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The Ozark County Commissioners and County Clerk say they are happy with Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s rating of fair for the county.
“Eighty to 85 percent of [state] audits are fair audits. It’s nothing new,” said Ozark County Clerk Brian Wise.
In a report released Nov. 21, the state...
Gainesville kindergarten teacher Hailey Hand and her daughter Adele, a student at GES, were dressed in their pilgrim’s best last week to celebrate the kindergarten’s annual Thanksgiving feast. Other students dressed as Native Americans.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers. The staff here at the Ozark County Times is thankful for each and every person reading this edition, along with all of the community members who submit news and photos each week that allow this publication to continue to record the history of Ozark County...
Missouri State Highway Patrol Cpl. John Roberts, second from left, and Sgt. Adam Johnson, to his right, were honored for their efforts to save the life of two campers who were caught in flooding conditions on the North Fork of the White River.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Adam R. Johnson and Cpl. Johnathan R. Roberts have been named Missouri State Team Members of the Month for their life-saving water rescue of two campers. Johnson and Roberts serve in Highway Patrol Troop G, which encompasses Ozark County.
"When two campers were...
Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek, pictured in the back row second from right, visited with Ozark County officials in reference to the MOBUCK$, a low-interest loan program through the state treasurer’s office. Pictured, from left: Back row: Mason Eslinger with the Ozark County Chamber of Commerce, County Clerk Brian Wise, Presiding Commissioner Terry Newton, State Treasurer Vivek Malek and Western District Commissioner Layne Nance. Front row: Ozark County Treasurer Christy Thompson and Eastern District Commissioner Gary Collins. New applications will be accepted on Jan. 2, 2024. To find out more, visit treasurer.mo.gov/content/low-interest-loans.
Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek visited with local leaders Nov. 15 at the Ozark County Courthouse. He discussed the statewide impact of the MOBUCK$ low-interest loan program, and shared his plan to work on legislation that would expand the successful program’s capacity.
Due to inflationary...
Dr. Janet Martin, the owner of the building on the northwest corner of the Gainesville square that currently encompasses Absolute Insurance Services and Maranatha Chiropractic, along with the upper level spaces above both businesses, has requested that the city council allow them to market the space as residential as well as commercial. The space was originally built as a hotel unit, and therefore the upstairs is outfitted in a way that is more residential in nature.
During the Nov. 9 Gainesville City Council meeting, Debra Schilling Smith, a realtor with United Country Missouri Ozarks Realty, and Dr. Janet Martin, a chiropractor who owns the building on the northwest corner of the Gainesville square, addressed the city council with a request to lift an...
Ashley and Sara Pendergrass have recently opened the Bayou Glade RV Park off Highway 101 in Bakersfield where they have seven well-spaced campsites available by reservation.
Ashley and Sara Pendergrass have recently opened the Bayou Glade RV Park, located at 3256 Highway 101 in Bakersfield, directly across from the Assembly of God church building on the south side of town. The campground is located near several Norfork Lake accesses and offers seven spacious, grassy RV...
Gainesville High School senior McKoy Dobbs has been chosen as a Missouri Ambassador of Music and has been invited on a tour of Europe where he will visit five different countries and perform along the way. Many of the places the ambassador student performers will visit have ties to some of the most influential musical icons across the decades. McKoy says some of his favorite music to perform and listen to is foreign music. “I find music in different languages the most fascinating. I used to sing in choir at West Plains, and we’d often do Latin or Italian. Recently I sang in an ensemble in Latin and a solo in German. The difficulty of performing in a different language is so fun.”
Editor’s note: McKoy Dobbs is currently accepting sponsorships and donations from businesses and local residents to help fund a trip to Europe that he was offered as part of the Missouri Ambassador of Music program. The trip costs $7,000. Details on how to donate are included at the end of this...
The Ozark County Commissioners accepted a bid for installation of fire suppression equipment and chose an insurance agent for the county during their regular meeting at 9 a.m. Monday this week.
Commissioners accepted a bid for fire suppression equipment from Sho Me Fire Protection of Springfield...
Photos by Kevin White. Copyright Missouri State University. All rights reserved Judy and Mike Breeding stand beside the plaque in Missouri State University's new accounting analytics lab that was developed through their gift to the MSU School of Accountancy.
Editor's note: This story is reprinted, with permission and with local editing, from the Fall 2023 edition of the Missouri State University College of Business Connection magazine. Gainesville native Mike Breeding and his wife, Judy Breeding, along with Mike's sister Faunlee Breeding Harle and her...
Dorothea Smith retained only this one painting from her extensive collection.
When Theodosia resident Dorothea Smith read a Nov. 1 article in the Ozark County Times about the new Action Recovery Centers (ARC) opening in Gainesville, she was inspired to help.
The article detailed the ARC residential 9-month drug and alcohol addiction recovery program which provides those...