Photo: Morey Sullivan
Morey Sullivan, longtime master of ceremonies and music performer at Gainesville’s Hootin an Hollarin festival, has been chosen for the Kansas Music Hall of Fame, according to an Ozark County Times report. The announcement was made by the Kansas Music Hall of Fame Board of Directors. The induction ceremony is set for July 24.
Sullivan, who lives in Topeka, took over as Hootin an Hollarin emcee and musical performer in 1999 when his father, Ozark County native Don Sullivan, stepped down from those roles after almost 40 years. Morey Sullivan handled the job until he retired as emcee following the 2019 festival, wishing the best for the next emcee, his cousin, Sam Overturf. In 2020, Hootin an Hollarin was canceled due to concerns related to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Photo: Jerry Studdard
The scheduled jury trial of an Ozark County man charged with two counts of statutory sodomy took an unusual turn in the eleventh hour late last month.
The Ozark County Times reports the jury pool was summoned to the Gainesville First Christian Church to report for duty but jurors were told soon after they arrived the trial had been canceled and their service was no longer needed that day.
The scheduled trial was that of Gainesville resident Jerry Studdard, who had been charged in connection with allegations he had sexually abused multiple children over a 10-year span, dating as far back as 2007. At least one victim was described in earlier court documents as younger than 12 at the time of the abuse.
Photo: Calvin Grisham
A gunfire exchange in Ozark County between neighbors ended with one man in handcuffs and a bullet wound to the hand.
The Ozark County Times reports Calvin Grisham of Dora is being held without bond in the Ozark County Jail. His age was not provided on court documents.
Grisham is charged with a Class B felony of unlawful use of a weapon by discharging a firearm at a habitable structure and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action. A bond reduction hearing is set for Tuesday.
The Class B felony carries a sentence of five to 15 years in prison, and the unclassified felony carries a sentence of three to 15 years in prison.
The Ozark County Sheriff's Office has released details on an ATV crash Saturday that claimed the life of a 19-year-old woman and seriously injured a 21-year-old
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