerk's office showed the following votes cast:
• Jennifer Garrison (incumbent), 81...
Sally Hambelton
Sally Hambelton, Dakota Nash and Jeffrey Lane won the three open seats in the Gainesville School District's school board election during the April 8 General Municipal Election.
Hambelton and Nash won the two open 3-year term seats on the board. The unofficial results from the Ozark County Clerk's...
Derik Collins
Derik Collins and Shelby Nold won the two open seats on the Dora School Board during the April 8 General Municipal Election. The unofficial results received from the Ozark County Clerk's office showed the following votes cast:
• Shelby Nold (incumbent), 51 votes, 29.82%
• Dylan Leroy (...
Joseph Vaughan
Joseph Vaughan, Austin Lamb and Stanton Cory Lamb won the three open seats in the Bakersfield School District's school board election during the April 8 General Municipal Election.
Vaughan and Austin Lamb won the two open 3-year term seats on the board. The unofficial results from the Ozark...
After further reviewing the damage of the March 14 tornado that tore through Bakersfield, the National Weather Service has revised its damage survey results to reflect a much bigger path - both in width and length, higher wind speeds and more related injuries caused by the twister.
Width is now...
photo courtesy of JB Duke The Ozark County Sheriff’s dispatch log shows that the call reporting a house fire on Latham Lane off T Highway in the Mammoth/Howard’s Ridge area was made at 9:26 a.m. Wednesday, March 26. Lick Creek Fire Chief Jerry Rowlett said that, despite quick response time, the fire was coming out of the roof in one area by the time firefighters arrived on scene. The home was a complete loss.
Fire marshal investigators were unable to determine the cause of a March 26 fire at a home on Latham Lane off T Highway in the Mammoth/Howard’s Ridge area due to the extent of the damage, according to Mike O’Connell with the Missouri Department of Public Safety.
“The structure was mostly collapsed...
photo courtesy of Connie Smiley The congregation of True Hope General Baptist, located at 5907 Highway 160 in Theodosia, funded Ozark County’s OATS bus transportation from April through June, allowing the essential service to continue without interruption.
When this front page was first being put together late last week, this article told a totally different tale than it does now - and that happy change is all thanks to the generous hearts found at True Hope General Baptist Church in Theodosia.
It was announced last week that the OATS Transportation...
Tony Wagner
More than three decades after two women were brutally attacked in a remote wilderness area outside Branson, justice has been handed down - thanks to the verdict reached by an Ozark County jury last week.
After a four day jury trial, held March 24-27, Tony Wagner, 63, was found guilty of two counts...
Ozark County Emergency Management Director Curtis Ledbetter recently led two groups of officials through Bakersfield, the first step in the process to, hopefully, open up various program so aid to both residents and local government impacted by the March 14 tornados.
The officials are from the...