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It’s believed Sunday night’s fire started in the kitchen area of the Millers’ manufactured home, but no specific origin has been determined. Four dogs perished in the fire. Gainesville firefighter Sage McGinnis saved a fifth dog from the blaze, but another pet, a basset hound, is missing.
Gainesville-area residents Richard and Cindi Miller got the news Sunday evening that their home off AA Highway was on fire as Cindi was being admitted to Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains for treatment of pneumonia. And that double-whammy of hard events was made even more gut-wrenching when they...
The 12th annual Verne D. Cubbage Memorial Bass Tournament out of Pontiac Cove Marina is set for Saturday, March 31, on Bull Shoals Lake. The tournament honors Verne Cubbage who, after moving to the Ozarks and operating a fishing resort on Bull Shoals, had two favorite pastimes, fishing and driving...
To contact the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department or other emergency-responding agencies here, call 679-4633. In an emergency, dial 911.
March 58:32 a.m. – Medical: 64-year-old female is full of fluid. Ozark County Ambu-lance and Bakersfield VFD were dispatched. Patient was transported by South...
As Ozark Countians notice winter’s dreary coloring of pastures and roadside grasses is slowly starting to turn to vibrant greens and springtime blooms., they also should be aware that more than 350 black bears in the area are emerging from their winter hibernation. The bears will be leaving their...
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission last week awarded a $1,425,949 contract to Leo Journagan Construction Co. for pavement improvements on Highway 60 from Route 125 in Taney County to Route 5 in Gainesville.Details of the project were not available at press time, but it’s thought...
A month after the public comment and site-solicitation period closed in the U.S. Postal Service’s proposed plan to reopen a postal facility at Zanoni, the agency has not yet released the promised announcement about whether – and where – the new facility will open.The proposal was announced during a...
The Protem-area home of 84-year-old Les Tennis was completely destroyed in the “Rozell fire”. Tennis escaped with nothing but the clothes he was wearing. Photo courtesy Ron Yarger.
Mark Twain National Forest has established an anonymous tip line for the public and is offering up to $25,000 for information that leads to arrests and convictions in the recent Rozell Fire, which burned more than 2,000 acres in the Protem area and destroyed the home of Les Tennis. The award is...
Cookie’s Restaurant at Theodosia Marina Resort in Theodosia will host its sixth annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner to benefit local veterans through Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Chapter 4-12. The event will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at the restaurant overlooking Bull...
Kenneth Smith
A Theodosia Dollar General employee was scheduled to be arraigned by Associate Circuit Judge Cynthia MacPherson Tuesday after he was arrested Sunday in connection with accusations that he helped multiple people take as much as $16,000 worth of merchandise over a five-month period.Kenneth Smith, 53...
Mike Wolfe, right, and Frank Fritz, of the History Channel’s hit TV show “American Pickers” are currently looking for unique antique collections in Missouri to be featured in upcoming episodes.
The television show “American Pickers” will be filming in Missouri this spring, and the hosts are looking for people here with unique antique collections and interesting stories behind them. The show features large, unique collections, interesting multi-generational family properties or anyplace...