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A Kansas resident was injured when her vehicle ran off the road and struck a tree at 8 p.m. Tuesday on County Road 519, 8 miles east of Gainesville in Ozark County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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11/30/23
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Darin V. Evans, 51, Gainesville, suffered minor injuries in a rollover accident at 4:30 p.m. Monday on County Road 103, a mile and a half north of Gainesville in Ozark County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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11/28/23
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An Ozark County man who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter last December and was handed a five-year suspended sentence is now charged with two counts of third-degree domestic assault and held without bond, according to court records.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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11/27/23
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A West Plains woman was injured when her vehicle ran off the road at 7:25 a.m. Sunday on south U.S. 63, a half-mile south of Koshkonong in Oregon County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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11/27/23
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The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for the Southeast District during its regular meeting on Wednesday. Contracts included pavement resurfacing and tree clearing.
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11/7/23
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An Ozark County man has been charged with four felonies and two misdemeanors in connection with an alleged July 26 incident in which he reportedly assaulted his girlfriend, fracturing her nose, and damaged her property.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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10/31/23
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The recently-formed South Central Missouri Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) held its first training session Oct. 20 at a member’s farm east of Gainesville in Ozark County.
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10/30/23
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Troop G of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, based in Willow Springs, reported three fatal traffic crashes that occurred between Friday morning and Saturday afternoon.
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10/23/23
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Eleven school districts will be awarded grant funds for student field trips to karst locations in the Ozarks. School districts receiving grant funds are Ava, Mtn. Grove, Manes, Plato, Licking, Houston, Mtn. View-Birch Tree, Willow Springs, Howell Valley, Glenwood and Gainesville.
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10/12/23
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Gov. Mike Parson recently announced 10 area schools are among 566 Missouri school districts, charter schools and nonpublic schools to receive grant funds from the second round of funding for the School Safety Grant Program.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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10/9/23
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An Ozark County resident is charged in Howell County with second-degree burglary, possession of a firearm by a dangerous felon, unlawful use of a weapon by exhibiting and armed criminal action, all felonies, after allegedly threatening to kill a group of people at a home on County Road 6350 and firing a rifle.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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10/5/23
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The West Plains Police Department is asking for help in locating a suspect that allegedly stole a vehicle and was the subject of a pursuit that began at Snappy Mart 11, at the intersection of north U.S. 63 and Highway 14, the north West Plains city limits.
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10/5/23
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The 62nd annual Hootin an Hollarin Festival will be held Thursday through Saturday on the square in Gainesville.
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9/20/23
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Officials with the Ozarks Healthcare Foundation announce a giveaway drawing to benefit Ozarks Healthcare’s Cancer Treatment Center Patient Emergency Fund.
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9/19/23
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This year’s Hootin an Hollarin festival will be the first without the familiar broad smile and steady laugh of John Harlin, a man who served Hootin an Hollarin every year since the very first festival in 1961 until his death on March 15 of this year.
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By Jessi Dreckman,
Ozark County Times
jessi@ozarkcountytimes.com
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9/19/23
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Howell and Ozark are among several counties waiting to find out more about Missouri Senate Bill 190 (SB190), which freezes property tax rates for some senior citizens and was signed into law July 6 by Gov. Mike Parson.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/15/23
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A Caulfield woman and former teacher has been charged with three counts of second-degree statutory rape and one count of second-degree statutory sodomy, all felonies, after allegedly having a sexual relationship with a former student over the summer.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/15/23
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A Summersville semitruck driver who was involved in a fatal 2020 crash in West Plains has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of first-degree involuntary manslaughter. The crash had resulted in the death of a woman from Dora, Anna Hambelton.
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BY KIMBERLYLANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/12/23
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