Day: August 22, 2014

A dozen Taney County Ambulance District employees along with 12 Branson firefighters receive Lifesaver Awards for their actions resulting in the successful resuscitation of 6 patients in cardiac arrest over the past 3 months. TCAD Clinical Services Major Matthew Aumiller says the protocol of cardio-cerebral resuscitation along with increased bystander CPR has greatly improved survival …

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YELLVILLE, Ark. –Three suspects are in custody for allegedly robbing a gas station at gunpoint in Yellville this morning on Thursday morning. According to Sheriff Roger Vickers, deputies responded to the White Oak gas station shortly after 1 a.m., with the cashier claiming a male subject had stolen cash and cigarettes while pointing a gun …

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BRANSON, Mo. – The City of Branson and Taney County Health Department invite the general public to an open house forum next Tuesday, August 26. The forum will be held in regards to the city’s and health department’s work towards adopting the 2009 version of the FDA Food Code, as well as the addition of …

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Lawrence W. Hiles, a volunteer Branson Fire Corp member recently completed training offered by the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), in Anniston, Alabama. The CDP is operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and is the only federal-chartered Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) training facility in the nation. Hiles …

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A man from Hollister is still missing following a boating accident last month on Table Rock Lake. Twenty-five-year-old Nicholas Young reportedly fell overboard while attempting to step from one boat onto another around 3 a.m. July 19th. According to an incident report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol – Water Division, Young swam back to …

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The Lakes Area High School Football Teams get their 2014 Seasons underway tonight with all three being led by new Head Coaches. Branson at Springfield Central The Pirates will play a game for the first time since 1985 without Steve Hancock as their Head Coach, as Hancock stepped down after last season to take the …

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MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The woman accused of killing a Mountain Home man is ruled mentally fit to proceed to trial, which will be held in Marion County. Twenty-six-year-old Christina Scroggin of Mountain Home allegedly shot and killed 24-year-old Raul Turrieta, after officials found his body in the trunk of Scroggin’s car. The suspect’s attorney …

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A fire truck crashes on Route WW yesterday afternoon about nine miles north of Springfield. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol’s accident report, 42-year-old Jeffery Larsen of Ozark was driving a 2006 International Fire Truck eastbound when the truck ran off the road and overturned. Larsen, along with 22-year-old Amanda Davis of …

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OZARK, Mo.- A transformer fire in Ozark and Sparta leaves thousands of people without power Thursday night. According to Julie Maus, Manager of Media Relations for Empire District Electric, the fire started around 5 p.m. destroying a transformer and leaving 45-hundred people trying to stay cool without power for AC or fans… http://mp3/template_maxi/player_mp3_maxi.swf Empire Electric …

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BRANSON, Mo. – The National Weather Service in Springfield issues a heat advisory across the majority of southwest Missouri this afternoon. According to meteorologist Drew Albert, the heat advisory will likely last through Monday: http://mp3/template_maxi/player_mp3_maxi.swf Albert says this heat wave feel especially hot because of the Ozarks’ mild summer this year, and typically the average …

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