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Gainesville resident Michael Lee Goins has been charged with the class E felony of driving while intoxicated resulting in an injury in connection with a Sept. 5, 2020, utility terrain vehicle (UTV) crash on T Highway that left a woman injured.
He is scheduled to be arraigned at 9 a.m. Tuesday,...
Joseph Dwayne Hale, 32, of Cabool, is charged with four felonies in connection with a Dec. 18, 2020, incident in which he is alleged to have stolen a truck and then fled from Ozark County Sheriff’s Deputies.
Hale is charged with tampering with a motor vehicle, property damage to a vehicle with the...
Ozarks Healthcare (formerly Ozarks Medical Center) in West Plains has been selected as one of Missouri’s high-throughput covid-19 vaccination sites. The selection will allow the medical system to coordinate with the medical community to provide future vaccination clinics.
The announcement follows a...
Missouri's online covid vaccine dashboard reported Tuesday that 627 doses of covid-19 have been administered in Ozark County, including 573 first doses and 54 second of two doses. The total represents 6.2 percent of the county's 9,174 residents, the dashboard reported. The dashboard also said that...
Two upcoming holidays Feb. 12 and Feb. 15 will cause closures at some area offices and businesses. The Ozark County Times office will be open both days. Gainesville City Hall and the Gainesville License Office will be closed both days.
Lincoln’s birthday
Missouri state offices will be closed...
The new pathway of Highway 160 will stretch north of its current location beginning halfway down the hill west of the Tecumseh access at Norfork Lake. The result will eliminate these two reverse curves, allowing a gentler bend in the roadway. Times photo/Jessi Dreckman
Few sections of Ozark County roadway are as infamous, and perilous, as the quarter-mile stretch of Highway 160 west of Norfork Lake known simply to locals as the “Tecumseh curves.”
Located about 9 miles east of Gainesville, Highway 160 descends a hillside at that point, leading drivers through more...
Sparta Tournament champs The Gainesville Bulldogs took first place in the Sparta Tournament Saturday after a nail-biter 59-51 overtime win against Fair Grove. Members of the team are, from left, (front row) Andrew Hambelton, Camden Evans, Ryan Poe, Carter Wise, Easton McGee; (back row) Nathan Kiger, Jake Leeker, Landry Jenkins, Bryce Hambelton, Isaac Barnett, Westin Wilson and Wyatt Alms. Photos courtesy Karla Smith
The Gainesville Bulldogs varsity basketball team had a great showing at the Sparta Tournament last week that ended in a gutsy 59-51 overtime win over first-seeded Fair Grove to bring home the championship trophy.
“We had some stretches in all three games where we weren’t as efficient as we needed...
Missouri’s minimum wage rose to $10.30 per hour on Jan. 1, and with President Joe Biden and other politicians pushing to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, the county, as well as many local businesses, are nervously looking toward the future.
At their meeting last week, the Ozark County...
The Ozark County Commissioners are currently reviewing and discussing potential changes in the courthouse’s communication system, internet service and elevator contract.
Possible phone system and internet upgrades
At their Feb. 1 weekly meeting, the commissioners said they are considering...
The Ozark County Fire Chiefs Association is selling these window decals as a fundraiser to help pay for training sessions and the materials used in them.
The Times recently published lists of charitable organizations that serve Ozark County and suggested that area residents might be willing to support those groups financially. The 15 volunteer fire departments that serve Ozark County are also charitable organizations, and almost all say they need...