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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...
The City of Bakersfield posted to its Facebook page March 22, updating residents there on city facilities in the aftermath of the March 14 tornado.
The post said that Jerry Bean had been busy at the wastewater treatment facility insuring that the infrastructure is working properly there. “What a...
The Ozark County Courthouse was decked out over the weekend with a new seal, affixed to the east side entrance. The commissioners said that Alan Kyle of Ozark Metalworks in Theodosia redesigned the new county seal and completed the metal piece. The seal features a farm scene, water sports on the lake, fishing, county mills, wildlife and more. It says “Ozark County, Missouri. Linking the Pride of the Past to the Promise of the Future.” “We loved our old logo,” said Ozark County Clerk Brian Wise. “But it was dated and…now we have a professional logo.” Kyle has been redesigning and updating metal signs in Theodosia, and his talent caught the eye of county officials. The community feedback so far has been “awesome,” said Presiding Commissioner Terry Newton. Times photos/Jessi Dreckman
Ozark County Commissioners were happy to say that the highly contested “use tax” took in a larger than average amount of money during the month of February.
According to Presiding Commissioner Terry Newton, Ozark County collected just under $34,000 from the use tax in February, up from the average...
photos by David Vaughan There were more than a dozen fire departments who responded in mutual aid to the Spicewood fire off N Highway last week.
This year is shaping up to be one to remember in the Ozarks as Mother Nature has thrown a gamut of dramatic weather our way. In the two weeks, Ozark Countians saw rain, hail, a massive tornado, warm sunny days, below freezing temperatures and even a little sleet and snow.
In the mix of that crazy...