OHC announces new building’s grand opening
Ozarks Healthcare is announcing a grand opening date for its new Medical Office Building located at 1100 Kentucky Ave. Nearly 20 of Ozarks Healthcare’s specialty clinics and departments will be located in one conveniently accessible location at the new Medical Office Building. Community members are welcome to attend the grand opening on Friday, Feb. 25, at 11 a.m. The event will feature a brief ceremony and ribbon cutting. Located adjacent to Ozarks…
OHC brings mental health advocate to West Plains
Photo SubmittedKevin Hines, award-winning mental health and suicide prevention activist and speaker To help raise awareness of suicide prevention and destigmatize mental health, the Ozarks Healthcare Behavioral Health Center (BHC) is bringing award-winning mental health and suicide prevention activist and speaker Kevin Hines to the West Plains Civic Center on Tuesday, March 22. In 2000, 19-year-old Hines attempted to take his life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. Many factors contributed…
Community mourns loss of first of two local murder victims
brother who discovers sister’s body speaks out By Tammy Curtis, Publisher The Spring River area community mourned the loss of a long time local man who was a friend to many on Feb. 6. A memorial service was held for Brian Shackelford, 51, of Highland. Shackelford, one of three killed by former Sharp County resident Robert Edwin Lewis, 61, who moved to Cherokee County, Okla. about 15 years ago. Jimmie Lamb, brother…
Mammoth Spring absconder and sex offender and wife arrested on a variety of drug charges.
FROM COURT AND POLICE DOCUMENTS On Thursday Jan. 27, Fulton County Sheriff Joe Boshears, Probation and Parole Agent Steve Simers, and Deputy Blair Ables arrived at a residence in the 600 block of South Sixth Street in Mammoth Spring. Boshears had received information that Matthew Brinkley, an absconder and registered level two sex offender, was staying at the residence. Brinkley had cut off his GPS ankle monitoring device from probation and parole…
