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The Ozark County Volunteer Library in Gainesville is hosting a free summer reading program for children from June 14 to July 26.
This year’s national theme for reading programs is “oceans of possibilities,” which the library has adopted. But in Ozark County it’s with a twist - the Gainesville...
Lost Woods Golf Course and Pub in Theodosia has changed hands, and five couples now own the business as a joint effort.
New owners are Tom and Christene Reinbold, Sharon and Greg Nagel, Brandi and Matt Shockey, Nancy and Bill Rauch and Debi and Bill Agee. The group purchased Lost Woods from former...
Justin Ruggles, the 32-year-old man who was the recent subject of a missing persons search by the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office, along with wife 30-year-old Jennifer and infant son Barakah, released a video this week to try and help explain the reason why the family was out of touch with family...
A community baptism held June 5 in Bull Shoals Lake at Pontiac Cove Marina was a big success, said Annia Contreras who helped organize the event along with Gainesville resident Audrey Breedlove.
“It was an awesome day,” Contreras said. “Boy, did the Holy Spirit show up - and so did our community...
Eastern District Commissioner Gary Collins says the price of recycling is overall doing better than it once was, relieving some costs for the Ozark County Recycling Center.
“Cardboard, newspaper are good, but glass and plastic is not real good right now,” Collins said.
The commissioners had to...
It’s no secret that gas prices have soared to record highs this summer and continue to tick upward.
The highest ever price of regular unleaded gas in Missouri (at presstime) was set this Tuesday with a state average of $4.492 a gallon, while the statewide record high price of diesel fuel was set on...
The Ozark County Courthouse and county offices will be closed on Monday, June 20, in recognition of Juneteenth, which falls on Sunday, June 19.
This is the first time Juneteenth will be observed by Ozark County officials. The holiday just recently became an official Missouri state and federal...
Ozark County’s Paula Bodenhamer, leader of the Dora 4-H club, received the 4-H Frank Graham Leadership Award this spring.
The Frank Graham Leadership Award is the highest honor Missouri 4-H bestows upon its volunteers. The award was created to recognize exemplary 4-H volunteers for their hard work...
When officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) awarded certificates to the first graduates of the Terry L. “Bo” Pace Advanced Fabrication and Welding Program May 21, Gainesville’s Keegan Corbin was among them.
Corbin was one of nine students to receive his certificate that day at...
Ozark County’s Andy and Jane Elder will be teaching a traditional jig dancing workshop at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 3 in the exhibit hall of the West Plains Civic Center. The class will be for middle school students, and is part of the Old-Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival at West Plains. Willi...