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August 2023

2 incidents on Table Rock lake

Two incidents occurred on back to back days on Table Rock Lake in late July, with one man injured after striking a dock with his boat and another nearly drowning at Eagle Rock Swim Beach. According to reports from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, on July 28 at 12:01 a.m., Donald Brown, 76, of Diamond, was traveling in a 2008 Ranger Bass Boat southbound in Owl Creek near Point 25, three miles west of Golden, when he failed to see a boat dock in the darkness and struck it.
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5th Annual Depot Auto Show set for Aug. 12

The 5th Annual Depot-Exeter Auto Show will take place on Aug. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Front Street in Exeter. This event is organized by Phillips Phabworks and CS Photography and sponsored by several area businesses. Participants can expect free vehicle registration and entry, live music, a coloring station for children, free watermelon provided by Security Bank, food trucks and local vendors. Seven custom trophies by 4-J Welding & Fabrication and Super C Media Blasting & Powder Coating will be awarded at the end of the show. Contributed photo
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4-1-1 ON 9-1-1: Earning a stork badge

Having a baby is a particularly stressful experience, especially if the circumstances surrounding the birth are not what the mother to be may have planned. Thankfully, there is always someone a phone call away to help in any situation.  Stacy Lake is a Barry County Emergency Services E9-1-1 dispatcher who celebrated her sixth work anniversary on July 10, 2023.
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A fiery first

Frederick “Farenheit” Tackett provided a fiery 10th and final act at the inaugural Ozarks Got Talent show Saturday, earning first place for his performance.
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Trout Tales, Aug. 2

I had my safety gear on at the Ozarks Got Talent show on Saturday at Zone 4 Mini Golf and More. This guy with the nickname “Fahrenheit” — should’ve seen what was coming — was swinging a ball of fire from a rope like he was about to lead the charge of a 16th-century battle for the fjord!
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