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Maynard Wallace
The Gainesville school board is actively considering switching the district to a four-day school week. Lutie is also considering the switch. Bakersfield is already in its first year as a four-day-week school (see superintendent Amy Britt’s update, page 4), and Dora superintendent Steve Richards...
A Thornfield-area home was destroyed by fire Thursday, Jan. 24, in a blaze that started when one of the residents, Roxanne Stout, was cooking fried chicken.  Mike O’Connell, communications director for the Missouri Department of Public Safety, said that, according to the fire marshal’s report, “The...
Town & Country Super-market in Gainesville, currently undergoing a major remodeling project, has applied to the Gainesville Board of Aldermen for licenses to sell beer, wine and liquor. City clerk Lisa Goodnight said the board of aldermen,  also known as the city council, referred the matter to...
The Gainesville R-5 School District will try again in April to get voter support for a funding request. After more than 20 years of turning down Gainesville school-funding proposals, voters in the April 2 election will be presented with two separate Gainesville school funding issues to consider....

The Historium hosted its first “Conversation and Coffee” gathering Thursday, Jan. 24, featuring five long-time residents of the Lutie-Theodosia-Ocie area who shared reminiscences of their younger years. From left: Sophronia Tabor, H.K. Silvey, Arthur Russell Stehle, Estel Robirds and E.F. Miller.
Thursday’s “Conversation and Coffee” gathering at the Ozark County Historium brought together a quintet of storytellers and memory-sharers. Sophronia Tabor, H. K. Silvey, Arthur Russell Stehle, Estel Robirds and E.F. Miller regaled a roomful of enthusiastic listeners with their reminiscences of...

Gail Reich, shown here with Ozark County Sheriff Darrin Reed, right, and former sheriff Steve Bartlett, was honored last week for her 36 years of service to the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department. She retired Nov. 30.
After retiring on Nov. 30, Gail Reich was honored last week with a plaque recognizing her 36 years of service to the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department. The plaque was presented by Sheriff Darrin Reed and former sheriff Steve Bartlett during a reception at Prosecuting Attorney John Garrabrant’s...

Savannah Bushner, left, won the 2018 overall high point trophy for the Gainesville Saddle Club’s fun show series. The trophy was presented Jan. 12 by fun show chairperson Robin Deck, right, at the club’s year-end banquet.
Savannah Bushner was awarded the 2018 overall high point trophy for Gainesville Saddle Club’s fun show series. The trophy was presented at the club’s year-end award banquet  Jan. 12 at The Meeting Place on Third Street in Gainesville.  To qualify for the award, Gainesville Saddle Club members had...
Nathan Buck has opened the Warrior Cafe Bar & Grill on Highway 5 south at the state line. The restaurant, in the former Ranch House building, serves BBQ, steaks, burgers and other home-style entrees. Buck said he “saw a good opportunity” that he hopes will fill a void and give the community...

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The Missouri Department of Conservation reports that 28 more deer from 11 Missouri counties have been found to have chronic wasting disease. This brings the number of cases of the deadly deer disease in Missouri to 103 since 2012. None of the infected deer were from Ozark County. However, one of...

A benefit will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at Bakersfield school to benefit the family of the late Luke Freiman, shown here with his wife, Kim, and son Jake.
Relatives and friends of the late Luke Freiman are organizing a benefit auction Saturday, Feb. 2, in the Bakersfield High School gym with the proceeds to benefit his wife Kim and son Jake. Bidding will start at 6 p.m. Freiman, well known to many Ozark Countians, died Dec. 12 in a rollover vehicle...

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