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• Sheriff says Social Security scam continues to plague residents September 16, 2019
  WEST PLAINS, Mo. — Howell County Sheriff Mike Shannon says the department is receiving calls on a daily basis from residents being contacted by someone alleging to be from the Social Security office in an attempt to scam residents. The sheriff told Ozark Radio News that people should hang up if they receive this or […]
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• Thayer man arrested after alleged gun threat, standoff September 16, 2019
  THAYER, Mo. — A Thayer man faces charges after a standoff occurred over the weekend after the suspect allegedly threatened to shoot a man. 56-year-old Randy McDermott faces felony charges of burglary, unlawful use of a weapon, resisting or interfering with an arrest and armed criminal action. A report from the Thayer Police Department says […]
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• WA sex offender indicted by grand jury on child porn charges September 16, 2019
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Washington sex offender has been indicted by a federal grand jury for receiving and distributing child pornography. 37-year-old David Lee Wilson was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. on Friday, September 13. The indictment alleges that Wilson received and distributed child pornography […]
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• Two injured in motorcycle accident in Ozark County September 16, 2019
  POTTERSVILLE, Mo. — Two people suffered moderate injuries Sunday morning following a motorcycle accident in Ozark County. The Highway Patrol says 40-year-old Christine Collins of West Plains and 43-year-old Terry Hall of Louisiana, Mo. were injured in the 4:30 am accident when the bike Hall was operating ran off-road and hit a tree. Both were […]
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• West Plains man injured in Saturday accident September 16, 2019
  CAULFIELD, Mo. — A West Plains man suffered moderate injuries Saturday afternoon after the vehicle he was driving lost control while attempting to pass another vehicle. The Highway Patrol says 64-year-old Terrell Ross was injured after the vehicle skidded off-road, hit a tree and overturned. He was taken to Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains. […]
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