Ozark Council Approves Land Swap; City Will Utilize Property For Shooting Range
by Robbi Roberts Ozark City Council members approved a land swap with the North Franklin County Fair Board for a new shooting range during their monthly meeting Monday, March 9. Rose McKinnon, president of the fair board, presented the proposal, which involved the trade of approximately 12 acres across from the fairgrounds for property adjacent…
Read MoreBack To Orange and Black: Sanders Hired As Lamar Jr. High Girls Basketball Coach
by Stephanie Baker Lakyn Sanders was employed as head junior high and seventh grade girls basketball coach at the Lamar School Board meeting on Wednesday, March 11. Sanders will also serve as assistant senior high girls’ basketball coach. Sanders is a 2020 graduate of Lamar High School and a 2024 graduate of the University of…
Read MoreLady Warriors Are Runner-Up In Bjorgum Tourney
The Lamar Lady Warrior softball team finished as runner-up in the Josh Bjorgum Memorial Tournament over the weekend, defeating Scranton and Mansfield but falling to Sheridan in the title game. Scranton Mayci Hilton drove in four runs on two hits to lead Lamar past the Scranton Rockets 8-2 in the first round of the tournament…
Read MoreCHS Hosts Panther Invitational; Lamar, Clarksville Athletes Among Participants
The Clarksville High School track teams hosted the Senior High Panther Invitational on Thursday, March 12, at Metheny Field. Lamar’s Zaedyn Rogers clocked a time of 11.46 to place second in the boys 100-meter dash. Eli Jones of Lamar earned two second-place finishes. He had a distance of 20’ to finish second in long jump,…
Read MoreClarksville Softball Falls To Two Opponents
The Clarksville Lady Panther softball team dropped two nonconference games last week, losing to Elkins on the road and Prairie Grove at home. Elkins The Lady Panthers fell on the road to Elkins 12-2 on Tuesday, March 10. Morgan Shook started in the circle giving up 10 hits and 12 runs, including six earned. Tosca…
Read MoreClarksville Council Approves Electric Rates For Data Center; Aldermen Authorize Grant Application For Rodeo Arena
by Janice Penix The Clarksville City Council approved a specialized electric rate structure at its monthly meeting Monday, March 9, ensuring large customers such as the data center being developed in the city will bear the costs and risks associated with oversized demands. Jason Carter, attorney for Clarksville Connected Utilities (CCU), told the Council the…
Read MoreNew Electric Rate For Data Center Moves To Clarksville Council
by Megan Wylie Clarksville Connected Utilities (CCU) Commissioners forwarded a proposed ordinance to the City Council, which approved it Monday, creating a new electric rate for extremely large power users, including the proposed Serverfarm data center, referred to in the agenda as Project Aether. (Editor’s note: see page 1 of the March 11 edition for…
Read MoreCheer ‘Leader’; Ozark’s Kennedy Tedford Energized Championship Squad
by Janice Penix With her contagious, positive energy and a smile to match, Kennedy Tedford could be the poster model for high school cheerleaders. But the Ozark senior isn’t just a pretty face. She has the athleticism – and four state championship rings – to back it up. “Kennedy has been a supporter of Ozark…
Read MoreJC Sheriff, Assessor Candidates Head To Runoff; Hardgrave Wins County Judge Race
Runoff elections are set for March 31, with early voting beginning March 24, in races for Johnson County sheriff and assessor, following Tuesday’s preferential primary, according to final but unofficial results from Johnson County Clerk Michelle Frost’s office. Vying for the Republican nomination for sheriff will be Dale Wood and Gaston Griggs. The winner of…
Read MoreBattles Wins Ozark School Board Seat
Anthony Ryan Battles defeated Robert Gresham in the Ozark School Board Zone 4 race in Tuesday’s school election, held in conjunction with the preferential primary. Battles received 161 votes, while Gresham received 113, according to final but unofficial results from Franklin County Clerk Tammy Sisson’s office. Battles will succeed Lisa Durning on the Board. Durning…
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