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Blacksmiths were essential members of early Ozarks communities, performing necessary tasks vital to the daily life of settlers. Using anvil, hammer and forge, their skills in heating and shaping metal allowed them to build and repair tools such as plows, wagon wheels, knives and other implements...
Ozark County endured some rough weather in the past week. Late Saturday afternoon strong, straight-line winds toppled several trees around the area. This week’s sheriff’s report, page A8, lists eight calls reporting downed trees and/or power lines in a little more than an hour, beginning at 4:30 p....
Baptist Hill Cemetery
Baptist Hill Cemetery in Elijah will host a potluck lunch at noon Sunday, May 26, followed by a business meeting. Everyone is invited. Donations for cemetery upkeep will be accepted that day; or checks may be made out to Baptist Hill Cemetery and mailed to Mona Brown, 1215...
Editor’s note: Floating Ozark County’s cold, clear streams is a favorite summertime activity for both local residents and tourists, but accessing Bryant Creek and the North Fork of the White River takes more effort now than it did before the historic 2017 flood heavily damaged or destroyed many put...
These Ozark Countians died during wartime in service to our country. Their names are engraved on the Ozark County War Memorial on the courthouse lawn. To these brave men and their families, a grateful nation says thanks.
World War I
William H. Anderson
Lawrence Cates
James A. Duckworth
Charley Egan...
Baptist Hill Cemetery
Baptist Hill Cemetery in Elijah will host a potluck lunch at noon Sunday, May 26, followed by a business meeting. Everyone is invited. Donations for cemetery upkeep will be accepted that day; or checks may be made out to Baptist Hill Cemetery and mailed to Mona Brown, 1215...
Editor’s note: Ozark County native Sid Pierce, a Navy veteran, worked and traveled with country music star Roy Clark for more than 20 years before returning home to teach in the Gainesville Schools. Now living in Kimberling City, he works as a sound technician at the Hit Songwriters in the Round...
Gainesville City Council members, Gainesville Memorial Airport manager Ron Weldon, city attorney Lee Pipkin and Gainesville Schools superintendent Jeff Hyatt were to meet again Tuesday evening to discuss the issue of the airport’s proximity to the school. Because a real estate matter was to be...
Blacksmiths were essential members of early Ozarks communities, performing necessary tasks vital to the daily life of settlers. Using anvil, hammer and forge, their skills in heating and shaping metal allowed them to build and repair tools such as plows, wagon wheels, knives and other implements...
Gainesville High School’s valedictorian and salutatorian head off to college with more than 20 hours of college credit already earned and a common dream for the future: Both girls hope to become physicians.
Valedictorian Jaima DeVries has attended school in Gainesville for 15 years – starting with...