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Deputies serving search warrant forced to wear protective body suits due to human, animal waste in h

Gainesville · Gainesville

Deputies serving search warrant forced to wear protective body suits due to human, animal waste in h

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Deputies serving a search warrant were forced to wear protective body suits due to the large amount of human and dog feces and urine in a house recently in Ozark County. The deputies reported despite the suits, the conditions were so deplorable, they were throwing up while they worked the scene. Two people were arrested after drugs, about 20 cats and one dog were found in the house that had no running water. Twenty-eight-year-old James William B…Read Article

Car thief pleads guilty and is sentenced

Ozark County · Ozark County

Car thief pleads guilty and is sentenced

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A Missouri man charged with stealing a vehicle in Baxter County on December 5 last year after being released from jail on his own recognizance the day before for stealing a car in Ozark County, Missouri appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday (June 2). Thirty-one-year-old Vincent Andrew Walrath entered a guilty plea to the charges against him including theft of property aggravated assault and fleeing and was put on probation for five year…Read Article

Hunter Luna signs to play baseball at MSU-WP

Baseball · Gainesville

Hunter Luna signs to play baseball at MSU-WP

Hunter is pictured here with, from left (front row): sister Stella, mother April and father Todd; (back row) aunt Jessica Blackburn, cousins Regan and Hudson and uncle Gabe Blackburn; grandfather Robert Klineline, grandmother Jackie Klineline, brother Chase and grandmother Juanita Luna.Read Article

Ozark County Sherriff's Office Reports 6/2-6/6

The Ozark County Sherriff’s Office has released their reports for the period of 6/2/2025 -6/6/2025. CFS 6-02 - 6-06 The post Ozark County Sherriff’s Office Reports 6/2-6/6 appeared first on Ozark Radio News.Ozark County · Ozark County Read Article

Sheriff Takes the Stand: Using a little ‘Ozark County law’

Editor’s note: This excerpt is from the book, “Sheriff Takes the Stand,” by former Ozark County Sheriff Herman Pierce and Thel Spencer, reprinted with permission from Spencer, the copyright owner.Ozark County · Ozark County Read Article

Volunteer gardener keeps post office flower beds in bloom

Gainesville post office patrons have expressed appreciation for the beautiful array of flowers that bloom in two long beds in front of the building.Gainesville · Gainesville Read Article

Small earthquake reported near Gainesville last Saturday morning

The quake (red indicator) occurred in a wooded area behind Kustom Auto Body (marked with the gray dot in the center). Google Maps image.Gainesville · Gainesville Read Article

Minor earthquake reported in Ozark County

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A minor earthquake has been reported in southern Ozark County. The United States Geological Survey says the magnitude 2.2 quake was recorded 1.4 miles west-southwest of Gainesville, Missouri at 2:46 Saturday morning. The location was 18.5 miles north-northwest of Mountain Home. Experts say normally, earthquakes below magnitude 3 are rarely felt. However, smaller quakes from magnitude 2.0 can be felt by humans if the quake is shallow (few kilomet…Gainesville · Gainesville Read Article

Massive rainfall continues to destroy county roads

According to Ozark County Western District Commissioner Layne Nance, over the holiday weekend, the county received between 8 to 12 inches of rain, and the roadway damages are still being assessed.“TheOzark County · Ozark County Read Article

Nold breaks 800m record

Cade Nold, Dora High School senior, is the Class 1 state champion in both the 400-meter dash and 800-meter run and is now a state record holder in both events.Dora · Dora Read Article

Dora Falcons boys team earns Class 1 state championship

All photos courtesy Ozarks Sports Zone Class 1 state champions The Dora Falcons boys track and field team has been named Class 1 state champions. Members of the team are, from left (front row), Coach Sheree Nold, Zachary Green, Lathan Smith, Carson Howard, Josiah Ward, Coach Kaitlyn Perkins; (back row) Brayden Decker, Daniel Tomlinson, Cade Nold, Joshua Nold, Clayton Collins.Dora · Dora Read Article

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