Stories from Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Jimmy Dean Crawford was born the first son of George Washington Crawford and Virginia Arana (Harrison) Crawford on Sept. 6, 1938, in Thayer, Mo., and departed this life Dec. 24, 2014, at West Vue Nursing Home in West Plains, Mo., at the age of 76 years...

MONGOLIAN GRILL, HARDY, ARK. Located at the junction of U.S 63 and U.S. 62/412 in Hardy, The Mongolian Grill may be the only restaurant of it's type in the area. I and my intrepid dining companion had eaten at The Grill before, but we had two newcomers with us. ...

Impaired Driving is one of America's deadliest crimes. Nationally, Each day, people drive drunk almost 300,000 times, but fewer than 4,000 are arrested. Hundreds of thousands more are injured each year. While drunk driving campaigns have proven effective over the holiday season, one life lost is too many...

When the Hardy City Council met on Tuesday, Dec. 16, it discussed the 2015 budget and hiring a new city attorney. The meeting began with Public Works Superintendent Billy Gilbreath addressing the council about furnace problems at the Hardy Senior Citizens building. ...

In the second half of 2014, Clash of the Ozarks "stars" moved from national television to local courtrooms, a bank vice president was prosecuted and local public figures joined the national "Ice Bucket Challenge" to raise awareness and money for ALS research. Take a look at some of the biggest stories from July to December...