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The two-year anniversary of John Cole’s disappearance looms this Friday, May 21, and his wife Angela says it doesn’t feel like they’re any closer to finding out where he is than the day he left.
“It is hard not knowing if he’s alive or deceased somewhere,” she told the Times late last week.
She’s...
Michael M. Mason, 41, of West Plains, is being held in the Ozark County Jail without bond in connection with two newly filed cases in which he is charged with stalking and violating an ex-parte order of protection for an adult victim.
The ex-parte order, sometimes called a restraining order, is...
Bakersfield School superintendent Dr. Amy Britt said Monday that catalytic converters were stolen recently from three of its school vehicles, causing some major issues for the district.
“This is the third time we’ve had catalytic converters stolen. We’ve had one cut off one of the school vans....
The Ozark County Commissioners say they’ve begun the process of setting up the online government portal account for the money the county will receive as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, but they aren’t in a hurry to designate the funds yet.
“Christy and I were working on that Friday,”...
The two-year anniversary of John Cole’s disappearance looms this Friday, May 21, and his wife Angela says it doesn’t feel like they’re any closer to finding out where he is than the day he left.
“It is hard not knowing if he’s alive or deceased somewhere,” she told the Times late last week.
She’s...
Covid-19 vaccinations are now available at the Theodosia Family Medical Clinic at 4900 Highway 160 in Theodosia. Physician Masa Kinoshita told the Times the clinic is vaccinating patients with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which requires only one dose.
If a patient has insurance, there will...
Blessings come in all shapes and sizes, and thanks to an effort from several area residents, a new, bright purple “blessing box” is sure to help those in the community who need it.
Blessing boxes are traditionally stocked with canned goods, beans, rice and other dry goods for those who need food...
The 60th annual Hootin an Hollarin festival will be held on the Gainesville square Sept. 16-18, longtime chairwoman Nancy Walker told the Times Monday morning. Last year’s festival was canceled due to the covid pandemic, but the 2021 “is a go,” Walker said.
Vendor co-chairs Barbara Luna and LaVese...
The Ozark County Health Department will be giving first doses of the covid-19 vaccination from 8 a.m. until noon Thursday, June 3, at the OCHD office on Third Street in Gainesville. Everyone age 18 and older is now eligible for the vaccination, according to the state’s phased covid-19 vaccination...
Editor's note: This story has been updated from the print edition to correct a county road number and a county employee's job in the citizens' comments section.
Former Western District Commissioner Greg Donley attended this week’s Ozark County Commissioners’ meeting to discuss a proposal for...