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Ozark County resident Jim Kyle on Saturday was elected to the White River Valley Electric Cooperative’s board of directors after being nominated from the floor during the co-op’s annual meeting in Branson.
Kyle’s election was unusual in that he did not participate in the usual process through...
Editor’s note: This story is reprinted with permission from the Douglas County Herald in Ava.
For the resident monks used to quiet meditation, contemplation and prayer, last Thursday at Assumption Abbey south of Ava must have seemed like Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
Cars from several states...
A Caulfield man died Monday evening as the result of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash late Monday afternoon in Gainesville. Lonnie Crisp, 75, of Caulfield, was pronounced dead at 6:04 p.m. at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, where he was taken by Air Evac following the 4:11 p.m. accident...
There’s still time to register to attend the second annual “Party on the Hill,” a benefit event for the Semper Fi Fund, a national charity that assists wounded post-9/11 veterans from all branches of the military. The event will be held Saturday, Sept. 14, near Theodosia.
Attendance is free, but...
Just south of the Missouri-Arkansas line, down Highway 222 to Oakland, Arkansas, and then even farther down a long dirt road lies an oasis, of sorts, for dogs of all ages, shapes and sizes. Small dog-shaped signs lead the way to Gail’s Pets Second Chance, a no-kill dog rescue that shelters many...
The streets of Bakersfield will be humming like an old Buck Owens song, come Saturday.
The 21st annual Bakersfest will be held at Bakersfield Pride Park in downtown Bakersfield, complete with a car show, craft booths, games, music, food and a city-wide yard sale.
Organizers are hoping for good...
Hootin an Hollarin starts next week, transforming the Gainesville square from its usual quiet, small-town demeanor into a bustling old-time village full of handicraft vendors, homecoming visitors and a wide variety of crowd-pleasing, rib-ticklin’ activities and heartwarming country music.
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When the Bakersfield School District broke ground for its new FEMA storm shelter building on May 31, 2018, superintendent Dr. Amy Britt told the Times the new building would be “one big open room plus restrooms, a mechanical room and a FEMA supply room.” But Britt added that the building, which...
Veterinarian Donna Cook is joining Dr. Robin Deck and Dr. Robert Main at the Gainesville Animal Clinic beginning this month, working part-time, usually on Mondays, and specializing in the care of small animals.
Cook, no stranger to small towns, grew up in Pond Creek, Oklahoma, and for a while...
The Ozark County Substance Abuse Task Force urges residents here to participate in the 2019 Region G Community Health Assessment, a public survey about available healthcare services and facilities here that is being conducted by Impact Advantage, a service that assists health agencies in...